For those of us that bought the Tablets back in February

[meriad]

I was wondering how you're getting on with yours? I'm finding I'm using mine more than I thought I would which is great, but I'm quite frustrated that it seems quite slow, esp when switching it on and it needs to download various things (such as updating installed programmes or downloading FB feeds) so whilst it's doing all that in back ground everything is really slow, getting into the internet; typing etc.

Also, not as important, but it also doesn't seem have long battery power even when in standby mode. I'll have it fully charged in the evening and then just put it into standby - by the next evening chances are it's quite, if not totally flat again. I know I should probably shut it down vs putting it into standby mode but then it just takes forever and a day to start up again.

Little gripes but still.... a friend bought a very similar android tablet from a different website for his two daughters and they are way faster than mine

So I was wondering how everyone else was enjoying theirs?

[Workingman]

Mine's fine.

But I have got rid of a lot of the useless apps that came with it.

Useless apps? Could there really be such a thing?

[Kaz]

Mine is great, but then I do mainly use it just for Angry Birds and reading/posting on social media when out and about.............nothing too snazzy

[Gal]

Mine can be a bit temperamental when I am switching it on and off - never close it down completely, just that little switch at the side. I can press it a dozen times before anything happens.

I mainly use it for FB and Twitter and I also d/l Angry Birds for Lewis and Pointless for me, which is INCREDIBLY addictive! I think it is that which drains my battery quickly tbh.

One thing I wanted to ask was - it is only wifi isn't it? Unlike your phone which uses its own 3G signal when out and about? Also would you need AV protection on it as you would a computer, or not?

[Kaz]

Oh gawd don't ask me anything techie

[meriad]

correct Gal, it is Wifi only and not 3G or anything like that enabled. As for the AV protection not sure to be honest but I don't see why you wouldn't really - and it's a good point? You get virus' all sorts of ways, esp if you're using the tablet for emails and internet (which I do)

[Gal]

Ah right so you'd need to d/l and install AV? Not like a phone, afaik, as I don't and have never had AV on my phone.

I don't use the tablet for emails, I can receive them on my phone as well as the laptop

[jenniren]

I use the AVG Antivirus Free app on all my mobile stuff, the tablet and phone Gal. You can get it from any of the app stores.