How is the Internet functionality? Looking to give to daughter in lieu of a tablet. She would use it to listen to YouTube, play Internet games, etc.
302020
I have one. She can watch YouTube, Netflix, and Hulu. The Internet browser on this machine is quite slow, so it would not be good for online gaming. Maybe a quick post to FaceBook or Twitter, but not for any heavy-duty browsing. For Internet play, a tablet would be better, as the Nintendo 3DS XL is more of a gaming console.
302021
Would not recommend as an internet machine. Has basic functionality but not the greatest. Better as a game platform.
302022
the DS/3DS is Not capable of doing your requested objectives. Tablet is the best way for what you are looking for.
1692670
Ours stopped working after 4 months, would not recommend this kids tablet. It pretty much works like a regular tablet, you can download games and apps but doesn't have much memory and obviously doesn't last very long.
1348826
I may be joining you in that boat shortly. I have a shortlist working on backup tablets if this doesn't look like it's going to happen soon. Gtablet is pretty close to the top (with tnt lite of course.) Problem is for me, I WANT a 7 in tablet. I'm also seriously considering the nook color now that it's been rooted. Going to have to keep an eye on development on that in the next few days...might pocket the spare money and sell it to upgrade to a tegra when they finally start showing up. I'm just really disappointed in stream tv's complete lack of any news or updates regarding their product.
2067581
This particular tablet has been perfect for all you mentioned! Light weight, so easy to carry. My daughter used it for class over the summer (college ) and my husband used his for gaming, web searches, and emails. I use mine for web searches and emails mostly. Yes! We each have one.
2165995
This tablet has a slow chip and not much memory so if you've been running a few apparently beforehand it really slows down.You can speed it up by running tools like Android Assistant to kill background processes. I replaced the pre-installed version. of YouTube with the latest one from the Play store and it runs just fine.For internet browsing I use Opera Mobile with Opera Turbo turned on all the time which loads pages much faster than the default Android Browser by using some smart server-side compression technology.
708514
The tablet works great. I purchase two of them but one of the has a problem with the power button. Tablet still works though. My daughters use it for everything. I do recommend that you purchase a large Micro Sd card for the tablet at least a 16gb card. Other than that its a great tablet. Oh! Last thing try to get the forward and back facing camera. Its a little more but worth it.
1197030
It will work while using your wireless Internet from your home. It isn't a great tablet, but fine for kids to play games on.
1402419
I'm Sorry, I haven't used it for anything other than "Word" docs and light web surfing. Wish I could have been more help. I guess my main concern would be, what video software would work on an "Android" tablet? Have you tried looking at "youtube" for anyone using the tablet for just that? Wish you well.
1959930
I'm not sure what to get my almost 9 year old granddaughter she will be 9 in jan she does not currently have anything? should I get kindle fire a dsl nintendo or leap pad help please!
348107
I purchased this tablet for my 13 yr old daughter as a starter tablet. It has worked perfectly with our internet, without any issues. It is not, however, compatible with Google Play. So we downloaded and installed Aptoide, which is another app store. We've been able to download and install all of the popular apps out there without any issues what so ever. She has Candy Crush Saga, Color Notes, My Piano, Fruit Ninja, Plants Vs Zombies, Alchemy, Facebook, Email, Calendar, Sketch Book Mobile, Diary, Closet Organizer, Google Voice, Scrabble, Uno, Virtual Families 2, Rise of the Blobs, Hidden Objects Adventure, Sprinkle, Zuma, and Tetris (to name a few) - all this tablet, and all functioning without any issues. She also has over 4 gigs of music on it, and another 500mb of photos on it that she uses to play with the backgrounds.
1656321
Nope! But other then that it's not a bad little computer for a kid. I bought it for my 8 year olds birthday. It's good as a learning computer for kids. It's more of a tablet, but shaped like a computer.
543448
There is a program called UKtube which allows you to watch youtube videos on this tablet. http://maemo.org/downloads/product/ukmpIf your son is a bit geeky then he will love this tablet. It has quite a lot of online software developed by other users. http://konttoristhoughts.blogspot.com/2007/08/ukmp-151-combined-with-updated-uktube.html. Looks like the Nokia 800 is cheaper online now than you can get this one here, so I'd check that out. It is the successor to this tablet and I understand has improvements including it can play youtube out of the box.
1146632
I bought this tablet from Amazon and used it without any a service subscription.The wireless works OK,like an iPAD.
2165992
This tablet has a slow chip and not much memory so if you've been running a few apparently beforehand it really slows down. You can speed it up by running tools like Android Assistant to kill background processes. I replaced the pre-installed version. of YouTube with the latest one from the Play store and it runs just fine. For internet browsing I use Opera Mobile with Opera Turbo turned on all the time which loads pages much faster than the default Android Browser by using some smart server-side compression technology.
250276
I bought mine from Amazon as a refurbished item and so far it meets all my needs regarding internet browsing etc I am not a Verizon subscriber so I am sorry to inform that I cannot give you a positive response
1791448
Well to be completely honest, I do not know everything this here piece of machinery has to offer. But to what I'm seeing I don't believe that there is one. Most likely because it is just a basic tablet. Therefore it probably would be best to check and make sure that your internet is not going to quit on you. But other then that. I'm still loving this thing!!
1864568
I love it! You can download all kinds of apps. I have kindle download for reading to Netflix for movies to games for the kids. No complaints!