[Arm-netbook] any android tablets *not* with built-in baseband (e.g. MTK) but with 3G / phone capability

[Adam Gill]

On 1/20/2013 2:22 AM, luke.leighton wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 12:20 PM, jm <joem at martindale-electric.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Sat, 2013-01-19 at 09:22 +0000, luke.leighton wrote:
>> does anyone know of any android tablets - at a reasonable price - that
>>> use a separate built-in 3G phone-capable chipset rather than using an
>>> on-board baseband DSP [and thus being 100% likely of being
>>> GPL-violating)?
>>>
>>> i have a friend who is looking to replace his samsung tablet phone
>>> with something cheaper yet good enough to use across hong kong and
>>> europe.
>>
>> I have a Samsung S2 phone and it comes with a data service
>> and allows WiFi tethering.
>   cool.  i forgot about that idea.  hang on... *wifi* tethering... on a
> phone?  as in - it acts as a 3G router?  and it's a mass-produced
> item?  that's awesome.  i want one!
>
>> The tethering then allows any of my different tablets to
>> connect to internet. It eliminates the need for each tablet
>> needing built in 3G, as well as allowing the phone to become
>> a miniature tablet if I forget the larger tablet.
>   good point.
>
>   what you reckon, adam?  i'd say he has a great point, here: you'd
> .... oo, ooo OW!  the samsung S2?  have you seen the prices?!?!   but,
> hang on, you could always do bluetooth tethering instead.
>
>   l.
>
I already have the Galaxy note N7000 ... but the call function is crap - 
got cut off several times ...  in a very good signal area - is it phone 
fault -- or a wave with a blip in it? ...

I have used my phone with 3G and then use phone as router for other 
devices via wifi... works extremely well ..

All 3G Androids have this after 4.0 - check the tethering settings

Galaxy Note is OK ... but too much for what anyone needs --- who want to 
draw  pretty patterns on a 5" screen with pen while you are in rush hour 
on metro!

Adam