Android Phone with just Wifi ?

[digger11]

For a WiFi only, portable display device for BI, maybe a $49.99 Amazon Fire tablet would be an option to consider.

 

[kozmo2k]

For a WiFi only, portable display device for BI, maybe a $49.99 Amazon Fire tablet would be an option to consider.

That tablet is total rubbish. Weak hardware, limited software...

 

[digger11]

That tablet is total rubbish. Weak hardware, limited software...

I didn't say anything about it being any sort of end all/be all hardware, but in comparison to the $50 used smartphone off of Craigslist the OP mentions in his original post, it might be a viable alternative. I don't know of too many other sub $50 brand new devices you could buy to dedicate as a BI display device.

 

[Mike K]

That phone has a very old SOC (chipset), the MTK6580. That is about 3 years old.
And keep in mind, when it says 8GB ROM, that is the entire internal memory: take out some for System, Boot, Recovery (etc) partitions, and you end up with (maybe) 1.5GB for Data (apps). Which is not that big of a problem, if you're planning to Root and change the mount path (for Data) to external DS Card.

Yes the phone will work with up to 16GB data Micro add on. Hopefully apps should work from that storage capacity?

 

[kozmo2k]

Yes the phone will work with up to 16GB data Micro add on. Hopefully apps should work from that storage capacity?

That will be plenty for storage and apps. You may wanna hunt down the post (on XDA Developers) where they talk swapping internal and external storage....

Add:
Here are some links to Forums discussing MTK phones you may find useful:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160490
[url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982587
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2455850
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2798257



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[Mike K]

I can buy a new Jiake Model M8, unlocked, for $67. (eBay)

6" Android 5.1 Cell Phone Unlocked 3G Dual SIM Smartphone Quad Core GSM GPS QHD

It has an Android 5.1 OS, but the RAM is only 512mb, (ROM is 4 GB), I'm a little concerned about the low memory but don't know if I should be? The display is 6", which would make a nice mobile viewing device with BI, for a minimal cost.

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OK I bought this phone and it arrived yesterday. I plugged it in yesterday and NOTHING. I suspect it is "Locked" even though it is advertised as "unlocked". So my question is who or what do I have to see or do to get it unlocked? Assuming that is the problem. Anyone have any experience with this sort of problem?

Mike

 

[Mike K]

OK I bought this phone and it arrived yesterday. I plugged it in yesterday and NOTHING. I suspect it is "Locked" even though it is advertised as "unlocked". So my question is who or what do I have to see or do to get it unlocked? Assuming that is the problem. Anyone have any experience with this sort of problem?

Mike

For future reference: Phones are shipped with tape over the battery contact terminals.