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Nexus 7 General Forums => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: wildbill23c on November 23, 2014, 01:17:36 PM

Title: Newbe Nexus 7 Soon To Be Owner
Post by: wildbill23c on November 23, 2014, 01:17:36 PM
I just won myself an Asus Nexus 7 16gb tablet on ebay this morning, after several different attempts at winning, I finally did.  This one is practically brand new, only issue is I will have to find a charging/data cable as the seller's cat tried eating theirs LOL.  Anyow, I'm glad I found this forum, and I'm sure I'll definitely need some guidance along the way as its been a few years since I've had an Android OS device. 

Just a bit about myself:
I live in Idaho, I spent 12 years in the Idaho Army National Guard, and I'm currently working at a small locally owned Cafe which just so happens to be going out of business in a couple months, so I'm in the process of job hunting once again. 

Here's my new toy...hope it gets here soon :). 
(http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh548/mowerguy2012/Nexus7_zps755a9a46.jpg) (http://s1251.photobucket.com/user/mowerguy2012/media/Nexus7_zps755a9a46.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Newbe Nexus 7 Soon To Be Owner
Post by: Babyfacemagee on November 23, 2014, 02:51:35 PM
Congrats wildbill23c and welcome to the forum.  Looks like you got yourself a 1st generation Nexus 7 there.  We've got tons of info in the forum just make sure reading the boards for the 1st generation or 'original' Nexus 7 instead of the 2nd generation which had different hardware.  The 1st generation is still a fine tablet though and can handle just about everything you throw at it.  Should serve you well.  Look forward to you being part of the community.

BFM
Title: Re: Newbe Nexus 7 Soon To Be Owner
Post by: wildbill23c on November 23, 2014, 03:44:22 PM
Thank you for the welcome.  I just wanted something pretty simple that wasn't full of bloatware.  This seems like a great way to go.  The Nexus 7 was recommended by several people on another forum. 

The only thing negative is i found out that the Nexus 7 doesn't support the credit card readers for square as well as many others...so I may not have the tablet very long :(. 
Title: Re: Newbe Nexus 7 Soon To Be Owner
Post by: Babyfacemagee on November 23, 2014, 05:14:56 PM
Well after you look through the forum to see if it already exists or not...if not I'd start up a topic about the issue with the 1st gen Nexus 7 and credit card readers.  It's my understanding there are some bluetooth ones that do work.  Apparently ones that require headphone jack input don't work on the Nexus 7 like 'Square' but there are others that do.
Title: Re: Newbe Nexus 7 Soon To Be Owner
Post by: wildbill23c on November 23, 2014, 06:20:38 PM
I found a mention about it here on the forum somewhere, but not really sure.  Some of the Nexus 7's will work with the readers, some don't.  So, I'm going to wait till I have it in my hands then order the reader and give it a try.  If it don't work, I'll have to find something that does.  Was planning on using it for craft shows.  Otherwise I'll be using my phone whenever I am able to upgrade to a smart phone LOL. 
Title: Re: Newbe Nexus 7 Soon To Be Owner
Post by: TkGhoul on April 09, 2018, 01:22:32 AM
I have been in the past.