Advice needed please, I need a new phone, i'm currently using an old Nokia 3310, now then do I, or can I use a tablet (Nexus 7 3G)to make and receive phone calls and basically use it as a large smart phone

I've got a Nexus 7 tablet, and it's not got 3G, i didn't think they did one.
You can't make calls with it, but it's a great bit of kit, don't know why anyone would want to spend the extra money on an Ipad.

Steve

No, but if you have an android phone you can set it up as a hot spot and then surf internet on the Nexus 7 after you have paired them together.

Ah just seen the 3G version, but the answer is still no, its for internet, spose you could skipe tho.

[Edited on 27/11/12 by big-vee-twin]

honestly, you would look like dom jolly! People say that the s3 is a bit big at 4.7"!

The Nexus 7 is really best viewed head to head with the Kindle Fire HD - in that contest the Nexus 7 wins by a reasonable margin.

I have just been looking at printing from both these devices as my daughter wants to replace one of her home PCs with one it seems the best way is via wifi to a HP ePrinter unless you want to use cloud printing. Cannon also have a printing app.

In terms of how easily they do serious tasks Tablets still trail Netbooks but Netbooks have rapidly gone out of fashion.

I have a Nexus 7 32GB and it's not 3G. I bet you will be able to make 3G calls on it should you want to. It's easy enough to set up calls through wifi should you want to. It is however rather large for a phone and you will probably look a bit of tit using it.

I have no regrets buying my Nexus 7 and it can accomplish far more tasks than my co-workers iPads. In fact it is quite brilliant so far.

The New Nexus 7 with the 3G does NOT do Voice/Telephone. Text, and data only. Although there are people working on a hack for it already.
A mate of mine has one, and we were only discussing this a couple hours ago!
Strange eh?

Nice Tablet, as we were comparing it to my Samsung 7" tab2.



EDIT:
I suspose the only way to easily make voice calls is with something like Sipdroid or similar, assuming your 3G ISP allows it.



[Edited on 27/11/2012 by wilkingj]

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Originally posted by philw
Advice needed please, I need a new phone, i'm currently using an old Nokia 3310, now then do I, or can I use a tablet (Nexus 7 3G)to make and receive phone calls and basically use it as a large smart phone

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I don't want a contract, I was just going to stick my Giff Gaff sim in it, looks like it might have to be a Nexus 4 smart phone then, I just didn't want to buy two bits of tech

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Originally posted by JoelP
honestly, you would look like dom jolly! People say that the s3 is a bit big at 4.7"!

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It's worth looking at a Google Nexus 4 - that's a proper phone. They can be bought unlocked so you can pick and choose your service provider.

One down-side - the first batch all flew off the shelves within an hour of becoming available... not sure when the next batch will become available.

Linky

Check out the Galaxy Note 2..........great bit of kit, and is perfect for what you want !!!

the galaxy note 2 is some serious kit but at more than twice the price of the nexus7 is probab the only real option where a phone/tablet is required.
I have used both and the size of the note 2 is far less of an issue than I thought it might be.

I have at some point to repace my Nokia-E7, and Nokia N900, and the note2 is leading the field,...

Hth

I was going to buy a Nexus 7 as they look like a great bit of kit but after holding one I just couldnt see the point. The plan was to get a super cheap android phone with a large data allowance and use that as the internet for the tablet.

In the end the Nexus was just too small, its hardly any bigger than the galaxy s3 but you cant make phone calls on it. I ended up just getting the S3 instead.

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Originally posted by MRLuke
I was going to buy a Nexus 7 as they look like a great bit of kit but after holding one I just couldnt see the point. The plan was to get a super cheap android phone with a large data allowance and use that as the internet for the tablet.

In the end the Nexus was just too small, its hardly any bigger than the galaxy s3 but you cant make phone calls on it. I ended up just getting the S3 instead.

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