topic Re: Buyer Beware! in Q Talk

Buyer Beware!

ellaphant — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 17:54:31 GMT

HSN is offering the 10" Amazon Fire tablet. I bought it last summer. After a month ago it started jumping, skipping and often goes to the wrong place when I enter a web address. It was $88. You get what you pay for!

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Kachina624 — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:05:34 GMT

I got one at Christmas as a back up for my Samsung Tablet which I love. The Fire Tab has some good qualities but has many features that drive me nuts. The operating system, an off-the-wall version of Android is for the birds. Lately, every time I switch screens on QVC, it goes into mobile mode and I have to change it. Lot's of annoyances. There are many commonly used apps that it won't let you download; it wants you to only use Amazon related apps. The keyboard and spell-check will drive you nuts.

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spumoni99 — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:15:02 GMT

I find that it is good for an ereader but not much else.

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Shelbelle — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 21:06:11 GMT

My daughter got one and gave it to her 4 year old son, he loves it!!

My hubby has had several tablets and says it is worth paying for Apple.

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froggy — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 01:03:55 GMT

I have 4 Fire tablets - one for every room I might need one in. I never have any problems with them. I don't like using apps - just go straight to any website I want to use. However I don't use any social media so don't know how that affects usage. And I don't play any games. I upgrade one of them every year at the end of the year and trade in my oldest one. End up getting a new one for under $50.

I don't use them for reading - for that I have the Kindle Paperwhite.

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Msfitness — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 03:25:11 GMT

@ellaphant I am so sorry that this happened to you. I have 2 of the Fire tablets and both of them are a disappointment. The first one freezes on me, although it is about 7 years old now. The 2nd one I bought 2 years ago barely has sound, and it stops for a few seconds when I am listening to music.. I am done with them.

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loriqvc — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 04:11:51 GMT

@ellaphant - Perhaps you got a defective model (happens with all brands)? There are many sites with simple steps you could follow to address a wide range of issues, and Amazon customer service and tech support can be very helpful. I absolutely love my Fire tablet and use it for several hours every day to do all kinds of things, and I've never experienced any problems. I hope you figure out how to get everything working...

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Goodie2shoes — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 04:23:48 GMT

I bought my Amazon Tablet from QVC a year ago or so. It's ok, I play candy crush on it mostly. My 6 yo grandson was staying overnight with me a few months ago, he has his own tablet but wanted to use mine so he could look up maps to locate his home and other places when suddenly I got a email from Amazon confirming the purchase of almost $100 of toy trucks and cars. I had to cancel the orders and took my tablet back and told him he could only play with his own amazon childrens tablet !

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MrSour — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 06:19:12 GMT

I tolerate the Amazon kindle but all is true about it jumping around. I use it as I would use the desktop if not more for emails, paying bills and everyday use. As one poster said I get a new one every year via a trade in for short money

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Kachina624 — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 20:46:10 GMT

@Goodie2shoes Just be glad he didn't access a Chevrolet dealership!

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sandy53 — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 20:54:55 GMT

I bought a Fire tablet when it was the TSV before Christmas sometime. My ipad was old and all I ever used it for was playing solitaire, so I bought the Fire to replace it. I find that it works great. I take it on trips, but I can use my iphone for email, so I seldom use it for anything other than playing solitaire. I use my laptop for any time I need to type.