[Q] Flyer HC vs GB

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Ok firstly, a little intro. I have been using this forums for awhile, but i hardly post, kinda new to tablets, only had a fake one before that ran 2.2 Froyo. Anyway, i got the flyer for just less than 5 months or so and when i bought it, it already had Honeycomb 3.2 on.

I never really got to test GB or anything, im currently running LeeDroids HC rom. After browsing around the forums i keep seeing threads like "Honeycomb sucks" etc etc, can any1 tell me why specifically? Is GB Smoother? what about pen usage etc. Please no random answers that don't have a basis.

Ok and finally, just a random Q, LeeDroid's rom enabled GSM calls for the flyer, agen, noob at tablets so the only way i found to make a call is to save the contact first and then dial it, How do i load prepaid data and airtime onto the tablet without switching sims with my phone?

Any help would be appreciated thanks.

You should have a dialer when selecting phone or you can get the dialer widget

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Thanks for the reply, but in my Phone app, i can type a number, but i only have an option to save it, once i save it i can make a call from there, however this doesn't work with service numbers that contain * or # . I tried downloading a dialer app, this one has a phone button, but wen i use it, it says telephone not supported on this device.

Inside Leedroid hc v4.3.0 the is a default dialer widget that workers for me

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Originally Posted by Havoc-X

Ok firstly, a little intro. I have been using this forums for awhile, but i hardly post, kinda new to tablets, only had a fake one before that ran 2.2 Froyo. Anyway, i got the flyer for just less than 5 months or so and when i bought it, it already had Honeycomb 3.2 on.

I never really got to test GB or anything, im currently running LeeDroids HC rom. After browsing around the forums i keep seeing threads like "Honeycomb sucks" etc etc, can any1 tell me why specifically? Is GB Smoother? what about pen usage etc. Please no random answers that don't have a basis.

Ok and finally, just a random Q, LeeDroid's rom enabled GSM calls for the flyer, agen, noob at tablets so the only way i found to make a call is to save the contact first and then dial it, How do i load prepaid data and airtime onto the tablet without switching sims with my phone?

Any help would be appreciated thanks.

GB seems to be a bit better on resources and is smoother than HC (at least on mine). HC has a different interface which some find to be better for a tablet (I do) and has more support for pen functions (most the really good pen apps won't run on GB). There are numerous users who have trouble with GPS when using an HC rom.

That is about all I can say without stating opinions supporting either side.

Well, my phone GPS seems to be better than the flyer's so im ok with that, thanks for the response, appreciate it. Looks like il stay on honeycomb, just installed CoolHoney 3d, its smoother than normal, not as smooth as ICS tho. Thanks again.

Originally Posted by Havoc-X

Well, my phone GPS seems to be better than the flyer's so im ok with that, thanks for the response, appreciate it. Looks like il stay on honeycomb, just installed CoolHoney 3d, its smoother than normal, not as smooth as ICS tho. Thanks again.

I'm using the CoolHoney 3D, as well. It is a keeper.

Flyer hc vs gb

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First off i had both GB and HC on my flyer and i can tell you there is a big difference between them. Since your flyer came with HC you wouldn't know that GB allowed you to have more screens than the 5 that you now control. In other instances While on GB my battery literally lasted a whole week on one charge. For some reason HC caused me to continue to charge my flyer [i was doing the same hing that i was while on GB]. GB runs smooth for a phone update, but doesn't seem like it's for tablets. HC {in my case} allowed me to download a lot more apps then i could with GB.I don't know how it is for you but HC causes a significant drop in Wifi capability on my Flyer and was laggy most of the time. A good thing about HC is that it allows you to use the scribe to it's fullest by using it as a stylus in apps {for example some games allow you to use the scribe like you would a mouse},can use it to turn your flyer to a notebook {with the right apps of course {quill, lecture notes, notes}.

i hope this helps.

I've usen GB and HC, too, but switched back to GB (caused a whole day of work ). I have to say, that I am using just Original-ROMs, because I use it for taking notes at the University.

Pros GB:
-The smallest Pen in the PDF-App is much thinner than in HC
-Working Buttons (Home, Menu, Back)
-Green design (sounds stupid, but I like green much more than the blue design of Anroid 3+)

Pros HC:
-Bigger Homescreens
-System-wide Pen support

Really want to try GB, but few things first

Does the pen ONLY work in HTC Notes app?
ima kinda confused at this, i know honeycomb lets you use it in games and stuff, but what about apps like papyrus? It asks if you have a HTC flyer pen, you can enable and disable it.

According to your post, i take it that quill and lecture notes doesn't work in GB with the pen, although i do find myself using the stock notes app more, mainly because of the combination of typing and writing, which i want. Also what about Polaris office? It allows you to use your pen... well in HC, what about GB?