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I read on one of the many A7 posts that there is a USB "A" cable that allows connection to the USB port of a computer, and enables file transfers. Is this correct?

Also, I was able to pair up with my laptop via Bluetooth. Is there an app required (on either or both devices) to then enable this connection to see the A7's sdcard and transfer data back and forth?

Either solution would make the A7 a much more acceptable tablet to me. The "adb over wifi" is not nearly as flexible, and the eLocity solution to (1) remove the sdcard, (2) plug it into your laptop, (3) transfer files, (4) remove from your laptop, and (5) plug it back into the A7, is almost laughable...

UPDATE: I tried QuickSSHD, but I found the instructions confusing and/or incomplete. My A7 was able to "pair but not connect", and coudn't find a solution to this.
 
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market app call websharing. Shares internal memory via WIFI.
 
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market app call websharing. Shares internal memory via WIFI.
Now that I have an A7, this is the coolest app I've found for Android.

At Fry's, I couldn't even find USB 'A' male to 'A' male cables that weren't 3.0 (which apparently aren't backwards compatible). This is sweet.
 
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I also have the viewsonic gtablet and have been using this app for sometime now. It is the way to go, no cables.
 
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hi I havent got my a7 yet its on its way but I use a free app called dropbox to share stuff with my phone, netbook ,ipod touch and my son in tn it works great.
 
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I use the free dropbox app. I also use it with Titanium Backup. Works well.
 
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another method is using swiftp to make your a7 into a ftp server. Then you can transfer files using an ftp client on a pc or on another android device.
 
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I also have the viewsonic gtablet and have been using this app for sometime now. It is the way to go, no cables.
dropbox is a great service but websharing is a different beast entirely. both have their place and both are awesome.
 
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market app call websharing. Shares internal memory via WIFI.
Websharing didn't work well for me. Some files it would refuse to upload to the tablet for no reason. I did upload three photos, seemingly successful, but on the tablet all three showed with 0 size, and won't display.


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