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Hello, I'm Matt Hoyle from Waynesville, NC (about half an hour west of Asheville if you know where that is).

Have been aware of androidforums.com for a while via Google search results but just joined after purchasing a Meep tablet for my nephew. Also own an LG Optimus Q that I am trying to use with StraightTalk.

Glad to be here!

Matt
 
Hi, Jill. So far, we like the Meep quite a bit. I had read the reviews on Amazon (which were pretty poor overall), so was unsure what it may be like. It seems well-designed and the parent portal is very helpful. Things that could be improved? Sometimes selecting items in the menus is a little difficult.

This is for the latest firmware update they released. (back in May) We bought one off eBay for $75. Overall, I would definitely do it again. :)

Hope that helps.
 
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Yeah, a lot of the Amazon reviews are old... well, in the tech world they are old, as they are from December-ish... Meep did have a bad server issue at Christmas which didn't bring us any love. And, we had some hardware issues early on (which have improved), and then we keep releasing firmware updates... in a way making it very different now in June than the product was last fall. Do you like the portal controls on the tablet itself? We just added that feature and its been well received.
 
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Jill, yes, I think the portal controls on the tablet are a very good idea. You don't have to go to your PC/Mac/other in order to access the controls or GooglePlay store... I'm sure many folks appreciate that.

Glad to hear things are improving, too. Honestly, if it had a couple more features, I would buy one for myself for a working tablet. lol I was able to install the menu manager (LauncherPro) that I used on my LG StraightTalk phone. Interesting to have that sort of interface, too.
 
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We have a lot of users who are fond of alternate launchers... Nova Launcher is also a popular one. So far, we have seen no ill effects from installations of other launchers- even other web browsers. There are certain programs that seem to work better with these additions, it's just a matter of whether you are comfortable with using the Meep as modified- which is sounds like you are :) If you'd ever like to chat with other Meep users, feel free to come by Facebook!
 
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Hello, I'm Matt Hoyle from Waynesville, NC (about half an hour west of Asheville if you know where that is).

Have been aware of androidforums.com for a while via Google search results but just joined after purchasing a Meep tablet for my nephew. Also own an LG Optimus Q that I am trying to use with StraightTalk.

Glad to be here!

Matt
Hello there, Matt. :ciao:

Welcome aboard. Thanks for taking the time to signup with our forum.

Here's hoping you'll find our community useful.
Rock on!
 
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Hello, I'm Matt Hoyle from Waynesville, NC (about half an hour west of Asheville if you know where that is).

Have been aware of androidforums.com for a while via Google search results but just joined after purchasing a Meep tablet for my nephew. Also own an LG Optimus Q that I am trying to use with StraightTalk.

Glad to be here!

Matt

Hello from Raleigh, NC!
 
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