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  1. G

    Help Android Rookie-contemplating Purchase

    I am thinking about buying a Toshiba Thrive and have some questions. 1. How do you move a movie from DVD to the device or to a thumbdrive or other removable media so I can watch it while in flight. 2. Are there any voice applications for a non-3g/4g device? 3. Compare and contrast-Thrive vs...
  2. S

    Help USB and Universal Serial Bus devices

    I am new to android and was swayed to the Thrive because of the full USB capability over ANY other tablet. Having said that, the only thing that I have that actually works with the USB on the thrive is my thumb drive. Neither my external portable hard drive which houses my 400GB music and video...
  3. dpeagle

    Toshiba Thrive already on sale!

    for those waiting for the price to drop some before you purchase, you didn't have to wait long. Mac Mall via their ebay store has the 8gb model for $379.99 with free shipping. what a deal (http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/263813)
  4. S

    128 GB SD card

    Where do you find 128 GB SD cards? I tried Amazon and nothing came up. Thanks
  5. H

    Which Phones Tether with Thrive?

    I have to purchase a new phone as work is no longer paying for my iphone. Which Android phones tether with the Thrive? Thanks!
  6. Z

    Question: Anyone here loves anime and willing to try QQ Player?

    I have been enjoying using QQ Player, the only player that I know able to play animes with various "hardcore" encodings. This player seems to have its own decoders and bypass the hardware decoder. But if the hardware is slow, QQplayer will still able to play, but with abysmall frame rate (like...
  7. M

    Help Screen Calibration?

    Does anybody know of anyway to calibrate the screen on this dumb thing? Touch calibration is off just enough to make web browsing a pain in the butt. I don't care if its an app or just me being a noob and not finding it in the settings, anything would be great.
  8. S

    Help 3G

    I know I sent something like this before but I didn't get any answers. I have not yet bought a Thrive. I want to but need 3G connectivity. I have a USB 3G radio that takes any unlocked SIM Card. Will this work with the Thrive, Android??? Many have looked at my first post but no...
  9. E

    Thrive versus Galaxy Tab : my personal review

    >>I'm new to the board and the forum. Take this review at face value and do not read between the lines. Thanks. Just thought I
  10. H

    Best settings for maximum battery life

    Anybody got any suggestions on the best combination to get the longest life out of battery. Thanks
  11. rushmore

    Help Temporary fix for SOD

    1 Screen orientation unlocked 2 Screen lock setting set to on 3 Wifi set to sleep when on battery 4 Sleep set at ten minutes, so less chance to forget turning it off 5 Always manually press power for sleep Went from 80% sleep issue to 0% for two days. So far.
  12. D

    Help Root

    Well, so far there has been no Dev that has pipped up on the Thrive. Are there any around here that might be able to help us out in getting this puppy rooted. Thanks. Paul
  13. S

    Are you returning your Thrive?

    As I understand it, the sleep mode problem has not yet been solved. Are you returning your Thrive or are you trusting that the fix will be found. Other than the sleep are you satisfied. I've been wanting to buy one but now see that Lenovo's ThinkPad Tablet should be out by August and it...
  14. I

    How to rate an app, don't see option in Market

    I downloaded some apps from the Market. As I've read from elsewhere. there is supposed to be a "Rate It" bar at the top of the app page, once you rate the stars, then you can comment, but I don't see it? Thanks in advance
  15. L

    saving items directly to the external storage?

    Is there a setting that I missed. when i take pictures or download items, i would like to have these items saved directly to the sd card. Right now I am going to the file manager and selecting the items and copying them to the sd card, and then deleting the originals from the thrive internal...
  16. C

    Help Thrive email problem (a small one)

    An apostrophe in the message I composed shows up in the recipient's message as a word (apos&) instead of the '. Is there something I can do to fix or just a glitch? Thnx. I am new.
  17. H

    MTP for USB connection?

    When I try to connect the Thrive to my XP machine via USB, the "Found New Hardware Wizard" says that it's trying to install software for MTP (Media Transfer Protocol), but it can't find what it's looking for, so the install fails. (Then the AT100 software install also fails, which I assume...
  18. G

    New Update Available

    Just thought I would let everyone know, there is a new updarte available for the thrive, hopefully this will fix the SOD.
  19. E

    Help Playing videos on the Thrive

    One of the reasons I got a tablet was to watch videos when on the road and it ability to play 720p content. That was the first thing I tried to do when I got my Thrive last night, but for some reason it is unable to play my MKVs. Is there something I am not getting? Please help.
  20. J

    Easytether?

    Has anyone installed Easytether on their Thrive yet. I've used it for the past year between my DroidX and my laptop, which is now being replaced by the Thrive. There are just times when WiFi isn't available. Any tips greatly appreciated. BTW, what sweet little piece it is! The power on from...
  21. John316

    Help 2 very annoying problems with the Thrive

    I'm about to return my Thrive to BB because there is no known fix for the following problems: 1. The complaint of many: the screen not waking up. Rebooting is the only thing that has worked for me. 2. "UAString" set to "Desktop" instead of "Android" (in Default Honeycomb browser) won't stay...
  22. D

    Help print aps

    I'm a Droid tablet newbie, just bought the Thrive last Monday. I have a Cannon wireless multi function printer. I'm looking for an app to print my email and MS PP, Word, and pdf doc's. Something that is fairly intuitive. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.:confused::)
  23. D

    Help SD card access on Thrive via USB/PC

    I have a 16 gig Thrive with 32 gig sd card installed. I can see the card through the file manager on the thrive and it reports proper size, I can create folders on it, and cut and past files to it. However, when I plug in the usb and attach to my PC, all I can access is the internal memory...
  24. rushmore

    Help No third party apps appear to see the sd card port? UPDATE it does

    Anybody else having this issue? Examples are Astro and Mobo player. The sdcard and storage shows up, but both when browsed show only the internal storage and not the actual sd card when you go into them. It is like the internal and sd card are seen as the saem thing, but the content of the SD...
  25. rushmore

    Help Sleep mode issue with Thrive. UPDATE: Sent PM to Tosh rep- link included

    UPDATE: The Toshiba forums have a rep that is working on this issue. I sent him a PM (he is asking all folks with the issue to do so). Go to post 10: Thrive not waking from Stand By - requires reboot - Toshiba Forums End update I have seen posts about this in other forums and I am having...
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