But you also should remember that a third party radio (that is: one not produced by Archos) might not work in any Gen9 device.
For a USB cell modem to work Android needs drives that support that modems chipset, and Archos most probably only included the drivers needed for their modems.

And while ...

With or without official Archos 3G in the US, it will be useful info among ArchosFans users/readers to know which USB cell modems from the various carriers fit in the USB slot for it. Some of these will be running 4G LTE instead of 3G anyway, since carriers are rolling that out right now.

chem631 wrote:What happened to the wiki page?

There is nothing today there.

It was vandalized. I reverted it. But remember it's a wiki - you can do that too.

It will process automatic alarms and updates if allowed to drop into normal sleep. One of the shutdown options "deep sleep" is for when you intend to disable that behavior without completely turning it off. Other options... turn off alarms and turn off Settings->Accounts & Sync->Auto Sync when you ...

I added Gen8 A101 Kickstand issues to the wiki.

For those who don't want to open the case or use superglue, go to a hardware store and get some Velcro tabs and strips like this. I posted the photo on Twitpic: http://twitter.com/KO6YQ/status/41673631964733440

avel wrote:Better install a Captcha extension in the wiki, a lot of spam pages in "recent changes"...

Yeah, do something. I gave up trying to help remove spam manually.

I took this "action shot" of my A70 in use yesterday. http://ian.kluft.com/pics/utah/canyonlands-20101227/img_3954sc.jpg

The A70 is displaying a PDF document of the US National Park Service's brochure about the Upheaval Dome impact crater at Canyonlands National Park in Utah. And in the background ...

rchos_fan wrote:Nope. Sorry to hear that you are #12.

Don't count me. I fixed the problem I was having, by disabling WiFi Fixer.

We should make a page on the wiki from this content. Though the same goes for just about any how-to info.

I know that enabling mock locations is something that previously had to be done to get a Bluetooth GPS to work with Archos Gen8 devices. But the meaning of "mock" locations indicates the problem with it. It's a testing mode. It's not intended for real use. When mock locations are on, it interferes ...

For the WiFi error bug, I ran into that just after the 2.0.71 firmware upgrade. I ended up disabling WiFi Fixer (which I installed to work around the WPA2 disconnect bug with 2.0.54.) The WiFi Fixer app seems to get into a loop resetting the WiFi again while it's still coming back from the previous ...

This topic was in the A101 forum asking about Bluetooth GPS. http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=44115

In response, I added a wiki page with instructions to use a Bluetooth GPS with a Gen8 Froyo. http://wiki.archosfans.com/index.php?title=Gen8_Bluetooth_GPS

But I'm posting a pointer ...

Steps to get a Bluetooth GPS to work with an Archos Gen8 2.0.71 Froyo firmware:


Turn on the GPS.
Select Settings->Wireless & Networks->Bluetooth Settings->Scan for devices
The GPS should show up on the list - select it for pairing.
Pair to the GPS like any Bluetooth device. It will prompt for ...

jwest150 wrote:Has anyone elses kindle app stopped working?

I got an update for the Kindle app tonight. It said there was a fix for a crash bug.

Remember there's a reason why a resistive touchscreen is less expensive than a capacitive touchscreen. Sometimes there are glitches. And it just isn't as precise.

I suspect that things going berserk as you described would be something in the software, possibly a side effect of an error in an app ...

Also, no one working on the Gen8 pages realized that Archos produces devices other than Android and hence did not include the Android Category on their pages.

Actually, I did. The thing to remember is that categories should be thought of as a hierarchy. So when I added the Generation 8 category ...

I added a list of Market installers to the Generation 8 page on the ArchosFans Wiki. http://wiki.archosfans.com/index.php?title=Generation_8 - it has a list with links to their forum topics or web sites.

Someone created a wiki page specifically for kenyu73's gAppsInstaller. So I made redlinks ...

These devices are apparently popular. Whenever @Archos_US posts on Twitter that some are in stock, many here have observed that it only lasts some hours each time. You can tell by going to https://store.archos.com/internet-tablets-fi-89.html . The ones that say "add to cart" are in stock. The ones ...

Besides the kickstand arm, in a quiet environment the volume up/down rocker switch can also make a slight rattle if the device is shaken, or at times when the device is moved between various positions. Other than those very minor things, I've found the A70 to be quite solid.