First post with my IQ :)

speedtouch · 11-22-2010, 09:46 PM

Got it a day earlier than expected! (Thanks, Tvpupsik!) Pretty nice so far. I will get some pictures soon and give some initial thoughts. Dont like virtual keyboard much, but thats just me. I need a real keyboard.

speedtouch · 11-22-2010, 10:07 PM

I just could not get the lighting right for taking pictures. Sorry, I'm not much of a photographer. But I can assure you the white IQ is indeed very white.

It's running the November 20 PocketBook firmware and seems just fine. I have found one bug with the wifi, however. I normally have my wireless router not broadcast its SSID for security reasons. I input the wireless settings manually for my network into the IQ, yet it would never, never connect. My Palm Pre would connect to the "invisible" network, but not the IQ. So I had my router broadcast its SSID and the IQ connected immediately. So, PocketBook, please configure the next firmware to connect to non-broadcasting wifi networks. Wireless throughput was adequate.

I used the default browser to make the opening post in this thread. I found out I really dislike virtual keyboards. I'm definitely a tactile keyboard type of fellow. But the virtual KB seemed to work just fine. Scrolling down the forums was slow, though. Just moving the page up and down was jerky. It feels like a computer that's using software rendering rather than hardware accelerated rendering, if you know what I mean.

I have not tried to load any apps nor have I tried any ebooks yet. I have to say I dislike the startup screen. The greeting to tell me to visit pocketbook-int.com every time I turn on the IQ is annoying and unnecessary. PB, please remove! Just boot up without any nag screens!

It is heavy. I was surprised by the heft of it. It is comfortable in the hands, though. Smooth, rounded edges. I need to test out some mp3s and video (if I can). I've never used Android before, so this is going to be quite the learning experience. I'm a heavy and enthusiastic webOS user.

I'll probably be going to bed soon, so I won't be doing much else with the IQ tonight. But tomorrow and the rest of the week will be chocked full of playing with my new toy. Feel free to ask me something about it, maybe I can help you make up your mind. So far I'm pleased with it.

speedtouch · 11-22-2010, 10:34 PM

***Update 23 NOV 2010 12:50 PM Central*** Confirmed by mtravellerh, the AFM has adware in it, but it is not malware.****

The IQ definitely has adware and possibly has malware.

I went to the Android File Manager (AFM) just to check it out. As soon as it opened there was a small popup in the upper left corner of the screen with a bunch of Chinese characters. Pressing that popup sent me to a download screen. Thankfully (I guess) the file was too large to download. (Malware?) So I pressed Back to go back to the AFM. There I was greeted with a different Chinese popup. This time when I pressed it, it again went to the download screen and informed me the content is not supported on this phone.

I also noticed some adware at the bottom of AFM. See the ad "Four Steps to God"? Pressing that ad took me to the 4stepstogod.mobi website. I pressed Back and a new Chinese ad was there, so I pressed it and was taken to some website to download something that was in 1.0beta status. Who knows what that means.

PocketBook, what's going on here?

DixieGal · 11-22-2010, 10:38 PM

Stop pressing things that pop up before you break it. Is there some sort of setting to turn on a blocker?

speedtouch · 11-22-2010, 10:51 PM

It's ok if I break it. I'll just reload the firmware. I'm not aware of any ad blockers. But why should this thing have ads anyway? Especially on the file browser! What's an ad doing on a bought and paid for device? Unless the IQ is ad-supported and I'm not aware of it...

CalvinL · 11-23-2010, 12:09 AM

Those Chinese are "support widget and rich web application" and "the latest stock news"
Why they got some Chinese ads on it? Does it mean the firmware is not written by Pocket?

GA Russell · 11-23-2010, 12:14 AM

Nice reviews, Rob!

tobassam · 11-23-2010, 12:36 AM

Thanks for the insights. Can you confirm the Android version after the latest firmware upgrade?

Working with Chinese-based generic firmware? ...hmmm

speedtouch · 11-23-2010, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobassam

Thanks for the insights. Can you confirm the Android version after the latest firmware upgrade?

Working with Chinese-based generic firmware? ...hmmm

When I look at the firmware version it just says Eclair. Other than that i have no other version information.

Thanks, GA Russell!

Icewyng · 11-23-2010, 08:32 AM

I don't know if that could help:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664532

I hope that this thread can be of some help. XDA is a good site for that sort of things.

DixieGal · 11-23-2010, 08:58 AM

Maybe google for "IQ ad popup" and see if there is a solution? It sounds just weird, no doubt about it.

soondai · 11-23-2010, 10:01 AM

he's probably the first person to get the IQ w/ this version of the firmware.

hopefully one of the resellers or a PB rep will chime in before long.

TallMomof2 · 11-23-2010, 10:51 AM

I have some free apps on my Droid that are ad supported so I wasn't surprised to see one on the IQ. The file manager I use on my Droid has a free ad supported version and a pay no ad version.

Dulin's Books · 11-23-2010, 11:46 AM

yes its probably from one of the installed apps . ill see if i can find out which.

speedtouch · 11-23-2010, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CalvinL

Those Chinese are "support widget and rich web application" and "the latest stock news"
Why they got some Chinese ads on it? Does it mean the firmware is not written by Pocket?

CalvinL, thanks for the translation. I forgot to tell you that in my earlier post today. It would indeed appear that some Chinese adware has been included with PB's firmware.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Icewyng

I don't know if that could help:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664532

I hope that this thread can be of some help. XDA is a good site for that sort of things.

That is a nice app. Thanks, Icewyng. I think that app is primarily to stop ads on the web browser. That's not the issue I have. The ads are showing up in the Android File Manager. Weird! It would be like opening Windows Explorer to look at your C drive only to have ads show up in the Explorer window. Very strange and suspicious behavior.

Quote:

Originally Posted by soondai

he's probably the first person to get the IQ w/ this version of the firmware.

hopefully one of the resellers or a PB rep will chime in before long.

Yes, I hope so too. Surely Tvpupsik will see this post from me since it was her I bought my IQ through.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallMomof2

I have some free apps on my Droid that are ad supported so I wasn't surprised to see one on the IQ. The file manager I use on my Droid has a free ad supported version and a pay no ad version.

Right, I could understand having ads if it was an app I installed. But this AFM is one that came with the IQ. It's not some add-on I did myself.

11-22-2010, 09:46 PM	#1
speedtouch eBook Newbie Posts: 373 Karma: 1724 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD	First post with my IQ :) Got it a day earlier than expected! (Thanks, Tvpupsik!) Pretty nice so far. I will get some pictures soon and give some initial thoughts. Dont like virtual keyboard much, but thats just me. I need a real keyboard. Last edited by speedtouch; 11-22-2010 at 10:08 PM.

11-22-2010, 10:07 PM	#2
speedtouch eBook Newbie Posts: 373 Karma: 1724 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD	I just could not get the lighting right for taking pictures. Sorry, I'm not much of a photographer. But I can assure you the white IQ is indeed very white. It's running the November 20 PocketBook firmware and seems just fine. I have found one bug with the wifi, however. I normally have my wireless router not broadcast its SSID for security reasons. I input the wireless settings manually for my network into the IQ, yet it would never, never connect. My Palm Pre would connect to the "invisible" network, but not the IQ. So I had my router broadcast its SSID and the IQ connected immediately. So, PocketBook, please configure the next firmware to connect to non-broadcasting wifi networks. Wireless throughput was adequate. I used the default browser to make the opening post in this thread. I found out I really dislike virtual keyboards. I'm definitely a tactile keyboard type of fellow. But the virtual KB seemed to work just fine. Scrolling down the forums was slow, though. Just moving the page up and down was jerky. It feels like a computer that's using software rendering rather than hardware accelerated rendering, if you know what I mean. I have not tried to load any apps nor have I tried any ebooks yet. I have to say I dislike the startup screen. The greeting to tell me to visit pocketbook-int.com every time I turn on the IQ is annoying and unnecessary. PB, please remove! Just boot up without any nag screens! It is heavy. I was surprised by the heft of it. It is comfortable in the hands, though. Smooth, rounded edges. I need to test out some mp3s and video (if I can). I've never used Android before, so this is going to be quite the learning experience. I'm a heavy and enthusiastic webOS user. I'll probably be going to bed soon, so I won't be doing much else with the IQ tonight. But tomorrow and the rest of the week will be chocked full of playing with my new toy. Feel free to ask me something about it, maybe I can help you make up your mind. So far I'm pleased with it. Attached Thumbnails

11-22-2010, 10:34 PM	#3
speedtouch eBook Newbie Posts: 373 Karma: 1724 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD	*Update 23 NOV 2010 12:50 PM Central* Confirmed by mtravellerh, the AFM has adware in it, but it is not malware.**** The IQ definitely has adware and possibly has malware. I went to the Android File Manager (AFM) just to check it out. As soon as it opened there was a small popup in the upper left corner of the screen with a bunch of Chinese characters. Pressing that popup sent me to a download screen. Thankfully (I guess) the file was too large to download. (Malware?) So I pressed Back to go back to the AFM. There I was greeted with a different Chinese popup. This time when I pressed it, it again went to the download screen and informed me the content is not supported on this phone. I also noticed some adware at the bottom of AFM. See the ad "Four Steps to God"? Pressing that ad took me to the 4stepstogod.mobi website. I pressed Back and a new Chinese ad was there, so I pressed it and was taken to some website to download something that was in 1.0beta status. Who knows what that means. PocketBook, what's going on here? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by speedtouch; 11-23-2010 at 01:52 PM.

11-23-2010, 12:36 AM	#8
tobassam Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Poketbook	Thanks for the insights. Can you confirm the Android version after the latest firmware upgrade? Working with Chinese-based generic firmware? ...hmmm Last edited by tobassam; 11-23-2010 at 12:39 AM.

11-22-2010, 10:38 PM	#4
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Stop pressing things that pop up before you break it. Is there some sort of setting to turn on a blocker?

11-22-2010, 10:51 PM	#5
speedtouch eBook Newbie Posts: 373 Karma: 1724 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD	It's ok if I break it. I'll just reload the firmware. I'm not aware of any ad blockers. But why should this thing have ads anyway? Especially on the file browser! What's an ad doing on a bought and paid for device? Unless the IQ is ad-supported and I'm not aware of it...

11-23-2010, 12:09 AM	#6
CalvinL Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 466 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: nook	Those Chinese are "support widget and rich web application" and "the latest stock news" Why they got some Chinese ads on it? Does it mean the firmware is not written by Pocket?

11-23-2010, 12:14 AM	#7
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Nice reviews, Rob!

11-23-2010, 08:32 AM	#10
Icewyng Addict Posts: 238 Karma: 4039 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Quebec, Canada Device: Pocketbook 301+, Pocketbook IQ	I don't know if that could help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664532 I hope that this thread can be of some help. XDA is a good site for that sort of things.

11-23-2010, 08:58 AM	#11
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Maybe google for "IQ ad popup" and see if there is a solution? It sounds just weird, no doubt about it.

11-23-2010, 10:01 AM	#12
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	he's probably the first person to get the IQ w/ this version of the firmware. hopefully one of the resellers or a PB rep will chime in before long.

11-23-2010, 10:51 AM	#13
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I have some free apps on my Droid that are ad supported so I wasn't surprised to see one on the IQ. The file manager I use on my Droid has a free ad supported version and a pay no ad version.

11-23-2010, 11:46 AM	#14
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	yes its probably from one of the installed apps . ill see if i can find out which.

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