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outbackmac · Aug 17, 2016

Couple questions,
1) is WIFI needed to fly these?
2) my wife has a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 i believe, i was able to download the app, how can i tell if its campatible with a P3?
3) will cell phone towers interfere with the control of a P3?

msinger · Aug 17, 2016

outbackmac said:
is WIFI needed to fly these?

Only the P3S and P34K use Wi-Fi. If you mean Wi-Fi as an Internet connection -- then, no, you don't need an Internet connection when flying.

outbackmac said:
my wife has a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 i believe, i was able to download the app, how can i tell if its campatible with a P3?

DJI only supports a small list of devices. There are many other devices where DJI GO will install and run though (like the Tab 3). If it ends up not working well for you, then try one of the recommended devices here.

outbackmac said:
will cell phone towers interfere with the control of a P3?

You should be fine if you're not flying near them.

outbackmac · Aug 17, 2016

DJI and DJI Go the same app?

msinger · Aug 17, 2016

DJI is the name of the company that manufactures Phantoms. Which app are you referring to?

Pharm · Aug 17, 2016

1. No. The P3S and P3 4K connect to the tablet or phone via WIFI (but not the same as internet WIFI. In other words, you don't have to connect to your home WIFI to fly it.)

2. Don't know. The DJI website has a list of compatible devices.

3. Possibly. Best to stay away from them.

outbackmac · Aug 21, 2016

Samsung tab 3 which is 4-5 years old did not perform very well. so i need to purchase a new tablet, but dont wont to spend alot of $$$ please help?

GB71 · Aug 21, 2016

I use a Ipad Mini 2 as do a lot of others. It works perfectly fine. Got mine off eBay for under 200.

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dudemang · Aug 21, 2016

I have an iPad air that works well.

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Richard R · Aug 21, 2016

As a backup, I have a ZTE 812 phone that I bought from Best Buy for $39. I run the DJI Go app on it with no problems. It is an ATT device, but I have never put a sim card in it. Just log into my wifi at home for the apps and to load maps before I fly. I keep it in the hard case just in case. My main tablet, which I run both DJI and Litchi on is an iPad mini 4. It too has worked just fine.

Pharm · Aug 21, 2016

Got an Ipad Mini 2 at Walmart for $229. Works great. It's WIFI only but that makes no difference. I cache any maps I need.

outbackmac · Aug 22, 2016

CORRECTIONS, i was using a samsung tab 2, with 1 gig of ram 1,0 ghz processor.
RCA 7" Tablet 16GB Quad Core. - Walmart.com, this is a rca iam looking at.

outbackmac · Aug 27, 2016

which of these 2 would be best suited for dji app and phantom 3 standard
RCA 7" Tablet 16GB Quad Core. - Walmart.com, this is a rca iam looking at.
http://www.staples.com/Amazon-Fire-7-Tablet/product_2071477

msinger · Aug 28, 2016

outbackmac said:
which of these 2 would be best suited for dji app and phantom 3 standard
RCA 7" Tablet 16GB Quad Core. - Walmart.com, this is a rca iam looking at.
http://www.staples.com/Amazon-Fire-7-Tablet/product_2071477

I don't think you're going to have a good experience with either of these devices. It would be better to use a recommended device on this list or at least one of the other tablets listed there.

outbackmac · Sep 3, 2016

Well we had to get new cell phones, along with it they gave us a new verizon ellipsis 8, i tried to down load dji go and it says its not compatible with this device, any ideas?