gistfile1.txt

var currentPage = 0;
var promises = [];
var nextPage;

element.all(by.css('#tableid td')).then(function (pages) {
  for (var i = 0; i < pages.length; i++) {
    var page = pages[i];

    var deferred = protractor.promise.defer();
    promises.push(deferred.promise);

    page.getInnerHtml().then(function (html) {
      if (html.indexOf('<span>') > -1) {
        currentPage = parseInt(html.replace('<span>', '').replace('</span>', ''));
      }

      page.getText().then(function (text) {
          if (currentPage != 0 && parseInt(text) == currentPage + 1) {
              nextPage = page;
          }
          deferred.fulfill(true);
      });
    });
    
  return protractor.promise.all(promises);
}).then(function () {
    var test = ''; //won't make it here
    
    // I assume if it did that I could then click on "nextPage" a element
});