I'm in Canada and I have a nook on the way.
I know that doesn't help you...but I'm excited and figured I should share
I went with the nook for a variety of reasons "official support" be damned. At the moment, I'm able to purchase books at bn.com and download them onto my Blackberry. BN finally lifted they're region restriction (in Canada) on their ebooks.
As for connectivity, I live with wifi, I work with wifi, I'll be happy with wifi.