Free Wi-Fi spots
I've just returned from a trip to Japan and Korea. In Sweden I'm used to having access to free Wi-Fi spots at a lot of places. Most everyone will set up part of their bandwith for general access, usually 1 or 2 Mps. That way you can access mail or look up something on Wikipedia, but it doesn't really work for downloading movies and stuff.
In Korea the setup was similar, on top of that most restaurants, coffee shops, department stores, hotels etc. offered completely free Wi-Fi access. However, In Japan there was nothing. Obviously the Japanese are either misers, insecure about security or clueless. There were nominally open access points available but they would charge you 200 yen (app. $2.40) for an hour of access.
So, should Amazon offer free Wi-Fi access at certain places where it isn't freely available? Can it be setup in such a manner that only a Kindle can connect? At certain hotels there were access zones available and as a paying guest I could ask for a password. For those who don't speak Japanese I can see how difficult it might be to connect. I was able to make a purchase, but I would venture that Amazon are loosing sales due to the lack of access.
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