Thread: Is Wifi a deal-breaker for you?
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Old 04-18-2011, 05:30 AM   #133
astra
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Originally Posted by voracious71 View Post
Secondly, I can read library books on my Kindle. Anybody can, just takes a little tweaking. Thanks to the retired Apprentice Alf, it is literally a matter of a couple of drag and drop maneuvers. Takes under 5 minutes.
So, you do need a computer. You cannot do all of that via Wi-Fi.

Easier, in fact, it is much easier to connect Sony Reader to my PC and sideload the book.
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Um, no, I wasn't the first one to start name dropping. That happened back on page 3 or 4. But, I guess I hit a nerve though huh?
Well, when I use the state of the art touch screen and being called semi-luddite by someone who uses old fashioned keyboard that looks like a calculator from 1960x is arrogant and insulting in my book.
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All people have access to Dropbox for example so all people have access to a web server
I don't have Dropbox. Don't need one.



I have about 100 books on my Sony Reader.
I have a carefully planned TBR list. I never choose to read a book without a prior research. It can be done comfortably only in my comfy comp. chair with 20" IPS screen with a cup of tea or a glass of whisky and a nice music on the background. There is no rush, no impulse purchases.
So, why would I need a Wi-Fi or 3G on my ebook reader? I use my ebook reader for reading books (I guess it is logical). For surfing the Internet I want to use a PC or a laptop. Though even 10.1" screen of my netbook is nuisance. It is too small (I don't need glasses), just too small in comparison to a big wide computer screen or at the very least 14" laptop screen.

So far:
I never buy on impulse. I spend time on research by reading book forums.
I have enough books on my Sony Reader to last me for the next 5 years even if all PCs disappear today
I don't like to do anything on the Internet on gadgets with small screens and small keyboards.

Why do I need Wi-Fi or 3G then on my ebook reader?


All that said by a person who is using Wi-Fi from 2004 at home. Using Linksys wireless router where I can change settings to my liking, do port forwarding, subnetting, NAT and other staff without wireless router's s/w deciding what is better for me
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