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Originally Posted by ottdmk
I doubt you're ever going to see WPA-Enterprise support. It's just too much of a niche case. The Kobo devices are aimed at the home user... and the odds of a home user running WPA-Enterprise are slim to none. I can easily understand why your university uses it, but I'm afraid it means you're out of luck as far as minor wifi using devices go.
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I am unaware of the specific network manager in use by the Kobo, but I assure you, it should not be too difficult. It runs on Linux.
But I suppose you have a point, there isn't much demand.
Take this possibility though: Many users find they cannot connect to their WPA-Enterprise network at school/university/work but since they have a home connection which can be used, don't bother looking it up. Kobo on the other hand misses an opportunity to sell an extra book.
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Originally Posted by ottdmk
Profitability? You're kidding, right? Amazon's been taking a bath on the 3G support for years. It's a great pull to get people to buy the devices, but the only reason it's possible is that Amazon has extraordinarily deep pockets and can take the loss. Even then, they've taken measures to cut down the costs associated with Whispernet. You can't browse the web using the 3G anymore.
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I'm sorry, the bit about 3G may have been misleading. What I wanted to say is:
Connectivity is very important.
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Oh and you'd be kidding if you thought Amazon makes losses by providing 3G. 3G costs are a risk worth taking to sell an extra book to your consumer. (News tell me e-book costs are on the rise) The use of the web browser however, isn't for that purpose and should therefore be disabled or discouraged, where Amazon has chosen the former.
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