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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I know this is off-topic, but give Mercury a try. It's better then Safari.
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I've always been using Atomic Web Browser as my main iOS browser. Thanks for the Mercury hint, though; I've downloaded it and it looks nice, too. Chrome for iOS is also nice, as is the German browser Dolphin. I wish Apple stopped being despotic, enforcing Safari as the default iOS browser
-- then I'd never have to see fug-ugly Safari again.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Throttling should be illegal.
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It's absolutely the standard here in Europe.
I have 2 GB of mobile data per month full speed; after that, the speed drops to a crawl. It's marketed as "unlimited" as a matter of course by T-Mobile (and all other providers). BTW, 2 GB is enough for me; I have a fiber line at my home office.
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Originally Posted by 49Kat
Our iPhone 5's can be used as wifi hotspots.
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Same for iPhone 4 here in Europe. That's free of charge everywhere. You just need to have a local SIM card, because data roaming charges are obscene.
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Originally Posted by DuskyRose
I can't remember where Marvin started to baulk, but think it was quite a bit over 3,000.
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Please try the most recent Marvin version; Kris keeps optimising the speed with every new release.
That said, I agree with Jon and others and don't recommend keeping b*ttloads of books directly on a reading device. It really strikes me as an old-fashioned approach to ebooks management. I view the cloud (Dropbox, SugarSync, whatever... potentially mirroring the Calibre library) as my bookshelves, and the reading devices as my coffee table / night table / briefcase. Why should I wish to put thousands upon thousands of books onto my coffee table or into the briefcase?
PS: No need to rehash the "no online access" argument... I get it. My claim is, "no online access" on an iDevice in 2013 is an anomalous situation.