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Originally Posted by guguy
Anyway, I think most people owning an ebook reader also have a
cell phone featuring 3G or EDGE.
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I'm doubtful of this, as while a minority , i.e. the early adaptors may have had it, the majority may not.
Also while people may have the facility available on the phone, a very small percentage are aware of it at actually use it with any regularity.
Data rates, until recently were pretty high, and even now can still be quiet expensive if you don't have a package.
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And for those who really wanna be able to download new books anywhere, wouldn't
it be smarter to make ebook readers able to use cell phones 3G/edge/...
modems (via bluetooth) ? That would definitely be much more flexible
(and eco-friendly) since otherwise you would need to have integrated
Wifi+3G+Edge+Wimax support to satisfy everyone.
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Again, I'm doubtful, as its adds another layer of difficulty, which kind of defeats the plug and play mentality of the Kindle, where you don't have to think about connecting, it just is.
Bluetooth can be a real, pain, especially networking as while there is a standard, it is still treated is its own way by different companies, and if its such a pain with PC's or even PDA's its going to be more difficuly with a simpler device like a Reader, not unless they put in more powerful systems.
As such while Geek's like us may enjoy and use it, I'm doubtful of the general public.