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jackie-w: My internet situation is this: all of my internet is wired via network plugs. I'm very sensitive to wifi so had it switched off by the guy who installed the modem etc. I discoved this sensitivity many years ago when I lived in a student area and used to pinch unsecured wifi.
I would get very bad headaches after an hour or so on the internet, especially in my temples, level with the antennae on the laptop. Eventually, I had my own provider without wifi, so keep the wifi on my pc off.
That's the background and why I keep readers in permanent aeroplane mode.
I'm not scared about leaving Amazon, though I've become used to them. However, I would like to get the best deal I can, and that includes customer service, which I consider a vital part of a purchase. I would rather pay more for better c s than less for a cheap model with lousey c s.
I've never owned a Kobo, so can only go by my experience with Sony and Amazon. The Sony was bought so long ago that I don't remember how it was registered but that was pre-wifi readers anyway. Now, the normal way to purchase books from a seller (like Amazon) is to have them delivered directly to your device. With me, this was not possible - no wifi. In order to purchase ebooks from Amazon I had to register the kindle, which is normally done via wifi, but as I don't have wifi Amazon did this by phone, thereby setting up a Kindle account linked to my reader so that I could buy books and download them to my pc to move them to the device via usb.
I assume that the same is true of Kobo: that when you receive your device you first go through a registration process (normally done on the reader itself).
One thing I've noticed while browsing their website is that the books are quite a bit more expensive than kindle books.
I'm not afraid to leave the Amazon system: I still have a working Paperwhite. But I want to get good customer service from the seller.
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