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Old 01-28-2019, 11:55 AM   #65
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Originally Posted by davidfor View Post
It doesn't explicitly state a sync will be done, but the only mention of WiFi is related to syncing. That has probably changed and the manual needs to be updated a little bit.
Exactly. It doesn't explicitly state the behaviour as i noted. It is implicit. So much so that many users apparently did not initially make the correct inference, myself included. Hence, turning on the wifi should not really be considered an "explicit invocation" to automatically update as the person to whom I was responding suggested. At least, not until one has realized that is the behaviour which the device engages in when wifi has been enabled.

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And of course, the function of any device is up to the manufacturer. If you want to use it in some other way, then you have put up with the restrictions placed on it by the manufacturer, or convince them to change things. Or, get a different device.
Nothing to disagree with there. I quite like both my Kobos and, now that I know how they behave, I am quite happy to never connect them to the internet via wifi. I use a different ereader when I want to connect to the internet.
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