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Originally Posted by AnotherWanderer
[*]No internet connectivity!
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I have had several e-ink readers with WiFi connectivity. In most cases I haven't switched that on for years. Even when I needed to use the Internet (usually when I was on holiday, stranded somewhere with nothing but my reader), I would quickly remember why I am never using it. The built in browser is pathetic, with very unfriendly user interface and even simple things like looking up simple weather forecast, finding out when the museum opens, or when the train departs are extremely frustrating. On some readers the browser can be used to download a book or access Calibre through its web interface.
The only time when the WiFi was genuinely useful to me was with PocketBook and its ftp server (third-party software I have installed separately). Ftp server allowed us to access the system directories and download key configuration files, such as extensions.cfg so we could make a modification and upload the improved file into user-accessible directory by standard means.
On Kindle Paperwhite 1 I never switched on the Wifi after it was registered (to a dedicated e-mail address used for nothing else). After a time it ceased displaying the adds on the "off" screen. I do not know for sure if it was because it couldn't download new adds, or because I sabotaged something when trying to hack it.
If there is a hard requirement to prevent WiFi use at home, you can add the MAC address of the reader to a blacklist on a home WiFi router. If you want to prevent the reader from accessing any WiFi, I am pretty sure that the hardware can be sabotaged irreversibly.