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Originally Posted by mgmueller
BTW: I really don't understand, why most of the manufacturers don't offer WiFi.
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Just a guess... Wireless supplies like Amazon's or B&N's (or for Europe, the soon-to-be wildly available 'txtr reader) may be a good alternative / advantage. In my opinon, the current (European) era of ereaders are much more about geeks than usual bookreaders. And this may not change significally until most of the mass-market devices with wireless (I mean 3G) connection AND quality wireless markets became wildly available. Wifi may be a good substitute for 3G, but overall not much more than a comfortable (lazy?) alternative of wire-uploading. Important note:
at this time in Europe.
iRex seems to warmly welcome almost every content provider. Unfortunately, there are only a few in Europe with on-line shops available for directly-to-device selling model.
Technicaly WiFi (as Bluetooth) is a serious battery-eater.
BTW, if you have enough places to buy directly to your device, 3G AND wifi will be a must for (almost) all readers.