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Old 02-20-2010, 06:06 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Let's be honest - nobody is going to buy a Neo primarily as a web browser - eInk screens just aren't ideal for that purpose, and using WiFi drains the battery VERY quickly.

You can go to any web site. Of course regional restrictions apply, but that's not the "fault" of the device. I've never personally felt the need to use a VPN application to "hide" my location, but perhaps my book buying differs from yours in that regard. You'd perhaps be better of continuing to buy books from your PC.
It's not BeBook's fault, that's true.
But still it would have been a great feature.
Probably it's easier for you: You're buying English books per se in UK. If I want to do so, I sometimes have to wait way too long. So I shop in the country of origin. Most shops don't care about my German IP, for some I need VPN. Mainly I use VPN for B&N. B&N I'd like to use because of my nook.
For nook, I shop on my PC via VPN and then download on nook via WiFi. I guess It will be the same on BeBook Neo.
Would be nice, to travel without need for a PC, but it's not a "No Go" of course.
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