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Originally Posted by JoeFloyd
Just a few words of caution.
1) It costs B&N real money to transfer data to each nook over 3G from At&T.
2) If software can't be limited to using just the wifi connection, any hacked software added to the nook will end up costing B&N money in fees from AT&T
3) Web browser can use many megabytes of data visiting just a few sites
4) Pandora client streaming music to your nook will use many many of megabytes if you listen for more than a few minutes
It's not clear how B&N will react to nook hacking activities, but it's almost certain than any applications that increase 3G data usage will be frowned upon.
It's interesting to see what can be hacked to work on the nook, but using the 3G data service on B&N dime will certainly get their attention fast.
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The pictures show the nook running over WiFi, not 3G. I doubt B&N did not add some kind of security to prevent the nook from accessing anything other than their own servers over 3G.
At the end of the day, I think B&N should be pleased from this as it only creates more momentum for their device.