Kobo Touch: What is the WiFi used for?

MegaSilver · 02-21-2012, 05:18 PM

Dumb question. I am giving my wife a Kobo Touch for her birthday in a few weeks. I purchased a Vox when it was released, and use the WiFi to transfer files over Dropbox, download books to Overdrive from the public library and browse the web. I'm curious as to what the WiFi on the Touch is used for?

ltr · 02-21-2012, 05:28 PM

The WiFi is really an adjunct to the regular USB to computer connection.

I've never used the WiFi connection myself other than to test that it works, as I always have my computer available to download books and update firmware.

If I was in a hotel and wanted to download a book, and a WiFi connection was available, I suppose it would be useful.

ltr

The Terminator · 02-21-2012, 06:49 PM

1. To update your bookmarks so that they are be the same on every computer/Kobo/Vox on your account.

2. So that you can buy and download books from Kobo without needing a computer.

3. To update your firmware.

4. So that you can share highlights, notes, Reading Awards and reading stats to FaceBook ( It's called Reading Life, the Vox and Kobo apps also have this), See this link for more information about Reading Life.

You can also browse the web Via the built in web browser and download books from the dropbox website (The Mobile version doesn't work right, so go the desktop version).

02-21-2012, 05:18 PM	#1
MegaSilver Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Niagara Region, Ontario Device: Kobo Vox	Kobo Touch: What is the WiFi used for? Dumb question. I am giving my wife a Kobo Touch for her birthday in a few weeks. I purchased a Vox when it was released, and use the WiFi to transfer files over Dropbox, download books to Overdrive from the public library and browse the web. I'm curious as to what the WiFi on the Touch is used for?

02-21-2012, 06:49 PM	#3
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	1. To update your bookmarks so that they are be the same on every computer/Kobo/Vox on your account. 2. So that you can buy and download books from Kobo without needing a computer. 3. To update your firmware. 4. So that you can share highlights, notes, Reading Awards and reading stats to FaceBook ( It's called Reading Life, the Vox and Kobo apps also have this), See this link for more information about Reading Life. You can also browse the web Via the built in web browser and download books from the dropbox website (The Mobile version doesn't work right, so go the desktop version). Last edited by The Terminator; 02-21-2012 at 06:51 PM.

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02-21-2012, 05:28 PM	#2
ltr Addict Posts: 399 Karma: 104628 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kindle PW-2	The WiFi is really an adjunct to the regular USB to computer connection. I've never used the WiFi connection myself other than to test that it works, as I always have my computer available to download books and update firmware. If I was in a hotel and wanted to download a book, and a WiFi connection was available, I suppose it would be useful. ltr