3G connection DR800SG - Page 2

TeknoKid · 07-30-2010, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaggy

Quote:

Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore

Why doesn't B and N take over where iRex left off? I mean, the 3G connection is used primarily to access the B and N store. Or were there so few sold that it's just not worth it?

B&N already has the Nook, so I don't know if they're interested in picking up the DR series as well.

I think luqmaninbmore was thinking that B&N could pick up the wireless charges to keep us all buying eBooks from them..

There is probably a tangled mess of contracts and agreements involved.. think of it like this.. your co-worker dies.. and you want to take over their cell phone contract.. but your only association with them was that you used to work together.. you might somehow be able to do it eventually but it sure wouldn't be easy..

penartur · 07-30-2010, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaggy

Promoting and buying out the company are two different things. I think the previous question was why doesn't B&N buy iRex and take them over, but I could be wrong.

No, i was just talking of why B&N doesn't pay for 3G connectivity so that current iRex owners could still use B&N wirelessly.

Shaggy · 07-30-2010, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeknoKid

I think luqmaninbmore was thinking that B&N could pick up the wireless charges to keep us all buying eBooks from them..

I misunderstood.

Shaggy · 07-30-2010, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeknoKid

There is probably a tangled mess of contracts and agreements involved

Agreed. I think the only practical way it would work is if B&N bought iRex. That's why I assumed that's what the question was about in the first place.

garywitscher · 07-31-2010, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore

Just use wine to install Adobe Digital Editions on your computer. You can use calibre to transfer the books to Digital Reader.

Ok, that works to a point. I can download the book and I can read it on my laptop. But, when I copy it to my DR it fails to open:

Code:

The loaned document cannot 
be opened because the license 
has expired or is not valid.

I checked the book properties and it's still good for a couple of weeks and says it can be read on any device. So, I suspect there is something amiss with my DR setup regarding the Adobe activation (although the setup says that activation was successful).

Anyone have a clue as what to do?

garywitscher · 08-01-2010, 04:22 PM

Quote:

I checked the book properties and it's still good for a couple of weeks and says it can be read on any device. So, I suspect there is something amiss with my DR setup regarding the Adobe activation (although the setup says that activation was successful).

Anyone have a clue as what to do?

I downloaded another book and it worked fine, so maybe it's something particular to the one book that doesn't work (be it the source, or something I did). I also tried a few of the ADE sample books and they all worked.

nikkie · 08-27-2010, 01:23 AM

So, that's it? We buy a device and it stops working a few months later? With no notice from iRex on the plan? Why even bother continuing development for it?

Mine also has a burst capsule on the screen - VERY distracting, but their ticket system is down. GRRRRR.

TGS · 08-28-2010, 04:26 AM

Encouraged by the people on this forum I had dropped my habitual skepticism towards consumer electronics companies and spent a contented few months with my DR800. Now it seems that what the naysayers about IREX were saying might have been right all along - good product, shit company, (I do acknowledge the input from IREX folks on this forum, which has been invaluable - but that's probably down to them as individuals not down to IREX company values, culture and organisation).

The company formerly known as IREX seems to be doing nothing to mitigate that view - but then, they are not a consumer electronics company any more are they, so that's alright then!

mymilkexpired · 08-30-2010, 09:58 AM

I've actually started a process to recover my 400.00 purchase on the DR800SG as the 3G connection no longer operates and the new parent company is not going to stop forward to work with their inherited customer base.

I cannot reactivate my 3G connection for anything, I have signal but it just doesn't work.
Sadly I will be leaving the IREX product for the Kindle DX....

Shaggy · 09-02-2010, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkie

So, that's it? We buy a device and it stops working a few months later?

As far as I know, the only thing which stopped working was the 3G access. But that's not surprising considering the company that was paying for the ongoing access went bankrupt.

Personally, I'm more concerned with repair work than the 3G, which I never really used anyway. So far everything else on mine is working just as before. I'll have to keep my fingers crossed that I don't end up needing to find out how the repair service will work.

nikkie · 09-02-2010, 06:22 PM

There isn't a repair services any longer. I tried to contact them (about the big black spot on mine) and all routes of doing so have been cut.

Shaggy · 09-03-2010, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkie

There isn't a repair services any longer. I tried to contact them (about the big black spot on mine) and all routes of doing so have been cut.

The old company shut off their support site during the bankruptcy. It's still uncertain whether the new company will offer repairs at a cost. They said they'll handle DR1000 repairs on a case by case basis, but that parts were limited. They haven't mentioned yet if they are going to be able to offer any service for DR800s, that I've seen.

Mohammad Reza · 09-03-2010, 04:40 PM

Hi,

I wonder why no one works on hacking 3G module so we can put our own sim cards.

Is there a legal problem ?!

Fat Abe · 09-03-2010, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkie

There isn't a repair services any longer. I tried to contact them (about the big black spot on mine) and all routes of doing so have been cut.

I own a great many orphaned consumer products. Therefore, my recommendation is to buy a used one from whatever sources you trust. I love my DR800SG too much to sell it right now. For me, it was/is the perfect sized reader, and at least on epub format books, it makes reading a pleasurable experience. I simply forget that I am holding a reader in my hand, and the barrier between the written word and my mind's interpretation of this symbolic representation just seems to disappear.

Franky · 09-04-2010, 09:53 AM

what does disturb is the fact that those "great" guys are suddenly nowhere. a lot of people are apparently suffering under the lack of assistance and help with problems using there DR800.

of course i know that the company is at his feet again, but only for the professional customer. whatever that means. i was in the understanding that the company would continue with the software part. it seems a misunderstanding.

it's typical: setting up a company, failing to keep it alive and then starting in a different form and leaving the old customer running around in the dessert.
well done, boys, well done.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
DR800SG	Franky	iRex	14	03-23-2010 12:24 PM
A few Qs Re: DR800SG	snuffed	iRex	1	03-04-2010 10:27 AM
DR800Sg	danamr	iRex	9	01-01-2010 09:27 PM
Wireless internet connection frustrating IDS connection	Socrates	iRex	8	10-21-2009 12:46 PM
First connection	Peregrine	Sony Reader	5	11-02-2006 05:29 PM

08-27-2010, 01:23 AM	#22
nikkie Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 73700 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: WA, USA Device: Android, Kindle Paperwhite, lots of ancient readers	So, that's it? We buy a device and it stops working a few months later? With no notice from iRex on the plan? Why even bother continuing development for it? Mine also has a burst capsule on the screen - VERY distracting, but their ticket system is down. GRRRRR.

08-28-2010, 04:26 AM	#23
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	Encouraged by the people on this forum I had dropped my habitual skepticism towards consumer electronics companies and spent a contented few months with my DR800. Now it seems that what the naysayers about IREX were saying might have been right all along - good product, shit company, (I do acknowledge the input from IREX folks on this forum, which has been invaluable - but that's probably down to them as individuals not down to IREX company values, culture and organisation). The company formerly known as IREX seems to be doing nothing to mitigate that view - but then, they are not a consumer electronics company any more are they, so that's alright then!

08-30-2010, 09:58 AM	#24
mymilkexpired Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: IREX DR800SG, Possibly a Kindle	I've actually started a process to recover my 400.00 purchase on the DR800SG as the 3G connection no longer operates and the new parent company is not going to stop forward to work with their inherited customer base. I cannot reactivate my 3G connection for anything, I have signal but it just doesn't work. Sadly I will be leaving the IREX product for the Kindle DX....

09-02-2010, 06:22 PM	#26
nikkie Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 73700 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: WA, USA Device: Android, Kindle Paperwhite, lots of ancient readers	There isn't a repair services any longer. I tried to contact them (about the big black spot on mine) and all routes of doing so have been cut.

09-03-2010, 04:40 PM	#28
Mohammad Reza Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: IREX-DR800SG	Hi, I wonder why no one works on hacking 3G module so we can put our own sim cards. Is there a legal problem ?!

09-04-2010, 09:53 AM	#30
Franky Nameless Being	what does disturb is the fact that those "great" guys are suddenly nowhere. a lot of people are apparently suffering under the lack of assistance and help with problems using there DR800. of course i know that the company is at his feet again, but only for the professional customer. whatever that means. i was in the understanding that the company would continue with the software part. it seems a misunderstanding. it's typical: setting up a company, failing to keep it alive and then starting in a different form and leaving the old customer running around in the dessert. well done, boys, well done.

Advert

Advert