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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Omaha, NE
Device: Nook 3g+wifi
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Games and WiFi Only or 3G questions...
I can't find this answered anywhere, so thought I'd ask...
I am debating between the 3G and Wifi-only Nooks. Like a previous poster, I keep thinking - it's $50 more for the 3G version - just go ahead and spend it, but then I think if I don't need it, what's the point. Anyways - I've seen some comments about the games also on the nook being a battery drain - do they connect up via wifi or 3G, is that why? Is it the amount of eInk they use? Can you do games with 3G and/or Wifi turned off? I live in a decent metro area (Omaha, NE) - did a search for Att WIFI spots in my area and came up with about 5 on my side of town, don't plan to download a lot on the fly but might possibly. Never know. Any Omaha area nook users have thoughts on Wifi vs 3G? |
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Jacksonville, AR
Device: Ebookwise-1150; Astak EZ Reader Pocket Pro; Nook
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It's not that they use the WiFi or 3G that drains the battery. It is that you are using the LCD screen for the input to the game.
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I live in Papillion and I just switched to the Wifi-only Nook. I rarely used the 3g unless I was downloading a book at work, so I figured the extra $50 wasn't worth it to me. Unless you do a lot of travelling and aren't going to be guaranteed wifi access, I would just get the Nook lite. I keep mine in airplane mode to save battery time...which I highly recommend.
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Omaha, NE
Device: Nook 3g+wifi
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Peecherr - do you just use just hook up to your home wifi then?
Fincary - I didn't think about that - with the pesky LCD screen. ![]() Now to just talk my hubby into letting me get one SOON. I'm so impatient! ![]() |
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Location: N Cal
Device: nook-wifi
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My wife bought the 3G+wifi; I ordered the wifi-only. No difference in loaded features; hers has a dark gray cover, mine is white. At home we can't tell the difference. And we share one account so we share all books purchased.
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I use it at home and I also go to Barnes and Noble. The one out at Oakview is best, because they have lots of comfy chairs! I have also connected at a few restaurants and the local Starbucks. I normally do my browsing on Barnes and Noble's website and then let my Nook upload the books when I get a wifi connection.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Device: Nook
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My thoughts in the store is that the 3G version is heavier as well, and it's only good for buying their books. If push comes to shove, just use a separate mobile hotspot. It's just an internal card anyway; you can probably buy it later through Parts or find the exact model number and get it elsewhere.
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I have the 3G and never use it. If Wi-Fi only had been an option at the time I would have bought it.
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