The nook should be able to connect to any hotspot, although I have not tried it at any hotspot that requires you to connect to some website and enter some sort of password before you can connect to the rest of the internet. It works fine with my wifi at home. The browser was added in the 1.3 firmware release, which has been available for about 2 weeks, and it's marked as "beta" in the icon to start it. This release of the browser does not support downloads but I expect that a future release will support downloads. The browser available to rooted nooks supports downloads, but this is probably mostly installed by computer-savvy users. While I like my nook, I think B&N still needs a couple of firmware releases before this is a great reader. The browser needs to be able to download files. It would be nice if it were possible to access the nook file system via wireless. It needs a password lock. The current library app has search features for books purchased at B&N, but not for sideloaded content. It really needs to support tagging (collections). I think B&N should have a nook marketplace so that developers could officially write apps for the nook. On 05/06/10 10:17, Michael S. Hart wrote:
Bruce, once again taking both sides, sorry, I must ask of nook's wifi connection will connect to most wifi hotspots or just those provided by B&N???
i.e. can you use your nook's wifi to download books at airports?
Thanks!!!
Michael
On Thu, 6 May 2010, Bruce Albrecht wrote:
On 05/05/10 20:42, James Adcock wrote:
Que with its relationship with B&N also seems now to have picked up the wifi/3g "virus" of not allowing the owner of the machine to do what they like with their OWN wifi/3g connection. http://www.que.com/
As a nook owner, I'd like to dispel the misinformation repeated several times by James in this thread. While B&N limits the 3G access to their site, there are no limits on the wifi connection. For example, I've browsed Amazon on my nook using the wifi connection at a B&N store.
I don't have a problem with B&N or Amazon limiting the use of the 3G connection when the reader is using the SIM provided with the reader, since they're the ones paying for the connection. With the nook, it is possible to replace the B&N SIM with your own. I know that web enabled apps available for a rooted nook are able to use 3G when you've replaced the B&N SIM with your own SIM with a data plan. I believe the B&N browser added to the 1.3 firmware is only able to use wifi though. _______________________________________________ gutvol-d mailing list gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org http://lists.pglaf.org/mailman/listinfo/gutvol-d
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