I suspect that's a different issue, due to the 3G service being switched off (and those first models didn't support wifi as an alternative). This issue affects

I suspect that's a different issue, due to the 3G service being switched off (and those first models didn't support wifi as an alternative). This issue affects a wider range of devices, and is software-related. I'd guess at it being either TLS related, or something to do with updates to their DRM system.