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According to http://mashable.com/2009/10/20/nook-official/ http://mashable.com/2009/10/20/nook-official/, wifi only works in B&N stores. If that is the case, it

by terpua 17y ago

According to http://mashable.com/2009/10/20/nook-official/ http://mashable.com/2009/10/20/nook-official/, wifi only works in B&N stores. If that is the case, it can't compete with Kindle 2 internationally. Can anyone confirm this?

lanaer 17y ago
That seems to contradict the wording on B&N. “Browse eBooks, magazines and newspapers on AT&T's 3G Wireless Network or on Wi-Fi. And every Barnes & Noble has free Wi-Fi, so you can connect at lightning fast speeds.” Sounds like B&N is just marketing their Wi-Fi hotspots as a convenience, but it doesn’t need to be their hotspots; any Wi-Fi connection should do.
- cppppp 17y ago
  Yes they even sell this as an advantage over the Kindle - you can connect anywhere in the world that has wifi. It doesn't seem to do WEP/WPA so you are a bit limited to connect everywhere
  - sh1mmer 17y ago
    If it's built on Android it would be surprising if it doesn't handle WEP/WPA
krzyk 17y ago
Well, wifi internationally in Kindle works only in very few countries.