It will still be released on 11/30, but with the extreme interest in the device as seen with their pre-orders, they are no longer able to guarantee the new orders will arrive by then. They are shipping older orders first. Seems like a regular occurrence with a hot new gadget these days. My father was calling iphone vendors in his area for over 2 months to get the 3GS. About connectivity, if you check the nook website www.barnesandnoble.com/nook it tells you, "free 2G - 3.5G wireless technology and Wi-Fi connectivity." Should be just fine on any wifi from what I've heard.
doogald
· 1 month ago
From what I read at the introduction, WiFi is not limited to AT&T hotspots - it's limited to Barnes & Noble stores, period. In fact, B&N people said this directly.
However, they have since corrected this. Nooks will connect automatically at B&N stores; they will also connect at any 802.11 B/G compatible access point where you know the SSID and the WEP or WPA password. It will not, however, allow access at any public hotspot that proxies access through a login first page, as I often see at hotels.
I thinking "spiking" WiFi would be easy. The simple way would be to only connect to hotspots with a specific encryption key that was hardcoded into the device. Another way would be to keep a database of MAC IDs and only allow connection with those.
I don't know why anybody would shoot themselves in the foot like that, though. If I couldn't get cellular service in my area but had a WiFi network, that would essentially prevent me from buying or downloading new books. I can't imagine anybody would be that stupid.
doogald's comment seems much more reasonable -- and likely.
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However, they have since corrected this. Nooks will connect automatically at B&N stores; they will also connect at any 802.11 B/G compatible access point where you know the SSID and the WEP or WPA password. It will not, however, allow access at any public hotspot that proxies access through a login first page, as I often see at hotels.
See http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/eBooks-H...
I don't know why anybody would shoot themselves in the foot like that, though. If I couldn't get cellular service in my area but had a WiFi network, that would essentially prevent me from buying or downloading new books. I can't imagine anybody would be that stupid.
doogald's comment seems much more reasonable -- and likely.
Steve