More Nookish Questions

[jumpuphigh]

I'm thinking about getting a Nook for the 3G capabilities. I'm about to be travelling a lot and although I'll have my laptop with me, I won't always have wireless access in places.

I'm wondering how well it works. Can I access any webpage with the 3G? My friend just has wireless and I was able to access DW although it was squished in all the wrong places. Any problems that you've encountered? Mostly, I would want to read my email, read DW & Tweet with it.

Feedback would be welcome. Thanks

Comments

[finch]

If you're accessing a website like DW you might want to try the mobile version - it's obviously designed for phones, but it simplifies it and can eliminate layout issues.

[princess]

The 3G service doesn't access the internet as far as I know, it's only for DLing from B&N. I have a traditional Nook with 3G and love it, as long as you remember that restriction.

[mscongeniality]

The other thing is, you can reduce the size of a web page if it is too wide to display properly on the Nook's screen.

[cathepsut]

Or just find your next Starbucks or McD... ;-)
I have a Kindle, but the Internet browser on it is terrible for navigation, so I don't use it at all. From playing around on the Internet with 3G on my iPhone I can tell you that compared to WiFi it is oainfully slow and frustrating. But I have a fairly slow connection.

[venusinchains]

Like somebody said, the e-ink nook with 3G can only use it for data transfer. And the color nook has only the WiFi... Except for a color version that was (is?) exclusively available from The Home Shopping Network. I would assume that the HSN version would also be 'only for data transfer,' but, the color nook is so much different from the black and white version, I'm really not sure.

[dreamatdrew]

OK, I can't speak for the nook, but for Kindle (in this case, K2, but applies to K3/whispernet based on anecdote), dreamwidth mobile works like a charm most of the time, Gmail's mobile interface works, and the full blown is.. well, useable, but NOT a preference in my case. Twitter works as well, though you can't click on links in a tweet and get them to work. (It has to do with the fact it tries to open in a new window/tab, and there is no place for another window/tab to go, and amzn is stupid about just redirecting it to the main window like anyone with some sense would do...)

[highways]

Where are you planning on doing the traveling? The Nook cannot really download stuff when you're out of the United States -- well, without annoying proxy stuff I haven't bothered with. They did not mention this to me when I bought it, even though I told them I was on the way to an airport to move to another country and was concerned about international use. (Lesson: have no faith in the salespeople.)

[tameiki]

While I'm semi-technically challenged, I've been seeing articles about people jailbreaking Nook Color to make it into an android based tablet. There's a link in the article on how to do this. If you Google "jailbreak Nook color", you'll probably find more information about what this means and what it will do. Just my two cents :)