NOOK User Guide
Wireless Connectivity
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Wireless Connectivity
While reading and during most tasks, the radio in your
NOOK
is not on. It does not need to be,
and it would consume power. Even browsing your library, including B&N content in your online
digital library, is done on your
NOOK
. However, some tasks, such as browsing or searching the B&N
eBookstore, do require a wireless connection.
NOOK Models
There are two
NOOK
models:
•
A
NOOK Wi-Fi
can connect to Wi-Fi
TM
hotspots only.
•
A
NOOK
can connect to Wi-Fi hotspots and the B&N Fast & Free Wireless network (a cellular
data network).
Most of the time when this guide refers to a
NOOK
, it means any
NOOK
(both models).
When there is a need to distinguish between a
NOOK
(meaning any
NOOK
) and a
NOOK
(meaning the Wi-Fi + 3G model), we write
NOOK
Wi-Fi for the former and add “Wi-Fi +
3G model” to the latter.
Choosing a Connection
When your
NOOK
needs a connection, it starts the radio, determines the best network to connect
to, and connects. When it no longer needs the connection, it disconnects.
Your
NOOK
uses the best network it can find, considering network speed and signal strength. From
top priority to lowest priority, the choices are:
•
In a Barnes & Noble store, your NOOK uses the store’s Wi-Fi hotspot.
•
When within range of an AT&T hotspot in the United States, your
NOOK
uses the AT&T
hotspot.
•
If you instruct your
NOOK
to use other Wi-Fi hotspots (by connecting to detected hotspots or
configuring hotspots), it uses one of those when it needs a network connection (if the signal
strength is OK).
•
(Wi-Fi + 3G model NOOKs only)
If none of the abovementioned Wi-Fi hotspots are
available, your
NOOK
uses B&N Fast & Free Wireless (a cellular data network). It picks the best
B&N Fast & Free Wireless connection based on speed and signal strength.
Some operations
require
a Wi-Fi connection. These include downloads of very large
eBooks, periodicals, and magazines; and some software updates.
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