> where they downloading e-books with the device 2g connection from there?
Yes. The nearest village (30 min walk) had cell towers when I was last there 7 years ago. I recall having surprisingly fantastic cell service in the entire Khumbu region.
"I have around 50 books and a dozen of comic books on my e-reader.
It works perfectly without any connection whatsoever.
I'm not sure that being able to download a book while sitting on top of Mountain Everest it's a such an important feature"
The point being: you can preload years worth of reading material on e-books, a connection is not needed.
It was in response to a post that said
"The older kindles with 2G/3G "Whispersync" functionality had another major drawcard of working just about anywhere, even if you didn't have wifi coverage or a phone with data services"
that's not surprising.
it's the most popular e-reader.
anyway, base camp is not the top of the mountain :)
where they downloading e-books with the device 2g connection from there?
> The long battery life and light weight are ideal for long isolated stretches in the Himalayas.
modern e-readers last weeks on battery and weight less than 200 grams.