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Old 10-07-2010, 11:52 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by lalebarde View Post
From Amazone Kindle site and License Agreement and Terms of Use, you are not allowed to download or navigate elsewhere than at Amazon. They can lock it or charge it at any time. Wifi and 3G are included only for their business, not your comfort. Their economic model is copied from printers one : cheap device but jailed to expensive usage (or time consuming for format convertion and USB uploads). So the connectivity capabilities of Amazon devices is only an advantage if you buy their ebooks.
Other readers, like the ones of Bookeen, offer free and open navigation, like all manufacturers that do not sell ebooks.
That is not correct. If it were there wouldn't be a browser on the Kindle. The Kindle store and Wikipedia are separate from the browser. Use of 3G may be restricted and cause you to be charged for its use but using with Kindle with WiFi incurs no charges from Amazon and has no restrictions.

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2. Wireless Connectivity

Use of Wireless Connectivity. Your Kindle uses wireless connectivity to allow you to shop for and download Digital Content from the Kindle Store. In general, we do not charge you for this use of wireless connectivity. Your Kindle may use wireless connectivity to make other services available to you for which we may charge you a fee, such as personal file download and subscriptions when you are located in another country. The fees and terms for such services are located in the Kindle Store and may change from time to time. If your Kindle functions with third party services, such as WI-FI access points, a third party may charge you fees for the use of those services.

Your Conduct. You may use the wireless connectivity provided by us only in connection with the Service. You may not use the wireless connectivity for any other purpose.

Availability. If your Kindle is located in an area in which it cannot maintain wireless connectivity, you may not be able to use some or all of the Service. We are not responsible for the unavailability of wireless connectivity for your Kindle or any corresponding loss of Service. Events beyond our reasonable control (such as changes in service or terms by wireless carriers) may impact the terms or circumstances under which we provide you wireless connectivity and may result in a change to these terms or a temporary or permanent modification or loss of wireless connectivity for your Kindle.
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