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Old 07-25-2012, 06:59 AM   #44
SteveEisenberg
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Originally Posted by AZImmortal View Post
If I remember correctly, Amazon originally advertised something along the lines of "lifetime free 3G".
My memory is otherwise.

If I'm mistaken -- and it has happened -- you can find the old Kindle marketing web pages at waybackmachine.org, and prove me wrong.

The original Kindle free internet has been delivered, in the US, for 4 1/2 years. That a long time in the tech world.

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Originally Posted by kacir View Post
You won't be able to download files, listen to music, watch video, have access to flash ... .
Nothing new. eInk Kindles are for reading, listening to side-loaded MP3's, and the lightest data entry; the browser has never offered those features.

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Originally Posted by kacir View Post
Plus the use of the browser is quite awkward so I do not think many people would generate substantial traffic.
I don't find it awkward once set up with bookmarks appropriate to it.

A suspicious person could say that by using the word "experimental," and pre-loading bookmarks unsuited to the device, Amazon has always been discouraging browser use. But I don't know where they broke a promise.
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