Thread: new Kindle - web browsing on Wifi only?
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Old 07-31-2010, 10:13 AM   #13
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Originally Posted by ChaoZ View Post
I'm in Canada and this new tidbit of information raises some concerns.
Half of my reason for getting the Kindle would be for occasional web access (gmail and the like) via 3G. I know it's slow, but access is access.

Right now, for Canada, it says:

Access Wikipedia via Whispernet on the experimental web browser. Access other websites like Google via a Wi-Fi connection. Blogs can also be downloaded via a Wi-Fi connection.

If Amazon is killing this feature in the K3 and going Wifi only for web outside of Wikipedia, I may as well just find a used K2i.
I am also from Canada. If this is the case, there is no point getting the 3G model for me.
If I am interpreting the fine print correctly, they can start charging a fee for 3G web access any time they please.
The only guaranteed free access on 3G is buying books and wiki.
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