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Originally Posted by matt314159
More often than not, in fact, I daresay, 90% of the time, the phones that share their internet via wifi do so in "ad-hoc" mode, and not "infrastructure" mode, as required by the specs on the k3. To call it fear-mongering is laughable. It's a simple fact that anybody familiar with cell phones understands.
I think the hangup you have might be over the term "infrastructure" mode...all that refers to is a wireless client connecting to a fixed base-station like a router or an access point, as opposed to another wireless device (peer to peer/ad-hoc)
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I was concerned you were implying the Kindle 3 would not connect to the most common WiFi access points -- home routers, cafes, hotels. My understanding is that it does. Surely this is the method almost everyone will use almost all the time.
A tiny fraction of folks with mobile phones will also want to do this and, if they have an iPhone, can easily create a "mifi" with an app. No doubt many Android phones have the same capability; I believe running phones running Android 2.1 already do. This isn't HowardForums and the vast number of Kindle 3 WiFi users will not be impacted by these details.
When Kindle 3 says "wifi" they mean the most common usage and there is no need for caveats which imply it is sub-standard.