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Hi Pingu,
I've recently got a Kindle 3G here in Oz. Ordered it from Amazon on Friday evening and it arrived at my door (Newcastle area) on the following Tuesday morning. I got the charger unit as well (does not come included as there is already a USB cable that charges from the computer). Postage for the two items added about $30.
The wifi connects automatically to both home and work routers, and it chooses wifi when available over 3G.
I've found the 3G handy when I've been away from the computer. There have been times when I've bought a book, or just downloaded sample pages, out in the wild.
I've not tried to use the wifi in Macdonalds etc. so I can't tell if it will connect with their wifi or with it's own 3G.
One aspect of the wireless connection (whatever flavour) is that "Kindle for PC" will sync to the Kindle on each book you are reading. If you read a bit on the PC one evening, and the next day open the same book on the Kindle while on the train, it will sync to where you left off on the PC. I have found that very handy, as has my wife who reads on her laptop as well as the Kindle.
The same thing happens between Kindles that have the same book. You can have a book on six devices at once, so it gives good scope for having more than one in the family.
The Kogan is no cheaper than the 3G Kindle and the 1500 free books that it comes with are classic out-of-copyright titles available for free on lots of websites. However, there are cheaper ereaders out there than both Kindle and Kogan.
The internet app on the Kindle is what they call 'experimental'. It works, but most webpages are not set up for the screen type and using it as a browser can be frustrating. However, there are lots of sites that are optimised for phone browsing which might be better - Im yet to try them. The Kindle browser is really designed for getting magazine and newspaper subscriptions - stuff with print rather than graphic emphasis.
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