Thread: Reasons I'm not getting a Kindle but the Sony 505 instead.
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Old 12-14-2007, 01:59 PM   #148
Alisa
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You don't have to pay for 24hr web access? I find that hard to believe.
I think the model they are working on now, since the Kindle is not particularly suited for websurfing, is that people will mostly be using the access to get content. It isn't free. Nothing's free. It's factored into the price. Amazon has been quite frank that getting content and Wikipedia search will stay this way. Websurfing itself is "experimental" and they have been clear that they may start charging for that. If most Kindle users are like me, they probably won't have to. Websurfing on this thing is dreadful. It's primarily a reader, not a tablet pc. Whispernet is great for what it was made for: getting your content immediately even when you're away from home and doing searches. These two features are a great added value, IMO. I've used it in a pinch to browse the web, but my smartphone does a better job.
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