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Originally Posted by Alisa
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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I agree, I have used it to browse some reviews for books I was considering buying and have read several Wikipedia articles, but the actually websurfing stuff I leave to my computer. I do love being able to read the reviews and wikipedia stuff, so that's awesome...