Thread: nook or kindle
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Old 03-30-2011, 11:56 PM   #102
owenfinn
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Originally Posted by maverick777 View Post
3. Free 3g even in other countries. This means I can access the news wherever I go. And if I'm in a pinch while I'm traveling internationally, I can even search for directions or get information online. (this was really a feature I hadn't thought about until I got the Kindle)
I live in Japan but am in the states now visiting, and was thinking of buying a Nook Color and rooting it to use as a poor man's tablet before I go back.

I have a Sony PRS-700 so don't really need another dedicated book reader but I would like a way to gain access to the internet, email, blogs, etc when outside the house (without signing up for a monthlly access plan). Problem is, where I live, it is very difficult to find free wifi so while the Nook Color w/wifi sounds like a great deal, I'm not sure how often I would be able to use it as a tablet outside the house. Now, I'm wondering if maybe I should get a kindle and take advantage of the free 3G.

Question is - what can you do when connected?

Obviously much less I know, but if I could just check email and read blogs or forums and surf the internet a bit that probably would be OK.
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