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Originally Posted by maverick777
This is the 3G coverage for the Kindle. As you can seem most of Japan is covered.
http://client0.cellmaps.com/tabs.html#cellmaps_intl_tab
The Kindle has a built-in Webkit browser. It's not as full featured as a tablet like the Nook or the iPad, but it's sufficient for getting news and posting things on facebook and such. Flash does not work, so videos don't work. Not that it matters since eink is too slow anyways.
I use it to check facebook, twitter, news (BBC, CNN, ESPN, Reddit, etc), wikipedia, google maps, etc. when no other options are available.
I going to Europe in the fall and plan to take it with me to lookup directions. I'll have my phone with GPS and prepaid sim, but data is not unlimited or cheap with prepaid sims, so I'll utilize the Kindle for some reference.
If you want to watch Youtube or play flash games and such, the Kindle is definitely not the right device. The Nook Color and iPad are much better for real web browsing. |
Thanks! I'm not interested in playing games or watching video - just reading blogs, email, facebook etc. and now that you mention it, checking for directions on google maps could be really very useful to me if it works.
Seems like the Kindle 3G is the way to go (for me). thanks again!