Thread: Kindle - 3G only for shopping Amazon?
View Single Post
Old 05-02-2011, 10:43 PM   #42
tubemonkey
monkey on the fringe
tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.tubemonkey ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
tubemonkey's Avatar
 
Posts: 45,771
Karma: 158733736
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Seattle Metro
Device: Moto E6, Echo Show
Quote:
Originally Posted by ApK View Post
I do not have a 3G smart phone, and think the cost of data plans for what little I want would be silly.
The 3G Kindle has given me all I need, and I'm very happy.
In addition to using it to check email just about every day, I used the integrated Google and Wikipedia look up quite a lot while reading, but I think the best thing the Kindle 3G offers for a reader is the ability to directly download books from sites like Project Gutenberg or MR and others.
I agree with you on smartphones. WiFi is more than sufficient for my needs. The money saved from not having to pay for a forced data plan is enough to buy the latest generation 32GB iPod touch every year during Apple's refresh.

I also don't need 3G for my Kindle. First off, I find the browser very painful to use, so I rarely do so. Second, if I do need to log on, free WiFi is everywhere. With a gazillion locations around me, it's extremely easy to find a nearby McDonald's, Starbucks, or public library to log on.
tubemonkey is offline   Reply With Quote