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Originally Posted by vxf
I get newspapers (Financial Times and WSJ) delivered on my 950 every morning via 3g, wherever I am at - well, within the USA, at least.
That makes 3g priceless to me.
Browsing... too clunky on eink. Frankly, I must have bought books over 3g maybe once or twice per year, no more than that - it's just easier to do it on a laptop and I am rarely in a rush, as my list of books-to-read (and related folder on my devices) is always very long. But the auto-delivery, regardless of wifi availability, that's just great.
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I guess I'm in the minority with you, vxf! I have two newspapers that I get delivered to my Sony 950. I also have two blogs that I get delivered to my Kindle 3. And, I have my instapaper articles wirelessly delivered to my K3. Lastly, I have magazine subscriptions on my Nook Color. However, I keep the 3G turned off 99.9% of the time on my Sony, and I only have the Wi-fi version of the K3. Since I mostly use my readers at home that works fine for me. I have my iPhone if I need 3G while I'm out and about.
Actually, I accidentally broke the screen on my first K3 when I was traveling. It was back when the K3 was new and hard to find. I drove to several different Staples and Targets searching specifically for the Wi-fi only version. I knew I didn't want to pay an extra $50 for 3G that I didn't really need. I bought the replacement K3 in Target and then drove across the street to Starbucks for the free Wi-fi where I was able to download my books and collections from my Amazon account. A few minutes and a vanilla latte later and my replacement K3 was as good as the original.
Interestingly, I also very rarely buy books from either Sony or Amazon or B&N by shopping directly on the device. I tend to buy them on my computer and then either sync via USB or have them wirelessly delivered.