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Originally Posted by Heart_Mom
I'm considering buying the Kindle Keyboard for e-reading, but also for having free access to the web when I'm out. If the Kindle Touch will give me that access, it obviously makes sense to wait for it.
Does anyone know for sure if the Kindle Keyboard will continue to be available after the Kindle Touch is available, and also if the Kindle Keyboard will continue to have free 3G browsing if I wait to buy it until early December?
I think my first choice is to not buy anything until we know for sure what free 3G browsing capacity the Kindle Touch 3g has. But I don't want to miss out on getting a Kindle that will have free 3G browsing.
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Nothing's for sure, but from Kindle Keyboard 3G's product page it appears that you'll still be able to use 3G with its web browser. I don't think anyone knows if that model will continue to be offered longer term or if they're selling off remaining stock.
I have the K3 model that has 3G+wifi, which appears to be the same as the Kindle Keyboard 3G. For quite a few months, I've had a very minor screen defect (it looks like a tiny dab of ink, and it hasn't changed at all). Although I can read around it, it is a bit distracting at times. I've put off requesting warranty replacement because I wanted to see what the new Kindles offered. I've been thinking that I may ask Amazon if they'd swap my keyboard model for the new Kindle Touch 3G, perhaps for a small fee. But if the Touch 3G doesn't include 3G web browsing, I'm not sure I'd want that model.
Anyway, I'd like to know all the details too! Maybe it doesn't matter too much for my situation, as I suppose they'll just send me a refurbished keyboard device anyway, but if they do plan to stop offering the Kindle Keyboard 3G, I'd like to know. My Kindle warranty expires in mid-November (right before the Kindle Touches start shipping). I hope that we have some answers before then!