Thread: Kindle Touch 3G - no web browsing via 3G?
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Old 10-07-2011, 02:57 AM   #120
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Originally Posted by MickeyMark View Post
Oy...

Has Amazon announced, for sure, that they're discontinuing the unlimited, free, 3G internet access with the Touch3G? The last time I read this thread, that point was still up for debate. People seem to have come to the conclusion that it's gone. Is that conclusion based on fact?

I don't use my K3G to access the internet very often, but (living where I do) I have to admit that I like knowing that I can.


I have an iPod Touch. So long as my WiFi is working, that's enough "smart phone" for me.
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Originally Posted by Skydog View Post
Reading Amazon's own feature description on the website and confirmed by telephone and emails from Kindle support, apparently "internet" browsing will be available via Wifi only. 3G will be limited to purchasing books from Amazon and syncing to one's account.
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey View Post
Amazon seems to be pinching pennies as of late. Not only are they restricting 3G access for the new Touch Kindles, but they're also restricting offers on Special Offer Kindles.

Starting Sep 6th, the offer limit changed from limit one per device to limit one per customer and per device. I know someone with two KSOs who said that starting Sep 26th, the promo codes changed from one unique code per device to the same code for both devices.

So, it looks like Amazon is discouraging ownership of multiple KSOs on the same account and ownership 3G KTs.
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Originally Posted by The Hooded Claw View Post
http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle/?...MxIT1OGTA35WG1

Above is a link to an explicit official Amazon statement. As mentioned, the product descriptions had been saying no 3G browsing for days, but the CS reps had been contradicting the product description. But the above is explicit.
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Parsing and weighing all the statements with some being contradictory, it is my belief (as of now) that if you have the older Kindle 3(keyboard)-3G or the Kindle DX you will get the same 3G service in the future as you did in the past.
The only limits on browsing will be the difficult navigation with the keys, the symbols, and the 5 way button. For downloads if it isn't an Amazon product, you will pay 15 cents per MB in the USA and 99 cents per MB outside the USA except for Canada where they don't allow it. Reading e-mails isn't normally considered downloading. I don't know what the Kindle does for attachments. I assume it ignores them.

I do know that they can change that if they want because of the wording that came with the Device when I got it. But I am hopeful that there isn't enough use (and that will decrease as time goes by) to make them want to have publicity problem by taking it away.

I have been pondering buying another Kindle3(keyboard)-3G just to have a spare.
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