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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
Knew I could count on you for a plain answer.
Have you noticed a difference in your kindle whispernet service? WHen I first got mine, early June, it would connect, but barely......I never got more than one or two bars. I checked my area and am totally in the strongest one. I was able to download books, but it took a while. Never had that "download in under a minute" experience Amazon promised. Just this last week or so, I've noticed a distinct improvement. Getting 4 and 5 bars consistently. Life is good again.
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What the bunny in the spacesuit said is correct. I remember that the "speed" they were referring to was the write speed, and further, that they said it really would not make a bit of difference except in the digital camera scenario.
And, I have absolutely noticed a difference. The first week I had the Kindle, I had a hell of a time trying to get it to connect to the Kindle store, even though I had plenty of bars showing. But lately ... it's been a dream. The only thing I need to be aware of is having my book plugged in if I plan to do much with the net.
One thing I noticed ... and it seems a little odd to me, but maybe it's normal ... say I've got what shows as a full battery. I go on the net for a few minutes, then turn off Whispernet entirely. It shows as OFF on the screen ... so it's definitely off. Now, after using it for a few minutes, the battery is down one bar. Then, I read for about an hour, put the book to sleep, and that's it for the night. The next morning, the battery is down to a single bar.
That makes me wonder whether using the Whispernet causes the battery (for some unknown reason) to drain at a faster rate. It doesn't make sense that it would, but it's the only explanation I can come up with, because if I just charge the battery up and do nothing but read ... it lasts about a week.
Ah well .... mysteries of life I suppose.