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knc1 · 09-08-2012, 04:11 AM

The confusion seems to continue in the re-sale market (perhaps intentionally) - -

Used / Refurbished items described as: "Kindle keyboard with wifi and Free 3G" that are also listed as having serial numbers: B003...

Did the K2 ever ship with 3G?
At $79, that isn't a bad price - the 3G card is a $50 ... $60 item itself.
But for a refurbished K2 - that price is about $60 too high.

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While on the subject - -
In response to ixtab (in another thread?) -
The AData card shipped prior to these recent models is both 2G/3G, not 2G only. If only seeing 2G service, it is the service provider in that area, not the card.

No mention (yet) of a 4G card, those are still a bit more than +$1 even in large wholesale lots.
The Cell phone industry is sucking up all the chips that Qualcom (and others) can grow on silicon and if your not ordering in multiples of 100,000 unit lots, your S.O.L.

09-08-2012, 04:11 AM	#35
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	The confusion seems to continue in the re-sale market (perhaps intentionally) - - Used / Refurbished items described as: "Kindle keyboard with wifi and Free 3G" that are also listed as having serial numbers: B003... Did the K2 ever ship with 3G? At $79, that isn't a bad price - the 3G card is a $50 ... $60 item itself. But for a refurbished K2 - that price is about $60 too high. - - - - While on the subject - - In response to ixtab (in another thread?) - The AData card shipped prior to these recent models is both 2G/3G, not 2G only. If only seeing 2G service, it is the service provider in that area, not the card. No mention (yet) of a 4G card, those are still a bit more than +$1 even in large wholesale lots. The Cell phone industry is sucking up all the chips that Qualcom (and others) can grow on silicon and if your not ordering in multiples of 100,000 unit lots, your S.O.L. Last edited by knc1; 09-08-2012 at 04:21 AM.