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Old 09-09-2012, 09:42 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Every so often (perhaps once a month) you get a screensaver saying "Connect to the wireless network to download new offers" or something like that. At that point I turn on 3G (or connect to WiFi) for a few minutes to let it download the latest batch of ads, then turn it off again. The ads cycle within each "batch", so you still get the variety.
I no longer do that on my K4, because the Special Offers are no more and the ads are worthless.

Now it appears that Amazon is going to start up the SOs again with the release of the new Kindles. If they do and the offers are good, I'll turn wifi back on.
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