Thread: David Pogue NY Times article on Fire HD
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Old 09-16-2012, 08:05 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by obsessed2 View Post
Good point. For example, Pogue says his iPad has faster Wifi than the Fire HD. According to the Chicago Sun Times: DSLreports.com’s tablet speed test consistently shows the Fire HD transacting about 20 percent faster on the same two WiFi networks as my 2012 iPad.


The Chicago Sun Times wasn't as critical of the Fire either.

http://www.suntimes.com/technology/i...-own-kind.html
Pogue was probably comparing the devices in a facility with balls to the walls wifi. I read a review by someone who was able to use wifi in a part of their home where wifi devices do not work. I think those are the people Amazon was trying to help.
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