Thread: You'd think that Kobo was the only company selling e-readers into the Canadian market
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Old 12-10-2012, 10:55 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by Anjohl View Post
I love Amazons free Web browsing, but Kobo beats them in every other way for me.
It looks like the jig is up for that feature and Canadians. Amazon no longer releases 3G devices in Canada. For example, we got the Kindle Touch the year after it launched in the U.S., and we only got the option of the WiFi version.

The only 3G-capable Kindle Amazon will sell into Canada is the old Kindle Keyboard 3G.

And at the risk of stating the obvious, since Amazon charges more for 3G-enabled Kindles, the 3G feature is not "free" (though it is a very reasonable flat rate).

Of course, there's so much free/cheap WiFi out there that I don't miss it now like I would have once upon a time. And I can just make a WiFi hotspot whenever I need to using my smartphone anyway.
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