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I would say if you are already paying for a smartphone, there's really not much point to having a 3G Kindle, except maybe the 'travel to exotic places' scenario. You can tether, or just leave the Kindle at home and read on the smartphone. My 'wikipedia' use case also becomes irrelevant since that is much better on a smartphone.
But of course a smartphone and associated data plan is not free, and I don't have one and don't plan to get one at any time soon. Hence a 3G Kindle made some sense to me despite the one-time cost of the feature. And after nearly a year, I have no regrets about doing so. I've done hundreds if not thousands of 3g network accesses that would not have been possible otherwise.
I'm not sure if or when I'll get another Kindle and don't know if I'd get 3G next time if I have to pay full cost. I've seen great 'close out' deals on 3G Kindles, most recently Kindle Touch 3G for $50 at Radio Shack (but I'd have had to drive 3 hours to grab that deal..), so another strategy would be to get a refurb, used or discounted 3g Kindle to save some money.
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