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Originally Posted by Andy_D
Thanks for the reply. My question was about models that came to market after the K3 and which, afaik, never have had 3G internet access except for Amazon and Wikipedia.
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Not even that much connectivity on some.
I just tested the K5(SO) device sitting next to me.
It has a (two bar) 3G connection up at this time.
That is a Kindle model B00F. (
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Kindle_Serial_Numbers )
It is running firmware version 5.3.7.3
Selecting the experimental browser gets you a pop-up panel saying that the browser requires a WiFi connection.
I do not have Skipstone or any other browser installed on that particular device.
So I can't do the same check with a general purpose browser.
The only K5 devices that I have Skipstone installed on are both B011 models (no 3G).
But some of the posts on this sub-subject don't mention what application they are doing the Internet access with - either Amazon included or an add-in application.
So we can't be sure we are doing an Apples-to-Apples comparison.
None of the K4 models ever included 3G, all models are "WiFi Only" devices.
This B00F is probable the oldest, post-K3 model that had 3G available (although it is not currently running firmware from early in the production run).
I do have K3 models with 3G, but that is the 'standard' we are comparing to right now.
(and K2, K2I, DX, DXG - all the 2.x series devices are "3G only" - no Wifi available on any of them).