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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
I had a 2nd gen Kindle, and a DXG. Both ran the same firmware. In the winter of 2009, my mother in-law had a lengthy hospital stay due back surgery and complications. This was before any of the family had smart phones. The hospital had undependable WiFi, and it was impractical to tote laptops back and forth.
I was able to use the K2 to connect to Facebook and keep out of state family members up to date on MILs condition. I was also able to look up medical terms and medications. It was very slow, and freeze prone, and not something I would have wanted to do on a regular basis.
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I learned about my niece's birth in early 2011 while in a hotel in Kirkenes in far northern Norway, courtesy of a hotel wifi connection and a Kindle 4's web browser. It was up to reading the gmail of the time (only just, very slowly) but not get as far as sending anything.