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Originally Posted by andyh2000
Well I would imagine that they have to pay for a line to join the rest of the internet. And that line (more likely lines) has a particular carrying capacity that costs more the bigger it is. So yes, I do think that. But I don't know anything concrete about it.
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I think it's historic from when there were Kindle models with cell/mobile modems (and some had no WiFi). Amazon certainly paid for the cellular/mobile data. The Oasis 2 still had an option for 3G. The DXi / DXGi was mobile/cell only; no wifi. I don't know if there are current or 4G models.
The ebook traffic on their data centre internet access would now be a tiny fraction of Amazon traffic. But any device with "free" cell/mobile access for Amazon built in costs them money.