At least with my Kindle I don't have to purchase a data plan as I would with a smartphone. Web browsing is painful, reminds me of dial-up, and you're limited to static sites but it works. Last summer I stayed at a hotel that had the worst wifi I've ever seen. My Kindle was much faster and allowed me to access my web mail and a few sites that I needed.
I've had a Kindle since the second day the first version of the Kindle was sold (overnight shipping) and I've never been charged for web browsing.
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