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sxtal · 02-24-2010, 07:42 PM

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I totally agree with your comment about a comparison. That was actually one of my arguments in my earlier post above. Even if Apple adopted the cellphone model and gave away the hardware, I'd still have to pay $60/month just to have the wireless connectivity if I wanted to buy books on the run. For my money, it's just not worth it.

Someone else responded to another post of mine and mentioned that iPad can run off your existing wireless at home, so you don't need to pay for another connection. That may be true, but if you want to use it's wireless functionality more than thirty feet from your home you're out of luck unless you fork over the monthly fee. Still not worth it to me.

02-24-2010, 07:42 PM	#26
sxtal Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 19 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle DX	=X=, I totally agree with your comment about a comparison. That was actually one of my arguments in my earlier post above. Even if Apple adopted the cellphone model and gave away the hardware, I'd still have to pay $60/month just to have the wireless connectivity if I wanted to buy books on the run. For my money, it's just not worth it. Someone else responded to another post of mine and mentioned that iPad can run off your existing wireless at home, so you don't need to pay for another connection. That may be true, but if you want to use it's wireless functionality more than thirty feet from your home you're out of luck unless you fork over the monthly fee. Still not worth it to me.