How useful is the 3G capability of Kindle? - Page 3

Atilla · 07-28-2011, 04:41 PM

Can the Kindle 3 3G used in Canada for Gmail etc? or is it limited to Wiki plus amazon shopping?

Sydney's Mom · 07-28-2011, 04:53 PM

I had kindle 1, 2 and now 3. My k3 is Wi-fi only, and I don't miss 3G at all. There is wi-fi in my home, hotels, airports, coffee shops. I usually HAVE to download a book at 2 am, not while I am on the train.

travfar · 07-28-2011, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ovaldisk

I'm assuming that the Kindle with 3G is capable of letting me send/receive email via Gmail while on a bus in Brazil?(as long as there's decent signal)

Is there a list of all the countries where I can do this with the Kindle 3G?

Thanks!

Absolutely. It's awesome. I don't have to think of where I can get WiFi internationally now. I just open up my Kindle.

mtsp · 07-28-2011, 05:34 PM

Funny thing. I actually check gmail while on a bus in Brazil.
And there's always a connection if you're in a city.
I once went on a farm and was able to get good signal on my K3.

DiapDealer · 07-28-2011, 07:11 PM

This one time, I was trapped in a bookstore with nothing to read. After I broke out, I would have had to wait for the entire 15 minute drive home before I could get a new book on my Kindle... but free 3G really saved my bacon that day.

Actually, I believe I used the 3G on mine immediately after I got it—just to verify everything worked as advertised—and haven't used it since (and I don't have Wifi on mine either).

ovaldisk · 07-28-2011, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by markreidyhp

Amazon have a map, I'll have to look it find it though. Give me a few minutes...

Edit:http://client0.cellmaps.com/viewer.html?cov=2&view=intl
Thats the coverage map.

Thanks for the link to the coverage map!

The map showed Kazahkstan with very little 3G coverage.
How is Borat supposed to download books and browse
the internet on his Kindle?

carnivore · 07-28-2011, 11:56 PM

Here's where that extra $50 was worth it for me:
I was in the Kona airport in Hawaii when the Japan earthquake hit. Information was trickling in--someone said it was a 7.5, which shouldn't be a big deal for Japan, but then it became apparent that it was much more major. That's when I started freaking out. Luckily, I was able to load Facebook and see that my friend in Tokyo was okay.

Even in less dire situations, it's been great. Everywhere I've tried to use it, I get some sort of cellular data connection. I live in Chile, so that's saying something

Ea · 07-29-2011, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by JD78

IMO, $25 is not a huge difference and 3G is probably worth it at that point if there is even a chance you might find a use for it, but some people don't see it that way.

Where do you get that 25 USD difference from?

For me, if I compare the Kindle 3 wifi versus wifi+3G shipped to Denmark including taxes the difference is 65 USD. (1085 DKK vs. 1425 DKK -> diff. is 340 DKK ~ 65 USD)
Maybe it's for the Kindles with adverts? I don't think they are available outside US. Another thing to take into account.

With a difference if 65 USD and only access to Wikipedia and Amazon's bookshop, I think it's fairly safe to say that the 3G functionality is not very useful to me

But don't mind me - I'm just pissed off at travfar's condescending tone (post #24) when he doesn't know what he's talking about

carpetmojo · 07-29-2011, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Polyphemus

Especially when in Europe. The 3G worked like a charm.

I would read on my Kindle at night and then on my Blackberry during the day at work. The 3G allowed these two devices to sync and it was great!

Sorry I'm late to this, but.....

And the work was done when ???

JD78 · 07-29-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Where do you get that 25 USD difference from?

For me, if I compare the Kindle 3 wifi versus wifi+3G shipped to Denmark including taxes the difference is 65 USD. (1085 DKK vs. 1425 DKK -> diff. is 340 DKK ~ 65 USD)
Maybe it's for the Kindles with adverts? I don't think they are available outside US. Another thing to take into account.

With a difference if 65 USD and only access to Wikipedia and Amazon's bookshop, I think it's fairly safe to say that the 3G functionality is not very useful to me

But don't mind me - I'm just pissed off at travfar's condescending tone (post #24) when he doesn't know what he's talking about

Yeah, my statement was based on the two Special Offer models.

ovaldisk · 07-29-2011, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by carnivore

Here's where that extra $50 was worth it for me:
I was in the Kona airport in Hawaii when the Japan earthquake hit. Information was trickling in--someone said it was a 7.5, which shouldn't be a big deal for Japan, but then it became apparent that it was much more major. That's when I started freaking out. Luckily, I was able to load Facebook and see that my friend in Tokyo was okay.

Even in less dire situations, it's been great. Everywhere I've tried to use it, I get some sort of cellular data connection. I live in Chile, so that's saying something

I just got the Kindle 3G with special offers yesterday. Is it just me or is it really difficult to navigate with the built-in internet browser? Zooming in and out was no problem, but the response was slow... almost like a 1980 PC.

I guess I should treat it as an emergency back-up internet device?

HarryT · 07-29-2011, 09:39 AM

The Kindle has an extremely slow, ultra low-power, CPU. It's certainly no speed demon

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cmargm · 07-29-2011, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Atilla

Can the Kindle 3 3G used in Canada for Gmail etc? or is it limited to Wiki plus amazon shopping?

I have only used it a couple of times but I can use it for my e-mail. Very slow and pokey but does work. I only used it as I had no Wi-fi connection at the time.

SeaBookGuy · 07-29-2011, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by shibamistress

I agree. Super useful, since it I use it at home instead of wifi, because the wifi was a pain in the butt with our router. I sent back the wifi only one and got the 3G one instead and couldn't be happier.

I bought a 3G one for my folks as they had no access to wifi at the time. They've since gotten a router, which doesn't really play nice with the Kindle. If 3G is slower, my mom will just have to wait an extra couple of seconds for each sodoku entry to take.

ovaldisk · 07-29-2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

If 3G is slower, my mom will just have to wait an extra couple of seconds for each sodoku entry to take.

how do you play sodoku on the Kindle? (or any other game?)

Thanks!

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07-28-2011, 04:41 PM	#31
Atilla Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 619496 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 3, Kindle 3 3G, Kobo Touch, Playbook,Kobo Clara HD,Kobo Libra 2	Can the Kindle 3 3G used in Canada for Gmail etc? or is it limited to Wiki plus amazon shopping?

07-28-2011, 04:53 PM	#32
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,896 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	I had kindle 1, 2 and now 3. My k3 is Wi-fi only, and I don't miss 3G at all. There is wi-fi in my home, hotels, airports, coffee shops. I usually HAVE to download a book at 2 am, not while I am on the train.

07-28-2011, 05:34 PM	#34
mtsp Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: São Paulo, Brasil/Brazil Device: Kindle 3 3G	Funny thing. I actually check gmail while on a bus in Brazil. And there's always a connection if you're in a city. I once went on a farm and was able to get good signal on my K3.

07-28-2011, 07:11 PM	#35
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,507 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	This one time, I was trapped in a bookstore with nothing to read. After I broke out, I would have had to wait for the entire 15 minute drive home before I could get a new book on my Kindle... but free 3G really saved my bacon that day. Actually, I believe I used the 3G on mine immediately after I got it—just to verify everything worked as advertised—and haven't used it since (and I don't have Wifi on mine either).

07-28-2011, 11:56 PM	#37
carnivore Member Posts: 12 Karma: 42 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3	Here's where that extra $50 was worth it for me: I was in the Kona airport in Hawaii when the Japan earthquake hit. Information was trickling in--someone said it was a 7.5, which shouldn't be a big deal for Japan, but then it became apparent that it was much more major. That's when I started freaking out. Luckily, I was able to load Facebook and see that my friend in Tokyo was okay. Even in less dire situations, it's been great. Everywhere I've tried to use it, I get some sort of cellular data connection. I live in Chile, so that's saying something

07-29-2011, 09:39 AM	#42
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The Kindle has an extremely slow, ultra low-power, CPU. It's certainly no speed demon .

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