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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Canada
Device: Kindle 3, Kindle 3 3G, Kobo Touch, Playbook,Kobo Clara HD,Kobo Libra 2
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Can the Kindle 3 3G used in Canada for Gmail etc? or is it limited to Wiki plus amazon shopping?
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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
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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.
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Absolutely. It's awesome. I don't have to think of where I can get WiFi internationally now. I just open up my Kindle.
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: São Paulo, Brasil/Brazil
Device: Kindle 3 3G
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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. |
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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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.
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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![]() The map showed Kazahkstan with very little 3G coverage. How is Borat supposed to download books and browse the internet on his Kindle? ![]() |
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Device: Kindle 3
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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 ![]() |
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Location: Denmark
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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 ![]() |
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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. ![]() ![]() |
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Location: UK
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The Kindle has an extremely slow, ultra low-power, CPU. It's certainly no speed demon
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#43 |
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Location: Canada
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Location: Naples, FL
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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.
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