Paperwhite 3G, or not 3G, that is the question... - Page 2

doctorow · 09-07-2013, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by krazy4katz

So, I have never tethered anything. I have an iPhone 5. How would that work?

It's fairly easy. Tethering usually works either through WiFi or Bluetooth. Since the Kindle has only WiFi, you'd go that route. What you basically do is set up a wireless access point/personal hotspot on your iPhone to which the Kindle can connect to. Everything then goes from the access point through your iPhones 3G to the net and back.

More here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4517

krazy4katz · 09-07-2013, 04:38 PM

Thanks, doctorow!! That might alter my perspective on the kindle with Wifi only. k4k

vxf · 09-07-2013, 05:06 PM

I spent most of the summer in Italy and Croatia - and getting the WSJ and Financial Times in the morning was just priceless. Actually the availability of 3g is the only reason I don't switch to an Aura HD.

barryem · 09-07-2013, 05:29 PM

I've bought every Kindle since my first, the Kindle Keyboard, and each time I've wanted the 3G version but didn't get it. I'm also retired and don't really need 3G most of the time, and money is tight.

I also got the Paperwhite without 3G. But it kept gnawing at me. I finally broke down and bought a second Paperwhite with 3G. I also got a cover for it so I can feel comfortable taking it with me the occasional times I'm away from home.

The truth is that the 3G just isn't needed in my case. At the same time I feel so good about having it for the few times I do need it that I can't imagine not having it now.

I've already decided I'm saving for the new Paperwhite with 3G. It'll take a couple of months. I probably won't be able to get it when it first comes out, although I may. I definitely want 2 Kindles for myself and I want both of them to have 3G. I'll use my old Wifi Paperwhite the way I use my Basic Kindle now, for lending to friends and family.

I guess my point is that if you really do have a choice and can manage to get either one, sometimes it's worthwhile getting what you want even if you don't really need it.

Barry

tomsem · 09-07-2013, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by barryem

I've already decided I'm saving for the new Paperwhite with 3G. It'll take a couple of months. I probably won't be able to get it when it first comes out, although I may. I definitely want 2 Kindles for myself and I want both of them to have 3G. I'll use my old Wifi Paperwhite the way I use my Basic Kindle now, for lending to friends and family.

I guess my point is that if you really do have a choice and can manage to get either one, sometimes it's worthwhile getting what you want even if you don't really need it.

Barry

Hmm. Now you've given me the idea to get wifi only PW2 for home and keep my 3G PW1 for travel. Can't have too many of these things, can you?

vxf · 09-07-2013, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tomsem

Hmm. Now you've given me the idea to get wifi only PW2 for home and keep my 3G PW1 for travel. Can't have too many of these things, can you?

I'll tell you, this reads like a pretty good idea.
I might actually consider doing the same. Especially as my reader gets always a rough treatment in travel...

vxf · 09-07-2013, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

Hmm. Now you've given me the idea to get wifi only PW2 for home and keep my 3G PW1 for travel. Can't have too many of these things, can you?

I'll tell you, this reads like a pretty good idea.
I might actually consider doing the same. Especially as my reader gets always a rough treatment in travel...

EDIT: as soon as I posted the above, I figured why it wouldn't work. Automatic delivery of subscriptions works for only one device... sure, you can switch, but that sounds like a pain... but if you don't have subscriptions, it could work...

tomsem · 09-08-2013, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vxf

I'll tell you, this reads like a pretty good idea.
I might actually consider doing the same. Especially as my reader gets always a rough treatment in travel...

EDIT: as soon as I posted the above, I figured why it wouldn't work. Automatic delivery of subscriptions works for only one device... sure, you can switch, but that sounds like a pain... but if you don't have subscriptions, it could work...

It is easy enough to download subscriptions from the Cloud list.

robbw · 09-08-2013, 10:37 PM

On the rare occasions I'm away from WiFi, I tether to my iPhone5. Saves money and a tiny bit of weight on my KPW.

aceflor · 09-09-2013, 06:50 AM

I tether all the time to my Galaxy. I had been thinking of getting the 3G for my first PW because of the convenience of it, but tethering is so easy with the Galaxy that I ended up getting the wifi only PW and do not regret it.

Josieb1 · 09-09-2013, 02:58 PM

I tether with my iphone, it works perfectly. If you have a smartphone with a decent sized data package (mine is 1G) and only need 3G occasionally then thats the best option

xendula · 09-09-2013, 10:01 PM

I have used the 3G on my PW1 maybe twice in the past year. It's nice to know I have it, but also only preordered the Wifi only PW2. When you don't have 3G, you probably make sure you have a large enough TBR list on your Kindle before leaving the house.
I may keep my PW1 for when I need 3G, or maybe not....

09-07-2013, 04:38 PM	#17
krazy4katz Addict Posts: 367 Karma: 1552656 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: [Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (KK)], Kindle Voyage, iPad Pro	Thanks, doctorow!! That might alter my perspective on the kindle with Wifi only. k4k Last edited by krazy4katz; 09-07-2013 at 04:42 PM.

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vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	I spent most of the summer in Italy and Croatia - and getting the WSJ and Financial Times in the morning was just priceless. Actually the availability of 3g is the only reason I don't switch to an Aura HD.

09-07-2013, 05:29 PM	#19
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I've bought every Kindle since my first, the Kindle Keyboard, and each time I've wanted the 3G version but didn't get it. I'm also retired and don't really need 3G most of the time, and money is tight. I also got the Paperwhite without 3G. But it kept gnawing at me. I finally broke down and bought a second Paperwhite with 3G. I also got a cover for it so I can feel comfortable taking it with me the occasional times I'm away from home. The truth is that the 3G just isn't needed in my case. At the same time I feel so good about having it for the few times I do need it that I can't imagine not having it now. I've already decided I'm saving for the new Paperwhite with 3G. It'll take a couple of months. I probably won't be able to get it when it first comes out, although I may. I definitely want 2 Kindles for myself and I want both of them to have 3G. I'll use my old Wifi Paperwhite the way I use my Basic Kindle now, for lending to friends and family. I guess my point is that if you really do have a choice and can manage to get either one, sometimes it's worthwhile getting what you want even if you don't really need it. Barry

09-08-2013, 10:37 PM	#24
robbw Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 567618 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: K2, K3	On the rare occasions I'm away from WiFi, I tether to my iPhone5. Saves money and a tiny bit of weight on my KPW.

09-09-2013, 06:50 AM	#25
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	I tether all the time to my Galaxy. I had been thinking of getting the 3G for my first PW because of the convenience of it, but tethering is so easy with the Galaxy that I ended up getting the wifi only PW and do not regret it.

09-09-2013, 02:58 PM	#26
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,086 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2	I tether with my iphone, it works perfectly. If you have a smartphone with a decent sized data package (mine is 1G) and only need 3G occasionally then thats the best option

09-09-2013, 10:01 PM	#27
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	I have used the 3G on my PW1 maybe twice in the past year. It's nice to know I have it, but also only preordered the Wifi only PW2. When you don't have 3G, you probably make sure you have a large enough TBR list on your Kindle before leaving the house. I may keep my PW1 for when I need 3G, or maybe not....

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