08-06-2010, 07:37 AM | #106 |
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Of course there is 3G in the UK!
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08-06-2010, 10:09 AM | #107 |
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08-06-2010, 10:19 AM | #108 |
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08-06-2010, 10:19 AM | #109 |
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It might be a while but I can see myself buying a K3 WiFi. I am fine with my DXG but if I end up commuting for work I might decide to get the smaller version.
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08-07-2010, 05:24 PM | #110 |
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This is my first Kindle and I have pre-ordered the 3G + WiFi. I was going to purchase the WiFi only model but OH persuaded me that it was better to go for the 3G for greater versatility.
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08-07-2010, 06:08 PM | #111 |
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I ordered the WiFi only model because 3G reception is poor where I live and I don't have a need for 3G when I travel. I decided to put the savings towards a cover.
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08-07-2010, 06:57 PM | #112 |
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I ordered the wi-fi only version. With the 3G model I will be tempted to use it to go online for other stuff.
I want to concentrate on book reading. Just downloaded the Project Gutenberg DVD. With its 29500+ books I need all the reading time I can get. |
08-08-2010, 01:16 PM | #113 | |
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08-08-2010, 10:10 PM | #114 | |
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If you compare the total cost of ownership, over two or three years, of a Kindle 3 with AT&T 3G internet, with an iPad and AT&T 3G, you are talking about a ten to one price advantage for the Kindle. Yes, I know that the Kindle 3 screen is smaller, and has a fraction of the memory, and no color, and can't play videos or animations, and has, at the moment, no library of downloadable applications. But bottom line -- the iPad is a luxury I can't afford. A somewhat better-than-BlackBerry browser in a far better eReader is a luxury I can and will afford. I'm not really sure if I will buy much Kindle content from Amazon or not. I do realize, however, that if I, and lot of others, only use the Kindle 3 to browse free web sites and read public domain books, something will have to give. The fine print says that Amazon can withdraw the free AT&T web browsing at any time, so I'm spending an extra $50 for what may be either a frustrating short-lived internet fling or the bargain of the century. I wonder what will happen next year (or the year after) when they switch to Mirasol or similar displays that support color and video. I don't see how Amazon can keep on giving no-monthly-fee cell phone network internet then, unless I am missing something. (Probably I am, and I post to learn what it is.) Last edited by SteveEisenberg; 08-08-2010 at 10:13 PM. |
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08-12-2010, 12:17 AM | #115 | |
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08-12-2010, 12:22 AM | #116 |
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The original Kindle pitch specifically stated that general Web browsing was "experimental" and may not always be free, but they maintained that store access, downloading purchased content and Wikipedia would remain free. That seems quite reasonable.
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08-12-2010, 12:34 AM | #117 | |
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08-12-2010, 02:28 AM | #118 |
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The Kindle 3's Wi-Fi completely eliminates this argument. Most people will find that they will use Wi-Fi most of the time and only use the 3G for buying a book if they're out of Wi-Fi range, like on the beach, etc. Once people see the Webkit browser on a Wi-Fi network they won't use 3G for browsing the Web unless they absolutely need to.
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08-12-2010, 03:01 AM | #119 |
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I have preordered the 3G one as in germany, even though there are a lot of wifi hotspots, most of them are quite expensive to use, which would quite quickly make up the difference in price between the 2 models. Also with 3g i could look at wikipedia and amazon even when I am not within wifi range. Even if general browsing becomes paying, just the free access to wikipedia is enough for me as I use that the whole time (offline on my smartphone but only in german, but would like to have up-to-date english wiki).
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08-12-2010, 08:07 AM | #120 |
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2 x (3G & Wifi) 1 Each,
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