How useful is the 3G capability of Kindle? - Page 5

carnivore · 08-05-2011, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ovaldisk

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?

Indeed, but when you're stuck in an airport and need to contact your ride, it's worth dealing with the slow CPU. Or when you want to know your friend is okay

I think that's why the browser is under the 'experimental' menu.

ovaldisk · 08-05-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by carnivore

Indeed, but when you're stuck in an airport and need to contact your ride, it's worth dealing with the slow CPU. Or when you want to know your friend is okay

I think that's why the browser is under the 'experimental' menu.

I agree. I just tried using the Kinde's browser to do some light emailing and
it worked fine.(for Gmail, at least)

I think Amazon put Kindle's browser under "experimental" because their
legal department insisted. In case they decide to remove the browser
capability, you can't really sue them for removing an experimental feature.

(just like I can't sue the pharmaceutical company after I willingly participated
in their drug experiment and grew two boobs on my hairy back

)

booklover6 · 08-05-2011, 03:24 PM

Hey mine came in handy today to look at a map. We were out and someone told us about a yard sale, so we looked up the street and found it!

ovaldisk · 08-05-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

Hey mine came in handy today to look at a map. We were out and someone told us about a yard sale, so we looked up the street and found it!

did you buy a map at the yard sale?

interestingly, I bought a map at a yard sale last weekend. (well, it was actully
a large National Geographic Atlas of the World that weighed 8 pounds)

booklover6 · 08-05-2011, 06:51 PM

no the map on kindlemap (something like that) that I had put on the kindle and never used before.

an 8 lb map....wow.

SteveEisenberg · 08-06-2011, 01:54 PM

I'm going to advertise here my I-believe useful Kindle 3D weather capability post just made over in Links Every Kindle Owner Should Have:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...9&postcount=91

maxim9691 · 08-06-2011, 02:39 PM

3G would only be useful to me if I were short on devices. I browse the net enough at home and don't care to turn my Kindle into a surfing device.
Besides without flash abilities how useful would it be over other devices you may already own, such as a smart phone?

Green-Eyed Lady · 08-06-2011, 04:16 PM

I find it to be very useful, especially when we go to my Mom's summer lake-home. She does not have internet there (the only thing available there is SUPER-slow dial-up or VERY expensive satellite). With my kindle, I'm able to check my e-mail, visit any forums I feel like visiting, and I LOVE being able to download books from Amazon even when there is no other internet service.

I do try to keep it to a reasonable amount though - I'd hate to see Amazon remove this feature due to it's being used "too much" (where they start losing money on it). For me, it's basically just handy to have, for very light internet use on vacations and such. But for that, it's AWESOME!

booklover6 · 08-06-2011, 05:16 PM

No smart phone here. Was thinking of getting one next year, but not going to. Don't want to pay $29.99 a month for the data plan.

Green-Eyed Lady · 08-06-2011, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

No smart phone here. Was thinking of getting one next year, but not going to. Don't want to pay $29.99 a month for the data plan.

EXACTLY! We don't want to pay any monthly fee for data, when I'm already paying almost $50 month for internet - which is why the Kindle 3G is such a FABULOUS deal, cuz I can just use that for ocassional e-mails and such, and not purchase a smart-phone/data-plan! That saves me a lot of money!

booklover6 · 08-06-2011, 06:28 PM

That's why I drove straight down to Best Buy to get my Kindle 3G when they had the $30.00 rebate. Free 3G for emergency or once in a while use is awesome.

chas0039 · 08-08-2011, 10:03 AM

Wouldn't it be amazing if Amazon moved to own the tablet market with their new offering this Fall and decided to incorporate free 3G?

ovaldisk · 08-09-2011, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by chas0039

Wouldn't it be amazing if Amazon moved to own the tablet market with their new offering this Fall and decided to incorporate free 3G?

Yes, it absolutely would.

Probably not going to happen.... the best we can hope for is a tablet from
Amazon that comes with 1 or 2 years of free 3G.

(my Google Chrome CR-48 laptop came with 2 years of free Verizon 3G, but
that's only because I got lucky and Google picked me to be a beta-tester)

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08-05-2011, 03:24 PM	#63
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	Hey mine came in handy today to look at a map. We were out and someone told us about a yard sale, so we looked up the street and found it!

08-05-2011, 06:51 PM	#65
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	no the map on kindlemap (something like that) that I had put on the kindle and never used before. an 8 lb map....wow.

08-06-2011, 01:54 PM	#66
SteveEisenberg Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,039 Karma: 39379388 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: near Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle Kids Edition, Fire HD 10 (11th generation)	I'm going to advertise here my I-believe useful Kindle 3D weather capability post just made over in Links Every Kindle Owner Should Have: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...9&postcount=91

08-06-2011, 02:39 PM	#67
maxim9691 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Missouri, USA Device: Kindle	3G would only be useful to me if I were short on devices. I browse the net enough at home and don't care to turn my Kindle into a surfing device. Besides without flash abilities how useful would it be over other devices you may already own, such as a smart phone?

08-06-2011, 04:16 PM	#68
Green-Eyed Lady Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Kindle	I find it to be very useful, especially when we go to my Mom's summer lake-home. She does not have internet there (the only thing available there is SUPER-slow dial-up or VERY expensive satellite). With my kindle, I'm able to check my e-mail, visit any forums I feel like visiting, and I LOVE being able to download books from Amazon even when there is no other internet service. I do try to keep it to a reasonable amount though - I'd hate to see Amazon remove this feature due to it's being used "too much" (where they start losing money on it). For me, it's basically just handy to have, for very light internet use on vacations and such. But for that, it's AWESOME!

08-06-2011, 05:16 PM	#69
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	No smart phone here. Was thinking of getting one next year, but not going to. Don't want to pay $29.99 a month for the data plan.

08-06-2011, 06:28 PM	#71
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	That's why I drove straight down to Best Buy to get my Kindle 3G when they had the $30.00 rebate. Free 3G for emergency or once in a while use is awesome.

08-08-2011, 10:03 AM	#72
chas0039 Sceptic Posts: 573 Karma: 73436 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The Lake Device: rooted Nooks, retired. JetBook Lite, Kindle 3, 4, Kobo Nia, Libra H2O.	Wouldn't it be amazing if Amazon moved to own the tablet market with their new offering this Fall and decided to incorporate free 3G?

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