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Web browsing with 3G to be discountinued on Kindle
humanracer
01-01-2012
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...rowsing-kindle

Makes sense really. Did anyone think that browsing the internet for free everywhere would last forever (or even a few years)???
moox
01-01-2012
I was almost annoyed then, but then I see that existing "Kindle Keyboard" owners are not affected.

No doubt someone will find a way to defeat the block for the newer Kindles. It certainly reduces the point of paying quite a premium for 3G if all you can do is buy books and look at Wikipedia.
humanracer
01-01-2012
Originally Posted by moox:
“I was almost annoyed then, but then I see that existing "Kindle Keyboard" owners are not affected.

No doubt someone will find a way to defeat the block for the newer Kindles. It certainly reduces the point of paying quite a premium for 3G if all you can do is buy books and look at Wikipedia.”

True though to be fair the Kindle is designed for downloading and reading books, it is not meant to be a internet browsing device.
home_alone
01-01-2012
TBH, as a 'kindle keyboard' owner, even if they stopped all 'experimental' internet access, the service I have received worldwide, for free, over the last year has probably paid for the unit when compared to equivalent roaming charges for a 'phone.
psionic
01-01-2012
That was the best feature of the 3G version IMHO. Still at least the Kindle 3 3G/Keyboard version will still be ok (for now).
alan1302
02-01-2012
Originally Posted by humanracer:
“http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...rowsing-kindle

Makes sense really. Did anyone think that browsing the internet for free everywhere would last forever (or even a few years)???”

Some people will have thought they would do! LOL People will now be having a big moan about it and saying how Amazon are a rip off
njp
02-01-2012
Originally Posted by psionic:
“That was the best feature of the 3G version IMHO.”

Best feature? Really? The kindle has many virtues, but it's a pretty lousy web browser.
psionic
02-01-2012
Originally Posted by njp:
“Best feature? Really? The kindle has many virtues, but it's a pretty lousy web browser.”

Yes the browser sucks. But it's free and works pretty much worldwide.
Eater Sundae
06-01-2012
Originally Posted by home_alone:
“TBH, as a 'kindle keyboard' owner, even if they stopped all 'experimental' internet access, the service I have received worldwide, for free, over the last year has probably paid for the unit when compared to equivalent roaming charges for a 'phone.”

Same here. Even out and about in the UK, when away from home the choice has been between my pay as you go phone and my Kindle 3G, for what is very lightweight browsing in my case. I reckon I've already saved the extra cost of the 3G.
johnnybgoode83
06-01-2012
I don't care. The Kindle is an e book reader not an Internet tablet. It's function is to download and read books/newspapers/magazines.
IvanIV
06-01-2012
Well, I have 3G Keyboard and it's been really nice to be able to use the browser abroad, not that I use it extensively, neither I had bought it because of that.
alanwarwic
06-01-2012
Originally Posted by moox:
“I was almost annoyed then, but then I see that existing "Kindle Keyboard" owners are not affected.”

Not yet. If use is not abused just maybe it will last.

On the iPhone 4, Siri got immediately discontinued when the 4S arrived. So has this been 'Fired'?
Rolnikov
06-01-2012
I've never needed a mobile phone, working at home, so I've found the internet access on my v2 handy when travelling. Could live without it, though. Bit of a distraction from reading, to be honest - deliberately bought a wi-fi only v3 to avoid that.
Daveoc64
06-01-2012
Did I miss something? Are we back in October?

They haven't discontinued 3G web browsing as the model affected never had it in the first place - nor is it even available in the UK.

Originally Posted by alanwarwic:
“On the iPhone 4, Siri got immediately discontinued when the 4S arrived. So has this been 'Fired'?”

Siri has never been officially available on any device other than an iPhone 4S
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