I bought a sprint 3g/4g wifi hotspot and my monthly fee gives me unlimitless 4g. Sorry cant remember my monthly fee, but i have been happy with it. I watch Netflix all the time on my iPad. I dont think i am stopped by my provider or slowed down for using my device to the optimum. I feel as though i m getting all the bsndwidth i need.
I have a nook 2nd edition for reading books. I read magazines on my ipad though. I really like the eink screen for reading books, i do not get eye fatigue on the nook. I do have to be carful on computer screens. So far my ipad screen seems fine whrn i am on it for long periods.
E in Long Beach
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On Sep 29, 2011, at 7:07 PM, "AnneL" <shadow484@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Perhaps they will release a legitimate Kindle Killer. (Smiley)
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> IMO, the iPad is already a Kindle Killer. I had a Kindle. Even as a pure
> ebook reader, I much prefer the display on the iPad, it has greater storage
> capacity, and I can read literally any format of ebook there is. Amazon has
> spitefully withheld categories from its Kindle app, but all that's going to
> do is inspire people to rip the DRM on their ebooks and read them in some
> other app.
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>> Amazon is releasing the Fire as well as three other Kindles. What missed
>> my attention was the notice that with the 3G Kindle, the 3G wireless is
>> free. Or so Amazon says. Not sure what Amazon means by free, however.
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> Free is free. Amazon has had free 3G wireless "whispernet" with the Kindle
> since the get-go, although they did change carriers before they released the
> K2. However, that free wireless is only for transferring purchased Amazon
> content and software updates to the Kindle. There's very, very limited web
> access on the Kindle, so it's not like they're streaming content as you can
> on the iPad. You notice that the Fire is wifi only. I very, very much
> doubt that Amazon will ever put out a media tablet with free 3G.
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>> All I know is it is a great time to be a consumer.
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> It's a great time as far as innovation is concerned. Maybe not so great in
> some other ways. We're starting to reach a point where mobile service
> providers are becoming pricey bottlenecks. 5GB/month is *nothing* if you
> stream video, and streaming is definitely "the coming thing," but mobile
> network providers charge a high price for that much (if you can even GET
> that much), don't want to give you more, and throttle you if you use it.
> Let's face it: Right now, mobile service providers cannot, or will not,
> give consumers the bandwidth they need for the present technology.
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> Anne
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