Re: Kindle vs Nook?

[Glenn Hopwood <ghopwood.list@xxxxxxxxx>]

I just received a Kindle 3G as a present and I am not having any luck 
browsing the internet using the 3G connection. It works fine using Wifi. 
The browser is marked as 'experimental' and has limited capabilities but 
seems OK for occasional email viewing.

Glenn

On 12/14/2010 9:32 AM, Mike Wills wrote:
> The more expensive models has free 3G access. Amazon and Barnes and Nobel
> have deals (with I think AT&T) to give us free access. Really, all you can
> do on the Nook is browse and download books. I am sure the cost of doing
> that is build into their take of the books. I thought I seen that you can
> browse the internet with the Kindle on 3G, but I can't say for sure.
>
> --
> Mike Wills
> http://mikewills.me
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Burns, Bryan<Bryan_Burns@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > Are their carrier fees with these things or can you use a home wireless
> > network?  And what if you don't have wireless?  Naïve questions I know.
> > Bryan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Jim Oberholtzer
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 8:06 AM
> > To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> > Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Kindle vs Nook?
> >
> > My wife book me a Nook, and I really like it as well.  The only complaint I
> > have is the screen is not quite large enough for a full page from a printed
> > book so the page numbers sometimes get a bit confusing.
> > That may be a bit of a vote for a Kindle, but the difference in price was
> > sufficient to push her off to the Nook.
> >
> > Either way I don't think you can go wrong.
> >
> > Jim Oberholtzer
> > CEO/Chief Technical Architect
> > Agile Technology Architects, LLC
> >
> >
> > On 12/14/2010 7:57 AM, Rick DuVall wrote:
> > > Hello Tom,
> > >
> > >         My wife and i use the kindle and yes, you can get magazines,
> > >         news papers and blogs on the kindle... We really like it - it
> > >         seems to be kinder on the eyes than back-lit readers.
> > >
> > > Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 2:59:16 PM, you wrote:
> > >
> > > > >   Can you download current magazines from any of them ?
> > > > >   Thanks
> > > > >   Tom
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