Comments on: Would You Buy Kindle w/o Whispernet?

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:20:08 +0000

Absolutely not – why should I pay the same amount as those that get the Whispernet functionality, just because I live in Canada? Besides, without Whispernet Kindle loses any chance it has at competing with Sony PRS 700.

By: Mary Brown

Mary Brown — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:00:48 +0000

I’m from Canada and I bought a kindle hoping to download through the computer but when I tried to buy from Amazon they wouldn’t let me as my billing address is in Canada.
How do the Canadians get around that? I would still love to use my kindle.

By: Barry

Barry — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:19:03 +0000

No. I would have considered a $100 version. If you can see a mountain or more than twelve trees from your house you should check first to see if there is coverage from the ‘wonderful’ Sprint company. I live next to Penn State Univ and cannot get coverage. I am very disappointed.

By: P. Rad

P. Rad — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:37:29 +0000

I think a lot of folks have the tendency to say no to this question having experienced what Kindle has to offer. Think about it. If iPod touch is the first iPod that you have owned, would you go back to the old iPod Classic 1G with no apps to download?

By: Karen M

Karen M — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:15:19 +0000

Yes — I bought a Kindle because I knew I would be spending the next couple of years traveling overseas. I am a voracious reader, and with a 1GB card, I can carry hundreds of books with me without having to worry about going over my shipping allowances, even if I have to download them and move them to the Kindle using the USB cable.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:35:18 +0000

Consider that everyone buying a Sony reader and every other dedicated reader on the market is doing just this. Many of them at much higher prices than the Kindle (and with the latest Sony, the addition of the touch screen means glare and lower contrast on the screen along with the higher price).

By: P. Rad

P. Rad — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:33:24 +0000

I guess it really depends on your situation. If you live in a country that doesn’t have the coverage, you may still want to experience Kindle, even though you won’t get the whole Whispernet experience.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:25:58 +0000

As much as I love my kindle– probably bot. Whispernet & the kindle browser were big selling points to me when I was thinking about getting a kindle.

By: ShinyOwen

ShinyOwen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:20:21 +0000

Absolutely – as I live in Canada I’ve been living with my Kindle in this mode ever since I bought it.

There are worse things in the world than not being able to impulse-buy books!

It works fine through the computer.