So, doing some holiday shopping and was wondering to those that have a Kindle. I read consumer reports ranks the Kindle the highest so I know that I want to get one but not sure if I should spend the extra for 3G. Let me know your thoughts?
I got my Kindle WIFI and love it! Thanks everyone for the advice.
I love my Kindle! It's nice to be able to shop for books from anywhere in the world with the 3G. However, If I bought one now I'd probably get the Wi-Fi instead because I'm not traveling as much. I would shop for books from my PC or iPhone and queue them up, then turn on the wireless when in a hot spot to download the purchases. I'm getting my daughter a Wi-Fi one for Christmas.
I have and love the Kindle! I have the WiFi kindle not the 3G. I didnt see the point in spending the extra money. I just download any books I want to read before I leave the house. Plus there are so many areas that have free WiFi so I have never had a problem not being able to get online and get what I need.
If you love to read, then you will love the Kindle. My husband loves it as well I read three to four books a month and now he doesnt have to deal with all my books piling up around the house!
I would go ahead and upgrade to the 3G, as it isn't that much more and can make a big difference if you are out somewhere and decide you'd like to download a book, but don't have wi-fi. That said, I think you should really take a good look at the Nook, which is what I have, and I love it! Personally, I prefer the feel of the touchscreen over Kindle's keypad, but the main feature I like is that I can borrow library books with nook, but can't do that with kindle. I had never been much of a library patron before, but now I'm checking out 2 or 3 books a month. I check them out at home and they automatically go back in 2 weeks, or I can recheck them if I'm not done. I still don't go in the library, but I use it alot! There are a lot of freebies from B&N, as well. Again, both readers are great and I'm sure you'll love yours, but you might want to check out nook before making your choice!
Get the 3G. It's not THAT much more and you will be happy you did. I LOVE my Kindle!!
I have the Kindle Wi-Fi and I am very pleased with it. If you are someone that is out about quite often and/travel often, I would suggest giong with the 3G. On the other hand, if you are home often and/or frequent places with free Wi-Fi then save the extra dollars and download your books at home. The speed is just as quick. Either way, you'll be very pleased with the Kindle.
I have an older kindle that is 3G and I wouldn't have it any other way. I love the fact that I get a signal no matter where I am at. I actually have a better signal on my kindle at my youngest son's school than on my cell phone.
Dear D.:
We have the Kindle without the 3G. The only difference between being simply WIFI and 3G is you can download a book anywhere with 3G. All we do is download the books, several at a time, at home with WIFI. Then we're set to read anywhere. You don't need WIFI to read the book. The downloading is quick with WIFI.
L. F.
