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BeaLola · 18/05/2016 11:19

My old 3G kindle has given up ghost - going on hols in 2 weeks and am torn between paper white with 3G and not. I tend to buy books from Amazon when at home but also whilst travelling - am wondering if non 3 g version will be ok and suit - much cheaper but is it false economy ?

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MorticiaLiverish · 18/05/2016 11:22

I've just swapped the same as you, from an old 3G kindle to a new non-3G paperwhite.

If I'm being totally honest, I can't say that I have missed the 3G at all. I'm going away next week and have just had to make sure that I pre-load plenty of books onto it as I won't be able to buy any whilst I'm away.

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ItGoesWithoutSaying · 18/05/2016 11:41

Might be better in "Geeky Stuff". But I have an non 3G paperwhite which I took on holiday last year and made sure I had enough books before L left. Thinking about it, lots of places (bars restaurants) have wifi you can use now so could always buy more stuff that way.

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BestIsWest · 18/05/2016 11:41

Mine's on its last legs and I will be getting the 3G. Though wireless is much more widely available now, they still don't have it on my train.

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LadyintheRadiator · 18/05/2016 11:57

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specialsubject · 18/05/2016 14:12

Don't use geeky stuff, that forum title is perpetuating the line that it is feminine to be thick. Try chat or go to pistonheads!

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IJustLostTheGame · 18/05/2016 17:14

I have a non 3g one. Not sure which model but it lights up and has some buttons.
I've never had 3g, and never lusted after one with it.

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SoupDragon · 18/05/2016 17:16

I have only ever had non 3G ones and haven't felt I'm missing out.

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Spam88 · 18/05/2016 22:07

I had an old keyboard one with 3G. I think I only actually downloaded a book while I was out and about (on a train) once. I now have a Voyage without 3G. I tend to just download books when I see ones I fancy, so I have like 250 unread books on my kindle ready and waiting for me, so I didn't feel that it was worth the extra money for the 3G.

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Liiinooo · 18/05/2016 22:38

I economised when I bought a Voyage and didn't get 3G, reasoning that I could always tether to my iPhone. It worked but I used to worry about running out of data when I wanted to download something so I soon bought a Paperwhite with 3G. I actually prefer the Paperwhite to the Voyage anyway.