Comments on: Keyboard 3G: (Formerly) The Best Kindle for Travel https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/ Tech gear, gadgets, reviews, and advice Tue, 01 Dec 2020 05:28:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: sls4ak https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/#comment-721263 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=3832#comment-721263 There is no modern equivalent to the 3g. The newest Kindles are poor imitations. Gone is free book downloads, over any cell connection. Gone is the real Text To Speech. Such a disappointment. It reminds me of grandparents who waxed nostalgic for a Model T only in this ass the 3G is truly superior.

]]> By: Domingo https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/#comment-642694 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=3832#comment-642694 In reply to Dave Dean.

That’s what I experience on the Sony indeed. So maybe I choose an iPad mini after all… 🙂 Thanks!

]]> By: Dave Dean https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/#comment-642686 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=3832#comment-642686 In reply to Domingo.

Hey Domingo,

To be honest, the LP pdf maps are the biggest downside of the Kindle (and probably any e-ink reader). You need to scroll around too much, zoom in and it’s too close, zoom out and it’s too far away, and like on the Sony, it’s super slow.

If you’re after maps, I’d suggest a smartphone or a tablet would be a better option unfortunately.

]]> By: Domingo https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/#comment-642685 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=3832#comment-642685 Hi Dave, great post. Do you know how Lonely Planet pdf’s read on the Kindle? Specially the maps? I have tried them on a Sony reader but found them too difficult to read. The font was too small so you had to zoom in and then scrolling up/down or moving to the another page was very slow. How does the Kindle perform on this?

]]> By: Kristy https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/#comment-642404 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=3832#comment-642404 In reply to Kristy.

Doesn’t matter, just called the store and they dont sell them anymore 🙁

]]> By: Kristy https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/#comment-642403 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=3832#comment-642403 In reply to Dave Dean.

Thanks, yeah it is concern, I am very keen to get my hands on one! I am in Australia so if I pick one up from my local store is that an international version? Not very tech savvy and want to make sure I will be able to use it around the world!

]]> By: Dave Dean https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/#comment-642401 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=3832#comment-642401 In reply to Kristy.

Amazon hide it well, and the link for the international version is currently out of stock. That’s a bit of a concern for international buyers – I’ll be keeping an eye on this over the next few weeks. The other option, I guess, is buying the US version and getting it shipped to someone you know there or, worst case, one of the forwarding services that will then send it on to you.

]]> By: Kristy https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/#comment-642400 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=3832#comment-642400 This might be a silly question, but where can I buy the international version? I have looked on Amazon and I cant tell the difference. Thanks 🙂

]]> By: Alex https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/#comment-641768 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=3832#comment-641768 In reply to Dustin.

Thanks, Dustin! That’s EXACTLY what I was trying to figure out! (P.S. Loving the blog so far.)

]]> By: Dustin https://toomanyadapters.com/keyboard-3g-the-best-kindle-for-travel/#comment-641765 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=3832#comment-641765 In reply to Alex.

Hey Alex. With the newer Kindles, they have changed the Terms of Service for the 3G usage, so you don’t get the same ability to access the web via 3G for free from the jungles of Thailand and where ever else your heart may take you around the world.

From Amazon:
“We apologize for the confusion. Our new Kindle Touch 3G enables you to connect to the Kindle Store, download books and periodicals, and access Wikipedia – all over 3G or Wi-Fi. Experimental web browsing (outside of Wikipedia) on Kindle Touch 3G is only available over Wi-Fi.

Our Kindle Keyboard 3G will continue to offer experimental web browsing over 3G or Wi-Fi.”

If the free 3G internet abroad is a big deal for you, the Keyboard 3G is what you want. Hope that helps clarify!

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