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Amazon Limiting 3G Internet Access via its Kindle Web Browser to 50 MB a Month
http://goodereader.com/blog/electron...50-mb-a-month/
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The death of Open Internet made this one a given. It was just a question of how soon, and how long before all the other ISPs get the same idea.
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Where is the link to Amazon's announcement?
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What's funny is that engadget's piece on it refers to us as a source.
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Edit: Ah, from this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185765 Last edited by CWatkinsNash; 07-24-2012 at 05:17 PM. |
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Since Amazon always paid for 3G access, capping it is no big deal.
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Also, I have to wonder if this isn't the existing 50Mb cap on 3G web browsing outside the US getting twisted/misrepresented a bit?
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Excellent point. Nice sharpshooting. Makes me feel better. I don't use the 3G much, but maybe 1 or 2 months a year on vacation, I might go over 50MB/month.
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Look, I don't like data caps more than the next guy, but is anyone here using that much data through the Kindle's experimental web browser? It's basically text only as is, and you can't stream videos or music as far as I know.
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Yep, data quotas are everywhere now. Verizon has/is eliminating unlimited plans which will affect me when I upgrade (as early as today...)
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What makes Amazon an ISP is that you buy your Kindle's 3G data package from it, and that allows it to decide just what you can do with that internet access. |
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