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To: bcsco

I haven’t researched this much...but...does Kindle have much access to internet??? (I know mine always says “experimental”


142 posted on 01/07/2012 2:27:59 PM PST by goodnesswins (Adversity makes us bitter or better.)
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To: goodnesswins
I haven’t researched this much...but...does Kindle have much access to internet??? (I know mine always says “experimental”

Mine's the Kindle Keyboard WiFi. That "experimental" link is what you use. I first went to Amazon's Kindle Apps and bought an Internet browser for $0.99 because someone had posted it worked better than the default browser. I can't comment on that because I never tried browsing until after I installed that application. But the Kindle is set up to browse without any additional applications.

The more detailed or involved the websites, the longer it'll take for it to download and be available. On involved websites (a lot of data on a page), it will show the entire page and give you windows of areas you can click on (or move around), with which you can zoom in. That's a nice feature.

FR sets up pretty fast. I've only gone to FR (made one post through my Kindle), my email client to check my email, and the few sites I manage. My intention is to use the Kindle when I want something handy to show people our sites. One's our Kiwanis club, one's our American Legion post, one's a site for our synod parish nurse organization, and one's a local gardening club. There's also my personal site (a history site). I just keep them bookmarked on the Kindle in case I'm using it when someone asks about them (hasn't happened yet... :>)

In short, yes, the Kindle Keyboard has full access to the Internet. It's limited by the download time and size of the website. I wouldn't recommend it for everyday browsing, but for checking things out on the quick, it'll get the job done.

152 posted on 01/07/2012 6:11:03 PM PST by bcsco
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