Sentences with phrase «whispernet service»

Similarly the Kindle isn't anything special hardware-wise; but Amazon's two - pronged attack with its Whispernet service and an extremely comprehensive (and well priced!)

You'll have to pay $ 30 / month for the wireless service for the Tablet while the Whispernet service from Amazon is free.

Sprint is already host to the Amazon Kindle Whispernet service, which provides wireless delivery of eBooks to the popular eReader and serves to distinguish the Kindle from its competition.

In parallel Amazon has been improving its WhisperNet service, adding Kindle Apps for various platforms, and adding books to the Kindle Store.

The biggest one is the excellent Whispernet service, which allows you to download more than 300,000 books from Amazon.com's Kindle Store wirelessly from anywhere covered by Sprint's cellular data network.

Of course they lose the whispernet service, but then then they could expect a reduced usage device if they were familiar with the Kindle at all.

Originally, the Whispernet service had no limitations on the amount of data downloaded, but some users learned that they could hack their Kindles to turn them into wireless hotspots for other devices.

Its high - speed Evolution Data Optimized (EV - DO)- based Whispernet service allows you to jump right into the Kindle Store and start downloading content wherever you can grab a signal.

Since Amazon now charges 15 cents per megabyte for data you e-mail to yourself over the Kindle's Whispernet service, fees could add up quickly if you're an avid viewer of PDFs.

For orders delivered to Kindles using Amazon's Whispernet service, delivery costs are shared between Amazon and the publishers (see www.amazon.com/kppinfo for more information).

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This makes sense because it would help Amazon push their core services, which is undoubtedly where they are making the money: If you're out of a WiFi hotspot and you've got a Whispernet connection that will let you browse the Amazon.com store, then you will definitely end up shopping there more often than a competing site that wouldn't be accessible through Whispernet.

Amazon integrated a 3G cellular radio into the Kindle and uses its new Whispernet EvDO service to wirelessly transmit e-books to the Kindle.

However, there is a document processing fee for Kindle Personal Document Service if you use Whispernet on Kindle devices.»

The amount of data needed to serve up books or slowly download simple text to the Kindle's browser is pretty tiny, so Amazon makes Whispernet a free service — even while it pays its global telecoms partners for the privilege.

It is also possible to load content in various formats from a computer by simply transferring it to the Kindle via USB (for free) or by emailing it to a registered email address provided by Amazon (for a fee, unless the transfer to the device is done via Wi - Fi instead of 3G); the email service can convert a number of document formats to Amazon's AZW format and then transmit the result to the associated Kindle over Whispernet.

There are no monthly fees for the 3G Whispernet access, but the Kindle service is different than the standard monthly rates you incur with the Fire line of tablets.

In theory, the Kindle's free - forever 3G «Whispernet» service is a big advantage over rival e-readers that don't have built - in 3G service.

I find there is no big deal with the free 3G service Amazon uses and Whispernet offsets this.

I wonder if all the existing Kindles will get firmware updates, or if this is a sneaky way to push 1st - gen Kindlers — who are on the older Whispernet provider — to updgrade their devices, so Amazon doesn't have to keep paying for two types of wireless service.

As for features, the device is simple but practical: SD card support guarantees easy storage of eBooks and music (it's an MP3 players too), and Foxit, a company most famous for its lightweight PDF software, guarantees the device will read PDFs very well — a factor that help mitigate the reader's lack of a Whispernet - type service.

Thank goodness Amazon saw the problem and took care of when they added Verizon service for their Whispernet.

Now, any company that is a client of MicroStrategy's services has the option to download Kindle DX friendly pdfs directly over Whispernet.

The Kindle (as in the sparkling ignition of knowledge) was conceived with overtly bookish analogies, from its paperback size and electronic «paper» display to the librarian - monikered Whispernet (based on mobile - phone carrier Sprint's EVDO broadband service) used to beam content into the box.

Kindle starts shipping tomorrow for $ 399 and is «a perpetually connected Internet device» running off of EV - DO — it calls the service «Whispernet.»

This let my Kindle connect with Amazon's 3G service, Whispernet, and synchronize my books and bookmarks.

According to gadget website Pocket Lint this would put the device ahead of the Kindle, which uses a free wireless service called whispernet provided by the Sprint EVDO network, which can only be used in the US.

The first secret weapon: Kindle's 3G cellular radio and Whispernet EvDO service (supplied by Sprint), which provides free, integrated connectivity to the Internet.

All Amazon Kindle devices include a cell - phone data service that Amazon calls Whispernet.

AZW, which many speculate to stand for Amazon Whispernet (the cellular - based wireless service that Amazon uses to deliver books directly to your Kindle), is based on the original MOBI format developed by the French firm Mobipocket SA.

When you order an ebook from Amazon's online Kindle store, it's automatically downloaded to the device via the company's Sprint - powered «Whispernet» wireless service.