Sentences with phrase «of whispernet»

I'm hoping Sony will see the appeal of the Whispernet deal Amazon has going and do something similiar.

Please give me a device without the built in cost of Whispernet.

Click here to see a map of Whispernet coverage.

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.

Not exact matches

Whispernet would even give Amazon a chance to cut out the Android Market in favor of the Android Appstore by giving customers access to it where they wouldn't be able to access the Android Market.

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.

The cellular - capable $ 189 version of the Kindle uses the global Whispernet network (operated by Sprint) to give you access to the Amazon store.

That is, an Amazon tablet could use Whispernet to connect and transfer content from any of the Amazon applications with no fees and no contracts.

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.

The Kindle is not officially on sale in China, even while Amazon's Whispernet coverage map shows it works there — spotty zones of both fast 3G and EDGE cover are available across the country, indicating Amazon's linked up with one or more Chinese carriers — but it's a popular item on the gray market, and Western tourists to China are almost certainly taking them there (which could explain why Whispernet is available).

Chinese users of Amazon's Kindle get an unexpected bonus along with being able to read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo — they can use the device's Whispernet 3G powers to leap over the Great Firewall of censorship.

It is one hell of a reader, and in an emergency Whispernet is a nice backup to have.

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.

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.

Whispernet was one of the main contributing factors that propelled Kindle sales into the stratosphere.

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.

Kindle 2 has little competition because WhisperNet, WhisperSync, the eInk screen, the upcoming Kindle Mobile, and the range of products in the Kindle Store combine to create the best eReading experience currently available.

Overall, the Kindle 3G averaged a speed of 336.8 kbps over Whispernet.

However, for those outside the zone where «Whispernet» can't be availed of, new e-books can still be «sideloaded» from a Windows PC to the Kindle 2 via a USB cable.

In fact, it is the ability of the Kindle 2 to download its e-books on its own via Whispernet is a key aspects that makes the Kindle 2 a leap ahead of the original Kindle, so here's what it is all about.

Whispernet also takes care of the syncing of said documents, so if you leave off at a certain page, when you pick it up again all the data will be retained.

'' Whispernet» is the name given to the Kindle 2's wireless connection that's integrated into the device and comes free of cost.

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.

Native PDF support will also be available for some earlier versions of Kindle via an automatic Whispernet wireless firmware update.

4G LTE connectivity in US where available, 3G / EDGE / GPRS in other locations; utilizes Amazon Whispernet to provide wireless coverage via AT&T's 4G LTE high - speed data network in the U.S and AT&T partner networks outside of the U.S. See Amazon Device Terms of Use.

Amazon also announced today that previous purchasers of the new Kindle will also receive the 85 percent battery life improvements with wireless on, and native PDF support via a firmware update automatically delivered via Whispernet wireless.

[119] Whispernet is accessible without any monthly fee or wireless subscription, [120] although fees can be incurred for the delivery of periodicals and other content when roaming internationally beyond the customer's home country.

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.

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.

If you want to just buy books you can still have them synced to any of your Amazon devices via Whispernet and syncing.

* 3G Wireless, No PC, No Hunting for Wi - Fi Hot Spots: Just like Kindle, Kindle DX customers automatically take advantage of Amazon Whispernet to wirelessly shop the Kindle Store, download or receive new content in less than 60 seconds, and read from their library - all without a PC, Wi - Fi hot spot, or syncing.

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.

The appeal of global WhisperNet and / or buying a new Kindle is so high that a refurbished US - only Kindle isn't selling much.

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

Vodafone — the accused - but - never - admitted cause of the hold - up — will be the mobile carrier, providing local 3G support for Amazon's Whispernet system by which Kindle books can be delivered wirelessly over the cellular network with the communications cost built into the price of the ebook.

Free Whispernet in 100 + countries regardless of what your home country is.

As well as downloading ebooks wirelessly, Whispernet is a boon if you're reading on multiple devices as many of us do.

A very good analysis.The release of the Kindle with it's tight integration to Amazon's shop and whispernet killed in the bud Sony's basic strategy which looked to me a bit like what Apple's doing with iTunes.

You can get the Kindle app for smartphones as well as your laptop and each of them syncs with your Amazon Whispernet books account, meaning that you'll be able to download and read for free wherever you are and regardless of whether you accidentally left you Kindle at home.

BTW, the price on all of these «includes free international wireless delivery via Amazon 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 device has a larger display (7»), 16 - levels of grayscale, touch screen Wi - Fi and 3G wireless access (through AT&T Mobility in a manner similar to the Kindle's whispernet) which enables computer - free access to the Sony eBookstore in the United States.

The device has a larger display (7»), 16 - levels of grayscale, touch screen and 3G wireless access (through AT&T Mobility in a manner similar to the Kindle's whispernet) which enables computer - free access to the Sony eBookstore in the United States.

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.

Even though you have heard me rant a bit about the anti-education direction the company has taken in the development of the Kindle ereader (loss of SD card slot, loss of replaceable battery, loss of external Whispernet on - off...

I am living outside of US, therefore Whispernet is far away from me.

For those not on whispernet there is a whole lot of inconveniences with the net effect of me not being willing to subscribe to paid periodicals from Amazon...

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

Amazon Whispernet uses Sprint's EVDO network to provide wireless delivery of books and free internet access.

As was found in the Pocket - lint review, the Amazon Kindle 3G is a pretty smart device, but rather than its great E-Ink display or massive ebook library proving the biggest selling points, it appears that its the use of Amazon's Whispernet network that's the hit.