Interested in the Kindle? Check Your Coverage Map Before Buying

3 Responses to “Interested in the Kindle? Check Your Coverage Map Before Buying”

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   . SandyW 10. Dec, 2007 at 1:31 pm

   Don’t be silly. Everyone knows that people in the boonies are illiterate anyway.

   According to the maps I could find, I am almost 100 miles from the closest EVDO coverage area. So, does that mean I could still get books anywhere, it would just take waaaaay more than a minute? Or does that mean I would have to hook the Kindle to my computer to download? It’s all just curiosity on my part anyway; I have an Ebookwise that I’m pretty satisfied with, and $400 is just a bit much for my budget.

   But, looking at the coverage areas, I have to wonder that none of the gushing reviews mentioned this. One of the big selling points appears to be ‘get books instantly, anywhere.’ I realize that many, if not most, people in the U.S. live in urban areas, but just looking at Sprint’s list, if you don’t live in or next to a city of at least 100,000, you’re just out of luck. I wonder how many customers that eliminates.

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   . Jane 10. Dec, 2007 at 1:34 pm

   You would have to hook the Kindle up to the computer to install books on the Kindle.

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   . Jayne 10. Dec, 2007 at 1:53 pm

   Alaska looks like it’s SOL.

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