News About Older Kindle Devices

[pastafreak]

This showed up on my News feed. It's an American source, so I don't know if this applies to kindle in the UK.

https://www.engadget.com/old-amazon-kindle-lose-3g-access-093056232.html

[sunny-dave]

No problem in the UK for a couple of years - 2G and 3G are still going to be available until 2023 at least :

https://www.techradar.com/news/ee-is-first-uk-operator-to-confirm-3g-switch-off-plans

[sunny-dave]

https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/news/minister-pledges-%E2%80%98clear-roadmap%E2%80%99-scaling-back-2g-and-3g-networks

[pastafreak]

I hope that's the case, as I'm not yet actively seeking an excuse to upgrade my paperwhite. I'd love to wait for Amazon to offer an incentive! ;)

[bednobs]

in all honesty, for me it wouldnt be a problem - i usually download books at home anyway since i bought my newest kindle and was too stingy to pay the extra for 3g! it just takes some extra thought

[rowanwitch]

No problem with my main kindle, my paperwhite will be due a replacement by then. Paperwhites are just brilliant for reading, far better than conventional tablets.