On 10/2/15 8:52 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 16:05:33 -0700, Califbill billnews wrote:

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/2/2015 3:27 PM, John H. wrote:
A daughter gave me one about three years ago for Christmas. I didn't use it until the
past few months, making trips to the library and getting 'real' books instead.
Finally I learned to use the damn thing. The library has a great selection of e-books
and downloading them is a snap.

If you've not tried one of these things, you might consider the idea. I love mine,
but am now thinking of upgrading to the Fire HD 8. Bigger screen, etc.


For a while I was downloading books to my iPad to read. Works well but
for some reason I still like a "real" book.





I like real books also, but the iPad is really nice when traveling. As to
the Kindle. I gave my wife a Kindle Fire some years ago. Is nice as a
reader, but for web and mail, sucks. Finally gave her an iPad Mini.
Better al around. Was on close out at Walmart in Medford, near Roseburg,
so not even a bad price. The grandkids love the Kindle for games. They
are 5 and 7, so non violent games.

All I'd use the Fire for would be reading books. Although, now that you mentioned it,
the price of the iPad Mini is pretty decent. Might have to look into that. Do you
have to contract with a carrier, as with a smartphone?
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You can buy a wifi only mini or a mini with wifi and cellular for about
$100 more. You do not have to activate the cellular, however, and if you
go that route, if you ever want to sell or trade in the device, you'll
recover the $$$ you paid for having cellular capability. That was my
experience when I sold my ipad.

Keyser Söze wrote:
On 10/2/15 8:52 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 16:05:33 -0700, Califbill billnews wrote:

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/2/2015 3:27 PM, John H. wrote:
A daughter gave me one about three years ago for Christmas. I didn't use it until the
past few months, making trips to the library and getting 'real' books instead.
Finally I learned to use the damn thing. The library has a great selection of e-books
and downloading them is a snap.

If you've not tried one of these things, you might consider the idea. I love mine,
but am now thinking of upgrading to the Fire HD 8. Bigger screen, etc.


For a while I was downloading books to my iPad to read. Works well but
for some reason I still like a "real" book.





I like real books also, but the iPad is really nice when traveling. As to
the Kindle. I gave my wife a Kindle Fire some years ago. Is nice as a
reader, but for web and mail, sucks. Finally gave her an iPad Mini.
Better al around. Was on close out at Walmart in Medford, near Roseburg,
so not even a bad price. The grandkids love the Kindle for games. They
are 5 and 7, so non violent games.

All I'd use the Fire for would be reading books. Although, now that you mentioned it,
the price of the iPad Mini is pretty decent. Might have to look into that. Do you
have to contract with a carrier, as with a smartphone?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



You can buy a wifi only mini or a mini with wifi and cellular for about
$100 more. You do not have to activate the cellular, however, and if you
go that route, if you ever want to sell or trade in the device, you'll
recover the $$$ you paid for having cellular capability. That was my
experience when I sold my ipad.


Doubt you recover the difference. Here we have to pay tax on retail price,
if getting a deal from cellular carrier. My minis and standard gen3 iPad
are wifi only. Walmart was closing out the last gen mini for $199. The
only difference between the latest and the previous gen is a metal ring
around the home button. I can connect via wifi to my cell phone if needed.

John H. wrote:
On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 16:05:33 -0700, Califbill billnews wrote:

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/2/2015 3:27 PM, John H. wrote:
A daughter gave me one about three years ago for Christmas. I didn't use it until the
past few months, making trips to the library and getting 'real' books instead.
Finally I learned to use the damn thing. The library has a great selection of e-books
and downloading them is a snap.

If you've not tried one of these things, you might consider the idea. I love mine,
but am now thinking of upgrading to the Fire HD 8. Bigger screen, etc.

For a while I was downloading books to my iPad to read. Works well but
for some reason I still like a "real" book.




I like real books also, but the iPad is really nice when traveling. As to
the Kindle. I gave my wife a Kindle Fire some years ago. Is nice as a
reader, but for web and mail, sucks. Finally gave her an iPad Mini.
Better al around. Was on close out at Walmart in Medford, near Roseburg,
so not even a bad price. The grandkids love the Kindle for games. They
are 5 and 7, so non violent games.
All I'd use the Fire for would be reading books. Although, now that you mentioned it,
the price of the iPad Mini is pretty decent. Might have to look into that. Do you
have to contract with a carrier, as with a smartphone?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Only if you buy one with a data plan. Wi-fi only has no contract. The
same is true with any tablet and there are many. I have a Samsung
Galaxy S 10" that was relatively cheap and does a great job for many things.

On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 21:41:05 -0400, Alex wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 16:05:33 -0700, Califbill billnews wrote:

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/2/2015 3:27 PM, John H. wrote:
A daughter gave me one about three years ago for Christmas. I didn't use it until the
past few months, making trips to the library and getting 'real' books instead.
Finally I learned to use the damn thing. The library has a great selection of e-books
and downloading them is a snap.

If you've not tried one of these things, you might consider the idea. I love mine,
but am now thinking of upgrading to the Fire HD 8. Bigger screen, etc.

For a while I was downloading books to my iPad to read. Works well but
for some reason I still like a "real" book.




I like real books also, but the iPad is really nice when traveling. As to
the Kindle. I gave my wife a Kindle Fire some years ago. Is nice as a
reader, but for web and mail, sucks. Finally gave her an iPad Mini.
Better al around. Was on close out at Walmart in Medford, near Roseburg,
so not even a bad price. The grandkids love the Kindle for games. They
are 5 and 7, so non violent games.
All I'd use the Fire for would be reading books. Although, now that you mentioned it,
the price of the iPad Mini is pretty decent. Might have to look into that. Do you
have to contract with a carrier, as with a smartphone?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Only if you buy one with a data plan. Wi-fi only has no contract. The
same is true with any tablet and there are many. I have a Samsung
Galaxy S 10" that was relatively cheap and does a great job for many things.

Damn, where've I been? I'll check that one out also. Thanks.
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Ban idiots, not guns!