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Question about Kindle/Fireworks

Posted: Jan 30, 2012

My mom just came home after a grueling 9-day stay in the hospital for COPD, CHF and intubation with successful extubation. She needs to stay quiet and rest to get her strength back but she can only read so many magazines and, as we all pretty much know, daytime TV isn't the most entertaining thing in the world.

She lives in the foothills and doesn't have internet; her only option is Wild Blue satellite internet which...well, is pretty substandard from my experience.

I'd love to get her a Kindle/Fireworks so she could do some light cruising of the internet and also have a wide selection of reading material she might enjoy.

My question is, has anyone tried a Kindle/Fireworks or similar device using a wireless internet server? If so, might I ask which one you used and about how much per month I should plan on it costing?

Thanks so much in advance for any tips!!!

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Kindle - May not be much help

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Just bought a Kindle Touch last week, and I download from my wireless cable internet. The entire Kindle Bible downloaded in around 30 seconds, and there are loads of freebies.

The "Touch" is less sophisticated than "Fire," but, just so you know, the Kindle products are WAY fun, pretty intuitive (I don't like reading technical instructions but got by just fine), and I read 3 books last week. FUN! I highly recommend these; they're easy on the eyes and hands.

Kindle Fire - wimt

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My daughter, 11, got a Kindle Fire from her grandpa and grandma for Christmas. It is great! I have an Ipad and I think her Kindle Fire is very similar. She gets on the internet, watches You Tube videos, has downloaded some of the free apps from the Amazon store. There are lots of free apps along with the pay ones which aren't expensive at all. She has downloaded books on to it as well, and there are lots of free books that can be downloaded from Amazon along with the ones you can buy. The Kindle Fire already comes wifi ready and there's no additional monthly charge beyond what you would pay for your internet service.

Another Kindle/Fire question please... - AnaPhylaxis

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My mom lives up in the foothills so she'll definitely have to a wireless AT&T connection or something of that sort (I live in town with cable so a lot of this stuff is really foreign to me). I'll have to check out what options are available in her area...thank you for letting me know it is compatible with wireless internet!

Also, does the Kindle or Fire come with things such as crossword puzzles, word finds, jumbles, things of that nature? She loves all of those things and if she can read, cruise the internet AND work her puzzles, I think even though she's a newbie to all things tech, she should catch on really fast, lol!

Thanks so much for the advice, I really appreciate it. I'd have been so upset had I bought her one and then found out it wasn't compatible with a wireless connection, and I know she'd have been really disappointed, too. This is sounding more like the perfect gift for her all the time.

TIA!!!

Kindle/Fire question. - Kindle owner

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I have a Kindle and while it did not come with word games, you can find free downloads by searching the Amazon site. Books, too. I have to say that I was one of those people who went kicking and screaming into the digital book age, but now love my Kindle. Do wish I had waited for the Fire, though.

Just had a thought: Does your mom have a computer? You/she could try to download the Kindle software onto the computer and see if you can download a free book or game.

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