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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by falcolas on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @11:36AM (#24272433)
AKA, the original whispersync.

Yup, this was once a thing - you didn't need wifi for sync or downloading books at all.

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by iso1631 on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @12:53PM (#24273361)
Kindles at one point apparently came with free cellular access

https://xkcd.com/548/

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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by int_19h on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @02:55PM (#24274704)
They still do - it's an option on more expensive devices (Paperwhite and Oasis).
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Re:Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data by sct202 on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @01:55PM (#24274031)
I had a kindle keyboard and it had 3g. It worked in a bunch of countries--slowly though. I remember reading blogs where people were taking the sim cards out and tethering using them.
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