Hi, Bob, Kindle Fire is a Wi-Fi-only device thus no data plan for it as it does not offer 3G/4G. The only fee you might need to pay is $ 79 for Amazon Prime if you want to get access to their very limited offering of 13,000 movies and 10,000 ebooks included – but why bother if Netflix has millions of movies and Barnes & Noble has over 2.5 million of paid ebooks plus over 2 million of free ones? Kindle Fire is one underpowered device to be even considered to be a media tablet. Instead take a look at recently released Nook Tablet – it’s been getting rave reviews and it is the best device in it’s class – much better than Kindle Fire. It’s got Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, Angry Brids, etc., the best battery life, the best screen, double the RAM and space for apps/photos/movies, microSD slot and a microphone for Skype (not on Kindle), physocal volume controls on the side (not on Kindle). Also, it is $ 224 if sign up for Barnes & Noble membership.
George Y December 14, 2013
Ignore “The UNTruth” as he’s too busy “Astroturfing” to give you good information. Both tablets are excellent choices for people who make their own decisions.
By the way, on the Barnes & Noble website, the Nook Tablet has 126 reviews. On the Amazon site, the Kindle Fire has 3,570 reviews. I’m not saying that those numbers reflect sales or popularity, but apparently not “everyone” who’s handled a Kindle Fire has put it down.
Just a note. Neither are true tablets with full features and full access. In fact, the Android market is limited for each, as both Barnes & Noble and Amazon will have you buy apps from them, and them alone.
Both have web access. Both have access to more books than you or I will ever need. Both have access to Pandora, Hulu, Youtube, and much of the Web.
The Nook has more onboard memory, though review on the Barnes & Noble website seem to indicate that less than 1g is available for non-B&N content. A SD card slot allows for expansion.
The Kindle Fire has less onboard memory (on paper), but has a large amount of memory in Amazon’s Cloud for Amazon content.
The Nook Tablet has one advantage of free browsing while you’re within the walls of a B&N store. If you opt for the Amazon Prime membership ($ 79 per year) you’ll have one free book a month from Amazon, plus unlimited access to Amazon’s movie & tv library, something that B&N don’t have at this point. Amazon also has a music download site that B&N don’t yet have.
Both systems have their supporters and both have advantages. They use different interfaces, offering different personal experiences. Only you can decide which is better for you.
Hope this helps.
quantity December 14, 2013
HP TouchPad Wi-Fi Tablet Computer.A major strength of the TouchPad is the web functionality that won’t work on the iPad. For example.HP TP has front camera, max 32 gb memory, and one micro usb connection. WTF… Lacking big time. The touch response is good too. Battery is good too. 5-6 hours . If you leave it on all night it will get low on battery.A major strength of the TouchPad is the web functionality that won’t work on the iPad. For example, I ran Amazon’s cloud music player and Grooveshark just fine
Hi, Bob, Kindle Fire is a Wi-Fi-only device thus no data plan for it as it does not offer 3G/4G. The only fee you might need to pay is $ 79 for Amazon Prime if you want to get access to their very limited offering of 13,000 movies and 10,000 ebooks included – but why bother if Netflix has millions of movies and Barnes & Noble has over 2.5 million of paid ebooks plus over 2 million of free ones? Kindle Fire is one underpowered device to be even considered to be a media tablet. Instead take a look at recently released Nook Tablet – it’s been getting rave reviews and it is the best device in it’s class – much better than Kindle Fire. It’s got Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, Angry Brids, etc., the best battery life, the best screen, double the RAM and space for apps/photos/movies, microSD slot and a microphone for Skype (not on Kindle), physocal volume controls on the side (not on Kindle). Also, it is $ 224 if sign up for Barnes & Noble membership.
Ignore “The UNTruth” as he’s too busy “Astroturfing” to give you good information. Both tablets are excellent choices for people who make their own decisions.
By the way, on the Barnes & Noble website, the Nook Tablet has 126 reviews. On the Amazon site, the Kindle Fire has 3,570 reviews. I’m not saying that those numbers reflect sales or popularity, but apparently not “everyone” who’s handled a Kindle Fire has put it down.
Just a note. Neither are true tablets with full features and full access. In fact, the Android market is limited for each, as both Barnes & Noble and Amazon will have you buy apps from them, and them alone.
Both have web access. Both have access to more books than you or I will ever need. Both have access to Pandora, Hulu, Youtube, and much of the Web.
The Nook has more onboard memory, though review on the Barnes & Noble website seem to indicate that less than 1g is available for non-B&N content. A SD card slot allows for expansion.
The Kindle Fire has less onboard memory (on paper), but has a large amount of memory in Amazon’s Cloud for Amazon content.
The Nook Tablet has one advantage of free browsing while you’re within the walls of a B&N store. If you opt for the Amazon Prime membership ($ 79 per year) you’ll have one free book a month from Amazon, plus unlimited access to Amazon’s movie & tv library, something that B&N don’t have at this point. Amazon also has a music download site that B&N don’t yet have.
Both systems have their supporters and both have advantages. They use different interfaces, offering different personal experiences. Only you can decide which is better for you.
Hope this helps.
HP TouchPad Wi-Fi Tablet Computer.A major strength of the TouchPad is the web functionality that won’t work on the iPad. For example.HP TP has front camera, max 32 gb memory, and one micro usb connection. WTF… Lacking big time. The touch response is good too. Battery is good too. 5-6 hours . If you leave it on all night it will get low on battery.A major strength of the TouchPad is the web functionality that won’t work on the iPad. For example, I ran Amazon’s cloud music player and Grooveshark just fine