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

• iso1631 6y ago
  Kindles at one point apparently came with free cellular access https://xkcd.com/548/ https://xkcd.com/548/
  • sct202 6y ago
    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.
  • int_19h 6y ago
    They still do - it's an option on more expensive devices (Paperwhite and Oasis).