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Ha, funny you say that. Last time I was at Everest Base Camp nearly everyone had an e-ink kindle. The long battery life and light weight are ideal for long isol

Ha, funny you say that. Last time I was at Everest Base Camp nearly everyone had an e-ink kindle. The long battery life and light weight are ideal for long isolated stretches in the Himalayas.

vertis 4y ago
Check and Mate.
peoplefromibiza 4y ago
> Last time I was at Everest Base Camp nearly everyone had an e-ink kindle that's not surprising. it's the most popular e-reader. anyway, base camp is not the top of the mountain :) where they downloading e-books with the device 2g connection from there? > The long battery life and light weight are ideal for long isolated stretches in the Himalayas. modern e-readers last weeks on battery and weight less than 200 grams.
- themadturk 4y ago
  > where they downloading e-books with the device 2g connection from there? Someone able to prep for Everest knows to load all the ebooks they want on their Kindles before they leave home.
  - peoplefromibiza 4y ago
    My dear Sherlock, not to brag, but I am the same person who wrote "I have around 50 books and a dozen of comic books on my e-reader. It works perfectly without any connection whatsoever. I'm not sure that being able to download a book while sitting on top of Mountain Everest it's a such an important feature" The point being: you can preload years worth of reading material on e-books, a connection is not needed. It was in response to a post that said "The older kindles with 2G/3G "Whispersync" functionality had another major drawcard of working just about anywhere, even if you didn't have wifi coverage or a phone with data services" It wasn't about mount Everest. Sincerely yours
- fingerlocks 4y ago
  > where they downloading e-books with the device 2g connection from there? Yes. The nearest village (30 min walk) had cell towers when I was last there 7 years ago. I recall having surprisingly fantastic cell service in the entire Khumbu region.

Ha, funny you say that. Last time I was at Everest Base Camp nearly everyone had an e-ink kindle. The long battery life and light weight are ideal for long isolated stretches in the Himalayas.

vertis 4y ago

Check and Mate.

peoplefromibiza 4y ago

> Last time I was at Everest Base Camp nearly everyone had an e-ink kindle that's not surprising. it's the most popular e-reader. anyway, base camp is not the top of the mountain :) where they downloading e-books with the device 2g connection from there? > The long battery life and light weight are ideal for long isolated stretches in the Himalayas. modern e-readers last weeks on battery and weight less than 200 grams.

themadturk 4y ago
> where they downloading e-books with the device 2g connection from there? Someone able to prep for Everest knows to load all the ebooks they want on their Kindles before they leave home.
- peoplefromibiza 4y ago
  My dear Sherlock, not to brag, but I am the same person who wrote "I have around 50 books and a dozen of comic books on my e-reader. It works perfectly without any connection whatsoever. I'm not sure that being able to download a book while sitting on top of Mountain Everest it's a such an important feature" The point being: you can preload years worth of reading material on e-books, a connection is not needed. It was in response to a post that said "The older kindles with 2G/3G "Whispersync" functionality had another major drawcard of working just about anywhere, even if you didn't have wifi coverage or a phone with data services" It wasn't about mount Everest. Sincerely yours
fingerlocks 4y ago
> where they downloading e-books with the device 2g connection from there? Yes. The nearest village (30 min walk) had cell towers when I was last there 7 years ago. I recall having surprisingly fantastic cell service in the entire Khumbu region.