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dixiegrrrrl

(60,161 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2012, 02:12 PM Sep 2012

Amazon charging customers 15.00 to turn off ads in Kindle. [View all]

Wow..what a deal.

In a review of the Amazon Fire Kindle, the one that sells for 199.00:

"Ads "assault" users every time they start the device or resume using it, Mossberg also noted.
Amazon said this weekend that customers can turn ads off for $15."

and
it ships without a charger
and
"After prolonged use, some apps and content took longer to launch and web pages loaded more slowly through the new Wi-Fi technology, compared to the iPad."

More:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/12/us-amazon-fire-reviews-idUSBRE88B14420120912

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Amazon charging customers 15.00 to turn off ads in Kindle. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 OP

You get what you pay for. When the iPad Mini arrives next month. Kindle Fires will be forgotten. nt onehandle Sep 2012 #1

Mine won't.... truebrit71 Sep 2012 #2

I love mine too. Skidmore Sep 2012 #3

Me too. distantearlywarning Sep 2012 #46

Not mine. enlightenment Sep 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author savalez Sep 2012 #11

With Apple you overpay for what you get. savalez Sep 2012 #13

One year is Apple's revision schedule for iOS. You're thinking of Android. onehandle Sep 2012 #18

Okay, so every year you are mandated to re-buy your Apple product. savalez Sep 2012 #22

iOS updates are free and installed over the air. onehandle Sep 2012 #23

i had to pay $9000 and drive 2300 miles to upgrade my android OS.. frylock Sep 2012 #26

Way to miss the point. Atman Sep 2012 #44

that was the whole sales idea behind cars, for years. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #24

I have a Nook tablet, which I love. nt tblue37 Sep 2012 #34

You love it? onehandle Sep 2012 #38

That's a silly statement. Do you have a special place where you keep all the nits tblue37 Sep 2012 #47

How limiting. aquart Sep 2012 #51

I just got the Nexus 7 and it is amazing qanda Sep 2012 #4

I want to get my husband something like this for Christmas renie408 Sep 2012 #6

Limitations? Any drawbacks you've noticed? aquart Sep 2012 #52

Not for what I want to do qanda Oct 2012 #58

Is that new Fires? Mine doesn't have ads. renie408 Sep 2012 #5

i was thinking the same i havent seen any ads unless its subliminal stuff loli phabay Sep 2012 #12

One could buy a good book for $15.00. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2012 #7

I know, huh me b zola Sep 2012 #19

Actually, my Nook has spoiled me..much to my surprise. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2012 #21

I really like my Nook too. peabody Sep 2012 #37

As one gets older, and the eyes get strained, dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #25

First thing I do is buy a case because I drop things. aquart Sep 2012 #49

Actually I never pay more than .49 for my books (used at Goodwill)! riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #41

Yup. HappyMe Sep 2012 #45

Kinda like the Nook more Xyzse Sep 2012 #8

Keep an eye out at eBay. Nice deals on used or reconditioned. I never buy new. aquart Sep 2012 #50

Who on earth doesn't have a micro USB charger or ten floating around? LeftyMom Sep 2012 #10

Looks like good entreprenurial advice for kids. lpbk2713 Sep 2012 #14

Free enterprise. I don't get ads with my books. :-) WinkyDink Sep 2012 #15

your PAY $199 and there are ADS??? who would be dumb enough to fall for that? nt msongs Sep 2012 #16

It's a 'feature.' Amazon and Google's sites are full of ads and so are their devices. onehandle Sep 2012 #20

they used to have kindles with or without d_r Sep 2012 #28

who would buy a $600 facebook screen? d_r Sep 2012 #31

No charger, eh? Well, I guess I'd have to use one of the 20 MineralMan Sep 2012 #17

That's wierd. I got mine in March and there's no ads. And it came with a charger nt riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #27

they have a new one d_r Sep 2012 #30

Actually, I got a refurbished one for $159! riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #42

:-) nt d_r Sep 2012 #43

Don't you have to pay to not have ads ON HERE? renie408 Sep 2012 #29

You dont have to. temporary311 Sep 2012 #32

DU is not a reading device. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #36

If you had to pay up front to use the site at all it would be. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2012 #53

I don't have a Kindle Fire, but I'm willing to bet nobody has been assaulted by the ads mythology Sep 2012 #33

I like books. Amazon is predatory on local business. nt PufPuf23 Sep 2012 #35

Amazon is the new Walmart. nt onehandle Sep 2012 #39

I think CthulhusEvilCousin Sep 2012 #40

I got an Amazon Fire last christmas and it's my favorite gadget. jwhitesj Sep 2012 #48

Ads or no ads is figured into the purchase price bhikkhu Sep 2012 #54

ohh..click on the Repub ads....DU gets money from the clicks. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #57

I am about to get a kindle fire tabbycat31 Sep 2012 #55

What BS is this? WeekendWarrior Sep 2012 #56