I really like the idea of a Kindle. Almost enough to justify the price. The thought of getting periodicals and newspapers delivered to my bedside table, while I’m brewing my morning cup of coffee, does appeal to me. I can even believe it would make me a better (at least more well-read) person.
So, with a casual thought, I checked the wireless coverage map to see how many far-off places I could visit while downloading to my new e-reader. What I found was, although I could enjoy lightning-fast 3G downloads while visiting our Choroa Safaris office in Arusha, Tanzania, I would have to drive over an hour north of my small, but cosmopolitan town of Bend, Oregon, to reach the edge of the worst coverage. Nice.
Kindle…sometimes works better in remote eastern Africa, than sitting at a Starbucks on a major US highway.
At least they talked me out of spending $259.
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