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A recent report from the Verge states that Amazon Kindle e-readers with built-in 3G will begin to lose the ability to connect to the internet on their own in December.
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Some old Kindles are set to lose their 3G connectivity, only Wi-Fi will work
Amazon Kindle devices with built-in 3G will not be able to connect to the internet using a cellular connection through 2G or 3G networks from December. Ankita Chakravarti
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E-readers, who have old Amazon Kindle devices, may not be able to access the internet starting December.
The devices that will lose access to the Internet include the Kindle 1st and 2nd generation and the Kindle DX 2nd generation.
The new changes would go into effect in the United States, as the country only has 4G, 5G networks.
Some Kindles may lose internet connection, warns Amazon
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Some older Kindles may soon lose their internet connection, Amazon warned on Thursday.
The corporate giant warned that the first and second generation models of its e-readers might no longer connect to the internet to download new books. According to the BBC, this is because they did not come with wifi functions included and used only mobile internet.
However, the slower 2G and 3G internet, which was used at the time, is being discontinued in several countries.
Amazon says the first- and second-generation Kindle, as well as the Kindle DX, will lose all internet connection.