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This is just a followup for people with a nook or kindle using the 3g system. My kindle 3g+wifi worked exactly like I thought traveling cross country on the SWC. When we rolled into mid sized or larger cities, the signal would go from "edge" to "3g". If my daily blog that I subscribed to...

Strictly a matter of what works best for you. You can google "kindle vs nook" and get a lot of answers. Here's a link: http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/374013/what_ereader_should_buy_nookcolor_vs_kindle_3/ My needs were simply something that worked well for replacing several paperback...

Well, I've tried the browser on the kindle 3, and it is, um, functional. Works well for going to the Amazon site and perhaps downloading a book. Email and web browsing is a mixed bag. It connects fairly fast, but the keypad on the kindle is probably best actuated by a mouse standing on its back...

I don't know yet, but I'll be finding out next week. Just got a Kindle3 wireless+3G and we'll be taking the SWC to LAX, and then the TE back home. I've subscribed to a blog that updates daily, so it'll be dependent on AT&T 3G or edge network for updates while on the train. I'm curious too. . . .

And thank you for that information. We'll be departing from an unmanned station that is about 40 miles from where we live. I haven't had a chance to see exactly how the quik-trak kiosk works yet. I have an AGR number, but I get the drift that Amtrak won't be sending me a card until 3-4 weeks...

I see. We did put our inbound and outbound trips on to separate reservations, so we'll just hold onto the return trip printout until it's time for us to leave. Thanks for the suggestion.

Here's a simple question from some one new to the Quik-Trak system. Is there any advantage/disadvantage to using the Quik-Trak kiosk for printing your tickets earlier than the day of departure? Likewise, when we do arrive at the station, is it wise to print both our outbound AND return tickets...

I thought that I'd join this forum as we've been using it for a source of information for our upcoming Amtrak trip this February. We'll be leaving from Durand, MI to Chicago, then the Southwest Chief to LAX. Amtrak to Oceanside, then the Coaster to San Diego, our destination. Return trip about a...