Wifi Whispersync?

[malligator]

Will a wifi-only Kindle update whispersync automatically as soon as it's in range of a known network? If I am reading in the park where the Kindle can't sync and then walk home will it sync automatically when I get home or do I have to wake it up to get it to sync? I want a Kindle 4, but if syncing isn't totally seamless I may opt for a 3G Touch. I've always had 3G and would hate to have to start thinking about syncing my devices.

[jbcohen]

It will assuming that you have the user name and password for the network that you are going into.  To do what you are thinking you need the 3G model.

[mooshie78]

Keep in mind that leaving wireless on a 3G model eats the battery life quicker than the wifi model.  3G model is estimated at 10 days with wireless on, Wifi only  model at 3 weeks.  Both at 4 weeks with wireless turned off.  Those where the K3 estimates, I think the new ones are listed as double those as they changed to basing it on 30 minutes of use a day rather than an hour to match the Nook's reported estimate method.

I have the wifi only model and only use it at home.  My iPhone, iPad are always synch up when I open a book on them.  When I read on those devices and go home and read on the K3, I generally have to go to the sync and check for new items option in the menu after I wake it up to get it to sync.  No big deal to me though.

[Ann in Arlington]

Will a wifi-only Kindle update whispersync automatically as soon as it's in range of a known network? If I am reading in the park where the Kindle can't sync and then walk home will it sync automatically when I get home or do I have to wake it up to get it to sync? I want a Kindle 4, but if syncing isn't totally seamless I may opt for a 3G Touch. I've always had 3G and would hate to have to start thinking about syncing my devices.

It has been my experience with my Basic Kindle (K4) that it does sync fairly quickly after coming back in range of WiFi.  Taking into consideration, of course, the time it takes to find the network.  I tend to turn WiFi off if I know I'm going to be out of range for an extended period. . .don't see any reason in having it on so that the device keeps looking for a connection it will never find.  Then when I get home and turn it back on it generally downloads any outstanding content within a minute or two.  Or I can force a sync if I can't wait that long.   It is marginally faster if I never turned WiFi off. . . .