If you're reading CNET, you probably hoard gadgets like you're stockpiling for your own post-apocalyptic tech depot. Well, I'm sure you could auction it for charity or donate it to an orphanage, but let's be realistic. Whether you'll end up buying one of Amazon's new tablets, or one of its competitors', a lot of you are probably asking yourselves, 'What do I do with my old Kindle Fire?' In its place are four new tablets, a 7-inch Kindle Fire HD, an 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD, a version with laughably limited 4G, and an entry-level model that looks like the original, but isn't. If you don’t take up Amazon’s offer in time, you will find some cheap Kindle deals here, or you could even consider another e-book reader if you’re feeling the need for change.Amazon's original Kindle Fire tablet has been officially put out to pasture. Amazon is offering $50 off a new Kindle Paperwhite or Oasis, with $15 in ebook credits to help ease the pain. Amazon supports Wi-Fi on all of its most recent e-readers, and the cellular-capable ones have 4G onboard. If your Kindle is about to become useless, Amazon does have some sympathy. While Amazon is ending support in 2021, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon will all wind down their pre-LTE networks in 2022.

Carriers globally are slowly switching off their older 2G and 3G networks in a bid to free up the spectrum for the newer standards. If you’re using a 3G-only phone in 2021, the time to upgrade is now. It’s worth noting that this isn’t an issue simply for Kindles, it has wider implications. This means that while you won’t be able to use those on the go with a SIM card anymore, you will still be able to download content on them at home. While the first and second-generation Kindles as well as the second-generation Kindle DX will lose internet access completely due to the lack of Wi-Fi, every other device on the list has Wi-Fi to fall back on. Some devices will be hit a lot harder than others. Kindle Paperwhite (5th Generation)/(6th Generation)/(7th Generation).Amazon calls out the following Kindle devices affected by the change: It’s a move that’s been long telegraphed, but you may not have heard much about it until now, as most smartphones currently sold today use 4G or 5G, and upgrade offers are always being made for older devices. It’s not Amazon’s fault though, but is due to carriers switching over solely to newer 4G and 5G networks, leaving behind the 2G and 3G connections used by the old Kindle e-readers. From December 2021, some Kindles will no longer be able to use the cellular capabilities, potentially robbing them of connectivity entirely. Fitbit Versa 3Īmazon has warned a big change is coming to some of its oldest cellular-enabled Kindle e-readers.

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