Shayna, do you have the G3 connection? My SIL does and can use hers any where but in my opinion that makes it a little more expensive than I want. I can only connect if there is a wifi close by. I know that it is a computer but it is sort of useless to me if I can't get on wifi. I know the manuel is online but if you can't get online that makes it useless. With Kindel the manuel is just a click away. You don't have to be online to get to it. I wish I hadn't let DH talk me into the ipad. So I advise anyone who is looking to buy.......decide what your needs, wants are before you buy. I mainly wanted something to read books on so I wouldn't have to carry a ton of books every time we went someplace. My DH loves gadgets and any thing to do with computers and tools. I should have just listened to myself instead of letting him talk me into something I didn't really want. And it was an expensive mistake!! But I will keep on keeping on trying to use it.