Do I have to use WiFi to watch Amazon instant movies, or can I use 3G?

I'm staying in a hotel with very slow WiFi, and I'd like to watch movies from Amazon on my iPad 2. WIth WiFi, the movie buffers every few seconds, but when I try to watch using Verizon 3G, I get a message that I have to use WiFi.
I'd appreciate any help any of you can share with me.
Thank you in advance.

Thank you for replying to my question. The fact that Apple has limited movie watching to WiFi rather begs the question why pay the considerable extra amount for a 3G enabled iPad. Oh well, I'll use my Kindle Fire, which doesn't need to load up every few minutes... Apple had better pick up its game, or Android tablets are going to sweep this market.

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