Unsubscribing from special offers, a cautionary tale

Talldog · 03-13-2012, 06:19 PM

FYI for anyone planning to do this. I paid the $40 to unsubscribe from special offers and got a popup on my KT telling me that they had been removed, but they were still there. After an online chat with the nice folks from Kindle support (and multiple restarts, etc.), I ended up having to reset my Kindle to factory defaults. Not the end of the world, but somewhat of a pain.

RDaneel54 · 03-13-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Talldog

FYI for anyone planning to do this. I paid the $40 to unsubscribe from special offers and got a popup on my KT telling me that they had been removed, but they were still there. After an online chat with the nice folks from Kindle support (and multiple restarts, etc.), I ended up having to reset my Kindle to factory defaults. Not the end of the world, but somewhat of a pain.

From what I've read, reset to factory defaults seems to be the "default" method of correcting problems on Kindles.

vxf · 03-13-2012, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Talldog

FYI for anyone planning to do this. I paid the $40 to unsubscribe from special offers and got a popup on my KT telling me that they had been removed, but they were still there. After an online chat with the nice folks from Kindle support (and multiple restarts, etc.), I ended up having to reset my Kindle to factory defaults. Not the end of the world, but somewhat of a pain.

That must be disappointing. But I did the same recently, without problems. I had to turn the device off and then back on, but no reset was required.

PG4003 · 03-14-2012, 08:29 AM

I removed SO's from my Kindle Touch a few months ago and never had a problem with it.

Talldog · 03-14-2012, 08:48 AM

I wonder if it might have something to do with Kindlean. This is a brand new KT (got it on Monday). I did a manual software update to 5.0.4, then imported all of my books from my archive and imported my collections from my KDX. The only other thing I did with it was to install Kindlean on my PC and change some of the metadata (book covers).

monkeyluis · 03-14-2012, 08:53 AM

In the world of technology turning it off & back on again is almost always the solution. Now it also a reset of settings. Lol.

RainingLemur · 03-14-2012, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by RDaneel54

From what I've read, reset to factory defaults seems to be the "default" method of correcting problems on Kindles.

At least it sounds a bit more "tech"-ish than when you would have problems with a cell phone, and called in for support. "Did ya pull the battery out and put it back in?"

PharaohsVizier · 03-15-2012, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RDaneel54

From what I've read, reset to factory defaults seems to be the "default" method of correcting problems on Kindles.

It's the default solution to anything tech related. A reset usually clears all the stupid stuff someone might have done and saves a lot of time for the person on the phone.

Anyways, sorta reminds me of this video:

Context is: Sega's official "apology" or "comment" on the fact that they recommended a hard reset when they were asked about their stance on SOPA.

Talldog · 03-16-2012, 10:39 AM

I unsubscribed my wife's new Touch from special offers last night without incident. Both devices are new and I set them both up the same way at the same time. However, I never used Kindlean with hers. I think that's where the problem was.

mrmls · 03-16-2012, 11:54 AM

May I ask why did you choose to unsubscribe from SO? Was it annoying? Changed your mind?

Talldog · 03-16-2012, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mrmls

May I ask why did you choose to unsubscribe from SO? Was it annoying? Changed your mind?

When I was reading the CNET review of the Touch, it recommended buying only the SO version because the offers were unobtrusive and occasionally compelling, and you could always pay the difference if you decided you didn't like them. Made sense to me, so that's what I did.

After I got it, I decided I didn't like them. I couldn't get behind losing the bottom 3/4" of such a small home screen (I'm used to the huge home screen of a DX), and I didn't like seeing ads and screensavers for things like Huggies diapers.

WT Sharpe · 03-16-2012, 12:10 PM

I was thinking of unsubscribing from the ads on my KT. I don't mind the ads, but it would be nice to have a bit more free space on the home screen.

Question: Does unsubscribing from the ads give you one or two extra lines of text?

Synamon · 03-16-2012, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I was thinking of unsubscribing from the ads on my KT. I don't mind the ads, but it would be nice to have a bit more free space on the home screen.

Question: Does unsubscribing from the ads give you one or two extra lines of text?

Only one more line on my Kindle Keyboard, I'd imagine that's the same for the Touch.

Talldog · 03-16-2012, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Synamon

Only one more line on my Kindle Keyboard, I'd imagine that's the same for the Touch.

Yup, only one.

WT Sharpe · 03-16-2012, 02:13 PM

Thanks, guys. Did they give you the dead authors back?

03-13-2012, 06:19 PM	#1
Talldog Addict Posts: 293 Karma: 1431716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Connecticut Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KDX Graphite, Surface Pro	Unsubscribing from special offers, a cautionary tale FYI for anyone planning to do this. I paid the $40 to unsubscribe from special offers and got a popup on my KT telling me that they had been removed, but they were still there. After an online chat with the nice folks from Kindle support (and multiple restarts, etc.), I ended up having to reset my Kindle to factory defaults. Not the end of the world, but somewhat of a pain.

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03-14-2012, 08:29 AM	#4
PG4003 Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 987250 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kentucky Device: Kindle PW I & II, Kindle Voyage, Fire HD 7", Fire HD 8.9"	I removed SO's from my Kindle Touch a few months ago and never had a problem with it.

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Talldog Addict Posts: 293 Karma: 1431716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Connecticut Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KDX Graphite, Surface Pro	I wonder if it might have something to do with Kindlean. This is a brand new KT (got it on Monday). I did a manual software update to 5.0.4, then imported all of my books from my archive and imported my collections from my KDX. The only other thing I did with it was to install Kindlean on my PC and change some of the metadata (book covers).

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monkeyluis Banned Posts: 725 Karma: 656644 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Central Florida Device: iPad "3", Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, iPhone 4S	In the world of technology turning it off & back on again is almost always the solution. Now it also a reset of settings. Lol.

03-16-2012, 10:39 AM	#9
Talldog Addict Posts: 293 Karma: 1431716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Connecticut Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KDX Graphite, Surface Pro	I unsubscribed my wife's new Touch from special offers last night without incident. Both devices are new and I set them both up the same way at the same time. However, I never used Kindlean with hers. I think that's where the problem was.

03-16-2012, 11:54 AM	#10
mrmls Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 99 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Europe Device: Sony PRS 505, 600, 950	May I ask why did you choose to unsubscribe from SO? Was it annoying? Changed your mind?

03-16-2012, 12:10 PM	#12
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I was thinking of unsubscribing from the ads on my KT. I don't mind the ads, but it would be nice to have a bit more free space on the home screen. Question: Does unsubscribing from the ads give you one or two extra lines of text?

03-16-2012, 02:13 PM	#15
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Thanks, guys. Did they give you the dead authors back?

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