09-14-2010, 07:44 PM | #1 |
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Got my K3 WI-FI
I recieved my K3 this afternoon an my wife put it on charge. When I go home I inspected it and it looks great and no rattles. First things first I had downloaded the update and placed it on my k3 and updated it.
After that I registered and and connected it to my WIFI network with no issues. Then it was time for snyc and downloading my books. I have lots of free books that I got from Amazon and have been reading them on my netbook using kindle for pc. The screen is wonderful. I will be checking it out and will give updates later. For now I am a happy camper. Chuck |
09-14-2010, 09:14 PM | #2 |
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Glad you got it and are enjoying it. Same here--no problems at all so far; not even a single freeze. And I'm really digging the higher contrast screen and the dictionary lookup. I think there's still a little room for improvement, but waaaaay better than my K1!
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09-14-2010, 09:20 PM | #3 |
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So, it is recommended that we update the firmware?
I'm getting mine this Friday!!! |
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09-14-2010, 10:36 PM | #5 |
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I just ordered mine. Selling my nook. Can we all have a group hug?
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09-15-2010, 09:06 AM | #6 |
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So far so good no issues. I will be writing a review later for Amazon and will link it to this forum. I will not rush into writing the review I am wanting a couple of weeks to review it myself.
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09-15-2010, 09:15 AM | #7 |
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09-15-2010, 09:18 AM | #8 |
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Congrats new Kindlers! If you get stuck or need any help with the Kindle, just drop by here
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09-15-2010, 09:31 AM | #9 |
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Yes, congrats!
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09-16-2010, 12:54 PM | #10 |
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Received my Kindle 3 WI-FI on this week and I think it is great. I have had an ebook reader in the past and I enjoyed it. I gave it to my sister-in-law while she was in the hospital and sick. And started using the kindle for pc and came to enjoy the ease of getting my ebooks from Amazon. So I decided it was time to get the kindle when I saw the price of the WI-FI only version.
I love the size of the kindle and also the screen. The page turns are really fast compared to the older ereader that I had. I have not had and of the issues that I have read about on Amazon or the MobileRead forums. I did the updates before I joined the kindle to my WIFI network. It joined the second time I tried the first time I tried the issue was not the kindle but my issue. My network requires mac address verification. So I disabled that for long enough to get the kindle on my network then I added the kindle to my router and reenabled mac address verification and also hid my ssid again. The kindle does not have any issues connecting now. I downloaded 150 books for Amazon that I have gotten mostly classics that are free. I also added about 50 other books that I had in mobi format. I have not had any issues with slowdowns. I use the Kindle Collection Manager that I was able to get from the developer on MobileReader forum and that has been a huge help with organizing my ebooks. My only issue is that the 5 way switch is too close to the back switch. I will not give the kindle a five star rating because that would mean it is perfect, but I will give it 4.5 stars as there is always room for improvements. Last edited by cvkemp; 09-16-2010 at 01:00 PM. |
09-17-2010, 11:48 PM | #11 |
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Had a short time this afternoon when my kindle slowed down. But it did not last long and the reason was that I had added about 200 books and then set up collections using collection manager. I am guessing it was just indexing the books. The battery life is great so far. I have to say that I am loving my kindle so far.
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09-18-2010, 07:27 AM | #12 |
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Congrats to all the new Kindlers (including me haha). The K3 is a great reader, I'm loving it!
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09-19-2010, 07:54 PM | #14 |
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Just loaded one of my audible books on to the kindle and the sound is great. Now I have to say this I am hard of hearing and I use a set of bose headsets to listen to the book.
But I will be using a connection from my kindle to a remote connection that feeds my hearing aids later to see what that sounds like. My kindle is really good. Chuck |
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