Can you pull your kindle off the Amazon grid?

plasticslug · 12-01-2010, 11:59 PM

Been looking around and I am going to guess the answer is no...

I have an ipod but have never installed itunes. Rather I use a program called CopyTrans Manager. I dont want to be bothered by amazon or Itunes and thats why I do it.

When technology is tied to a company like that it seems more like you are renting out a piece of hardware rather than actually owning it.

I will probably never buy a book off of amazon (ever). So is there a way to disconnect your kindle amazon?

Has the kindle been hacked in anyway to do this?

JMikeD · 12-02-2010, 12:07 AM

Don't turn on the wireless and Amazon will never connect to your reader. You'll have to transfer books by USB, but that's a minor task.

kindlekitten · 12-02-2010, 02:26 AM

why did you get a kindle?

charonme · 12-02-2010, 06:26 AM

you can use the kindle even if it's not registered: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=107746

TheKindleWorm · 12-02-2010, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

why did you get a kindle?

Exactly what I'm curious to know why - especially as the OP says they probably won't be buying books from Amazon?!?

There are plenty of eink devices which do not have wifi.

charonme · 12-02-2010, 07:44 AM

Maybe it's possible to hack it in such a way that it won't connect to amazon when using wifi.

kindlekitten, TheKindleWorm: what other ereader would you suggest with these features for this price?

Doug Huffman · 12-02-2010, 07:51 AM

Well, the plastic KINDLE is a good tool to be used to the tool-user's benefit.

When one first assays to collect tools, it is very tempting to get the most highly evolved one rather than the most general or versatile. For instance, hammers, the most versatile one is probably a light-weight sledge, but most first-hammers have claws that reduce the striking faces by half.

I agree with the OP, the KINDLE is a fine reader abused by its maker into a marketing tool. Time will liberate all from these cares.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!

mr ploppy · 12-02-2010, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JMikeD

Don't turn on the wireless and Amazon will never connect to your reader. You'll have to transfer books by USB, but that's a minor task.

I would be surprised if that would be enough. The wireless seems to be switched on and off through software rather than an actual switch, so it could easily be turned on and off without you knowing to check for updates and the like.

HarryT · 12-02-2010, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mr ploppy

I would be surprised if that would be enough. The wireless seems to be switched on and off through software rather than an actual switch, so it could easily be turned on and off without you knowing to check for updates and the like.

No, it isn't. It's only on when you turn it on.

mikeayers · 12-02-2010, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mr ploppy

I would be surprised if that would be enough. The wireless seems to be switched on and off through software rather than an actual switch, so it could easily be turned on and off without you knowing to check for updates and the like.

With just the wifi model you still need to set up which network to go on, put in ssids ,etc. So i think the chances of the Kindle "phoning home" without you turning things on is pretty remote. I guess you could also get a lead cover to wrap the Kindle in, if you where really worried.

Now with the 3G.... all bets are off.

abookreader · 12-02-2010, 08:59 AM

I guess the software could be programmed to randomly turn on the 3G although I've never heard of that happening or seen it myself. If you only had a WiFi model though you could simply never set-up a WiFi connection and it would never connect.

I have to agree though that if you are that fearful of using the Amazon Whispersync capabilities you'd probably be better of choosing a digital reader that has no wireless capabilities at all.

The Pocketbooks are supposed to be nice, right?

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the KINDLE is a fine reader abused by its maker into a marketing tool.

??????

kindlekitten · 12-02-2010, 10:37 AM

good grief. some folks just really need to invest in the aluminum market

y'all really are not that important

daffy4u · 12-02-2010, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by plasticslug

I have an ipod but have never installed itunes. Rather I use a program called CopyTrans Manager. I dont want to be bothered by amazon or Itunes and thats why I do it.

I'm not sure what you mean by being "bothered" by Amazon. I know iTunes constantly wants to be updated (that's how it seems to me) but that's not the case with the Kindle. You can leave the wireless on and let it update automatically or you can leave it off and update it manually or not at all. Amazon doesn't send sales spam to your Kindle.

whitearrow · 12-02-2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeayers

Now with the 3G.... all bets are off.

I think that if the 3G was able to turn itself on without any user intervention that the Kindle would be prohibited on airplanes, and anyplace else where you have to be sure that connectivity is turned completely off.

I also think that after all this time, we'd have had some reports of the Kindle turning itself on, if it were indeed able to do so.

charonme · 12-02-2010, 01:18 PM

some of us know what he means and we try to help

12-01-2010, 11:59 PM	#1
plasticslug Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: kindle	Can you pull your kindle off the Amazon grid? Been looking around and I am going to guess the answer is no... I have an ipod but have never installed itunes. Rather I use a program called CopyTrans Manager. I dont want to be bothered by amazon or Itunes and thats why I do it. When technology is tied to a company like that it seems more like you are renting out a piece of hardware rather than actually owning it. I will probably never buy a book off of amazon (ever). So is there a way to disconnect your kindle amazon? Has the kindle been hacked in anyway to do this?

12-02-2010, 10:37 AM	#12
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	good grief. some folks just really need to invest in the aluminum market y'all really are not that important Attached Thumbnails

12-02-2010, 01:18 PM	#15
charonme Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 11904 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: K3	some of us know what he means and we try to help Last edited by charonme; 12-02-2010 at 02:45 PM.

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12-02-2010, 12:07 AM	#2
JMikeD Evangelist Posts: 473 Karma: 15000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Various and sundry	Don't turn on the wireless and Amazon will never connect to your reader. You'll have to transfer books by USB, but that's a minor task.

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kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	why did you get a kindle?

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charonme Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 11904 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: K3	you can use the kindle even if it's not registered: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=107746

12-02-2010, 07:44 AM	#6
charonme Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 11904 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: K3	Maybe it's possible to hack it in such a way that it won't connect to amazon when using wifi. kindlekitten, TheKindleWorm: what other ereader would you suggest with these features for this price?

12-02-2010, 07:51 AM	#7
Doug Huffman Banned Posts: 102 Karma: 7860 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Washington Island, across Death's Door, Wisconsin, USA Device: KINDLE 3 WiFi	Well, the plastic KINDLE is a good tool to be used to the tool-user's benefit. When one first assays to collect tools, it is very tempting to get the most highly evolved one rather than the most general or versatile. For instance, hammers, the most versatile one is probably a light-weight sledge, but most first-hammers have claws that reduce the striking faces by half. I agree with the OP, the KINDLE is a fine reader abused by its maker into a marketing tool. Time will liberate all from these cares. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!

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