Travelling with a Kindle DXG

Mr.Toad · 08-17-2010, 06:19 PM

Before setting off on a whirlwind tour of Europe, I bought a Kindle DXG, partly for the new clearer screen (I have a Sony 505) and partly for the free Internet access, which I hoped would work in most of the countries I visited - my home is Canada.

I was pleasantly surprised to find I had access in:
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Poland.

The only country where I couldn't even get a cell connection was Belarus.

So not only did I take a hundreds of books with me (my last trip with paper books cost me more than the Kindle in excess baggage weight), but I could check my email and do some basic web browsing - very nice.

I was somewhat concerned that the reader would be damaged by being tossed around so much: I had it in a leather folder case and then in a Zeroshock 3 case which protected it well.

poohbear_nc · 08-17-2010, 06:29 PM

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carld · 08-17-2010, 06:32 PM

That's interesting, thanks for the info. I'll probably never get there myself, but it's still good to know. And welcome to MR.

Baumi · 08-18-2010, 07:20 PM

Wow - that's weird. My DXG's browser doesn't work in Germany. (Which is a bit unfortunate, with me living there and everything... :-/ )

Up to now I thought the 2.5.5 firmware just wouldn't allow for browsing over here, but it seems to be more complex than that. Could it have anything to do with the country your Amazon account is registered to?

dcptcons4evr · 08-18-2010, 08:08 PM

I wonder if there is access in France, as I am going there in a few months and would like to bring my device.

Mr.Toad · 08-18-2010, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baumi

Wow - that's weird. My DXG's browser doesn't work in Germany. (Which is a bit unfortunate, with me living there and everything... :-/ )

Up to now I thought the 2.5.5 firmware just wouldn't allow for browsing over here, but it seems to be more complex than that. Could it have anything to do with the country your Amazon account is registered to?

Not sure - I'm registered to Canada. If anything, I didn't expect it to work in all the places that it actually did.

FranciscoB · 08-19-2010, 04:45 AM

I also have a DXG. In the first 2 or 3 weeks after its release I could browse the internet in France and The Netherlands. Nowadays the only site I can access is the English Wikipedia.

So I *guess* that browsing was restricted to Wikipedia EN in (Western) Europe.

Marc Mertens · 08-19-2010, 06:50 AM

I have the KindleDXG international, I'm currently in Borneo and just bought 2 books with no problems. Reading is great and although I was worried a little bit about taking the kindle in my daypack , it actually works very well.

Marc

08-17-2010, 06:19 PM	#1
Mr.Toad Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 11354 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Canada Device: Lots	Travelling with a Kindle DXG Before setting off on a whirlwind tour of Europe, I bought a Kindle DXG, partly for the new clearer screen (I have a Sony 505) and partly for the free Internet access, which I hoped would work in most of the countries I visited - my home is Canada. I was pleasantly surprised to find I had access in: Germany Denmark Sweden Finland Russia Poland. The only country where I couldn't even get a cell connection was Belarus. So not only did I take a hundreds of books with me (my last trip with paper books cost me more than the Kindle in excess baggage weight), but I could check my email and do some basic web browsing - very nice. I was somewhat concerned that the reader would be damaged by being tossed around so much: I had it in a leather folder case and then in a Zeroshock 3 case which protected it well.

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08-17-2010, 06:29 PM	#2
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,875 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Welcome to MR Mr. Toad! Stick around and join our forum!

08-17-2010, 06:32 PM	#3
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	That's interesting, thanks for the info. I'll probably never get there myself, but it's still good to know. And welcome to MR.

08-18-2010, 07:20 PM	#4
Baumi Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 290 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle DXG, Cybook G3	Wow - that's weird. My DXG's browser doesn't work in Germany. (Which is a bit unfortunate, with me living there and everything... :-/ ) Up to now I thought the 2.5.5 firmware just wouldn't allow for browsing over here, but it seems to be more complex than that. Could it have anything to do with the country your Amazon account is registered to?

08-18-2010, 08:08 PM	#5
dcptcons4evr Avid Reader Posts: 33 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kansas City,MO Device: kindle3	I wonder if there is access in France, as I am going there in a few months and would like to bring my device.

08-19-2010, 04:45 AM	#7
FranciscoB Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 40 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle DX Graphite, Hanlin v3	I also have a DXG. In the first 2 or 3 weeks after its release I could browse the internet in France and The Netherlands. Nowadays the only site I can access is the English Wikipedia. So I guess that browsing was restricted to Wikipedia EN in (Western) Europe.

08-19-2010, 06:50 AM	#8
Marc Mertens Mathematician Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: IRex Digital Reader	I have the KindleDXG international, I'm currently in Borneo and just bought 2 books with no problems. Reading is great and although I was worried a little bit about taking the kindle in my daypack , it actually works very well. Marc

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