09-08-2008, 07:33 PM | #1 |
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Out of USA (Out of Sprint coverage)
I am mostly out of the US although I live in Hawaii and come here several times a year.
I think the Kindle has much of what I need, but I am concerned with wireless downloads. Yes I can get most of the books I want in Hawaii, but if I want a special book overseas can I do it? The forums suggest I can, but it is not clear. Also I am a doctor. Many files I want to read are pdfs from the INTERNET. How can I put these unto the Kindle from my PC? Can the Kndle read thesde pdfs? Lastly, I need to charge the Kindle from 240volt outlets. Can I? |
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Thank you
Thank you for all your quick replies. All of my questions have been answered.
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I would, however, question the choice of a Kindle for someone who states that reading PDFs is an important requirement, given that the Kindle cannot read this format natively. The conversion software tends not to do a very good job with PDFs with complex layout - tables, graphs, etc. A machine which has native PDF support such as the Sony Reader or CyBook Gen3 would perhaps be a better choice. |
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He lives in Hawaii, so it's likely he does have a U.S. credit card.
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I was serious, Don. I am honestly unsure what the legal status of places like, say, Puerto Rico is. It uses the US$ as its currency, but it's not a part of the USA, is it, so if you had a credit card from there it wouldn't be a US credit card.
(And yes, I know that Puerto Rico isn't in the Pacific ). You're absolutely right to be unsure about the legal status of the various islands around the UK - it gets very complicated. Some are parts of the UK, some aren't. Some are in the European Union, and others aren't. Eg, the Channel Islands are a part of the UK, but not in the EU and there's no VAT there. |
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I'm just teasing you, Harry.
Actually, Hawaii is our 50th state. (I'm quite ignorant about your history, I might add.) Don |
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One downside to being outside of wireless range is that you can't get the free samples. Those are only sent via Whispernet. It's certainly easy to buy books but I did miss the samples last time I was out of the country. |
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