Limitations of Global Wireless

oddeyed · 02-27-2010, 03:30 AM

So, I know that the Kindle with Global Wireless gets free Wikipedia access in the UK. But I can't seem to find out what (if anything) else it can do.

So, have any Kindle owners in the UK have success with either:

Feedbooks Newspapers
Feedbooks 'Kindle Download Guide'

?

I also was wondering if there is a way using software hacks or something to get the basic web browser on a UK Kindle.

HarryT · 02-27-2010, 03:43 AM

The Amazon book store and Wikipedia are all you get.

Please don't attempt to hack it. Remember that 3G data traffic costs Amazon real money. If you start using your Kindle for "unauthorised" web access, the almost inevitable result is going to be that you get "cut off".

oddeyed · 02-27-2010, 08:52 AM

Damn it.

Can we lobby amazon or something? Cos that seriously sucks. I mean, I was that close to buying a Kindle but they ruined it.

HarryT · 02-27-2010, 09:32 AM

Believe me, you're not going to want to use a Kindle for extensive internet access - eInk screens just aren't suitable for it.

yvanleterrible · 02-27-2010, 10:20 AM

Go with an iPad...

luqmaninbmore · 02-27-2010, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Believe me, you're not going to want to use a Kindle for extensive internet access - eInk screens just aren't suitable for it.

I disagree. I find the eink screen on my DX to be quite nice for reading news, blogs, essays, and articles that I find on the web. It's also good for checking emails. While I don't think extended internet access ought to be free, I don't see why they couldn't charge you an access fee for more extensive access. Downloading rss feeds or mobi files from feed books or Mobileread shouldn't cost that much.

angelad · 02-27-2010, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

The Amazon book store and Wikipedia are all you get.

Please don't attempt to hack it. Remember that 3G data traffic costs Amazon real money. If you start using your Kindle for "unauthorised" web access, the almost inevitable result is going to be that you get "cut off".

NOt if they don't find out, and hack is good

TMark · 02-27-2010, 03:24 PM

That kind of short term thinking will have you running around in circles.

oddeyed · 03-01-2010, 01:12 PM

yvanleterrible - Nope, I defo need e-ink.

It's not so much the big web surfing that I want, it's the feedbook applications that I am more interested in.

It seems pointless for amazon to block them to me. It's hardly any traffic at all, I'd happily pay the tuppence for the 3G usage.

mdovell · 03-01-2010, 02:27 PM

Well the other thing to think about this is how many devices honestly have internet access built in?

I think much of this might have to deal with some of the economic and political concerns in some other countries.

I've been to China and the internet there is odd to say the least. Sometimes sites work..sometimes they don't work. Sometimes they work in some places and time and other times they don't. There's no list of banned sites etc.

I highly doubt that after making one international version that amazon would tolerate a country asking to put filters on a kindle. With that being the case the exclusion of the internet was the easiest thing to do..

Besides wikipedia is pretty huge these days when you think about it.

Web browsing on the kindle is OK but it's more of an added bonus for me, not the primary drive.

HarryT · 03-02-2010, 12:14 PM

What happened to you, Phillip?

forkyfork · 03-02-2010, 02:09 PM

So just to clarify, if I buy a Kindle in the US and use it in the US, there are no restrictions. But if I travel abroad, there are? That kinda bites, since I was planning on traveling abroad for quite some time..

kevindorsey · 03-03-2010, 02:38 PM

You will be using a network that Amazon has to pay for additionally. so you willl have to pay for additionally too....

HarryT · 03-05-2010, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forkyfork

So just to clarify, if I buy a Kindle in the US and use it in the US, there are no restrictions. But if I travel abroad, there are? That kinda bites, since I was planning on traveling abroad for quite some time..

Remember that 3G data traffic costs "real money", and data roaming charges tend to be very high. In Europe, data roaming on 3G generally costs something of the order of $5 per MB (yes, per MB).

lene1949 · 03-05-2010, 04:08 AM

I'm very happy with my Kindle, and often pay my $2 for the convenience of their service...

02-27-2010, 03:30 AM	#1
oddeyed hi there! Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle 3rd Generation - 3G + Wifi - Graphite	Limitations of Global Wireless So, I know that the Kindle with Global Wireless gets free Wikipedia access in the UK. But I can't seem to find out what (if anything) else it can do. So, have any Kindle owners in the UK have success with either: Feedbooks Newspapers Feedbooks 'Kindle Download Guide' ? I also was wondering if there is a way using software hacks or something to get the basic web browser on a UK Kindle.

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02-27-2010, 03:43 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The Amazon book store and Wikipedia are all you get. Please don't attempt to hack it. Remember that 3G data traffic costs Amazon real money. If you start using your Kindle for "unauthorised" web access, the almost inevitable result is going to be that you get "cut off".

02-27-2010, 08:52 AM	#3
oddeyed hi there! Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle 3rd Generation - 3G + Wifi - Graphite	Damn it. Can we lobby amazon or something? Cos that seriously sucks. I mean, I was that close to buying a Kindle but they ruined it.

02-27-2010, 09:32 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Believe me, you're not going to want to use a Kindle for extensive internet access - eInk screens just aren't suitable for it.

02-27-2010, 10:20 AM	#5
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Go with an iPad...

02-27-2010, 03:24 PM	#8
TMark Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: none	That kind of short term thinking will have you running around in circles.

03-01-2010, 01:12 PM	#9
oddeyed hi there! Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle 3rd Generation - 3G + Wifi - Graphite	yvanleterrible - Nope, I defo need e-ink. It's not so much the big web surfing that I want, it's the feedbook applications that I am more interested in. It seems pointless for amazon to block them to me. It's hardly any traffic at all, I'd happily pay the tuppence for the 3G usage.

03-01-2010, 02:27 PM	#10
mdovell Zealot Posts: 144 Karma: 3168 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle DX	Well the other thing to think about this is how many devices honestly have internet access built in? I think much of this might have to deal with some of the economic and political concerns in some other countries. I've been to China and the internet there is odd to say the least. Sometimes sites work..sometimes they don't work. Sometimes they work in some places and time and other times they don't. There's no list of banned sites etc. I highly doubt that after making one international version that amazon would tolerate a country asking to put filters on a kindle. With that being the case the exclusion of the internet was the easiest thing to do.. Besides wikipedia is pretty huge these days when you think about it. Web browsing on the kindle is OK but it's more of an added bonus for me, not the primary drive.

03-02-2010, 12:14 PM	#11
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	What happened to you, Phillip?

03-02-2010, 02:09 PM	#12
forkyfork Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 1664 Join Date: May 2009 Device: It's a long story ;)	So just to clarify, if I buy a Kindle in the US and use it in the US, there are no restrictions. But if I travel abroad, there are? That kinda bites, since I was planning on traveling abroad for quite some time..

03-03-2010, 02:38 PM	#13
kevindorsey Evangelist Posts: 488 Karma: 258 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	You will be using a network that Amazon has to pay for additionally. so you willl have to pay for additionally too....

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03-05-2010, 04:08 AM	#15
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I'm very happy with my Kindle, and often pay my $2 for the convenience of their service...