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Originally Posted by superstitious
So I am confused. If you have the K3 wifi version, it seems it doesn't matter where I send my documents because Amazon won't charge if you are using wifi and not 3g, correct? Also, what's the difference between kindle.com and free.kindle.com?
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First part is 100% correct, the kindle wifi doesn't have a 3g chipset so it doesn't ever download via the cell towers. Either email address will work fine.
If you have a Wifi+3G, and you send it to the @free.kindle.com, it will only download once you're in range of Wifi. If you're out and about, you won't get the delivery.
If you have the WIfi+3G and you send it to the @kindle.com addy, it will download via Wifi if you're in range, for free, or via the cellular connection if you're away from wifi, in which case it charges you.
There's more confusion now than there was with the k2.
Before, the @free.kindle.com just converted the file and emailed it to you to transfer to your kindle via USB cable. the @kindle.com used the cellular connection and charged you.
With the advent of the wifi versions, they've adjusted things since the data has been offloaded from the cell towers, and since it costs amazon virtually nothing to send something to your kindle via wifi, they pass the savings on to you. If you want to be sure the delivery is free, you can send it via @free.amazon.com, or you can go in and set your document spending limit to $0.00, which will roll documents sent to the @amazon.com over to the @free automatically if it can't deliver via wifi.
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