[LordP]

I have a brand new Kindle 3 - almost two weeks old.

It froze once (first week) - I was reading a book, put it to sleep and when I next tried to wake it up I had to plug it into an outlet to get it to wake up. This worked and it woke up.

Last night I was at Ohare airport reading a book, time to board the plane - I put it to sleep - battery damn near 100%. In the plane it would not wake up - bummer. I get home and plug it into an outlet and nothing happens - zero LEDs light up.

I go online and find out about the '15 second' reboot and that worked. I got an Amber LED meaning that it is charging. ???

I am wondering if the battery indicator is faulty, is it telling me that the battery is good when it really is not.

I always leave the 3G/WiFi off unless I am buying a book or looking for an update. My firmware is 3.0.1

This is very confusing because I have a friend who got the Kindle 3 a week before me and she has never has a single problem.

Do you think it's firmware or a bum unit? Should I get a replacement?

BTW, I did search for the same problem, but I can't tell if I have one problem or two. It could simply be a bad switch for example, or a flaky battery.

I thought someone might give some insight.

Thanks for any help you can give.