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Originally Posted by kimichen
I've just bought a Kindle 3G/WiFi from the UK via a friend there. I do think there is a difference between the US sent within US and the international version and that's in the experimental browser.
A friend recently bought a Kindle via a friend in the US and has full browser access (including GoogleMail) in Europe (tested only in Germany & Poland and about to be tried in UK). The browser on my Kindle has only access to Wiki and of course to the Amazon store via 3G. Full browser access via WiFi of course as that does not cost Amazon anything.
Does anyone have more info on this difference?
I realise that the Kindle is primarily an E-book reader but it's quite a bonus to have internet access in Europe free, particularly when travelling.
So, based on my experience so far, my advice is to buy the US version sent to a US address.
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Buy the Kindle wifi+ 3G in the US with a USadress. There's plenty said about the international restrictions for 3G in the forums.
Browsing depends on the adress your Kindle is registred to and nothing else matters: not the version like B00AA, or whatever. The version is important for when you want to update, but that's all.
I made some experiments with it and I, as European (not UK) customer can browse, where I want, with my European version and an USadress. If I want that: that's another question. I primarily want to buy books from Amazon without geo-restrictions.