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Originally Posted by Intri
Im not sure whether you read it somewhere, but you hit the nail on its head - Im from Czech Republic.  Major cities are Prague, Brno and Ostrava, those are the three biggest. |
Ah. Nope. Just coincidence! I mentioned it because somebody else is from the Czech Republic and has a thread going at the moment about getting a Kindle for use at home.
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Originally Posted by Intri
In some other thread I read that 3G connection doesnt really give you full internet, though. Only access to Amazon site and that wouldnt sit right with me, not for the extra bucks I would put in 3G version, if I were to buy a Kindle.
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Yes. Amazon list it as only allowing you access to Wikipedia and the Kindle store via the cell connection if you've got a Kindle in the Czech Republic.
Amazon may also offer 3G access via the Vodafone SIM Kindle as well in the future. There isn't anything limiting it in the Kindle. It is just the agreements Amazon have with the carriers.
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Originally Posted by Intri
Is there any truth to that limitation and if so, any hopes for removing it any time soon? I wonder what could be the reason behind such a "nerf".
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It all comes down to what agreements that Amazon have with your local carriers. If it costing them a lot for the transferred data then they don't offer the unrestricted web access. If it is very cheap or they've got some sort of flat rate deal then they offer it.
As there isn't unrestricted web access, somebody should check to see whether there is a cell delivery fee for Czech Republic Kindle owners. Some countries have a $2 delivery fee for everything and that includes the "free" books which end up costing you $2.
I believe the web restrictions have disappeared for certain countries before but there aren't any guarantees that this will ever happen for the Czech Republic.