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Nokturnal · 05-09-2011, 05:37 AM

To my knowledge, it is correct that there are only three hardware variants of the Kindle 3, and that the only difference is the builtin SIM card (None, Vodafone or AT&T).

However, there is one more subtle difference between the UK, the US and the International version: The power adapter. The US and UK versions comes with power adapters for their intended countries, and the International version comes without an adapter (which really doesn't matter as it is chargeable by USB or any standard USB charger).

When I purchased my Kindle from Denmark, I was directed to the international site due to the physical delivery address.
I ended up being assigned an International, Vodafone version.

Which SIM you end up with is based on which provider has the better roaming arrangement in the country of delivery.

There is more though...
As my delivery address was in Denmark, Amazon soon cut me off from using 3G to browse the web (except the Kindle store and Wikipedia). Also, I had to pay £.99 to have free books delivered over WhisperNet.

Changing my primary delivery address on Amazon.co.uk to a UK address fixed this for a bit, but then I received an email from UK customer support asking for evidence of my UK address.
I ignored this and was cut off again.

I proceeded to purchase a few books via a UK proxy and generally only connected via this proxy for a few weeks while still ignoring the request for evidence.

Then I switched back to using regular and apparently Amazon now believes in my address. I should probably mention that most of my purchases from Amazon are still made via a UK proxy, simply because that is where our Corporate proxy server is located

In summary (TL/DR);
- A Wifi-only Kindle will be the same everywhere - only the power adapter differs.
- You may experience different prices and availability of contents based on your residency and/or the store in which you shop.
- A 3G Kindle will have different SIM cards depending on shipping address, but this only matters to Amazon (roaming charges) - not to you as a consumer.

05-09-2011, 05:37 AM	#16
Nokturnal Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle3	Kindle UK/US and international usage To my knowledge, it is correct that there are only three hardware variants of the Kindle 3, and that the only difference is the builtin SIM card (None, Vodafone or AT&T). However, there is one more subtle difference between the UK, the US and the International version: The power adapter. The US and UK versions comes with power adapters for their intended countries, and the International version comes without an adapter (which really doesn't matter as it is chargeable by USB or any standard USB charger). When I purchased my Kindle from Denmark, I was directed to the international site due to the physical delivery address. I ended up being assigned an International, Vodafone version. Which SIM you end up with is based on which provider has the better roaming arrangement in the country of delivery. There is more though... As my delivery address was in Denmark, Amazon soon cut me off from using 3G to browse the web (except the Kindle store and Wikipedia). Also, I had to pay £.99 to have free books delivered over WhisperNet. Changing my primary delivery address on Amazon.co.uk to a UK address fixed this for a bit, but then I received an email from UK customer support asking for evidence of my UK address. I ignored this and was cut off again. I proceeded to purchase a few books via a UK proxy and generally only connected via this proxy for a few weeks while still ignoring the request for evidence. Then I switched back to using regular and apparently Amazon now believes in my address. I should probably mention that most of my purchases from Amazon are still made via a UK proxy, simply because that is where our Corporate proxy server is located In summary (TL/DR); - A Wifi-only Kindle will be the same everywhere - only the power adapter differs. - You may experience different prices and availability of contents based on your residency and/or the store in which you shop. - A 3G Kindle will have different SIM cards depending on shipping address, but this only matters to Amazon (roaming charges) - not to you as a consumer.