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Originally Posted by ovaldisk
I don't have a Kindle yet. I plan to order the 3G version soon.
After browsing this website and reading the FAQ section, I stiil have a few
newbie questions:
(1) does Amazon guarantee free 3G access "forever"(downloding books,
simple internet browsing, checking Gmail, etc)?
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Nothing is forever. Everyone's TOS are "subject to change". That being said, I don't see anyone offering anything better, and there are no indications that there's any changes coming.
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(2) can I put non-DRM books(PDF, MOBI, or EPUB converted to MOBI,
from non-Amazon sources on the Kindle? If so, can Amazon see which
such books are on my Kindle? Obviously Amazon knows what books I've
bought from them. I just want to know if they can monitor what I read.
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Can you put other books on your Kindle, from non-Amazon sources? Certainly.
Can Amazon tell? Probably, if you connect up to them. But honestly, they don't CARE.
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(3) the sound from the headphone jack... is it mono or stereo?
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Stereo, I think. Honestly haven't paid attention, since I mostly listen to Audible books on it, where it wouldn't matter.
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(4) can the Kindle ignore the font colors specified on websites? (i.e. make them
all black for easier reading) I can do this on my IE browser on my PC.
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It appears to. But keep in mind that the Kindle browser is pretty basic.
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(5) can the Kindle connect to the internet in foreign countries that use GSM?
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Yes.
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(6) since the Kindle can browse the internet, can it be affected by viruses?
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Probably. But given that it has a propietary OS, you'd need a virus that is targetted to Kindle, and I don't see that as real likely.