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First guy said 'as long as your billing address matches card' Then he mentioned Canada. I corrected him that soon I will be in Singapore, WHICH card I did not specify and neither did he. I have a wallet full of cards
Not trusting the accuracy of what he told me (and US residents tend too have a myopic world view) I called again and got somebody else
Here are my gleanings from that conversation, though I admit it is confusing and complicated. I like simplicity and absence of restrictions - which is why I buy gold not stocks - too many rules and regulations surrounding paper investments including that one doesn't get bearer financial instruments anymore, the stock isn't even in your name, you don't even get a document other than digital. I like things I can feel (literally)and that I understand and grok. I don't grok digital.
Anyway, what the second English- fluent Filipina told me...
Notes may be out of sequential order.
There are numerous devices - so e work only in Japan, some work only in USA (I forget countries. I asked for a list so I could decide where to go in the world for what. She ignored my request. Maybe it's a company secret. Or they don't even know. Many other times I will contact companies asking for lists of worldwide distributors so I can decide where to buy what. Seems companies don't have an organizational chart that is international
Anyway, She also said that there is an int'l Kindle. Much of what she said contradicted what the first Amazon rep told me.
Q: Where do I buy the intternational version?
A: She started to tell me but I stopped her as I already have a kindle. I want to make sure IT can be used in foreign countries, not buy a second Kindle.
She asked me the serial number in order to determine whether it is an int'l Kindle.
It is on receipt. Tells me it us a 4th generation Kindle.
q: Do I register it to Amazon.ca or Amazon.com (USA)?
A: Where do you spend most of your time?
Q: No one place, I am constantly moving, a week here, a week there.
A: If you are travelling US store more practical. If the marketplace of that device is in Canada it will be restricted to Canada.
Q: But I want to buy from US store.
A: Then try to register it to US store.
Q: I am less interested in maybes and possibles. I want to know with certainty in advance what will work and what will not, in particular what actions lock device/a count in that can't easily be changed. Precision please! OK, I just thought that. But I did ask 'OK, TRY to register to US store, but in Canada, in Hong Kong, where will work? [I never know how much of confusion is my technical incompetence, how much is staff incompetence, how much is changed policies and how much deliberate obsfucation - as in they DON'T WANT ME TO KNOW]
A: If I register in Hong Kong then bring the device into CanAda Hong Kong books might disappear
Q: [Might? Maybe? Possibly? What are the rules? Grrr]
A: But even then we can solve this by migrating content
q: Foes Amazon do that or I can?
A: Sometimes all you have to do is change country settings
A: Does Singapore have its own store or does its billing address customers purchase from US. store?
A: It's not about the device, it's about the items purchased
Q: And the account?
A: Yes. And if registered under .com migration is easier
Q: Just to be crystal clear on this - I have NO US CREDIT CARD. Which of the following countries can purchase from .com: Singapore, Cambodia, Hong Kong [u see I am hoping that if unlike Canada they do not have their own store I can beat tgd Amazon system by using my offshore bank cards - hey if Amazon itself and Google can do so with tax havens the little guy should be able to too]
FINAL AUTHORITATIVE ANSWER: As long as those bank cards allow foreign charges you can register using those.
But I never found out if I have to physically be outside of Canada/USA or it doesn't matter.
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