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Originally Posted by thatsthat
I assume this will hold for the Kindle 2 as well?
So, on the download front to the device ...any ideas about connectivity ..i assume it is not supported in Australia?
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From the Kindle 2 FAQ at Amazon:
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Can I use Kindle 2 outside the wireless service area?
Yes, Kindle 2 was designed with the traveler in mind.
If you have a computer with an internet connection and a USB port, you can buy and download content from anywhere in the world. You can make purchases from the Kindle Store on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com/kindlestore), download items to your computer, and transfer the files to your Kindle using the USB connection.
You can access all your purchases from the Kindle Store via the Manage Your Kindle page at www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle and have personal documents converted to a Kindle-compatible format and sent to the e-mail address on your Amazon.com account.
At this time, we are unable to offer the Amazon Kindle and associated digital content from the Kindle Store to our international customers due to our copy holder agreements. Please see "Is Kindle 2 available to customers outside the United States?" below for more information.
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The "manage my Kindle" page is very easy to use. In addition if you want to get Amazon to convert other formats to MOBI (AZW) this can be done entirely via e-mail to/from your PC (and then USB to the Kindle 2).
Note that you can also load DRM-free MOBI from any source into the Kindle. These can be from DRM-free sources such as FictionWise multi-format, or FeedBooks, or Baen Books (and others), or from DRMed MOBIs with the DRM stripped using mobidedrm. This is probably illegal in Australia (I don't know for sure, but new copyright laws usually contain anti-circumvention provisions), but it is hard to see who is hurt by stripping DRM for personal use on ebooks you buy.
The EVDO access is via US Sprint cell phone network, so it is only available in the US (and not all of the US). That is in part why the download to computer mode is available. An important feature of this is that it just needs a web browser (i.e. any type of PC will do).