Interesting. Amazon has increased the coverage area to include parts of Montana and Alaska, but ONLY for the K2.
Because of the new upgraded modem?
Wireless coverage map
http://www.showmycoverage.com/mycoverage.jsp?id=A102ZON
From the Amazon Kindle2 page, under "technical details"
Quote:
"Connectivity: EVDO modem with fallback to 1xRTT; utilizes Amazon Whispernet to provide U.S wireless coverage via Sprint's 3G high-speed data network. Check our wireless coverage map for availability. This expanded coverage is only available for Kindle 2. See Wireless Terms and Conditions."
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