Thread: Astak Mentor eBook readers with WiFi and Touchscreen (read-only)
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Old 04-10-2009, 09:28 AM   #1779
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Originally Posted by pkovak View Post
Con someone comment if Kindle is available in Europe? Does whispernet work there? What countries? I can easily imagine why whispernet is such a great success in USA, but it really, really depends on network working anywhere you are.
It isn't available in Europe. There has been reports (including interviews with Amazon representatives and observation of space on the K2's motherboard for a SIM card) that the Kindle is coming to Europe, but part of the hang up is getting wireless coverage. The current US K2 can't get wireless in Europe (even if Amazon had contracts in place) because it uses EVDO which isn't available in Europe.

Note that Astak is primarily interested in the Americas, but adding wireless does become an issue even so when thinking about non-US sales. Whispernet (and the Kindle) isn't available in Canada, for example.
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