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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
Welcome to the K2 club! I love mine, but if your travels take you outside the U.S., Kindle may not be the best choice. I understand that their wireless is pretty much confined to the mainland. (I could be wrong.) Of course, you could always load up your device before traveling, and even if you don't, you may be able to download books via USB on computer. Not sure how that works out with the 220 Volt 50 Hz that's ubiquitous overseas, however. Can anyone help me out there?
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I'm taking my Kindle with me to Ireland on Wednesday. The power adapter for the Kindle is good with the 220 volt 50 Hz, all I need to carry is the plug converter. The same is true for my netbook, cell phone, and digital cameras.
As for the whispernet -- yes, it's only in the USA, but you don't *need* it except for samples. So, if I decide I need a new book while I'm abroad, I'll buy it from the Amazon web site, download it to my netbook, and then transfer to the Kindle using a USB cable. But, I'm counting on not needing any new books while I'm gone. I have all of this month's freebies and several books I downloaded from here at MobileRead. And I also have a whole list of books I bought from Fictionwise and Baen/Webscriptions. I'm going to run out of vacation money before I run out of stuff to read!