Using US Kindle Internationally - Page 2

katetully · 09-05-2010, 07:59 PM

Hi Kindlers! I'm an Aussie who is soon heading to Europe for four months, but I'm getting the impression that my best option is to have my US-based brother buy my Kindle on his US credit card, and send it to me? That way, it seems. my Kindle is a 'US citizen' with all the perks, compared with an Aussie citizen with limited rights? Any thoughts? Kate

crechat39ers · 09-06-2010, 07:54 AM

I live in France. My DX came from the US store and I happily buy books from the US store with no trouble at all. I can do the same while I am travelling as well.

captkjaneway · 09-06-2010, 10:13 AM

I've just been offered the opportunity to work in Hong Kong and wondered if my UK K3 will work there or if I need to sell it before I even get it?

rgeorg · 09-07-2010, 03:16 PM

Well, I sent an email to Amazon cust service and they recommended that I purchase the "intl" version - but will it ship to a USA address? Else I'll just get the US version, have it registered to my regular Greek email address and see what happens. 99% of the books I expect to read I'll just load via USB so it probably doesn't really matter (besides the annoyance factor) if the 3G works or not. Most of Greece is covered by a much slower (not 3G) network in any case.

al35 · 09-07-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rgeorg

Well, I sent an email to Amazon cust service and they recommended that I purchase the "intl" version - but will it ship to a USA address?

Interesting. I thought that there was no difference at all between the "international" and "US" versions of K3, the only difference was in the power plug that ships with it. Am I wrong?

ProfCrash · 09-07-2010, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by katetully

Hi Kindlers! I'm an Aussie who is soon heading to Europe for four months, but I'm getting the impression that my best option is to have my US-based brother buy my Kindle on his US credit card, and send it to me? That way, it seems. my Kindle is a 'US citizen' with all the perks, compared with an Aussie citizen with limited rights? Any thoughts? Kate

The limitations are based on your home address and your credit card. Just because a Kindle is bought in the US does not mean that you can shop in the US store. Your ability to buy books in the US store is based on have a US Credit Card tied to a US address.

If you want to have access to the US store you would need a credit card tied to your US based brothers US address. Maybe you can work something out with him where you send him a check for the books that you buy using his credit card, assuming he has a credit card that is tied to his US address issued by a US based bank.

oecherprinte · 09-08-2010, 02:58 PM

I heard that you may open a "real" US account using a US amazon gift card code. Will that work?

I think you can even buy US gift cards with non-US credit cards. Then you can use that code with the "real" US account.

Any thoughts on that?

HarryT · 09-08-2010, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by al35

Interesting. I thought that there was no difference at all between the "international" and "US" versions of K3, the only difference was in the power plug that ships with it. Am I wrong?

The hardware is the same, but they have different SIM cards in them. Eg, US Kindles have an AT&T SIM, whereas UK ones have a Vodafone SIM.

ProfCrash · 09-08-2010, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oecherprinte

I heard that you may open a "real" US account using a US amazon gift card code. Will that work?

I think you can even buy US gift cards with non-US credit cards. Then you can use that code with the "real" US account.

Any thoughts on that?

I have heard that as well. Some folks recommend using a proxy server to mask the IP address. I know that there are topics on this board that discuss how to do this, I just don't have a specific link.

rgeorg · 09-10-2010, 02:54 AM

I do not think your credit card matters when buying eBooks. You can set your country code when you purchase books at the US Amazon Kindle store. They do check IP though because, before I learned about this setting and it was set to US, I purchased a book - but it wouldn't download to my country because of geographical restrictions. But I paid the US price (no VAT) and was not charged the $2.30 surcharge. However, when the book went into the intl domain a couple of months later - I was suddenly allowed to download it!

What I don't know if whether my credit card, with the Greek billing address, will be "allowed" to purchase the "Intl Kindle DXG" and have it ship to a US address? the other alternative - can I buy a "US Kindle" with my Greek cc for a US address? I will try sometime this weekend and let you know!

I'm not too stressed though. It is really just for home use and I can sideload books from my PC. I do not buy many books from Amazon at any rate - maybe I've actually purchased 2-3 that were not "free = $2.30" over the past year.

I don't really even need another eReader (huge understatement!). ;-)

09-06-2010, 07:54 AM	#17
crechat39ers Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: France Device: kindle	International I live in France. My DX came from the US store and I happily buy books from the US store with no trouble at all. I can do the same while I am travelling as well.

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09-05-2010, 07:59 PM	#16
katetully Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	Hi Kindlers! I'm an Aussie who is soon heading to Europe for four months, but I'm getting the impression that my best option is to have my US-based brother buy my Kindle on his US credit card, and send it to me? That way, it seems. my Kindle is a 'US citizen' with all the perks, compared with an Aussie citizen with limited rights? Any thoughts? Kate

09-06-2010, 10:13 AM	#18
captkjaneway Cockney Sci-Fi Geek! Posts: 472 Karma: 1463094 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Samsung Tab S 8.4", Samsung S6 Edge	I've just been offered the opportunity to work in Hong Kong and wondered if my UK K3 will work there or if I need to sell it before I even get it?

09-07-2010, 03:16 PM	#19
rgeorg Guru Posts: 675 Karma: 3314796 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Europe & USA Device: K3/3G(2x), Glo HD, Amazon Voyage	Well, I sent an email to Amazon cust service and they recommended that I purchase the "intl" version - but will it ship to a USA address? Else I'll just get the US version, have it registered to my regular Greek email address and see what happens. 99% of the books I expect to read I'll just load via USB so it probably doesn't really matter (besides the annoyance factor) if the 3G works or not. Most of Greece is covered by a much slower (not 3G) network in any case.

09-08-2010, 02:58 PM	#22
oecherprinte Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle3 3G, Kindle Paperwhite 2	I heard that you may open a "real" US account using a US amazon gift card code. Will that work? I think you can even buy US gift cards with non-US credit cards. Then you can use that code with the "real" US account. Any thoughts on that?

09-10-2010, 02:54 AM	#25
rgeorg Guru Posts: 675 Karma: 3314796 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Europe & USA Device: K3/3G(2x), Glo HD, Amazon Voyage	I do not think your credit card matters when buying eBooks. You can set your country code when you purchase books at the US Amazon Kindle store. They do check IP though because, before I learned about this setting and it was set to US, I purchased a book - but it wouldn't download to my country because of geographical restrictions. But I paid the US price (no VAT) and was not charged the $2.30 surcharge. However, when the book went into the intl domain a couple of months later - I was suddenly allowed to download it! What I don't know if whether my credit card, with the Greek billing address, will be "allowed" to purchase the "Intl Kindle DXG" and have it ship to a US address? the other alternative - can I buy a "US Kindle" with my Greek cc for a US address? I will try sometime this weekend and let you know! I'm not too stressed though. It is really just for home use and I can sideload books from my PC. I do not buy many books from Amazon at any rate - maybe I've actually purchased 2-3 that were not "free = $2.30" over the past year. I don't really even need another eReader (huge understatement!). ;-)