Content Special Offers for new Kindle (KSO)

[koland]

Originally Posted by booklover6

I have never had nor want a paypal debit card. when I get money in paypal, I transfer it right out. They have too much control over the accounts as it is. I am not leaving a sum of money in their to freeze at their discretion.

It works just like using the paypal account - comes out of your bank if you have no paypal balance.

They also have a credit card now, it seems - also no fees...

[koland]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

The credit card thread

I have two cards and charge everything; including food and utilities. I like the cash back rewards. I pay my cards off in full every month, so no late fees or interest.

Gives us something to discuss (and keep the post near the top), until there is another Special offer .....

Funny, my KSO isn't feeling so special the last few days (or weeks).

And, I do the same as you, so can't fathom someone who would pay fees for a prepaid card (after all, if you can discipline yourself to only spend what you can afford, as a prepaid card requires, you should be able to pay off your normal credit card and avoid fees. Every purchase earns money back (so every purchase is on it, if it is possible) - anything from 1% up to the current 10 points/dollar on Kindle books Amazon is currently doing. I could earn more, but hate playing the registration dance, so seldom bother with citicard or discover.

[koland]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I had one for years till this last year but now Paypal has decided to be stingy on who they now let have one. When mine expire they wont send one to a PO Box so I am stuck. You have to have a Credit Card to get a Paypal Debit card as well. They have to certify by your Credit Card billing address that you are legit. So I switch to a Walmart Moneycard when mine expired.

I still use my paypal with my bank account but only at places that take Paypal.

so ... register an address on the pre-paid card and then use it to get a debit card...

or just get the paypal credit card.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by koland

Gives us something to discuss (and keep the post near the top), until there is another Special offer .....

Funny, my KSO isn't feeling so special the last few days (or weeks).

And, I do the same as you, so can't fathom someone who would pay fees for a prepaid card (after all, if you can discipline yourself to only spend what you can afford, as a prepaid card requires, you should be able to pay off your normal credit card and avoid fees.

Some us can't get a real credit card. You have to meet certain requirements. Prepaid cards are the alternative way to go.

[MikeCL]

wow just turned on my kindle I only have two offers?

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by MikeCL

wow just turned on my kindle I only have two offers?

That's 2 more than I've had for the last couple of days. It keeps insisting my wireless is off, when its not.

[MikeCL]

Mine was only the AT&T offer and the girl with the dragon tattoo playing now.

[fabian5003]

I have a Kindle 3 with SO and the last months the offers have been so dull I decided to remove the offers, I live in Colombia anyway. Everything was going acceptable but then a Twilight ad popped up and that was it u_u

Now I'm with the classic 'Creepy Emily Dickinson & Friends' wallpapers. But that's better.

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by Nyssa

That's 2 more than I've had for the last couple of days. It keeps insisting my wireless is off, when its not.

Originally Posted by MikeCL

Mine was only the AT&T offer and the girl with the dragon tattoo playing now.

I'm not even getting those anymore. I have absolutely nothing.,.its still telling me to turn wireless on, even after I visited the Kindle store just to make sure my wireless was connected and operating.

[fabian5003]

Originally Posted by Nyssa

I'm not even getting those anymore. I have absolutely nothing.,.its still telling me to turn wireless on, even after I visited the Kindle store just to make sure my wireless was connected and operating.

That happened to me once. I had to reset to factory defaults and everything was back to normal.

I believe that's cause due to a change in the system folders of the Kindle. Maybe the folder ".assets" was modified and Amazon no longer recognizes it as its own so it won't download anymore ads. If you're really bothered by that warning, do a Reset to factory defaults and you'll get your ads. If you got books or documents not purchased in Amazon, back them up in your PC.

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by fabian5003

That happened to me once. I had to reset to factory defaults and everything was back to normal.

I believe that's cause due to a change in the system folders of the Kindle. Maybe the folder ".assets" was modified and Amazon no longer recognizes it as its own so it won't download anymore ads. If you're really bothered by that warning, do a Reset to factory defaults and you'll get your ads. If you got books or documents not purchased in Amazon, back them up in your PC.

Nooooooooooooooooo!! *sigh*, thank goodness all of my books are in Calibre. I'll contact Amazon's CS when I get home tonight.
Thanks.

[tubemonkey]

New Offer Day

Uh, Amazon, we're like waiting. Now would be a good time to release one.

[koland]

Originally Posted by Nyssa

That's 2 more than I've had for the last couple of days. It keeps insisting my wireless is off, when its not.

When this happens, you can often fix it with a simple restart - either hold the power switch for 30 seconds (use a timer) or use the menus:

Menu, Settings, Restart

If that doesn't work, you'll have to do a full Reset to Factory Defaults (same menu). This will wipe the Kindle, so be sure to:

Back up \documents, \Audible and \music and back up the collections.json (or copy your collections to another device, using the archive menu, so you can copy them back). Note that if you call Amazon, they WON'T tell you about this step.

Then, do a full reset. After it reboots, re-register to your account. Wait a few seconds and the ads should be back.

Then, restore your files from the backup (and your collections). Leave plugged in at night for a day or two, so indexing doesn't kill the battery.

[hn333]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

New Offer Day

Uh, Amazon, we're like waiting. Now would be a good time to release one.

Amazon said No.

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by koland

When this happens, you can often fix it with a simple restart - either hold the power switch for 30 seconds (use a timer) or use the menus:

Menu, Settings, Restart

If that doesn't work, you'll have to do a full Reset to Factory Defaults (same menu). This will wipe the Kindle, so be sure to:

Back up \documents, \Audible and \music and back up the collections.json (or copy your collections to another device, using the archive menu, so you can copy them back). Note that if you call Amazon, they WON'T tell you about this step.

Then, do a full reset. After it reboots, re-register to your account. Wait a few seconds and the ads should be back.

Then, restore your files from the backup (and your collections). Leave plugged in at night for a day or two, so indexing doesn't kill the battery.

I've actually restarted numerous times, because of updating my collections via the Calibre plugin, so I know that won't help. Honestly, I think I'll just unsubscribe (seeing as it won't cost me anything) and maybe try resubscribing once the offers start showing up again. I really, really don't want to have to do a factory reset, if I don't have to.

Thank you so much to both you and fabian5003!