Does kindle 2 "us version" 3G/whispernet work in canada

kocoman · 05-10-2012, 10:22 AM

Does kindle 2 "us version" 3G/whispernet work in canada? thanks

HarryT · 05-10-2012, 10:30 AM

No, it doesn't. Or at least, the 3G doesn't.

ProfCrash · 05-10-2012, 01:30 PM

I have trouble believing that. The difference between the 3G US and International was merely the chip. The 3G on the K2 was meant to work across the globe. Just as the 3G on the K3 works internationally and so on.

HarryT · 05-10-2012, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I have trouble believing that. The difference between the 3G US and International was merely the chip. The 3G on the K2 was meant to work across the globe. Just as the 3G on the K3 works internationally and so on.

Was it? I was under the impression that it used CDMA rather than GSM. Apologies if I'm mistaken.

susan_cassidy · 05-10-2012, 02:05 PM

It was CDMA - via Sprint. The International version and later were GSM.

ProfCrash · 05-10-2012, 02:46 PM

It got muddy but at the time that they switched from Sprint to AT&T. I believe that the Sprint ones do not work outside the US but that the AT&T do. So part of knowing if it would work would be based on the serial number because I know that some are associated with Sprint and some AT&T, although I don't know which is which.

susan_cassidy · 05-10-2012, 03:11 PM

Kindle 2 US version is the Sprint one. The International version is the AT&T one.

ProfCrash · 05-10-2012, 03:14 PM

But for someone who does not know which version they have, there is a serial number match that they can check.

There are people who refer to the K2 International as a US version because they have the US chip.

HarryT · 05-10-2012, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

It was CDMA - via Sprint. The International version and later were GSM.

Thanks for confirming that; I thought that was the case.

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05-10-2012, 10:30 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No, it doesn't. Or at least, the 3G doesn't.

05-10-2012, 01:30 PM	#3
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I have trouble believing that. The difference between the 3G US and International was merely the chip. The 3G on the K2 was meant to work across the globe. Just as the 3G on the K3 works internationally and so on.

05-10-2012, 02:05 PM	#5
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	It was CDMA - via Sprint. The International version and later were GSM.

05-10-2012, 02:46 PM	#6
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	It got muddy but at the time that they switched from Sprint to AT&T. I believe that the Sprint ones do not work outside the US but that the AT&T do. So part of knowing if it would work would be based on the serial number because I know that some are associated with Sprint and some AT&T, although I don't know which is which.

05-10-2012, 03:11 PM	#7
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Kindle 2 US version is the Sprint one. The International version is the AT&T one.

05-10-2012, 03:14 PM	#8
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	But for someone who does not know which version they have, there is a serial number match that they can check. There are people who refer to the K2 International as a US version because they have the US chip.