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CathyA · 11-04-2020, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by book64

I bought a Kindle 4 2011 to solve my problem
Its been working well
But today,even though I can read all my books I have added to it it the wifi has stopped working on it.
Can I carry on using it and just add books myself, (Use USB) as it wont download Amazon books when I buy them?
Does it need a wifi connection?
It just says no connection available
Even though all my tablets phone etc say there is.

If you want to get the WiFi working again, try logging into the router and configuring it's 2.4 GHz network to use channel 1, 6 or 11. My Kindle has trouble intermittently when I have the router's channel set to Auto, but it's fine as long as I set it to a specific channel. You might have to try different channels to get the best signal, or download one of the phone apps that can tell you what channels your neighbors are using and pick the least busy one.

book64 · 11-05-2020, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by CathyA

If you want to get the WiFi working again, try logging into the router and configuring it's 2.4 GHz network to use channel 1, 6 or 11. My Kindle has trouble intermittently when I have the router's channel set to Auto, but it's fine as long as I set it to a specific channel. You might have to try different channels to get the best signal, or download one of the phone apps that can tell you what channels your neighbors are using and pick the least busy one.

Thanks for that but router is working well with all my other gadgets and Im never happy messing about with things that are working
As basically not got a clue lol.

book64 · 11-05-2020, 03:14 AM

My 1st kindle I bought a few weeks ago will not find the internet and after a full charge the battery is flat after a couple of hours
Though I am able to add books I have on my pc already and read them.

Cant find a way now though to remove all my details to return it for a refund

Yesterday I got another kindle identical to that one
Set it up as my 2nd kindle
It found the internet and everything lol
Charged it fully and guess what...no internet and also a flat battery this morning!

Any more advice would be really welcome

Bookstooge · 11-05-2020, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by book64

My 1st kindle I bought a few weeks ago will not find the internet and after a full charge the battery is flat after a couple of hours
Though I am able to add books I have on my pc already and read them.

Cant find a way now though to remove all my details to return it for a refund

Yesterday I got another kindle identical to that one
Set it up as my 2nd kindle
It found the internet and everything lol
Charged it fully and guess what...no internet and also a flat battery this morning!

Any more advice would be really welcome

My advice would be to start your own separate thread, with a relevant title. This thread is all about k4pc. Your own thread would get people looking with the thought already in their head of what advice to give.

Sirtel · 11-05-2020, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by book64

My 1st kindle I bought a few weeks ago will not find the internet and after a full charge the battery is flat after a couple of hours
Though I am able to add books I have on my pc already and read them.

Cant find a way now though to remove all my details to return it for a refund

Yesterday I got another kindle identical to that one
Set it up as my 2nd kindle
It found the internet and everything lol
Charged it fully and guess what...no internet and also a flat battery this morning!

Any more advice would be really welcome

It has already been said several times. You only need the Kindles for registering, unless you really want to read on them. If you bought them to get your Amazon books to Calibre (that was the impression I got), you need to register them and that's it. They can sit on the shelf or in the storage forever after that, no internet or battery needed.

Or do you use them for reading?

book64 · 11-05-2020, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

It has already been said several times. You only need the Kindles for registering, unless you really want to read on them. If you bought them to get your Amazon books to Calibre (that was the impression I got), you need to register them and that's it. They can sit on the shelf or in the storage forever after that, no internet or battery needed.

Or do you use them for reading?

Thanks. Have been using them for reading but dont need to. I have tablets.
It just seemed strange to me that amazon wouldn't notice I hadn't been using them lol
Suppose buying old kindles I take a chance they will fail. But obviously doesnt matter then lol
Also if for any reason I had to change my amazon password I would be unable to do so on the kindles.

Sirtel · 11-05-2020, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by book64

Thanks. Have been using them for reading but dont need to. I have tablets.
It just seemed strange to me that amazon wouldn't notice I hadn't been using them lol
Suppose buying old kindles I take a chance they will fail. But obviously doesnt matter then lol
Also if for any reason I had to change my amazon password I would be unable to do so on the kindles.

If you really want to read on an eink Kindle, then you had better buy one of the current models. Really old Kindles are good for deDRM purposes, but not for active use.

Amazon doesn't really care whether you use your Kindles or not. My two oldest Kindles have been sitting on the shelf for years. Probably there are tens of thousands of old models doing the same out there. And even the Kindles I use for reading are in the airplane mode 99% of the time (I sideload all my books from Calibre).

book64 · 11-06-2020, 05:01 AM

Ok thanks Sirtel
Will stick with putting it on the shelf lol

Quoth · 11-06-2020, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

Amazon doesn't really care whether you use your Kindles or not.

They only care that you pay for the stuff and neither upload it somewhere or give copies to people outside the family. Though their family system is so much bother it's simpler to ignore it.

I won't sell or dump my old or ancient kindles.

book64 · 11-09-2020, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

They only care that you pay for the stuff and neither upload it somewhere or give copies to people outside the family. Though their family system is so much bother it's simpler to ignore it.

I won't sell or dump my old or ancient kindles.

Thank you. Will keep the 2 kindles that have no internet
But I seem to have nothing but problems lately.
"Download and transfer via USB" is sending my books to pc download folder ok

But for some reason the past few days when I add the books to calibre it wont let me convert any more.

shalym · 11-09-2020, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by book64

Thank you. Will keep the 2 kindles that have no internet
But I seem to have nothing but problems lately.
"Download and transfer via USB" is sending my books to pc download folder ok

But for some reason the past few days when I add the books to calibre it wont let me convert any more.

What version of Calibre are you using? Have you upgraded it recently? If so, have a look at this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=333459

Shari

book64 · 11-10-2020, 07:49 AM

I am using Calibre 4.15
Also "Download and transfer via USB"

Which has been working well with my kindle since Sirtel very kindly helped me.

But the past few days after importing books into Calibre some convert some have the locked by DRM message appear.

book64 · 11-11-2020, 09:23 AM

I have started a new thread about this
Called
Kindles no WiFi connection so transferring by USB problem.

11-05-2020, 03:14 AM	#33
book64 Love reading Posts: 322 Karma: 1000352 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Samsung 8 mobile. Samsung 8 and 10 Tablets	2 kindles now not working well! My 1st kindle I bought a few weeks ago will not find the internet and after a full charge the battery is flat after a couple of hours Though I am able to add books I have on my pc already and read them. Cant find a way now though to remove all my details to return it for a refund Yesterday I got another kindle identical to that one Set it up as my 2nd kindle It found the internet and everything lol Charged it fully and guess what...no internet and also a flat battery this morning! Any more advice would be really welcome

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11-06-2020, 05:01 AM	#38
book64 Love reading Posts: 322 Karma: 1000352 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Samsung 8 mobile. Samsung 8 and 10 Tablets	Ok thanks Sirtel Will stick with putting it on the shelf lol

11-10-2020, 07:49 AM	#42
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11-11-2020, 09:23 AM	#43
book64 Love reading Posts: 322 Karma: 1000352 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Samsung 8 mobile. Samsung 8 and 10 Tablets	I have started a new thread about this Called Kindles no WiFi connection so transferring by USB problem.

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