Canadian vs US version of Kindle 3?

[chamekke]

Originally Posted by LucieA

Why people would want active content on their kindle is beyond me. The main reason I bought the Kindle was for the long battery life. I'm in Canada and we have games, just not active content. I prefer my Kindle remains inactive as much as possible and use my droid for anything active. Although I did end up getting Hangman as a survival tool for some boring lectures.

Originally Posted by chamekke

Oh, really? I've never seen them for sale to Canadian customers on either Amazon.ca or Amazon.com. Where (and how) did you get them?

Originally Posted by LucieA

Just search amazon for 'canada kindle games' or 'blufi canada' for that hangman one.

Thank you! I've found the ones you were talking about.

They're available only on Amazon.com, not Amazon.ca. Here's the full list of available games. There are currently three of them, with one ("Number Slide eBook Game") also available in German. I checked and all are available worldwide, they don't seem to have any georestrictions:
Games using "Interactive eBook Content"

Thanks again!
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[chamekke]

Originally Posted by LucieA

really? I'm in Canada and it came with the usb cord and the attachment for plugging it into the wall. I only charge it through the wall outlet cause it's so much faster.

Huh. I've ordered two Kindles in the last six months - a Kindle 3 wifi (ordered December, delivered January) and a Kindle 3 3G (ordered/arrived April). Both came with the cord, but - no power adapter.

It seems very weird that Amazon is shipping the adapter to some Canadian customers and not others. I mean, I've already got wall plugs from my classic iPod so I'm not personally bothered, but - weird.

Do you mind my asking for details of your order? Which generation and model of Kindle you've got, when you ordered it, and whether you ordered it from Canada/to be delivered in Canada? (Now I'm wondering if this is a super-recent thing.)

[thayerwilliams]

Originally Posted by chamekke

Huh. I've ordered two Kindles in the last six months - a Kindle 3 wifi (ordered December, delivered January) and a Kindle 3 3G (ordered/arrived April). Both came with the cord, but - no power adapter.

Same here. My wife and I bought two 3G Kindles earlier this month and neither included a wall charger. Mind you, the product page for the international version specifically states that a wall charger is not included. My guess is that since they ship this same Kindle to countries outside of North America, they omit the wall charger entirely since it wouldn't be compatible.

As for those who did receive one, I wonder if they bought the international version or the one intended for U.S. residents.

[LucieA]

Originally Posted by chamekke

Huh. I've ordered two Kindles in the last six months - a Kindle 3 wifi (ordered December, delivered January) and a Kindle 3 3G (ordered/arrived April). Both came with the cord, but - no power adapter.

It seems very weird that Amazon is shipping the adapter to some Canadian customers and not others. I mean, I've already got wall plugs from my classic iPod so I'm not personally bothered, but - weird.

Do you mind my asking for details of your order? Which generation and model of Kindle you've got, when you ordered it, and whether you ordered it from Canada/to be delivered in Canada? (Now I'm wondering if this is a super-recent thing.)

The new Kindle (3G with WiFi) I bought in September, 2010 from amazon.com came with the usb cord and a power adapter which allows you to plug the usb cord into a AC wall outlet. The model is B006. However when I had to exchange it (under warranty) a few months later, the refurbished model they sent me (same model: B006) did not come with the power adapter, only the usb cord, so I didn't send them the power adapter back with the broken Kindle because I assumed I was suppose to. I hope this helps.

[LucieA]

Originally Posted by chamekke

Thank you! I've found the ones you were talking about.

They're available only on Amazon.com, not Amazon.ca. Here's the full list of available games. There are currently three of them, with one ("Number Slide eBook Game") also available in German. I checked and all are available worldwide, they don't seem to have any georestrictions:
Games using "Interactive eBook Content"

Thanks again!
.

No problem, they do come in handy. I do play the BluFi Number Slide game on occasion, and by that I mean I resume the same game I started when I first got it. Am I the only one who finds it difficult? Don't tell me how to win because I've come this far and want to beat it on my own and also gives me something to do at appointments when I don't feel like reading.