Can you browse web via new Kindle 3g?

juice99 · 10-08-2012, 12:22 PM

I know it is not officially supported, but is it possible to browse sites after you jailbreak your device via 3g? I mean other than wikipedia/amazon site, and i mean new generation 5 kindle

Since Amazon limited usage to 50MB per month, i think it they should allow it, since there is no risk to abuse it anymore...

or maybe this block is placed not on the device itself but somehow at the other side and there is nothing we can do ?

petrucci · 10-08-2012, 06:20 PM

I would like to know as well. Does amazon restrict you to their site and wikipedia?

It was my understanding that the limit only applied to data usage outside of the USA.

susan_cassidy · 10-08-2012, 06:26 PM

There is nothing you can do, as far as I know. It wouldn't be fair, anyway, since Amazon doesn't want to pay for your web browsing.

AZImmortal · 10-08-2012, 06:27 PM

It's stated on the product page:

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WebKit-Based Browser
Kindle Paperwhite 3G's experimental web browser is based on WebKit. It's easy to find the information you're looking for right from your Kindle Paperwhite 3G. Kindle Paperwhite 3G enables you to connect to the Kindle Store and access Wikipedia - all over 3G or Wi-Fi. Experimental web browsing on other websites is only available over Wi-Fi.

As far as whether or not jailbreaking can "fix" this, from what I understand, all Kindle traffic is routed through Amazon's servers and will deny 3G access for anything other than Wikipedia or Amazon.

tomsem · 10-08-2012, 06:29 PM

wikipedia, shelfari as well as amazon.com are supported over 3G.

juice99 · 10-10-2012, 05:02 AM

what about wikitravel?

juice99 · 10-13-2012, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by juice99

what about wikitravel?

sorry for repeating myself, but i cannot find the answer anywhere, and i use it quite often when abroad

AZImmortal · 10-13-2012, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by juice99

sorry for repeating myself, but i cannot find the answer anywhere, and i use it quite often when abroad

Does "anywhere" not include this very thread where I already answered your question earlier? I even bolded the relevant part for you.

Quote:

WebKit-Based Browser
Kindle Paperwhite 3G's experimental web browser is based on WebKit. It's easy to find the information you're looking for right from your Kindle Paperwhite 3G. Kindle Paperwhite 3G enables you to connect to the Kindle Store and access Wikipedia - all over 3G or Wi-Fi. Experimental web browsing on other websites is only available over Wi-Fi.

juice99 · 10-19-2012, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by AZImmortal

Does "anywhere" not include this very thread where I already answered your question earlier? I even bolded the relevant part for you.

i asked about wikitravel. wikitravel might be considered part of wikipedia project, and someone in the other thread wrote that wikitravel IS available via 3g

but it was just one person, nobody else confirmed or denied this. you also didn't, so i still don't know.

weatherman · 10-19-2012, 05:54 PM

Juice: the answer is no. You can't browse to Wikitravel over 3G.

Also, just so you know, Wikitravel is not and never has been "part of the wikipedia project" - it is now privately owned by Internet Brands, Inc. A fork (copy of existing content) of Wikitravel was created this past August and merged with Wikivoyage, which is now part of the Wikimedia Foundation which is the nonprofit that also runs Wikipedia. So if you're looking for the real open-source, copy-left community created travel wiki, you'll find it at Wikivoyage, not Wikitravel.

And no, you can't get Wikivoyage on the Kindle with 3G either, at least not yet.

10-08-2012, 12:22 PM	#1
juice99 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: kindle	Can you browse web via new Kindle 3g? I know it is not officially supported, but is it possible to browse sites after you jailbreak your device via 3g? I mean other than wikipedia/amazon site, and i mean new generation 5 kindle Since Amazon limited usage to 50MB per month, i think it they should allow it, since there is no risk to abuse it anymore... or maybe this block is placed not on the device itself but somehow at the other side and there is nothing we can do ?

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10-08-2012, 06:20 PM	#2
petrucci Groupie Posts: 198 Karma: 1647827 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I would like to know as well. Does amazon restrict you to their site and wikipedia? It was my understanding that the limit only applied to data usage outside of the USA.

10-08-2012, 06:26 PM	#3
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	There is nothing you can do, as far as I know. It wouldn't be fair, anyway, since Amazon doesn't want to pay for your web browsing.

10-08-2012, 06:29 PM	#5
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,464 Karma: 25996225 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	wikipedia, shelfari as well as amazon.com are supported over 3G.

10-10-2012, 05:02 AM	#6
juice99 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: kindle	what about wikitravel?

10-19-2012, 05:54 PM	#10
weatherman Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 1010052 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: (previous: Kindle 2, Kindle Fire) Kindle 4 WiFi, K3K, KPW	Juice: the answer is no. You can't browse to Wikitravel over 3G. Also, just so you know, Wikitravel is not and never has been "part of the wikipedia project" - it is now privately owned by Internet Brands, Inc. A fork (copy of existing content) of Wikitravel was created this past August and merged with Wikivoyage, which is now part of the Wikimedia Foundation which is the nonprofit that also runs Wikipedia. So if you're looking for the real open-source, copy-left community created travel wiki, you'll find it at Wikivoyage, not Wikitravel. And no, you can't get Wikivoyage on the Kindle with 3G either, at least not yet.

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