Weird Voyage experience

janrey · 11-17-2015, 12:12 PM

I had an issue a few weeks ago with special offers claiming I wasn't connected to wifi. Well I was so I tried everything and finally a reset, which I hate because you then have to go through that setup crap again with it showing you how to use the device. Well a reset brought back the special offers. It happened again today so finally a reset and wonder of wonders special offers are gone, including the drop down menu. I have screen savers and no swipe to begin. Not sure I like that so much as it didn't bother me to have to swipe as I didn't worry about opening the case and having the page turn on me so I think I will have to go to home screen every time I stop reading instead. I wonder if my battery life will be better with wifi on now that special offers are gone. Certainly not going to call and complain. I checked the web page of devices and it still says special offers.

booklover6 · 11-17-2015, 12:28 PM

Lucky you, I hate having to swipe. It often seems to take 2 or 3 swipes. I'm not going to pay to get rid of the swipe, though, I already paid too much

janrey · 11-22-2015, 03:29 PM

Well ads ended up coming back but I got Amazon to remove them for free since it kept losing the ads and saying that it wasn't connected to wifi when I could connect to the store and download books. I kept having to reset which meant I kept having to download the books again. They did a one off removal because of this issue.

Dr. Drib · 11-22-2015, 09:07 PM

You misspelled 'wierd.'

Would you like me to correct your error?

Or was that part of your strategy?

Don
(Moderator)

cvkemp · 11-23-2015, 02:25 PM

First off I bought my voyage with the ads turned off. I had the paperwhite with the ads, and even after paying to stop them I had issues. I have never had an issue with the voyage.

janrey · 12-05-2015, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

You misspelled 'wierd.'

Would you like me to correct your error?

Or was that part of your strategy?

Don
(Moderator)

Not a problem, if you're bothered by it go ahead...I know how to spell weird, my fingers however don't always like to hit the right keys in the right order.

krazy4katz · 12-05-2015, 03:52 PM

The problem is that the spelling of weird doesn't follow the rules. Maybe it should be pronounced "wared," like neighbor.

Dr. Drib · 12-05-2015, 09:02 PM

Both misspellings now corrected.

Don
(Moderator)

11-17-2015, 12:12 PM	#1
janrey Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 178100 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Kindle3, Voyage	Weird Voyage experience I had an issue a few weeks ago with special offers claiming I wasn't connected to wifi. Well I was so I tried everything and finally a reset, which I hate because you then have to go through that setup crap again with it showing you how to use the device. Well a reset brought back the special offers. It happened again today so finally a reset and wonder of wonders special offers are gone, including the drop down menu. I have screen savers and no swipe to begin. Not sure I like that so much as it didn't bother me to have to swipe as I didn't worry about opening the case and having the page turn on me so I think I will have to go to home screen every time I stop reading instead. I wonder if my battery life will be better with wifi on now that special offers are gone. Certainly not going to call and complain. I checked the web page of devices and it still says special offers.

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11-17-2015, 12:28 PM	#2
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	Lucky you, I hate having to swipe. It often seems to take 2 or 3 swipes. I'm not going to pay to get rid of the swipe, though, I already paid too much

11-22-2015, 03:29 PM	#3
janrey Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 178100 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Kindle3, Voyage	Well ads ended up coming back but I got Amazon to remove them for free since it kept losing the ads and saying that it wasn't connected to wifi when I could connect to the store and download books. I kept having to reset which meant I kept having to download the books again. They did a one off removal because of this issue.

11-22-2015, 09:07 PM	#4
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,743 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	You misspelled 'wierd.' Would you like me to correct your error? Or was that part of your strategy? Don (Moderator)

11-23-2015, 02:25 PM	#5
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	First off I bought my voyage with the ads turned off. I had the paperwhite with the ads, and even after paying to stop them I had issues. I have never had an issue with the voyage.

12-05-2015, 03:52 PM	#7
krazy4katz Addict Posts: 367 Karma: 1552656 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: [Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (KK)], Kindle Voyage, iPad Pro	The problem is that the spelling of weird doesn't follow the rules. Maybe it should be pronounced "wared," like neighbor.

12-05-2015, 09:02 PM	#8
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,743 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Both misspellings now corrected. Don (Moderator)

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