Comments on: Amazon Kindle Available Worldwide* http://www.ben.geek.nz/2009/10/amazon-kindle-available-worldwide/ ...consuming experience Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:29:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amazon Kindle Available Worldwide* « Ben.geek.nz Forums http://www.ben.geek.nz/2009/10/amazon-kindle-available-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-24760 Amazon Kindle Available Worldwide* « Ben.geek.nz Forums Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:40:37 +0000 http://www.ben.geek.nz/?p=4120#comment-24760 [...] Amazon Kindle Available Worldwide* AKPC_IDS += ",";Popularity: unranked [?] Posted 3 months ago # [...] [...] Amazon Kindle Available Worldwide* AKPC_IDS += ",";Popularity: unranked [?] Posted 3 months ago # [...]

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]]> By: Ben.geek.nz » Apple iPad in New Zealand http://www.ben.geek.nz/2009/10/amazon-kindle-available-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-24698 Ben.geek.nz » Apple iPad in New Zealand Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:27:59 +0000 http://www.ben.geek.nz/?p=4120#comment-24698 [...] what of New Zealand? Are we left out in the Kindle-like cold? Not entirely. The iPad is available to buy worldwide in 60 days time (3G models will follow 30 [...] [...] what of New Zealand? Are we left out in the Kindle-like cold? Not entirely. The iPad is available to buy worldwide in 60 days time (3G models will follow 30 [...]

]]> By: anonymous http://www.ben.geek.nz/2009/10/amazon-kindle-available-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-24663 anonymous Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:37:22 +0000 http://www.ben.geek.nz/?p=4120#comment-24663 <p>I believe that's how it works yes, but then if Amazon can't tell a global roaming Kindle sim card is in New Zealand, why the hell can't they just bloody sell Kindles here?</p> <p>This is a US Kindle running in New Zealand without any problems. I wonder if the service will eventually notice the global roaming charges originating from NZ against the Kindle SIM and disable it? </p> I believe that's how it works yes, but then if Amazon can't tell a global roaming Kindle sim card is in New Zealand, why the hell can't they just bloody sell Kindles here?

This is a US Kindle running in New Zealand without any problems. I wonder if the service will eventually notice the global roaming charges originating from NZ against the Kindle SIM and disable it?

]]> By: Ben http://www.ben.geek.nz/2009/10/amazon-kindle-available-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-24662 Ben Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:55:18 +0000 http://www.ben.geek.nz/?p=4120#comment-24662 <a href="#comment-24661" rel="nofollow">@Stu</a> at a guess, the Kindle must have a SIM card in it that is registered to Amazon. I presume they're just being billed and swallowing the data charges somewhere. How big would an e-book be? A couple of hundred kB at best? @Stu at a guess, the Kindle must have a SIM card in it that is registered to Amazon. I presume they’re just being billed and swallowing the data charges somewhere.

How big would an e-book be? A couple of hundred kB at best?

]]> By: Stu http://www.ben.geek.nz/2009/10/amazon-kindle-available-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-24661 Stu Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:05:50 +0000 http://www.ben.geek.nz/?p=4120#comment-24661 Oddly enough a work mate bought his wife Kindle recently and swears it works fine via 3G in New Zealand? He's purchased books via the Amazon service without a hitch? I'm mystified as to why that would even work? Global roaming? What? Oddly enough a work mate bought his wife Kindle recently and swears it works fine via 3G in New Zealand? He’s purchased books via the Amazon service without a hitch?

I’m mystified as to why that would even work? Global roaming? What?

]]> By: Kirsty http://www.ben.geek.nz/2009/10/amazon-kindle-available-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-24659 Kirsty Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:12:11 +0000 http://www.ben.geek.nz/?p=4120#comment-24659 Yup, just saw that too. Half the fun would be in downloading, anywhere, without needing to have or pay for a wifi connection. Hmph. The device itself is very big though, not exactly a handy wee portable device. And I was wrong about there not being geo restrictions from Amazon, I was just getting prematurely excited. They let you download the first book in a series then when you get hooked and go to buy the next, oops sorry, no we can't let you have that one, because you live in New Zealand. Move to Norfolk Island, they're more advanced. Yup, just saw that too. Half the fun would be in downloading, anywhere, without needing to have or pay for a wifi connection. Hmph. The device itself is very big though, not exactly a handy wee portable device.

And I was wrong about there not being geo restrictions from Amazon, I was just getting prematurely excited. They let you download the first book in a series then when you get hooked and go to buy the next, oops sorry, no we can’t let you have that one, because you live in New Zealand.

Move to Norfolk Island, they’re more advanced.

]]> By: Ben http://www.ben.geek.nz/2009/10/amazon-kindle-available-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-24658 Ben Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:15:33 +0000 http://www.ben.geek.nz/?p=4120#comment-24658 <p>And Amazon just announced "worldwide" availability of the larger Kindle DX, including "worldwide" free mobile wireless.</p> <p>Not including New Zealand of course.</p> <p>Sigh. </p> And Amazon just announced "worldwide" availability of the larger Kindle DX, including "worldwide" free mobile wireless.

Not including New Zealand of course.

Sigh.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.ben.geek.nz/2009/10/amazon-kindle-available-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-24646 anonymous Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:35:00 +0000 http://www.ben.geek.nz/?p=4120#comment-24646 <p>Update: Now available via iTunes App Store is Amazon's Kindle for iPhone app and, magically, it seems that it's possible to purchase ebooks in NZ from Amazon without worry of geographic rights restrictions. Woop! </p> Update: Now available via iTunes App Store is Amazon's Kindle for iPhone app and, magically, it seems that it's possible to purchase ebooks in NZ from Amazon without worry of geographic rights restrictions. Woop!

]]> By: anonymous http://www.ben.geek.nz/2009/10/amazon-kindle-available-worldwide/comment-page-1/#comment-24119 anonymous Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:51:16 +0000 http://www.ben.geek.nz/?p=4120#comment-24119 <p>Not many; certainly not popular, modern ebooks. Unless you have a credit card with a US billing address. </p> Not many; certainly not popular, modern ebooks. Unless you have a credit card with a US billing address.

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