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Got a Kindle for christmas.
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humanracer
26-12-2011
And I love it! I was a bit suspicious about getting one at first but it was E-ink that convinced me.

Plus points for me:
1.E-ink as mentioned above. It actually feels like you reading a book and not a computer screen. For someone who easily gets headaches after a long time in front of a screen and who works all day on a computer, E-Ink is brilliant.

2.Wi-fi and web browsers. I don't do much advanced stuff on the web so the browser is good enough for me to check wikipedia and the news. Also I can go to the mobile version of Project Gutenberg where I can download tons of books for free.

3.Look and feel of the Kindle is excellent. I prefer it to carrying a notebook and a mobile (which I would find too small)

I really hope the Kindle does not become obselete anytime soon because I really think it has a future. I am one of the few who has no interest in getting a mobile phone with lots of gimmicky apps and features.

A side question but do you think devices like mobiles will ever adopt e-ink??
gillyallan
26-12-2011
Got my wife one for xmas too and she also loves it.

What I thought was really nice was that she was reading a book on it and at the same time I was browsing Amazons free books and instantly sending books to her kindle via their whispernet thing. When she had finished reading, we looked and sure enough all the books were there. Very nice.
Porcupine
26-12-2011
I got one too, and i can't get it to connect to the wifi. So upset i could cry.
Froggy88
26-12-2011
I got one as well. Loving it didn't think the E-Ink would be that good!
Tiggi
26-12-2011
I love my Kindle, it's fantastic as I was running out of book shelves.
LostFool
26-12-2011
Originally Posted by Porcupine:
“I got one too, and i can't get it to connect to the wifi. So upset i could cry.”

check to see what channel your WiFi is on: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/370...nnect-to-wi-fi
pobice
26-12-2011
Originally Posted by Porcupine:
“I got one too, and i can't get it to connect to the wifi. So upset i could cry.”

Your wifi isn't set to 'n' only mode is it? Either that or you may have to press a button to allow new devices to register.
Froggy88
26-12-2011
What other sites are good to download books from? Or are amazon usually the cheapest anyway?
psionic
26-12-2011
Originally Posted by Porcupine:
“I got one too, and i can't get it to connect to the wifi. So upset i could cry.”

Until you sort out the WiFi. Get yourself the Kindle app for your computer and also Calibre. It will help manage your books and transfer them onto the Kindle by USB cable.
psionic
26-12-2011
Originally Posted by Froggy88:
“What other sites are good to download books from? Or are amazon usually the cheapest anyway?”

You tried Smashwords and Baenbooks? They have free libraries too.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/cate...est/0/free/any
http://www.baen.com/library/books.asp
InsideSoap
26-12-2011
Originally Posted by Froggy88:
“What other sites are good to download books from? Or are amazon usually the cheapest anyway?”

Amazon are the cheapest, especially with the 12 Days of Kindle, and if they aren't then you can tell them about a higher price elsewhere.
msim
26-12-2011
I also got a Kindle for Christmas but I'm not sure if mine is faulty or not. I have the standard £89 non-keyboard version and have noticed that the Home button has no 'click' to it and feels 'sticky' and has no travel to it when pushed in comparison to the other three navigation buttons, although it still functions correctly. Is this normal?

Obviously if the button is working its no big deal but if not I may as well get it exchanged asap rather than the possibility of it stop working sometime in the future.

Thanks!
Tissy
26-12-2011
I gave my brother one and he if fed up with it already due to the fact everytime he switches it on he has to re-register
JeffG1
26-12-2011
Originally Posted by Tissy:
“I gave my brother one and he if fed up with it already due to the fact everytime he switches it on he has to re-register ”

Then he is doing something wrong, or the Kindle is faulty.
Porcupine
26-12-2011
Originally Posted by LostFool:
“check to see what channel your WiFi is on: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/370...nnect-to-wi-fi”

Originally Posted by pobice:
“Your wifi isn't set to 'n' only mode is it? Either that or you may have to press a button to allow new devices to register.”

Thanks for your response. I did read that link earlier LostFool, and i am on channel 4 which should be OK.

Pobice - there is a button on the router that you have to press to connect, but it doesn't seem to be working for the Kindle.

Basically, i turn on the kindle and search for the network and it immedially finds me. We have called our connection Bella1, so i know its mine. I press to connect and it asked for a password, and i don't know what that is. I have tried the password on the bottom of the router, and it doesn't work. So i try to manually set it up, and i type in the IP address and other codes, and then it asks for my password again which is madness.

Basically, i haven't a clue whats gone wrong, and without the password im a little screwed. I don't know if there is anyway to find the password somehow.
this_is_me
26-12-2011
Originally Posted by Porcupine:
“Thanks for your response. I did read that link earlier LostFool, and i am on channel 4 which should be OK.

Pobice - there is a button on the router that you have to press to connect, but it doesn't seem to be working for the Kindle.

Basically, i turn on the kindle and search for the network and it immedially finds me. We have called our connection Bella1, so i know its mine. I press to connect and it asked for a password, and i don't know what that is. I have tried the password on the bottom of the router, and it doesn't work. So i try to manually set it up, and i type in the IP address and other codes, and then it asks for my password again which is madness.

Basically, i haven't a clue whats gone wrong, and without the password im a little screwed. I don't know if there is anyway to find the password somehow.”

I don't know about other ISPs, but if its a Sky router I could tell you how to find out the password. Post your ISP and someone might be able to help.
jarryhack
26-12-2011
I just got one today I love it already. Have downloaded a few free books but will splash out a bit on Friday when I get paid.
bean999
26-12-2011
I'm already persuaded an eReader is a good idea, but I was going to get a Kobo, not a kindle. One question I need to hear more about though is how different readers handle html (ie downloaded web pages) and pdfs, especially pretty big ones. Has anyone used their kindle for those filetypes?
jsmith99
26-12-2011
Originally Posted by Porcupine:
“............. I press to connect and it asked for a password, and i don't know what that is. I have tried the password on the bottom of the router, and it doesn't work. So i try to manually set it up, and i type in the IP address and other codes, and then it asks for my password again which is madness.
...................”

I think you're confusing two passwords:

1. The password to log into the router. This may be on the bottom of the router, but the first thing you should have done was change the username and password.

2. The password on your wireless network. You can usually find this out by logging into your router, but it may depend on the make and model of router.

You can log into the router by going to an address such as http://192.168.2.1 (Belkin) or 192.168.0.1 (Netgear).

If you can't remember the router password, you may have to reset the router to factory settings, and re-install it.

You'll find there's plenty of advice on routers, passwords etc. on the net.
jsmith99
26-12-2011
Originally Posted by bean999:
“I'm already persuaded an eReader is a good idea, but I was going to get a Kobo, not a kindle. One question I need to hear more about though is how different readers handle html (ie downloaded web pages) and pdfs, especially pretty big ones. Has anyone used their kindle for those filetypes?”

I got my Kindle yesterday, so I'm nowhere near being an expert on it. However, I did go into 'Experimental' and looked at a few websites. I found the text to be impossible to read when the full page is displayed; you can zoom in, or use a 'magnifiying glass', but navigation then becomes very difficult. Obviously, practice will help.

One thing, though, the webpages loaded very quickly, while I had the idea they would be slow. I'm on VirginMedia 'up to 10Mb', which is fast, but not exceptional these days.
humanracer
27-12-2011
Originally Posted by jsmith99:
“I got my Kindle yesterday, so I'm nowhere near being an expert on it. However, I did go into 'Experimental' and looked at a few websites. I found the text to be impossible to read when the full page is displayed; you can zoom in, or use a 'magnifiying glass', but navigation then becomes very difficult. Obviously, practice will help.

One thing, though, the webpages loaded very quickly, while I had the idea they would be slow. I'm on VirginMedia 'up to 10Mb', which is fast, but not exceptional these days.”

I tend to avoid graphic intensive webpages like facebook and stick to basic text sites like wikipedia. A lot of webpages have "mobile" version which are quicker to load.
jsmith99
27-12-2011
Originally Posted by humanracer:
“I tend to avoid graphic intensive webpages like facebook and stick to basic text sites like wikipedia. A lot of webpages have "mobile" version which are quicker to load.”

Apart from one site, I'm using the bookmark addresses, I didn't notice whether they were the "mobile" versions. I input the address for google maps, but the map itself was unreadable.

How do I find out mobile addresses?
psionic
27-12-2011
Originally Posted by jsmith99:
“I got my Kindle yesterday, so I'm nowhere near being an expert on it. However, I did go into 'Experimental' and looked at a few websites. I found the text to be impossible to read when the full page is displayed; you can zoom in, or use a 'magnifiying glass', but navigation then becomes very difficult. Obviously, practice will help.

One thing, though, the webpages loaded very quickly, while I had the idea they would be slow. I'm on VirginMedia 'up to 10Mb', which is fast, but not exceptional these days.”

Sadly web browsing is pretty dire on all eReaders with 6" B/W eInk displays. As said above, the experience is better if you stick to the mobile versions of sites. Hence they hide the feature under experimental/unsupported. It's primary function is to access the online book store and is optimised for that. But for general browsing a colour tablet is far better.
gillyallan
27-12-2011
Didnt even realise it had a web browser til I read on here. Tried it and yeah pretty cool. Obviously less colourful sites seem to work best, but does get there. Nice one.
humanracer
27-12-2011
Originally Posted by jsmith99:
“Apart from one site, I'm using the bookmark addresses, I didn't notice whether they were the "mobile" versions. I input the address for google maps, but the map itself was unreadable.

How do I find out mobile addresses?”

The usual format is an "m" before the address, for example m.gutenberg.org. Some sites in the bookmarks are mobile versions. Not every site has a mobile version sadly.
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