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Old 07-09-2012, 18:33
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Anyone got one of these to work? I've had one since Xmas, very happy with it, works fine as a reader and a browser, but no access to films, music, subscription services and anything other than operating system apps.

I've tried to re-register it today to connect to amazon.co.uk as the host store, rather than amazon.com, but no joy. Also reset to factory defaults.

Be interested to hear if anyone else has managed anything.
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Old 07-09-2012, 18:36
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You could try sideloading the Amazon UK App Store app.

See here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.h...pf_rd_i=468294
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Old 07-09-2012, 18:38
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Yeah, that didn't seem to work either. Also, should have mentioned that nobody on the Amazon forums seems to have managed yet either.
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Old 07-09-2012, 18:41
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Yeah, that didn't seem to work either. Also, should have mentioned that nobody on the Amazon forums seems to have managed yet either.
Unfortunately, I think it's unlikely that it will ever work.

The last resort would probably be a router-based VPN. Although this will cost monthly + the cost of a new router.
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Old 07-09-2012, 18:49
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Of course, I might be jumping the gun a bit, just realised that the official UK release date is not until 25 October!
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Old 07-09-2012, 18:49
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I've tried to re-register it today to connect to amazon.co.uk as the host store, rather than amazon.com, but no joy. Also reset to factory defaults.
Try again closer to the actual product launch in the UK. They'll probably switch on the support services a week or so before they start shipping in the UK.

edit: I see you just had the same idea!
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Old 09-09-2012, 15:41
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There's a good article here about some things you can do to get apps on.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/25282...five_tips.html

Opera have an apps store that works

http://apps.opera.com
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