Somehow my Kindle 2 always connect to WhisperNet via GPRS network, not 3G network in HK. A great tips from reader John and also Mobileread.com, you can actually select the network you want !!
First, turn on the wireless connection of your Kindle, then press “Home”, “Menu”, “Setting” and in that screen, press “311” (yap, that’s the magic number) from the Kindle keyboard. Then mysteriously, an application pops up and will warn you about this command, just select “OK”, and then you will see a message – “Scanning for available wireless providers …”.
About a minute later, a full list of network services providers (with both 2G and 3G connections) will be displayed. Just pick the one you want and that’s it !!. Try “Menu” again, and you shall see the “3G” symbol next to the signal bars, instead of previously the “GPRS“.
Please note that it does not matter whether you have a data plan with the network company to make this work, looks like Amazon already has a deal with the one listed …
Now my Kindle not only synchronize faster, it also works a lot faster when browsing the Kindle Store.
Enjoy !!
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Hi Tax,
Is your country / city residing supported by Kindle International version ? If not, it may not work. If yes, may be you need to try other connections in the 311 setting (I assume you have turn on the wireless …). BTW, you mentioned “nothing happens”, what are you expecting it happen ? Surfing the Internet ? May be you can try the Kindle bookstore first.
Hope it helps.
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