When we traveled out of town to the next Beach…Wala! back in business and time enough to download a few books. When I returned I purchased a USB stick to get Internet (TIM) but could only get Internet if configured for 2G. People at the TIM store explained because the vacation crowd at the beach and amount people using networks 2G is all that would be available.

Maybe if I had known the hack I could have used the 2G network….but does the Kindle default to 2G network connections?

I was thinking that I lost connectivity because the Kindle only used 3G connections or only 3G connections in Brazil or more specifically that carrier…???

I was neat to be able to browse the web on the beach while sipping cool drink and I was getting pretty good at using the experimental browser to check email and send and read mobilized versions of websites.

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.

Hope it helps.

Yes you can use Kindle DX to surf the net but purely on text based websites only. However, using the keyboard to enter URL address and browse the webpage is not very user friendly. On the other hand, surf the net with Kindle (DX and 2) does not require 3G sim card as the 3G connection is built into each Kindle.

To surf the net, I tend to think iPad may be better. But of course, the current version (as of early April) supports WiFi only and no Flash. And you are right, the screen is not for long hours reading.

Hope it helps.

I need your advice on this:
I need to read a lot of pdf files, and do a lot of web surf (with text mainly). I am thinking to buy either an ebook reader (like KindleDX or Hanvon) or iPad. I wonder is it possible to use KindleDX to surf the internet? as i read the amazon website it says the free 3G connection is only for browsing & buying ebook there. Have you ever try to use a normally 3G sim card to surf the net?

Hanvon has launched an version of traditional chinese version of ebook reader but their officially website has nothing on it, nor their hk agency (Gateway) has enough information about it. Really bad marketing and website design for them…

iPad sounds cool but i am afraid the screen will make my eye even worst for long hours reading ( i do it now with the iphone while i am on the road, you can imagine…)

Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance.

You may want to check the coverage of your place in this website http://client0.cellmaps.com/tabs.html#cellmaps_intl_tab. AFAIK, some places in Dominican Republic are not covered by 3G network.

Hope it helps.