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Offline Sandy
14 Sep 2012, 08:05 PM | Post: #41

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RE: How to order a Kindle Paperwhite from the UK (imported from US)

Does anyone know if an imported 3g paperwhite will work in the UK & Europe? I have a 3g Kindle keyboard which is great for basic free surfing on holiday!
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Offline Lou Reading Ryria Series by Michael J Sullivan
14 Sep 2012, 09:13 PM | Post: #42

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RE: How to order a Kindle Paperwhite from the UK (imported from US)

Yes, 3G will work no problem on the Paperwhite. It has global 3G access.
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Offline l_macd
15 Sep 2012, 12:16 PM | Post: #43

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RE: How to order a Kindle Paperwhite from the UK (imported from US)

You won't be able to use anything other than the Kindle Keyboard 3G for free web surfing though, the 3G versions of later Kindles no longer allow general web access, you can only browse Amazon & Wikipedia from them.
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Offline iamhanuman
25 Sep 2012, 10:59 PM | Post: #44

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RE: How to order a Kindle Paperwhite from the UK (imported from US)

So there really is no downside to ordering a US version? No point in waiting for a UK one at all is there?
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Offline l_macd
26 Sep 2012, 10:09 AM | Post: #45

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(25 Sep 2012 10:59 PM)iamhanuman Wrote:  So there really is no downside to ordering a US version? No point in waiting for a UK one at all is there?
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Apart from not being able to buy your books via the Kindle (because it uses the .com site instead of the co.uk), the only downside I can think of is if it breaks or develops a fault and needs returned to Amazon. You'll still get the same customer support but I'd imagine it won't be quite so simple to return it if you are having to deal with that via Amazon.com. However, once the KPW is for sale in the UK too, then that won't be an issue.
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Offline iamhanuman
26 Sep 2012, 11:06 AM | Post: #46

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RE: How to order a Kindle Paperwhite from the UK (imported from US)

So is there a way of resetting it to amazon.co.uk
or could the books only be purchased on a laptop and transferred...
or something else?
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(26 Sep 2012 10:09 AM)l_macd Wrote:  
(25 Sep 2012 10:59 PM)iamhanuman Wrote:  So there really is no downside to ordering a US version? No point in waiting for a UK one at all is there?
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Apart from not being able to buy your books via the Kindle (because it uses the .com site instead of the co.uk), the only downside I can think of is if it breaks or develops a fault and needs returned to Amazon. You'll still get the same customer support but I'd imagine it won't be quite so simple to return it if you are having to deal with that via Amazon.com. However, once the KPW is for sale in the UK too, then that won't be an issue.
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Offline Lou Reading Ryria Series by Michael J Sullivan
26 Sep 2012, 11:31 AM | Post: #47

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RE: How to order a Kindle Paperwhite from the UK (imported from US)

No, it just means that you can't use the item in the menu to go to Amazon because it takes you to .com instead of .co.uk, that's all - You can still type in .co.uk manually into the Kindle browser instead. It will link to your .co.uk account and work as normal.
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Offline iamhanuman
26 Sep 2012, 12:18 PM | Post: #48

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RE: How to order a Kindle Paperwhite from the UK (imported from US)

Cool! Clapping hands
so you can still buy your books on the PW!
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(26 Sep 2012 11:31 AM)Lou Wrote:  You can still type in .co.uk manually into the Kindle browser instead. It will link to your .co.uk account and work as normal.
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Offline waltsalt
26 Sep 2012, 01:03 PM | Post: #49

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RE: How to order a Kindle Paperwhite from the UK (imported from US)

Would Bundlebox let you enter the value of the item as $69 (i.e. the price of the basic Kindle) or are there checks made on the item's actual value?
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Offline Lou Reading Ryria Series by Michael J Sullivan
26 Sep 2012, 01:11 PM | Post: #50

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RE: How to order a Kindle Paperwhite from the UK (imported from US)

No, you can enter whatever you like they don't check, but UK customs may.
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