Kindle DX now available for the Philippines

I’ve asked my hubby to buy me the Kindle DX in the US.. if it was bought from the US, can I still buy books which are not only limited to the Philippines? Coz I know if you purchase books from here, limited lang ang books. How does this work? Thanks!

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if you guys know where can i find it, pls help me..coz i will give it to my niece as a bday gift..even if she has a bone morrow cancer, it doesnt stop her from reading..she adores reading..and ill do anything to make her happy even though she has only a year to live..sana po matulugan nyo ako sa simple pero nakaimportante kong problema..thank you ver much

no problem. i knew it when i called amazon for technical assistance. i bet you can spot a signal in q.c. or in manila city proper. its a little inconvenient though it will pay back.

here’s the amazon kindle international wireless map:

http://client0.cellmaps.com/tabs.html#cellmaps_intl_tab

search for Philippines and see if your location has a signal for 3g.

that’s great.

to change the signal to GPRS:

click menu on the side> go to settings

once there, make sure your wireless is on. then click alt (on the keyboard) then type 311.

just wait while it searches signal then choose smart gprs…then wait.

the signal bar should turn black and not white/gray. the only way to have it deregistered is to actually connect via 3g or gprs…sometimes there’s a signal here in q.c. and sometimes none. but i’m sure manila city has connectivity as it says in the amazon map of 3g coverage.

its door to door, depending on the shipping method…the fastest one is fedex, the 2-3 week delivery is dhl.

i forgot about the customs tax, but when you order at amazon i think kasama na doon sa computation ang tax.

486USD, hindi pa kasama ang shipping.

no problem. convenient lang kasi ang kindle, using it for my research work…although i suggest you also check the latest e-book readers.

what makes the kindle stand out is yung wide available books sa amazon which wala sa ibang readers.

hit us back when you get one!

before you buy make sure na covered yung city mo sa coverage ng amazon sa pinas. dito q.c. fairview minsan gumagana if i set the kindle dx to gprs..minsan gumagana ang 3G pero 2x ko lang naranasan mag 3g connect sa kindle.

pag gprs, madalang at mahina ang connection. most of the time i can’t connect. its just the signal. but i think if you are in manila proper malakas na ang 3g signal or makati.

downloading books is fast and nice. no need to wait for long delivery…convenient mag dala.

the reason why i like the kindle is because amazon has a wide range of books with it.

i’ve been enjoying the kindle these days,helping me with my writing and research work. However, yuga, can you help me with the signal i have with kindle dx?

there’s a problem here in q.c. i can’t connect to the network even if it is international. it says in amazon that q.c. is included in the gprs signal coverage with smart but i just cant seem to connect to amazon. however, sometimes, i can but it just disappears.

@iamupset: i know but I am waiting for the next-gen ereaders to have that functionality. I own a netbook but my company restricts me from bringing it in the facility. And to clarify, I don’t want to do a presentation using an eReader but I want to attend one with the presentation in it so I don’t need to have one-time use print outs.

Generally my gadgets lasts me for 5 years or so. My phones lasts me 3 years except the two I lost to shady elements. Offset that with the amount of reading material I go through each year and I can easily devour a mini-forest each year, even after considering the recycling efforts that my household observes. :)

ciao!

Thanks!

Im leaning towards Sony on the ebook reader wars. Kindle is a bit limited on format. Id rather have a reader that can access pdf files.

@foool: where did you get your Sony?

Kinny,

You can’t wait out for technology. If you do that, you’ll always find yourself deprived of the current, the latest and the best of what technology has to offer TODAY. Because technology and innovation don’t stall… ever.

i have a sony reader prs-700bc.

it has touch screen, picture viewer, 16 GB memory card duo, 2 GB SD card, MP3 player, and LED lights – useful when reading at night.

it’s like carrying a whole library with me anywhere. imagine 500+ books with 12 GB to spare! add to that the fact that it has a more professional design because of its steel frame than the plastic kindle. i think it’s a greater buy than kindle 2 and kindle dx combined.

Would love to get one of these as well. But I just don’t have the time anymore. I just always have so many preoccupations in my life right now. ahhhh.

The late Jim Rohn recommended that you work harder on yourself, than on your job. So my resolution this year is to read more books (at least 1 book a month).

Perhaps the Kindle will help bump that up to 1 book a week? Mahal ang Kindle kaya dapat magbasa nang magbasa para sulit. :-)

@Jhay – touche on that :D!

not a big fan of kindle or any other ebook readers, i’d rather buy a book

Im glad I never fell inlove with books. If I had, this type of gadget would be on my want-to-buy too

@Erin – I completely agree…