Pollik
Guest
Since I first had my Kindle, it has always been prone to 'freezing', from time to time, once every week or two. Usually, Kindle's answer to MS's eggtimer tells me to just wait while it does something. Sometimes, however, it has needed a forced restart by holding the power slider against its spring.
Last night, though, it 'ceased to proceed' (as Rolls Royce sed to say when one of their vehicles broke down). What I have now is a white screen and an orange light on the power slider. Connecting it to a computer only provides power - it will not connect as a device and I cannot access the files on its memory chip.
Despite Kindle's acknowledged deficiencies in the software department, I have not heard of any problems with its hardware, so perhaps I have just been unlucky. A selling point for me, in addition to the price, in buying the Kindle was its battery life - I read a lot and, although I get nothing like the 3 weeks claimed, I usually only had to recharge once a week.
However, I did have some issues with the Kindle, particularly its inability to create collections except by one book at a time, and I think I will have a look at what Sony has to offer. I have reservations about Sony...any company that thinks it is ethically acceptable to install software on a computer without the owner's consent, and especially a potentially harmful root kit, is frankly not to be trusted. (I have other issues with Sony, too, but this is not the place to air them.)
Polly
Last night, though, it 'ceased to proceed' (as Rolls Royce sed to say when one of their vehicles broke down). What I have now is a white screen and an orange light on the power slider. Connecting it to a computer only provides power - it will not connect as a device and I cannot access the files on its memory chip.
Despite Kindle's acknowledged deficiencies in the software department, I have not heard of any problems with its hardware, so perhaps I have just been unlucky. A selling point for me, in addition to the price, in buying the Kindle was its battery life - I read a lot and, although I get nothing like the 3 weeks claimed, I usually only had to recharge once a week.
However, I did have some issues with the Kindle, particularly its inability to create collections except by one book at a time, and I think I will have a look at what Sony has to offer. I have reservations about Sony...any company that thinks it is ethically acceptable to install software on a computer without the owner's consent, and especially a potentially harmful root kit, is frankly not to be trusted. (I have other issues with Sony, too, but this is not the place to air them.)
Polly
I found this out when I downloaded a couple of books and forgot to turn off the 3g roaming. but all in all I have found it very good indeed I have now got about 20 books downloaded and I have also downloaded a 'Kindle app' for my phone so I can even read the books that I have when I am out and about (auctions). as sometimes I have to wait 2-3 hours before the items that I am interested in come up. I like the idea that you can have a couple of thousand books at your fingertips. Before buying I did quite a bit of research on 'e readers' and the kindle came out on top for me. Is your still under warranty? if so why not send it back or get in touch with Amazon.