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CodeChutney
on July 23, 2009
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Jeff Bezos apologizes for 1984-Kindle debacle
I totally agree. I wonder what other unadvertised "features" the kindle has, which are transmitted secretly by the always on wi-fi.
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philwelch
on July 23, 2009
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The Kindle has a switch on the back that turns off the whispernet. It saves battery life.
sireat
on July 24, 2009
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I may be wrong, but I read on LinuxJournal review of Kindle 2, that only first generation Kindles have a physical switch for the whispernet. New models activate whispernet automagically.
Perhaps someone with the new Kindle can comment?
daeken
on July 24, 2009
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With the Kindle 2, you just hit the menu button and turn off Whispernet there.
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