I got my Kindle!!

Thanks to havocx for all the trouble.

This bulk is actually my first time paying such a big amount upfront for buying something (normally I do COD). When I first express my interest in joining the bulk, he PM-ed me all his information, with a whole list details and he took time to answer all my concerns too.

Not surprisingly, I wasn't worried at all for the bulk with the frequent updates sent by havocx even with his busy schedule. When the kindles arrived, he not only PM-ed, but also SMS-ed to notify on the kindle's arrival.

The excited me couldn't wait any longer and quickly arranged a meetup with havocx. I only gave him like 20 minutes notice. When he passed me the kindle, he took the time to do a demo on the kindle as well. I was practically drooling on the e-ink display.

havocx, thanks for all your time and effort in organizing this bulk. Kudos!

now.. time to continue playing with my kindle.

so have u installed ur own custom screensaver?

i haven't started "jailbreaking" mine yet. i need to do that to start exploring kindlets.

Here i come..

If you're using Malaysian address for your Amazon account, you don't get any books at all. Even if you use other countries where Amazon deliver Kindle to, (eg: Thailand, Philippines) some of the books will be more expensive by USD2 compared to the US version.

For Kindle 3g, you can't change the simcard (You can always hack it. And change some files inside Kindle). If you order from Amazon US, you get AT&T simcard inside your Kindle. Amazon pays for the roaming charges. If your Amazon account is registered to US address, you can use it to surf all websites (rather than a limited subset of websites). I haven't really used it yet, since I'm trying to avoid detection from Amazon that I'm outside US, but it works. If I get detected, will see if I still can use it. If not probably I will just change the simcard inside.

If you're going to get books from Amazon, and you have 3G Kindle, make sure you choose the option "Transfer to your computer" rather than deliver to your Kindle directly. If you get the books using the 3G, you will be charged with USD2 per book delivered through 3G. That's the international Whispernet charges.

Just so that you know, Amazon don't deliver to Singapore too.

From what I read, it may be because of the censorship that our government has. Not sure though.. All rumors.

Just a warning, if you use 3G to sync with Whispernet (outside of US), it's USD2 per book.

I picked the 3G version for fun. It's not much of a premium, and you get free roaming as well. Good if you're stuck in a airport overseas and there is no free wifi available. I also wanted to see if it's possible to do anything else with the 3G (A-GPS anyone?).

Other than that, I don't really see a point of getting 3G version if you're just going to use it locally. Some phones can even act as an hotspot so you can just connect your kindle to your phone.

Yup. It's an additional of USD2 per book on top of the original price.
Now u make me curious on the Kindle DM as well. Anything I will be interested in? Haha.

Let me add my long delayed comment. (Too busy playing with my bracelet & with the book sale. )

Got all my stuff from havocx last weekend. Thanks for dropping by to pass me my stuff. Love the bracelet. Still can't stop playing with it yet. Need to learn more tricks.