I know smart phones, etc. require contracts or hook ups with verizon, AT&T, etc. Is there any requirement with this new Kinclle Fire? My last one did not and I can go on line shopping, e-mail, etc.
There are no contract requirements for this kindle. Web browsing is simple and only requires a wifi connection. Shopping, email, etc are all accessible at no additional cost.
I don't wear prescription sunglasses, but I have read outside with regular sunglasses and you can see the screen fine. The auto-brightness feature works well and can adjust the screen to be brighter (for outside) or more dim (for inside).
you can transfer all your books ect that you bought through amazon right on your amazon account, i have a ton of books (many of them free ) that I loaded into my new kindle easy as pie, i have to admit that Amazon really got the ebook thing down to a science. Love my kindle as it is my sole entertainment in and out of the city 5 days a week
All of your apps are on your Amazon profile. As soon as you register your new Fire to your profile, your Amazon profile will see it and have your apps and Amazon purchased books ready for download. It was seamless.
Ive done it through my ASUS laptop with usb same as transferring phone to kindle or laptop. Also MONSTER now has a flashdrive where one side slides and is a USB and when you close the USB and slide the other way it has a Mini USB very convenient for those of us with Kindles or using our cell phones for music, videos, documents etc. I put all my music from my phone to my laptop so now my phone has a lot more storage and then hooked up my new kindle and put my favorite ones on to it.
Anything you have purchased through Amazon will be linked to your account and will automatically be available when you register your new device. Everything else can be transferred by connecting the old Kindle to a computer using the USB cable and then copying items to your the computer. Disconnect the old Kindle and connect the new one. Now transfer the files from the computer to the new Kindle. Anything purchased can be transferred this way, but will not work if the two devices are registered to different accounts.
It will read the book to you. I like that when I working on my laptop or I am a bus going to a ballgame. I can put earphones in and noise is gone. It is wonderful. I like this feature.
Does the battery in this tablet last longer after charging than the first kindle fire tablet? I need to charge the old tablet up almost every day. I primarily use it to surf the internet.
We pretty much have to charge our Kindle every day. Although I wouldn't say it uses up 100% of the battery life each day, but we still plug it up for the night. I have never understood why everyone doesn't do that with their phones/tablets anyway. If you are asleep you aren't using them so they might as well be charging!
This model is Wi-Fi capable and does not require a data plan. If you would like to sign up for an optional Verizon or AT&T data plan, you can do so from your device.
Believe there is one which says without special offers online. Not sure if available in store. In any case you can buy it online and get it delivered for store pickup to the nearest BestBuy...