I have two paper whites and both work great. I would return it and ask for a 3G model for your hassles.
-- gs On Nov 5, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Ryan Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > I had a similar issue with one of the last generation touches, but I ended > up just returning it and the next one they sent worked like a charm. It > sounds like you got two lemons in a row, which makes me a lot less eager to > upgrade. > > On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Jared W. Robinson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I bought my wife a Kindle Paper White and it arrived last Monday. The >> WiFi seemed to be completely broken. So Amazon sent another one, and >> this time, the device could see the WiFi networks in my house and in the >> neighborhood for a few minutes. Then it fritzed out and the device >> wouldn't show the list of WiFi networks anymore. >> >> My iPod Touch and our Windows laptop can see and use the WiFi without >> problems. >> >> Rebooting the Kindle seems to help, sometimes, for at least a few >> minutes. Powering off all electronic devices in my house doesn't >> necessarily help it to see other WiFi networks in the neighborhood. >> >> The Kindle works quite well when it's at work (after rebooting the kindle). >> >> I've tried disabling my DD-WRT WiFi router and swapped it for different >> (older) router, but that didn't help things either. >> >> Amazon's support doesn't seem to be particularly helpful, other than to >> say "yes, sounds like it's a problem. Want to return it?" >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jared Robinson >> >> /* >> PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net >> Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug >> Don't fear the penguin. >> */ > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
