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minus-squarechronicledmonocle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·2 days agoYou have to register Kindle devices on first boot after a factory reset with Amazon’s servers. They cut that off, so it’s effectively a brick that cannot be activated, so it’s stuck on a loop forever.
minus-squareThirdConsul@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoThats… weird. I have Kindle Paperwhite 1st gen. It never kissed a Wifi. It was factory reset at least twice. I live in EU though. Maybe that’s a difference?
minus-squareCarighan Maconar@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoCould very well be, I also don’t know what the person you reply to mention, we never had to do that with our first gen Kindles either.
minus-squarechronicledmonocle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoThe oldest Kindle I had was a WiFi one, so maybe the process is different for the older ones.
You have to register Kindle devices on first boot after a factory reset with Amazon’s servers. They cut that off, so it’s effectively a brick that cannot be activated, so it’s stuck on a loop forever.
Thats… weird. I have Kindle Paperwhite 1st gen. It never kissed a Wifi. It was factory reset at least twice.
I live in EU though. Maybe that’s a difference?
Could very well be, I also don’t know what the person you reply to mention, we never had to do that with our first gen Kindles either.
The oldest Kindle I had was a WiFi one, so maybe the process is different for the older ones.