Kindle setup failing

[Barry Eysman]

Setting up new Kindle device. We have no Wi-Fi connections in this town. I understand I need to buy a wireless router that is B with G compatible. Has anyone out there had this problem? What router did you get? I don't see one that says anything about B. Hope you can help.
Myra

[Karma Kindle]

If you have to buy a router (have you called your ISP to see if they'll provide you with one?), then buy a wireless-N router -- it's faster and better than the old B & G.

[AuburnSky]

I knew my Techy Hubby would be able to help with this.  He says B is super old technology and G will work just fine.  Just to double check, we looked up the Amazon description, which says:

"Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b or 802.11g standard with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication; does not connect to WPA and WPA2 secured networks using 802.1X authentication methods; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks."

So the K3 needs B or G.  He says any router you will find on the market these days is most likely G and should work.  I wish I could verify for you, but sadly, my lovely K3 is still back ordered.   

[r0b0d0c]

I knew my Techy Hubby would be able to help with this.  He says B is super old technology and G will work just fine.  Just to double check, we looked up the Amazon description, which says:

"Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b or 802.11g standard with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication; does not connect to WPA and WPA2 secured networks using 802.1X authentication methods; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks."

So the K3 needs B or G.  He says any router you will find on the market these days is most likely G and should work.  I wish I could verify for you, but sadly, my lovely K3 is still back ordered.   

You can't even FIND a "b" router - too old. "g" is the modem speed on Kindles, but you can also use it on the faster, more modern "n" router, you just won't use the faster speed (although any notebook or desktop you'll buy now will likely use "n"). Best Buy and Wal-Mart sell a Belkin "n" router for under $40.

[stevene9]

Get an "N" router and put it in backward compatability mode so it will emulate G. You don't really save anything (except maybe literally a few dollars) by getting a "G" router. All the new computers have N, and maybe the next version of Kindle will use it too.

[Karma Kindle]

My D-Link N router works just fine with the Kindle -- I didn't have to adjust anything to make it compatible.

[Dan]

I'm using an Apple Airport Extreme with 802.11n here at home with my setup.

[blackdog]

My D-Link N router works just fine with the Kindle -- I didn't have to adjust anything to make it compatible.

That's right. All N routers are backward compatible, just like all G routers were backward compatible with the ancient b routers. Of course the slowest component determines what connection speed you get with your router.

[waynep]

New routers today are "N" and will support the older G standard, and most will even support the even older B standard still. Don't confuse the G wireless designation with the 3G wireless (cell phone) designation on the Kindle. They are different.

The OP should just find a cheap G router at Walmart, Target or some other big box store where they are priced nicely. It does not have to be N router, a G router will be fine and it will be cheaper.  People always have to have the fastest. An N router is the fastest of the bunch but it's not needed. If you test your internet speed with something like speedtest.net, you'll see you don't approach your router's speed capabilities in most cases. There is always some bottleneck on the Internet between you and the end point, in the Kindle's case amazon's servers.

When I bought my Blueray player, it had the Netflix software built in so I could stream movies over the Internet. The Best Buy sales guy told me it takes an N router to stream movies and asked me what I had. I told him I had a G router and that it would be fast enough. He told me that it would not work. It's been working fine for almost two years now.  Even a G router is faster than most peoples true connection to the servers they are trying to hit.

Find a cheap router than supports G and you'll be fine you don't need to spend extra money on the current N model. I run 3-5 computers plus a Netflix streaming DVD player on my G network and the speed is fine.

Wayne

[Cyanide5000]

Yeah like others have said pretty much any new router out there will be supported, if you just check the box before you buy to make sure it says 802.11b upwards

Theres always a number at the end just make sure it is b or upwards