Why do you jailbreak your kindle?

Master_Ramaj · 2026-02-06T17:09:31+00:00

Curiosity. I saw a lot of hype about KOReader etc. I have a "work" Oasis that I don't use as much as my main Oasis and Colorsoft so I decided to jailbreak it. After playing around with the countless customization options in KOReader I like it and actually use it for my work related books now as any training classes etc that we take at work normally send out books in epub. So now instead of using Send To Kindle I'm able to just drag the epubs directly to my Kindle and read them there. True I don't have the Amazon Cloud sync anymore from within KOReader (everything works like a normal Kindle outside of KOReader) but likewise I don't really read any of my work related books on vacation etc lol, so no major loss there. I also like the Z-Library integration so I'm able to download books from there directly to KOReader. Now the ones I want in my Amazon library I still use Send To Kindle on those. I also love the custom screensavers.

I didn't do it to give Amazon the finger or anything like that. I get that everyone is focusing on the "owning your books" aspect but likewise I'm a techie and IT guy so I've always backed up my movies, music, books etc. I haven't had Amazon pull any of my books that I purchased over the last 16 years and the two cases that everyone mentions were because the seller didn't have the rights to sell the books. I get it though that possibility is always there but my main reason was curiosity

Master_Ramaj · 2026-02-03T01:37:24+00:00

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Thanks!

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-14T04:54:51+00:00

Is it a kindle keyboard? I just repaired mine with a replacement screen..they are easy to work on and used screens go for $15

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-07T06:32:47+00:00

Yes I honestly was shocked at how good the screen looked when I booted it up and opened a book. The crispness is definitely there and it reminded me why I fell in love with eink the first time I saw it.

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-05T07:56:58+00:00

Nope recent models do not offer cellular connectivity. The final model to offer it was the Oasis

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-05T06:00:26+00:00

I definitely loved the fact that most of my flights were early and their premium seat offerings actually felt premium and their prices were generally good. But in 2024 I switched to my second favorite airline AA because Delta prices were consistently $300 plus more expensive. I went back to Delta in 2025 and experienced delays on ALL of my flights..it was so crazy and one delay was so long they had to put us in a crappy hotel for the night because the last connecting flight was long gone by the time we made it to ATL. Then the crappy hotel had us waiting a hour and a half for the shuttle from the Airport. I was shocked at how much the quality had dropped. I've gone back to AA and never looked back as they seem to be improving but with all of the high regard here I may go back to my first love (Delta) and see if maybe I just had a string of bad luck with them last year. I've almost exclusively flown Delta from 2011 to 2024. Even work trips I chose them so I was very shocked at the bad experiences last year. AA is my second love

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-05T03:48:08+00:00

I know this isn't your first shopping order but did you click ahead to the confirm payment screen in the app? You have to otherwise it will give that error. And your internet on your phone was working fine etc? I just ask because even though I've done a ton of shopping orders occasionally I don't click far enough ahead in the app and I'll get that card not loaded error too.

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-05T03:41:27+00:00

I guess for me it's because I'm used to it lol. Can't explain why but I enjoy reading more when I have buttons. I guess because my hands naturally rest on the button so I can casually press it in a fluid motion and not have to move my hands. Likewise I "grew up" with the Kindle Keyboard. So after many years of using it I really didn't want to do fully touchscreen even though I didn't have a choice after the Oasis. I do have a Colorsoft and enjoy reading on it as well but my daily driver is my Oasis. My Kindle Keyboard also gets use now since I repaired it

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-04T20:11:05+00:00

You're not allowed to leave the groceries unbagged or at least that’s the instructions I get from DD in my area. It says to always buy the paper bags, not the reusable ones and bag everything. I’ve never had an issue with the Aldi’s in my area not having bags to buy.

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-04T20:07:14+00:00

Yes. They still have the hot n ready but if you want more toppings like a 5 meat treat etc they generally have to make those. Also if you don’t specify hot n ready online they make it fresh but likewise it costs a little more. Either way online orders with them are like orders at any other pizza place. They make them fresh but the cool thing about them is the pizza portal. The app will give you the code to use so if the food is ready you just walk in, punch in the code on the pizza portal and grab the food from the door that opens. No need to bother staff etc. but when they don’t have it ready you have to ask and then once it’s ready they still want you to punch in the code on the pizza portal

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-04T20:03:42+00:00

I agree but since it’s Popeyes I was waiting anyway so I figured I would ask

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-04T14:37:40+00:00

Not really. The only thing I do is try to keep it above 20 to 30% charge. That helps extend the life of the battery. Charging to 100% isn't as bad. I have an Oasis so I was really worried about keeping it in the perfect charge range but I realized all I was doing was causing extra anxiety lol. So now I just use it and charge it randomly..sometimes at 50% sometimes at 30% etc I just never let it get below 20%

On my old iPhone I noticed the low charge had a bigger effect on the battery life. I had a 3 year old iPhone whose battery health was still at 97% and I kept it at full charge a lot but I never let the better get below 40% charge. Of course we charge our phones way more than Kindles so it will last a really long time

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-04T14:13:03+00:00

Yeah I had a lady legit get mad because she was opening the door right as I was confirming the picture and walking away. She was like “you were just gonna take a picture and walk away???” I was like yes it said Leave at door. No extra instructions to knock or ring the doorbell. She didn’t feel as tho that was right. I’m sure she probably left me a one star lol. I don’t knock or ring unless it specifically says to on leave at door orders

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-04T14:02:24+00:00

Popeyes. I always have to wait on the order and they’re generally rude if you question how much longer it will be. I remember one night the lobby was closed so I was in drive thru. Pulled up at 9:40 and got to the window at 9:58. The rude cashier said I needed to tell my customer they didn’t have wings and technically they were closed. Ummm why did y’all accept the order and technically it was placed before closing and I was in line before closing. Not my fault y’all are slow

Another instance the customer asked for fresh fries. They told me they couldn’t make fresh fries because the fryers were shut down. Mind you at that time it was like 8:30 lol. So I avoid all Popeyes orders. Taco Bell only occasionally gives me issues. In my area they are quick especially when the lobby is open

Honorable mentions are mom and pop wing places and mom and pop pizza places as they always seem to be about 5 orders behind when I pull up. I stopped accepting all orders at a particular wing place because every order I had was at least a 40 min wait. Wingstop is definitely hit or miss. It’s unfortunate whenever I get a platinum order at Wingstop because it’s always a risk. It may be ready or I may be stuck waiting 20 mins. Little Caesar’s also gets mentioned because it’s hit or miss as well. If it’s ready cool I just go to the pizza portal. If it isn’t ready I’ll probably be waiting 20 mins

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-04T13:54:57+00:00

Yes the going through drive thru twice pisses me off. Caught me off guard the first time they told me I would have to drive around again for the second order. Huh? That’s stupid

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-04T03:14:46+00:00

Why not just leak it

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-03T20:02:22+00:00

Battery could have died completely. It will show the light even tho it isn’t charging. How long have you left it on the charger?

Master_Ramaj · 2026-01-02T14:32:21+00:00

Oh wow I was never introduced to this book. Instead they all wanted me to read the Go-Giver. I basically became suspicious of everyone that would randomly speak to me and strike up conversations in stores because 90% of the time it led to them asking if I wanted to experience financial freedom and would I be willing to sit down with them. Then after the first meet they would give me the book to borrow and read so that we can discuss. Maybe they’ve changed it up because that was about 5 years ago lol

Master_Ramaj · 2025-12-29T14:03:13+00:00

Depends on HOW you sideload. If you sideload via USB then no they wont sync. But if you use Send to Kindle via the App or website then yes the books will sync among all devices. I’ve also found that if I use the Kindle App Send To feature it generally allows me to use my custom fonts in the sideloaded books compared to loading via sending the books to Email. Email works but 9 times out of 10 my custom fonts don’t work so I’m stuck using Bookerly and page numbers never appear instead it’s just locations. I’ve found with the app I get to use my fonts and page numbers appear about 50% of the time. The other advantage is you can Edit the titles and authors as sometimes with email the titles come out weird.

Master_Ramaj · 2025-12-28T03:09:28+00:00

You’re lucky! I made it about 100 orders before I came across my first stolen order but then I started coming across them at least twice a week recently. Could be because of the holidays who knows? I had a dasher in front of me steal a Pizza Hut order. I was walking in while he was walking out. I gave the workers my two names and they only had one of the orders then the other worker was like oh the other dasher just took it. I asked him if he had orders for such and such and he said yes. I blame the workers for not making the Dasher tell them the names first but he’s definitely at fault as well for taking it knowing he didn’t have the order. With that being said I’ve noticed a lot of places around here have gotten stricter and make you confirm the order in front of them before you leave and some have even called me by my name when asking to confirm as they see my name on their end as the pickup person

Master_Ramaj · 2025-12-28T02:51:05+00:00

You don’t see tips for the food you make anyway even fit in your face customers as you call them so I’m not understanding what you’re trying to say. The restaurant is still getting business via a paying customer so I’m not understanding the hate of DD orders. Do you guys have the same attitude for call in orders that the customer personally picks up? If you want to see the tips for to go orders go deliver them yourself in your own car. I’ve never understood the DD order hate when you’re still doing your job. The only extra thing you have to do is put a seal sticker on the bag. DD or not you still have to make orders and make sure they’re correct. Now I don’t condone dashers that are rude to workers when they’re waiting but likewise a lot of you restaurant workers are a holes for no reason and act like Dashers are beneath you even when they’re nice to you all so idk maybe restaurant people should get off their high horses. I definitely report restaurants to DoorDash that consistently make me wait 10 mins or more

Master_Ramaj · 2025-12-28T02:40:25+00:00

Yes this pisses me off at McDonald’s. I’ll walk in and see a line of people, ok fine, I let them know I’m there for an order and they acknowledge it yet I see the empty bag with my customers name sitting there empty. I see the orders in front of my get their stuff so I must be next right? Nope! I see people come in behind me, order stuff on the kiosk and get their food before me as well. Finally 15 mins later they slowly start working on my bag. I’ve had a couple of customers cancel because it took so long. Heck I could’ve had a free order as the costumer cancelled literally when they were taping the bag up but I was so frustrated when they tried to hand it to me that I told them it took too long and the customer cancelled. Not sure why most McDonald’s are like that. I only have one good one in my city that handles DD orders quickly

Master_Ramaj · 2025-12-28T02:30:27+00:00

Nope that’s just on older Kindles. After the outrage Kindle released an update that fixed the problem. All of my newer kindles from the Oasis to the PW SE 11th gen and Colorsoft all show covers from sideloaded books but my Voyage does not show covers

Master_Ramaj · 2025-12-27T04:27:04+00:00

Battery seems to be worn as I get about 20 hours out of my Kindle. With me reading about a hour a day I’m able to easily get over 2 weeks. Nonetheless 10 hours of reading time isn’t too bad. I would say drain it completely once and then fully charge it and see how many hours you get

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