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11-12-2004, 09:50 AM
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Super
Group: Regulars
Location: Somewhere Slaying Vampires
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http://www.macminute.com/2004/12/10/paypal/
Might make it possible for Australian users to buy music without an american credit card.
EDIT: spelling. 
EDIT-Thanks Ozi
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12-12-2004, 09:04 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: adelaide.sa.au
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This is getting really frustrating. EVERYWHERE I see a discussion about this people are saying "MIGHT make it possible for Aussies".... when the heck is someone actually going to report on trying it...?
I can't be bothered subscribing to yet more services unless I know it will work.
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12-12-2004, 09:10 AM
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Supreme Overload (TM)
Group: Forum Leaders
Location: Melbourne
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Yep - I am waiting for the same thing, but I'm under the impression that they've ensured that it's still US only.
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12-12-2004, 09:39 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: adelaide.sa.au
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Bugger it, decided to go ahead...
1. Created a new PayPal account using an address I looked up from a US company
2. Added my Australian credit card using the US billing address
3. System could not auto-verify my card so has charged $1.95 to my card and asked me to report the number that appears with the transaction
So now I await my online banking to show up this $1.95 charge, hopefully I see the number it wants mentioned in the description, and then I feed that back into the account.
I presume I then browse to ITMS US, create an account, and link it to my new PayPal account...?
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12-12-2004, 10:36 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Sydney AU
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I still dont think its going to work. Once Paypal has "Verified" your details, it will have confirmed that you are outside the US thus reporting to iTMS that you are not eligible to make a purchase... I think :unsure:
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12-12-2004, 11:02 AM
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Member
Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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I still dont think its going to work. Once Paypal has "Verified" your details, it will have confirmed that you are outside the US thus reporting to iTMS that you are not eligible to make a purchase... I think
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Yep. I linked my iTunes account to my paypal account. It successfully linked to my iTunes account, but iTunes wouldn't let me purchase music as my country of origin didn't match.
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12-12-2004, 11:18 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: adelaide.sa.au
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Sorry I mustn't have been clear. I created a UNITED STATES PayPal account. Country of origin is USA, address is USA, billing addressi s USA, my balance is in USD, I see US specific options, etc.
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12-12-2004, 12:12 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Sydney AU
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aha that explains it ... you have a US bank account..?
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12-12-2004, 01:57 PM
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Forum Leader
Group: Regulars
Location: Sydney, Australia
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It's all to do with the licensing agreements they have with the local record companies.
If you're not in the country where they have an agreement, then they can't legally sell them to you.
Europe is a perfect example with only the UK and some EU countries able to purchase from the iTMS.
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12-12-2004, 02:28 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: adelaide.sa.au
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Quote:
Originally posted by Atomic@Dec 12 2004, 12:12 PM
aha that explains it ... you have a US bank account..?
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Negative - US PayPal account with AUS VISA. |
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12-12-2004, 02:30 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: adelaide.sa.au
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Quote:
Originally posted by arty@Dec 12 2004, 01:57 PM
It's all to do with the licensing agreements they have with the local record companies.
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I think you've got the wrong thread - that topic has been discussed to death elsewhere. This thread is about HOW not WHY. |
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12-12-2004, 03:54 PM
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Supreme Overload (TM)
Group: Forum Leaders
Location: Melbourne
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Hmm - DVD Plaza - are you saying that you have a US credit card and billing address?
Or that you used your Australian Visa card (with corresponding Australian billing address) to create a US Paypal account?
And if so, did it work?
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12-12-2004, 06:01 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Sydney, AU
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3. System could not auto-verify my card so has charged $1.95 to my card and asked me to report the number that appears with the transaction
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I don't think the $1.95 was required. It's used to lift the PayPal monthly limit, something like US$500 per month.
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Originally posted by OziMac@Dec 12 2004, 03:54 PM
Hmm - DVD Plaza - are you saying that you have a US credit card and billing address?
Or that you used your Australian Visa card (with corresponding Australian billing address) to create a US Paypal account?
And if so, did it work?
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Before I realised it was discussed here, I did what DVD Plaza did.
I tired first time with my regular PayPal account (International), did not work.
I then tried again with a new PayPal account (US), created with my MasterCard (AU billing address).
Then, it accepted.
Would it work?
Don't know yet, because I am still using my Gift Certificate credits.
But I guess I can try to buy an iTunes Gift Certificate and see if that works.
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12-12-2004, 08:09 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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good luck guys - hope it works for you!
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14-12-2004, 10:29 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: adelaide.sa.au
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Okay my Australian VISA now has the US verification charge on it - the $1.95 USD came out to $2.66 AUD.
The transaction description hasn't appeared yet - simply has a temporary description of "Purchase # x". My online banking often does this if it is showing a transaction immediately, before the other details are available yet.
Sometime later today the description should appear, which will contain the activation code. I can then use that to activate/confirm/verify my US PayPal account and commence work opening a US iTunes account linked to it.
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