I live in Vancouver and intend to go to Bellingham tomorrow to buy Nook Color (since B&N does not ship to Canada). I've checked the threads about rooting this device, but still don't understand fully the process. I think I understand I need a B&N account for this. However, in order to create an account, I need a US billing address for my credit card, which is obviously a Canadian address. What are my options? Since there is Amazon, and Kobo in Canada, I am planning to install their respective readers and use these two sources instead of B&N. Is this realistic?
Any pointers much appreciated.
When I first set mine up, it let me skip past the credit card entry. It never insisted on a credit card until I went to actually order a book from B&N.
I rooted from Poland and B&N shop doesn't work here, I think you can register from anywhere, to buy anything you'd need US credit card/ address.
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I rooted from Poland and B&N shop doesn't work here, I think you can register from anywhere, to buy anything you'd need US credit card/ address.
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Fellow canuck. Ibentered my Canadian credit card and used a relatives address in USA. It worked so caN also make purchases from b&n store.
I got a friend of mine to buy my NC in Maui for me. I signed up for a B&N account and entered an address to a parcel service just across the border. I use this address for other stuff as well like my US Netflix (streaming only) account. Maybe check if there is aservice like that near you. As long as you don't get stuff shipped there, there shouldn't be a problem.
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Thanks very much to all who replied. Tomorrow night I hope to start rooting my new nook
Sitting in my office in Vancouver watching Sons of Anarchy on my rooted Nook right now. (Slow day ) I too just skipped the credit card part and everything went just fine.
The root is really, really easy. I was a bit intimidated too, but even before all the automation that's out now it was a cakewalk if you can read and follow directions.
Successfully rooted my Nook. At the moment listening to "Sultans of Swing" on youtube. I remembered my first Linux installation in April 1995 and the last line in the manual (the distro was "Mini Linux): Et in Arcadia ego.
Thanks to all who made it happen.
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Hello, I have decided to purchase a Nook Color this Christmas. I live in Romania and a friend from the States will be sending me one. I have a quick question, is there a way to buy subscriptions to magazines from B&N store from foreign countries? I understand that B&N sell only in the U.S. so I am intrested in somekind of a work-around. Hope anybody can help, thanks
Anyone can help?
I think only solution is to use VPNs which has US IPs. Try hotspot shield - it works great on PC (I haven't found android version yet). Or you can try tethering using PC and adhoc wifi.
Thx for the reply, but how about the credit card, won't B&N check it is from Europe?
I think not, I've got VISA USD card issued by polish bank, which is only for online payment and I don't have problems with buying online anywhere in the world (including barnes&nobles web store where i've bought my nook).
Buy the book using the proxy/vpn with a US IP. The download does not care which country you are in, just the initial purchase.
Thx for the help everyone, The nook will arrive in a few days, if there are no problems at the customs, and will test with the proxy/vpn.
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I think not, I've got VISA USD card issued by polish bank, which is only for online payment and I don't have problems with buying online anywhere in the world (including barnes&nobles web store where i've bought my nook).
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I bought the nook also from B&N with a Romanian credit card, they don't care about the nook selling to Europe, problem is with books or magazine subscriptions, because they have to obey copyrights and can't sell them outside the U.S. This is what I read on the B&N forums, they also said they check credit cards when you purchase books but not for the nook. Thx for the help anyway, I will try with the proxy/vpn change, and maybe I am lucky
i was happy when i ordered my nc with the $50 coupon. i got my nc on friday and quickly unboxed it to charge. since then i've been getting more and more frustrated.
1) my nook color won't stay connected to my wifi. this is true even when next to the router. i have a couple laptops that have no issue, so i'm thinking it's the nook.
2) my touchscreen is unresponsive at times. Many times i try and tap on a button it doesn't do anything. i've used other nooks and this is not the case. i think mine is a dud.
so i call my local B&N to see what they can do. They say, no problem, bring it in! So i hop in my car and head over to the store.
I brought everything from the nook box, the shipping box, the packing slip, etc. After a bit of looking at the packign slip I was told that is was an "eBay purchase" and i'd have to handle it through eBay only. I asked to speak to the store manager, thinking maybe they were confused or something. The item was purchased on eBay but the seller was B&N.
They told me that eBay had purchased the nook and sold it to me, so i'd have to go to eBay to get any resolution. If you look at the packing slip it actually says sold to eBay, shipped to me. What is even more fun is that the serial number on the packing slip does not match the one on the nook! They said they have no way of tracking who got which one through the eBay promotion (not sure how that will shake out for warranty purposes).
I called another B&N in my area and got the same story. Aparenly corporate sent an email to all the stores warning them to not handle anything with the nooks that were purchased through eBay during this promotion.
I'm going through the process to get it returned to "eBay" meaning that i messaged B&N on eBay to get a return. Just wanted to warn people in case they have any troubles that the store will not assist. Any warranty may or may not be handled by B&N.... not really sure, but i don't plan on getting another one after this. The listing says they will respond monday-friday, so i have to see how it all shakes out then.
Anyway, just wanted people to know in case you have issues, the store may or may not help. None of them in my area will. I wanted to either return or exchange for another one. No dice. They said they'd handle it for warranty purposes, but to test I said "fine, service it for warranty then". they said i'd have to contact eBay.
That's unfortunate that you got a bad unit. My 199 Ebay NC has been working flawlessly. Just waiting on the MicroSD card to arrive so I can root mine.
Hope you get a satisfactory resolution soon!
It was stated on the purchase page. You should have read it ahead of time.
I returned my store bought NC today and have been using the ebay one all day. Works exactly the same. No issues. Before its rooted it does disconnect from wifi whe the screen shuts off. Pretty sure it's designed that way.
I confess to being surprised by this to a *point*. I didn't read those particulars on line but assumed B&N were the people I'd deal with even if not through the local store. Kind of odd that payment had to go through paypal - some other motivation at work there I'd imagine.
My packing slip does show sold to E-bay and shipped to me. But it also says in the top right corner "If you are not satisfied with your order you may return it within 14 days of the delivery date. For your convenience call 1-800-THE-BOOK for return authorization or return to your local B&N store with this receipt (check the local store refund policy for details)."
I'd try calling the 1800 number first and getting some info. It is *possible* that not all stores enforce the policy you describe. Hopefully the 800 number will get you a prompt solution. I - of course - voided my warrantee about 10 minutes after I got it out of the box but performance has been fine on the experimental froyo build.
Peter
Your local B&N store manager is a ****. If you want to push the matter with them, print out the policy online and show it to him, but he's already made up his mind - don't expect a piece of paper to change it. That's just how retail is - underpaid, overworked, and customers are the lowest form of life on the planet.
Try a different store, and be nice.
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Hi every one,
I also bought my NC from ebay. Funny thing about the WiFi. it connects to the internet if i am outside of my house (B&N, Starbucks etc). At home, i have a buffalo wirless router, with SSID hiden, mac filter and WPA/WPA2 mixed mode. Apparently it will not work in these setting. Need to broadcast your SSID, change from WPA/WPA2 mixed to WPA2-PSK mode. then finally it worked.
I have read quite a bit about this wifi issue all over other forums as well. There was even a person talking about changing the router seting from 11/n to 11 b/g and limiting the speed to 54 mbps rather than at 300.
About the Tech Support:
They are the most useless idiotic tech support ever. Instead of listening to what my problem is and attempting to trouble shoot they were following their protocol. That is typing the question in their database. i am surprised their database does not have a soultion to this problem. As this problem is reported all over the internet. And the product is in the market for almost 4 months. The rep first asked me to restart the NC, still no luck then restart the router still no luck. i finally hung the phone.
I got mine yesterday as well. I woke up this morning only to find "phantom touch" issue occurring when I tried to play around with it. It would not respond to any of my touches but decided to do things its own. I called the B&N support and they girl who answered said I have two options, give them my creditcard info and they'll send me another one before I ship back mine or I can send mine in and wait for them to send another. I asked if I could walk into a store to get it exchanged as it is more convenient, she said it is totally up to the store manager's discretion, however she said she'll help me leave a note on my account so I can reference that in the store.
I might head to a store tomorrow and see what happens.
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Hi every one,
I also bought my NC from ebay. Funny thing about the WiFi. it connects to the internet if i am outside of my house (B&N, Starbucks etc). At home, i have a buffalo wirless router, with SSID hiden, mac filter and WPA/WPA2 mixed mode. Apparently it will not work in these setting. Need to broadcast your SSID, change from WPA/WPA2 mixed to WPA2-PSK mode. then finally it worked.
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If you are using a Buffalo router I assume it is using DD-WRT as its firmware. There has been a pretty widespread issue with NOOKcolors staying connected to routers running DD-WRT.
Hey the receipt says you can take it back to the store. Its from BN although it says it was sold to Ebay and shipped to me. whats the diff who it was sold to? They should honour the return policy in the store. I am happy with my unit but am going to the store to make sure there is nothing different from buying the unit from BN directly. Either ways I think the discount was specifically in place on ebay to discourage returns.
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If you are using a Buffalo router I assume it is using DD-WRT as its firmware. There has been a pretty widespread issue with NOOKcolors staying connected to routers running DD-WRT.
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I have same issue, the wifi is not connected in public area, but it works fine at my home router ...
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Interesting...
Well... I'm looking at my "receipt" (their word on the paper)...
The word "eBay" is nowhere on my "receipt". No parties other than Barnes and Noble and myself are listed on the receipt. However...
There are three text blocks under the "Barnes & Noble" header.
Block one:
"Sold To:
2145 HAMILTON AVENUE
SAN JOSE, CA 95125
UNITED STATES"
Yes, my receipt really does say the Nook was sold to a street address!
I'll guess that may be eBay's address in the first block but I don't know.
The text on the right side of the receipt does state the Nook can be returned within 14 days of the delivery date by calling 1-800-THE-BOOK for an RMA "or return to your local Barnes & Noble store with this receipt"
My eBay invoice page says the seller is "BarnesandNobleInc". The actual detail page for the eBay listing says the "coupon" for $50 off is from eBay. Nowhere on the page does it say the Nook is being purchased from eBay instead of B&N. Also of interest - the terms of the auction state the seller will accept returns within 14 days. The sales contract (the eBay listing) sets no restrictions on what returns will be accepted. (We'll come back to this point in a second.)
I checked the eBay seller link for BarnesandNobleInc -- it goes to the Barnes and Noble eBay store, run by Barnes & Noble.
There IS a note on the 'Returns' page of the Barnes & Noble eBay store:
"Returning NOOK
14 day returns on defective devices with receipt through the Barnes & Noble call center. Returns will not be accepted at retail locations. To request a return, please send us a message through eBay. We will respond to your request between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST Monday through Friday."
Remember the eBay listing (a contract between buyer and seller) says there is a 14 day return policy and provides no restrictions. The sales receipt also states "if you are not satisfied with your order, you may return it within 14 days of the delivery date" by RMA "or return to your local Barnes & Noble store with this receipt".
"if you are not satisfied" is not equivalent to "14 day returns on defective devices". 14 day returns on "defective devices" is the sort of guarantee a person may give on something refurbished (or that the seller knows is likely to be defective.)
The "NookColor User Guide", included on my Nook states, "Your NOOKcolor is backed by a one year manufacturer's warranty against defects in materials and workmanship." So B&N better plan to accept returns on defective devices for one year.
I am not a lawyer but I question Barnes & Noble's ability to revise the purchase agreement or terms of the warranty after the fact. (I should ask my cousin - he is a lawyer.)
That being said, unless my Nook suddenly breaks I'll be happily keeping it. I will however expect B&N to honor their promises and warranties in the event the Nook should break. So should y'all.
I also purchased from the barnesandnobleinc account using the coupon code. Mine has a bad pixel right in the center of the screen, so there's this tiny pale dot there no matter what is on the screen. I called the tech support number from the ebay listing, and spoke with a lady who had me power off and look at the screen in the light to be sure it wasn't an external scratch or pit. They took my credit card # and e-mailed an RMA numbers, shipping label, etc, before the phone call was even over. So I keep using it until the replacement arrives, and put it in the box and send it back pre-paid.
While I was disappointed by the bad pixel, I was very pleased with customer service. They took time to explain how to dissociate my account from it before returning, reminded me to back up any media files, etc. I had already assumed that returning an item purchased through ebay to a local store wouldn't go over well, but even after I began the phone call with "I bought an NC through B&N corporate ebay," they just looked up my Nook account, took the serial code, saw it was new, and were cooperative.
I hope that your problem gets solved. Perhaps take a deep breath and call the official tech support back?
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I also purchased from the barnesandnobleinc account using the coupon code. Mine has a bad pixel right in the center of the screen, so there's this tiny pale dot there no matter what is on the screen. I called the tech support number from the ebay listing, and spoke with a lady who had me power off and look at the screen in the light to be sure it wasn't an external scratch or pit. They took my credit card # and e-mailed an RMA numbers, shipping label, etc, before the phone call was even over. So I keep using it until the replacement arrives, and put it in the box and send it back pre-paid.
While I was disappointed by the bad pixel, I was very pleased with customer service. They took time to explain how to dissociate my account from it before returning, reminded me to back up any media files, etc. I had already assumed that returning an item purchased through ebay to a local store wouldn't go over well, but even after I began the phone call with "I bought an NC through B&N corporate ebay," they just looked up my Nook account, took the serial code, saw it was new, and were cooperative.
I hope that your problem gets solved. Perhaps take a deep breath and call the official tech support back?
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BN‘s service is not bad at this point.
Wifi lost connection often at certain router environment
current room is encore cm 12.
Wifi connection works fine in my home.
But the wifi in school, which other laptop works fine, always lost connection at my NC. Also, when I do the wifi switch on and off ,it will keep switching on and off...
I saw some posts said
Originally Posted by biggins1870
If you are using a Buffalo router I assume it is using DD-WRT as its firmware. There has been a pretty widespread issue with NOOKcolors staying connected to routers running DD-WRT
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Is there any fix or workaround now?
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current room is encore cm 12.
Is there any fix or workaround now?
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you can check for a router firmware update that will fix this bug but other than that there isnt a work around
For those with wifi problems, it was a known problem that was fixed in firmware 1.1, so just download and install firmware 1.1 from B&N - you will see it in the release notes.
To Tekowalsky: thanks for doing a research and I would be interested to hear for your cousin's opinion.
IMO, the paper invoice included in the package beats any other 'provisions' they state at the Ebay listing. The contract of purchase was between us and the Barnes and Noble, not us and Ebay. I have looked closely at the EBay listing and never did it say Ebay is the seller except for the coupon that they provided. Barnes and Noble, of course, is entitled to have different return policy for it's web Ebay store operations but if they included paper invoice stating that the retail store should accept returns, they should honor it.
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If you are using a Buffalo router I assume it is using DD-WRT as its firmware. There has been a pretty widespread issue with NOOKcolors staying connected to routers running DD-WRT.
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orly.. I think it's the opposite, DD-WRT works great with every device I've ever put on mine.
And besides, why would you assume Buffalo = DDWRT?
Am sure there are many happy Nook Colour owners who live north of the 49th Parallel. I am about to have my cousin (who lives in the States) order a refurb Nook Colour, have it shipped to a Receiving centre in Lewiston (NY), and my brother will pick it up. Sounds like a lot of work, but yes, that is what I have to resort to since Buy.com wouldn't take my Canadian registered PayPal account, and Cdn Credit card.
My questions are:
- Would I be able able to register my Nook with B&N when I first started it up ?
- What do you do if you want to register at B&N website (to purchase books) w/o a US Credit card ?
Can fellow Canucks share their ownership experiences ?
Thanks, eh!
I'm canadian but initially installed honeycomb and now cm7 n150 firmware - never even booted into stock...
bought mine on ebay 200 sale and think its my best purchase of the year...
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@vn33,
I've been able to register an account and purchase an ebook from B&N.
It appeared in my nook color once I registered it to my account.
I registered first through B&N.
I used a real e-mail address and my credit card number (visa).
For primary shipping address, I used the address of the closest B&N store to me.
I selected the closest US city (Niagara Falls) and plugged that into the B&N store locator.
Even though the address didn't match my Visa I was able to purchase an ebook and the charge appeared on my statement so I don't believe they check.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the info above, nolook & bmss ...
Are you running stock or CM7 ?
If you do run CM7, did are you running the Nook App from Market ?
Did you managed to purchase magazine ?
Thanks again !
@vn33,
I'm running stock off internal memory.
I haven't bought any magazines.
I've tried the dual boot phiremod/honeycomb rom off of microsd but getting a lot of force closes with all my existing cards. I really like phiremod 6.3 though.
I'm still having trouble finding a good microsd with random 4k write speeds.
The nook app can't be found in my version of the market. I think it has to do with a Canadian IP address. This hasn't prevented me from downloading books with the stock rom. I haven't tried any tweaks to install the .apk that I found on the web or tried unlocking the market yet. Not until I have a microsd that can run phiremod with stability.
I think BN wouldn't sell the hardware in Canada, but if you get your hand on one, then once registered the device with a google a/c (you could put in the credit # during the device registration, or after you registered, then use a regular PC browser to add the # online), and you are good to go. After all, BN cares only your credit card, not where are you from. There could be some copyright issue for them, but I am sure they just close their eyes.
As other posters mentioned, the NC is a very good device, I also bought from refurbished on ebay for $250 (shipping inclusive) and you don't pay the GST and PST.
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Thanks for the info above, nolook & bmss ...
Are you running stock or CM7 ?
If you do run CM7, did are you running the Nook App from Market ?
Did you managed to purchase magazine ?
Thanks again !
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I'm not running the nook app on my cm7 nook...
I'm tempted to get the cheap hp tablet though it has the same resolution as the nook...
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I would not buy the HP (even if it is only $99) unless there are mod that could convert it into an Android. Since HP is going to abandone it, there will be no support or anyone writing app for it (it is based on an obscure WebOS), so the only use you have is web browsing.
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I would not buy the HP (even if it is only $99) unless there are mod that could convert it into an Android. Since HP is going to abandone it, there will be no support or anyone writing app for it (it is based on an obscure WebOS), so the only use you have is web browsing.
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yes its very interesting i missed out on the 1st round this weekend but am in no rush since there isn't an android rom available at the moment...
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Went down to Virginia in July and our first stop was the first B&N along our route near Erie, PA. I bought it from the store and rooted it that evening at the hotel. (Already had everything ready to go). I noticed a dead pixel in the middle of the screen and had to unroot it and brought it to the next B&N store along our route and exchanged it for one that was perfect.
I ended up getting the Nook app on my Nook (ironic) and set it up using a gmail account and everything was good.
Mine has worked perfectly since I got it last december. Living in Vancouver, Canada. Never used the B&N service though, so not sure how that works.
Registration and everything for the first time setup was a breeze though.
I am interested in the new Nook Tablet, but I believe it won't ship to Canada either. How did you guys buy your Nook (apart from going to the US?). Have you ever tried a service like MYUS? How can I get a Nook Tablet for relatively the same price as it is sold in the US?
Unless you're willing to cross the border and pick it up or have an Amerifriend willing to ship it to you, you will have to pay a premium to get it in Canada.
shopereaders dot com is one option although I have never used their services. myus dot com is another option.
Personally, I wouldn't bother with it if you have to pay a premium. I like my Nook Color but not enough to pay the "Canada surcharge". There are other options available in Canada like the Kobo Vox, which has almost identical specs but is affordable and available locally. That's an important consideration in case you have to return it or get warranty service.
Do you know a way to shop in the B&N store for books if I'm outside the US?
I would love to shop some books from the store and support B&N instead of using Amazon and then converting the books to epub...
Thanks!
Can't say I've found a solution to be honest. Have been living overseas for 2 years for work and I gave up buying through B&N. The only way I can think of is if you have a VPN and your nook is tunneling through that to appear as if it's in the US. Where I live, that would be A) slow and B) annoying.
I wish B&N would just allow US customers with US credit cards to purchase whatever they want wherever they are, like Amazon does...
Actually, the problem is I don't have a US credit card and I'm not a US customer. But I would also like to shop in B&N instead of just amazon.
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Actually, the problem is I don't have a US credit card and I'm not a US customer. But I would also like to shop in B&N instead of just amazon.
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It won't happen then. Unless Barnes and Noble gets the right paper work from the publishers and your country they don't have the rights to sell anything out of the states. So either get a US credit card and address and a vnc or your out of luck
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Hi!
I ordered a NC from Barner&Noble site some months ago. I live in Greece and I used a credit card from Greece but the shipping address was in USA. I had to call B&N so they can send shipping. But you must have an address in USA.
a couple of months ago i could get books from B&N using a free VPN service called Hotspot Shield, buying them on the PC and downloading them in the nook
in amazon it didnt work, but i could buy some books in B&N
searius said:
Hi!
I ordered a NC from Barner&Noble site some months ago. I live in Greece and I used a credit card from Greece but the shipping address was in USA. I had to call B&N so they can send shipping. But you must have an address in USA.
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Op is talking about buying books not just the tablet from b and n
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I received my Glass invite last week and I have been searching for a way around the various geoblocking because I'm in Australia. I want to develop for Glass, but actually having the device (especially with the impending release of the official wearable SDK) will be of great help.
At this point, it appears that there are three hurdles to overcome. The first is easy, the store is geoblocked. Nothing a VPN can't fix. The second is harder, a US postal address which is not a post office box or remailing service. I'm told you need to sign for the package and provide matching ID to the name on the order. I'm getting around this with a friend 'ordering' it on my behalf.
The final hurdle, which I'm most unsure about and would like advice on, is the geoblocking of payment methods. It will only accept a US-issued cards. I was wanting to know if anyone has used EntroPay before to get around this and if it can cause issues? They also charge a huge 5% in fees.
Can anyone see any issues or make any other suggestions in regards to my dilemma?
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I received my Glass invite last week and I have been searching for a way around the various geoblocking because I'm in Australia. I want to develop for Glass, but actually having the device (especially with the impending release of the official wearable SDK) will be of great help.
At this point, it appears that there are three hurdles to overcome. The first is easy, the store is geoblocked. Nothing a VPN can't fix. The second is harder, a US postal address which is not a post office box or remailing service. I'm told you need to sign for the package and provide matching ID to the name on the order. I'm getting around this with a friend 'ordering' it on my behalf.
The final hurdle, which I'm most unsure about and would like advice on, is the geoblocking of payment methods. It will only accept a US-issued cards. I was wanting to know if anyone has used EntroPay before to get around this and if it can cause issues? They also charge a huge 5% in fees.
Can anyone see any issues or make any other suggestions in regards to my dilemma?
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Why don't you transfer the money to your friends account and get them to pay for it with their credit card?
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Why don't you transfer the money to your friends account and get them to pay for it with their credit card?
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International wire transfers are a pain and he doesn't have paypal.
I also thought of another potential issue:
It is probable that Google will refresh the hardware at least once more, so returning it from Australia within the 2 week timeframe they had last time could also be problematic.
I was under the impression that, because they were using google wallet payment wasn't an issue for overseas cards. This may put a spanner in my plans. I also got an invite code and i'm in the UK. Also I thought re-delivery was fine just P.O. boxes out. I f that's the case then i'm completely screwed .