[siblades]

MOD EDIT: The current 'best' method for purchasing content from other regions PSN Stores is to use Entropay.

Choose GBP as the currency.



Hey,
I've just found this website:

https://www.wirecard.com/wirecard/Home.html

It lets you add funds via a credit card or debit card (a bit like PayPal) and then makes you a "Virtual Mastercard" and when you make purchases with it, the address is not checked becuase you have already provided it when you add funds from your debit or credit card.

I previously could not make purchases on the US Playstation Store as I only have a VISA, but I have just used my Virtual Mastercard to buy Crash Bandicoot for the PSP and it worked prefectly. Hope this helps a lot of people.

Cheers

[Gunhawk]

At work at the mo, but will definately try this out later! Thanks!

[sukhy5]

Och laddie!! Thanks for this, will try when I get home from work.

[Windtalker]

great thanks for that ive been dying to get calling all cars im i right in guessing that the psone classics wont work on a uk ps3 ?

[stu.artd]

That sounds like a great way round the problem

Just to add that American Express cards work as well.

[siblades]

Originally Posted by Windtalker

great thanks for that ive been dying to get calling all cars im i right in guessing that the psone classics wont work on a uk ps3 ?

Nope, fortunatlely you are wrong Crash Bandicoot works great on my UK PSP and my UK PS3

[St0]

Excellent find siblades!

Ive been wanting MK2 for ages and now ill be able to thanks to you

Wish they would just update all PSN's at the same time with the same content though, would be a lot easier

[mr_vic]

i'm going home bang on 5 tonight to try this out!!!

[mr_vic]

what do you put your country of citiznship as when your signing up? I treid the UK citizenship but it now won't allow me to register my visa card stating that it does not belong to the country i've signed up with.

I also tried setting up a bank account and it asked me for a valid USA address and social security number.

can anyone who has set-up give us 'no hopers' an idea of how to sign up sucessfully?!?!?

Cheers

[siblades]

Originally Posted by mr_vic

what do you put your country of citiznship as when your signing up? I treid the UK citizenship but it now won't allow me to register my visa card stating that it does not belong to the country i've signed up with.

I also tried setting up a bank account and it asked me for a valid USA address and social security number.

can anyone who has set-up give us 'no hopers' an idea of how to sign up sucessfully?!?!?

Cheers

Maybe you selected USA as your citizenship by mistake, and that's why it won't accept a UK VISA and asks for a valid USA address?
I selected UK as my citizenship, then added my UK VISA card to my account and it worked perfectly. I didn't try setting up a bank acount however so I'm not too sure how that works.
Try going to your profile/settings and see if you have put USA as your citizenship by mistake, and maybe you can change your details through there.

Hope that is of help

[mr_vic]

Hi again,

I appear to be getting the following error:

"Sorry, we are currently not able to accept your card. This might be due to technical reasons or business rules for card acceptance. Please note that your card must be issued in your country of residence."

My profile details are as follows:

Language and Region

Country of Residence United States of America

Nationality United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Language English

You couldn't change the country of residence because it was greyed out.


What am I doing wrong?!?!?

[Bushido]

Only downside for those of us that dont have credit cards is..

You can only deposit cash via an existing Visa or Mastercard...

They also take a wire transfer which takes 3 business days.

I guess Ill wait till Friday for CAC.

Thanks for the find though.

[Gunhawk]

Thanks loads for this siblades! Been wanting to download USA premium content for ages, and his works perfect!

My gf was off work ill today, and I sent her the link...so easy she could set it up! (good thing she doesnt read these forums...! ) Shes been playing Crash Bandicoot on the PS3 all day!

Got Calling all cars and destruction derby downloading right now

[mr_vic]

Its working now!!

I set up my first username at work and my PC uses a USA server?!?

Anyway, downloaded calling all cars, crash bandicoot and flOw. I just wish hot shots golf 2 was on the Ps3 and not just PSP.

I assume I can't play HSG2 on the PS3?

Thanks once again!

[Gunhawk]

Originally Posted by mr_vic

I assume I can't play HSG2 on the PS3?

I am wondering this to! would love to play this on the PS3. Hope somebody knows...

[holbrook99]

Originally Posted by Bushido

Only downside for those of us that dont have credit cards is..

You can only deposit cash via an existing Visa or Mastercard...

They also take a wire transfer which takes 3 business days.

I guess Ill wait till Friday for CAC.

Thanks for the find though.

i only have a visa electron DEBITCARD and i just entered this info as a creditcard and it worked perfect!!!!

[Bushido]

aha my missus has a Visa electron...time to find an escuse me thinks!!

Thanks

[cs638]

Great find, but did anyone else find that even when yous select your country as UK, you're still forced to use Euros?

Not a major problem but was just wondering if it was me doing something wrong.

*edit*
Just tried adding money to my account using two different Visa cards, one a Visa Debit and the other a Visa Credit, both of which I know have money on them and neither worked.

[Godscreator]

Surprisingly, this actually works, although i am half expecting to wake up tomorrow with my bank account ransacked, oh well, at least i get to play cac! :

[GloryHornet]

Okay I am trying this as i type and the PS Store is still asking me for an american home address.

What do i do?

[Bushido]

What ever is there just accept..If you have a US account it should have put those details in there?

[GloryHornet]

it works now, guess i just had to give it a bit longer for my card details to filter through the system.

[echelon]

so by buying the American games, are you forced to play on American servers??

what happens when you try and play using your UK PS3 login?

[GloryHornet]

I am able to play regardless of login but I believe I am playing on US servers

[iddqd]

Only when the game uses dedicated servers, do you get locked to the region of the game you purchased. So far thats Resistance and Motorstorm. None of the PSN games are.

[andrewrunagall]

It's useless to me, I've only got a Maestro card

[_Belial]

Originally Posted by ziggysays

Only when the game uses dedicated servers, do you get locked to the region of the game you purchased. So far thats Resistance and Motorstorm. None of the PSN games are.

Resistance is currently (until 1st june) locked by your console region not your game region, so buying a US copy of resistance on a UK ps3 will play on EU servers.

[Moogle]

Originally Posted by ziggysays

Only when the game uses dedicated servers, do you get locked to the region of the game you purchased. So far thats Resistance and Motorstorm. None of the PSN games are.

Resistance depends on the console region and not game region. Plus it's not just those two games that are region specific online. Most if not all PS3 games are region specific for online play.

[cs638]

I emailed there customer service asking why no matter what card I used, the transactions was being declined. They just said yup my transactions do keep getting declined, there's nothing they can do about it, contact my bank. Very strange.

[holbrook99]

i used a visa electron and it worked perfectly!!!! absolutley no complaints!!!!!
and very reliable too!!!