Hi Everyone
I also tried to get a wirecard and was then asked for passport etc, sod that
Heres the method I used yesterday (8th September 2007) to add funds to my usa playstation account:
1: I purchased a 'IDT Prime card - pre-paid mastercard' (see idtprime.com/)
from a local shop (no ID needed but you should be over 18) and put £20 on it for a total cost of £23, some places that do 'paypoint' sell them including some Londis shops, but probably best to phone idt customer service for a list of shops in your postcode area especialy if you don't live in a major city as there were only 3 newsagents selling them in my local area (Southend,Essex)
2: 'Activate' your card by phoning the number on the card (it's an easy automated service).
3: DO NOT 'register' your card online etc so that no name or address is linked to the activated card, there are no real benefits to registering and it's not compulsary ( you can't register using a usa address).
4:Boot up your ps3 and login to your usa playstation username and go to 'account management' then 'manage wallet' then 'add funds' then select 'credit card' and use the details on the prime card and your usa name and address that you registered the usa playstation account with.
5: IMPORTANT - Then
add $5 dollars only and then keep adding just $5 dollars each time till you have added the amount you want (IDT charge your card approx 50c to $1.50 for each foreign transaction- see their website for full details, so my £20 card added funds to my account and then purchased games to the value of approx $30 before my card used up all it's money and was finished,and it's not reloadable).
I tried adding $20 in one go but then sony check the usa address against the credit card number and it comes up invalid.
6: You can then go to the store and purchase and download any items you desire.
I downloaded and installed Puzzle fighter,softn,qbert, and championship sprint and they all played fine even when i logged in as my normal uk username.
It works out a little bit expensive at a total cost of £23 for approx $30 worth of sony store stuff but it was worth it for the great games.
Hope this helps.