[vip_students] Re: Ireland iStore
- From: Maireadomahony <maireadomahony@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:03:11 +0100
Hi,
I just got around the post code for Ireland by putting in 5 zeros and it worked.
Regards
Mairead O Mahony
On 18 Apr 2013, at 12:58, "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All
> When I got my iPad Mini and iPod Touch I was in the UK, therefore registered
> with the iStore from the UK. This involved my address and credit card
> details. Then I wanted the TV3 player but found I could not download being
> told that it was not available in the UK Store. When I went to the Ireland
> iStore of course I was told I could not download as I did not have an account
> in that store. People on list were helpful and suggested to me that perhaps
> I should purchase tokens when in Ireland and this way I could make my
> purchase. As not in Ireland until May I decided to ask a friend to get me a
> gift voucher in Ireland and to peel off the cover where it gives the code.
> She sent me the code. This morning I was able to set up my account in the
> Ireland iStore and make my Free purchase. Crazy stuff, in order to make a
> Free purchase I had to have money on an account so to speak! This all worked
> well and the app was downloaded successfully. Where I ran in to
> difficulties was with my address in Ireland, the iStore would not accept
> Dublin 15 as a Post-Code. Eventually the Apple Store here in London solved
> the problem for me, making enquiries of his colleagues, apparently instead of
> putting in Dublin 15 we just had to insert the number 1. I am intreagued by
> this and just interested to know from those of you with iStore accounts in
> Ireland how you overcame this problem of PostCodes.
>
> Eleanor
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