Interesting. Will remember that tip for future. -----Original message----- From: Maireadomahony Sent: 18/04/2013, 1:03 pm To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: List for discussing news and issues relating to the visuallyimpaired in Ireland; <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Ireland iStore 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