[vip_students] Re: Ireland iStore
- From: nicholas kealy <nicky.kealy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:52:38 +0100
Yes Eleanor, the staff member in London was correct. Putting 1 in as the post
code is the way it works here.
Cheers, Nicky.
ssent from my Iphone
On 18 Apr 2013, at 01:41 p.m., "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 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
>
>
Other related posts:
