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Getting ripped off just cause your an Aussie (or a Kiwi I presume)


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Thats fkd up right there...

 

Can't you log in with a spoofed US IP and download it at the US price? :)

 

donno, was wondering about that. Wonder if they really check the ip. Maybe they just check the address you provide.

 

Hmm wonder if they can check via the credit card, pretty sure you can determine the owner's location based on the first four numbers with visa.

 

Crazy thing is that the price disparity makes people wanna download the software instead of purchase... o_O

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Speaking of Aussie gamers being shafted....

Check out this awesome article by "DexX" on Screenplay. (SMH/The Age videogames blog)

 

It was judged the "best article in June", and like yours truly, he won a PS3 for his efforts.

 

A well-deserved win.

(& DexX has written quite a few excellent articles.)

 

Man that was a good read, thanks for that link. I've never bought from asian suppliers before but after reading that article makes me wanna.

 

I was thinking of eventually getting an Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii. From the article it's obvious that you can get around the region issue with the Wii, how does one do this for the Xbox 360 or the PS3?

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Arent we also gonna be shafted by Itunes as well? I think i was reading somewhere that episode downloads are gonna be more expensive (even taking into account currency exchange). They don't let Aussies buy from the main (U.S.) site either.
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Arent we also gonna be shafted by Itunes as well? I think i was reading somewhere that episode downloads are gonna be more expensive (even taking into account currency exchange). They don't let Aussies buy from the main (U.S.) site either.

 

Ahh well that doesn't surprise me. We've always been shafted by Apple when it comes to prices in oz. One reason why I refuse to by an Apple laptop or desktop. Their prices here are just stupid (or were when last I looked a few years back).

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While people are still willing to pay top dollar for software it will continue.

I laugh at the fools that buy games etc @ EBgames

 

Buy off ebay or import sites and save heaps.

 

And the industry wonders why piracy is so high.. Morons!!

 

with the apple thing, music is more expensive here too even with the exchange rate. Songs in the us are 99cents and here they are $1.69

 

Apples DRM music is garbage and have to pay even more for DRM free.

 

I like Amazon MP3. I set up a US address and bought some cheap DRM FREE MP3's before they disabled my CC to my account coz I wasnt a US customer :D

 

DK

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