Buying apps while travelling in countries that are not available?

tonyx3 · Feb 6, 2010

I'm a US based Nexus user, with a US credit card and US based Google Checkout account, but I'm currently overseas (in Thailand) for a while, and just discovered that the Android Market wont sell me paid apps while I'm here, because Thailand isn't on Google's list of countries, or whatever.

Is there any way for me to get around this? It's really annoying.

rob61280 · Feb 6, 2010

You could setup a vpn tunnel back to the U.S. via your pc assuming you can use the pc as a wifi access point. This would trick the market into thinking are in the U.S.

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PISSANDVINEGAR · Feb 6, 2010

Or you could simply use this application to change where the Market thinks you are.

Enjoy. http://www.deathpotion.com/apk/MarketEnabler_3.0.4.apk

svinken · Feb 6, 2010

Are you using your US-sim card, that should work?

I'm living in Indonesia and couldn't access the paid apps with my nexus one. Thankfully had and old dutch sim-card laying around, popped that in and voila, paid apps available.

tonyx3 · Feb 6, 2010

PISSANDVINEGAR said:
Or you could simply use this application to change where the Market thinks you are. Enjoy. http://www.deathpotion.com/apk/MarketEnabler_3.0.4.apk

Brilliant! Works perfectly. Thanks for the tip!

rob61280 · Feb 6, 2010

PISSANDVINEGAR said:
Or you could simply use this application to change where the Market thinks you are. Enjoy. http://www.deathpotion.com/apk/MarketEnabler_3.0.4.apk

That solution about 10000x simpler thanks P.V. :-D

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Volker1 · Feb 6, 2010

Plugging in US (or any country with market) sim + wifi works with unrooted phones. Marketenabler requires root but you don't need to change sim cards.

redmongoose · Feb 6, 2010

Volker1 said:
Plugging in US (or any country with market) sim + wifi works with unrooted phones. Marketenabler requires root but you don't need to change sim cards.

Right so that's why it crashes when I try to launch it!

Lokks like I'll need to root then. Thanks

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