Buying content when settings are on an other country.

Discus and support Buying content when settings are on an other country. in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Does anyone know if it's possible to buy, for example the destiny expansion pack, when your settings are on south africa and when you bought the game... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by stefanvermeulen-7AE68728-5C64-4A9D-9294-0E310A87B7, Dec 8, 2014.

  1. Buying content when settings are on an other country.


    Does anyone know if it's possible to buy, for example the destiny expansion pack, when your settings are on south africa and when you bought the game change the settings back to the country of origin, in my case the Netherlands and still be able to play?
    I only want to know this because it's less expensive to buy it with south african rand.

    Thanks!

    :)
     
    stefanvermeulen-7AE68728-5C64-4A9D-9294-0E310A87B7, Dec 8, 2014
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  2. Cronus TN
    Cronus TN Guest
    Unable to change Custom Privacy & Online Safety!?

    I am on my Xbox One trying to to download the new DLC for Call of Duty Ghosts but when I press confirm it says "Change your settings to allow purchases" meaning im blocked from buying content that isnt free. I have custom settings and I can do everything
    but buy non-free content. When I try to change that in the settings, I press on custom settings and it wont let me choose something else other than "free content only". How can I fix this???
     
    Cronus TN, Dec 8, 2014
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  3. Question about regions...

    Hi,

    I have a question. Since people got banned for downloading "free" games from Oman there are several rumours about buying games from foreign marketplaces. Every player above 500k GS (and probably a lot below) has done that to get content from Japan, Germany
    and some other countries.

    So my questions are:

    1. Am I allowed to buy and download content from foreign countries? People got banned for "Utilizing fraudulent methods in order to obtain region-specific marketplace content or circumvent regional pricing" but even people like Microsoft's favourite gamer (italian)
    S*******83 obviously did that. Or is it only illegal to get free games that are not supposed to be free? They ban people for this but you cannot find any information about this.

    2. When I move from country A to country B do I have to migrate my account to country B even though some content is not available in country B? Or can I create a new account with the current region that I can use my old account to download my purchased content
    which is not available in my new region.

    3. Some content has IP restrictions. same example...when I move from country A to country B am I allowed to use VPN services to download and use the content I have paid for? I do not mean buying new stuff. I am talking about content I have paid for in country
    A. For example I would like to download everything again when I buy a new console.

    Thank you
     
    ArcticDeer54477, Dec 8, 2014
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  4. onyxishere
    onyxishere Guest

    Buying content when settings are on an other country.

    This could essentially work. However, if your gamertag is set for a different region than where you live you may encounter issues with downloading the item(s) due to IP restrictions.

    Also, if you change the region of your gamertag to South America (required if you want to purchase from there) then your tag would be stuck in that region for 90 days before you can change it back again.
     
    onyxishere, Dec 8, 2014
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  5. onyxishere Win User

    Buying content when settings are on an other country.

    This could essentially work. However, if your gamertag is set for a different region than where you live you may encounter issues with downloading the item(s) due to IP restrictions.

    Also, if you change the region of your gamertag to South America (required if you want to purchase from there) then your tag would be stuck in that region for 90 days before you can change it back again.
  6. RomkaZzz Win User

    Not supported country for xbox

    Try to use near country. Use prepaids card for buy a content. When your country will be added, you can switch it.
  7. onyxishere Win User

    Hello will I be ablae to play it?

    When you set your gamertag up for a different country other than where you live you run the risk of not being able to download digital content. The purchase is entirely up to you but you won't know if it will be able to download or not until you buy it.

    I would recommend not risking it as there are no refunds on purchases.
  8. davemcfly85 Win User

    Help with microsoft account money

    nobody knows when a country is added to supported regions a lot of the time it has to do with the country itself as some countries do not allow the same content as others.
  9. ngocphi Win User

    Purchasing or downloading something

    Well the thing is where did you buy the code? Us or uk?

    When buying stuff it is best to buy from your local region

    With region locked content you must be physically in the country of your account

    Suggestion when you create an account always use the correct country
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