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  • #4712
    DXR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 194 ✭✭DXR


    Just realised my account payment was due Nov 30th, kind of snuck up on me to be honest

    Is there any way of me applying a gift card to ITunes on windows, or do I need to wait until I can get my daughter's iPhone?

    A second question, can I use my daughter's account to pay for it going forward, rather than me having to log in all the time with an account I made just for that purpose?

    I am a complete noob with the whole Apple system, so sorry for the questions.

    Thanks



  • #4713
    Stewball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Stewball


    My Argentinian account got cancelled last night after almost 2 years.

    From reading the previous page, it seems waiting until it expires and then try resubscribing using a VPN is the best method to get back up and running.



  • #4714
    keano25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,873 ✭✭✭keano25


    Have you tried?



  • #4715
    BurnUp78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 232 ✭✭BurnUp78


    My YouTube premium (subscribed from Poland using VPN last month) just expired and it didn't warn me

    I tried to resubscribe using VPN in Mexico and it blocked the payment.

    Is Google cracking down on this?



  • #4716
    DXR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 194 ✭✭DXR


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124035991#Comment_124035991

    Anyone else wondering about this, I had to sign in on an iPhone.

    Good news, it accepted the gift card (Turgame) no hassle at all



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  • #4717
    Glenn220390
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭Glenn220390


    I had a Ukraine account and it expired on 28th November, I was listening to youtube music while driving when it expired at about 4pm that day, I closed the app and reopened and it prompted me for signing up to Premium so I clicked it and it went through in the Ukrainian currency without being on a VPN, then I opened Youtube and signed up on that aswell without issue.

    Maybe it worked without VPN because I was just on the phone network (Vodafone) rather than WiFi



  • #4718
    Stewball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭Stewball


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124037272#Comment_124037272

    Not sure if this is directed at me, but I haven't tried to resubscribe yet.

    My premium access will end at the end of the month, I'll try then.



  • #4719
    Nigzcurran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,928 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124038077#Comment_124038077

    I use turgame or G2A without any issues. They are usually the same price

    Time is contagious, everybody's getting old.



  • #4720
    DXR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 194 ✭✭DXR


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124038077#Comment_124038077

    Just an update here, I was able to add credit alright. But looks like my account hasn't been reinstated (Turkish) it's asking me to sign up again, but Irish prices are displayed, and when I turn VPN on, it's saying it can't verify my country.

    In try doing it on the iPhone later, but if anyone has any heads up that would be great



  • #4721
    savemejebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,846 ✭✭✭savemejebus


    Can't verify country seems to mean that the google account has been flagged. You could try waiting a month and trying again with that same account or else signing up with a different google account. This is a pain if you're in a family as you have to disband it and create a new one with the new account as family manager.

    Also just an FYI but if anyone still has a fups account with credit that was stuck on it, the fups app lets you buy itunes gift cards from within it using your card credit.

    The first rule of the Dunning–Kruger club is you don't know you're a member of the Dunning–Kruger club.



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  • #4722
    DXR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 194 ✭✭DXR


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039329#Comment_124039329

    I hope it hasn't been flagged, it says "paused" and more ironically, it says it was paused on today's date!

    I am hoping that if I log into my own YouTube account on my daughter's iPhone, while logged into her ITunes account (with the account that has the Turkish credit), that might help get it over the line. No clue at all, but I'm thinking it may be because the ITunes account it's linked to its Turkish, and the system knows I'm not on an apple device, but then again I well just be talking about the price of fresh cod and chips for all I know how these things work behind the scenes lol



  • #4723
    savemejebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,846 ✭✭✭savemejebus


    If when you get onto the phone and try that it still comes up as being flagged, click on the three dots next to a video and try to download it. It should offer you the upgrade to premium and if you click on that there it sometimes opens the itunes payment window if the account isn't flagged. If it brings you to 'can't verify country' though you may just be up the creek.

    The first rule of the Dunning–Kruger club is you don't know you're a member of the Dunning–Kruger club.



  • #4724
    DXR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 194 ✭✭DXR


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039377#Comment_124039377

    Thanks man, that did the trick!

    Just double checking, at 209 per month, does that mean I'm going to be ok for another 15 or 16 months or so in theory?

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  • #4725
    Nigzcurran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,928 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039824#Comment_124039824

    In theory yes... But it could all go Pete Tong any day!

    Time is contagious, everybody's getting old.



  • #4726
    DXR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 194 ✭✭DXR


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039882#Comment_124039882

    That's mad, I topped up by €34. A month here is €25.99

    I will take the risk.



  • #4727
    webpal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭webpal


    Plenty of other cheap subs out there in TRY, some too cheap to resist 🤪



  • #4728
    NinjaTruncs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,604 ✭✭✭NinjaTruncs


    Still when I get the "cannot verify you location" error what's the best course of action, create a new account and new accounts for the family or do I just need a new account and add their accounts to it?

    4.3kWp South facing PV System. South Dublin



  • #4729
    savemejebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,846 ✭✭✭savemejebus


    I think you just need a new family manager account (family manager is the only one that can share youtube premium benefits afaik)

    The first rule of the Dunning–Kruger club is you don't know you're a member of the Dunning–Kruger club.



  • #4730
    BurnUp78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 232 ✭✭BurnUp78


    Connected to vpn

    Opened YouTube in incognito

    Click on subscribe to premium

    "Sorry cannot verify your country"

    :(



  • #4731
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭ongarite


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124040685#Comment_124040685

    Only reliable method to sign up is with iPhone & Turkish Apple id using iTunes gift card payment.



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  • #4732
    Liamalone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124040746#Comment_124040746

    That didn't work for me, bought a cheap iPhone specifically for the task. Could not verify country error. Haven't been able to get around it either.



  • #4733
    savemejebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,846 ✭✭✭savemejebus


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124040770#Comment_124040770

    did you try with the download trick or a new gmail account?

    The first rule of the Dunning–Kruger club is you don't know you're a member of the Dunning–Kruger club.



  • #4734
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124040058#Comment_124040058

    €34, how much apple credit did you get for that? I am seeing prices of €45 for 2000 TRY



  • #4735
    antimatterx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,875 ✭✭✭antimatterx


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124040746#Comment_124040746

    It's not because Apple suspended my APPLE account very quick after I did this.

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  • #4736
    savemejebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,846 ✭✭✭savemejebus


    Did you ever find out if that was down to using the account for a cheap subscription or whether the gift card had been flagged as stolen (or otherwise dodgy)

    The first rule of the Dunning–Kruger club is you don't know you're a member of the Dunning–Kruger club.



  • #4737
    DXR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 194 ✭✭DXR


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124041036#Comment_124041036

    Hi, on a second look, I think I know what's happened here.

    It seems that before I could even put my payment through to process, I had to complete some details on my apple profile. I got an address from an address generator, and used a phone number from a Turkish business I found online, and then submitted my payment.

    I would guess that I already had some credit in my Apple account, and it got "paused" due to me needing to add some details on the account.

    Might be a bad sign, as I'm sure I had to fill all that in upon creating the apple ID , but it's been a while now, I can't be sure. Also the fact that I can't check up on these things without getting my hands on an iPhone doesn't help either.

    €31.35 is what I paid them.



  • #4738
    Liamalone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124041003#Comment_124041003

    Tried the download trick but no joy, unwilling to create new Gmail. Time between attempts was over a month too :(



  • #4739
    Yellow Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 761 ✭✭✭Yellow Dog


    OK, first up, don`t shake your head or throw your eyes up!

    I have managed to have premium for a few years now using a few different countries,

    This appears to be more complicated now.

    I see mention of getting premium using iTunes and an iPhone.

    As it happens, I have just replaced my old iPhone with a new one.

    So I have an iPhone that has been reset.

    Is there a step by step guide as to what to do next?

    If there is perhaps is should be made available by a link.

    Thanks to all the people that have helped me survive so far, but I watch a 10 minute video every day and end up watching 3 minutes of adds.



  • #4740
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭ongarite


    To go with your minimum effort question:

    https://www.vpn-tools.com/youtube-cheaper/turkey/?currency=euro



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  • #4741
    shmeee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,138 ✭✭✭✭shmeee


    Has anyones sub lapsed/cancelled yet?

    And then re-signed back up to the country?

    That's the first trick I'll try, or have Google blocked accounts?



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