I'm an American living in Okinawa Japan, Just bought an apple os-x now I'm trying to buy some movies, but not authorized because my computer is American is there a way o get around this?

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I'm an American living in Okinawa Japan, Just bought an apple os-x now I'm trying to buy some movies, but not authorized because my computer is American is there a way o get around this?

I'm an American living in Okinawa Japan, Just bought an apple os-x now I'm trying to buy some movies, but not authorized because my computer is American is there a way to get around this? I have a Visa and can use this any where in Japan and in the States. However, when I try to use it with Apple it will not allow. Can I use PayPal?

Posted on Jun 18, 2013 1:28 PM

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Jun 18, 2013 1:34 PM in response to Oki_mike

It's a billing issue > The Complete Guide to Using the iTunes Store | iLounge Article

Same policy for iTunes as well as the Mac App Store.

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Jun 18, 2013 1:35 PM in response to Oki_mike

It isn't that your Mac is US, it's that your bank is US. To buy from the store for a country, you must be a resident and have a bank card from a bank in that country with a billing address in that country.

If you have a US bank card with a US billing address, you should be able to buy from the US store, even from Japan.

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