Touch Activation outside of the US

acidfast7 · 01-23-2012, 04:50 AM

Hello all,

I recently bought a Nook Simple Touch when I was in LA last weekend. I brought it back without activating it and now I'd like to activate it.

What are my options?

Some extra info:
1. I have a US-based credit card with US street address.
2. I can set up my MacBook to use VPN to work through a US IP address (any free suggestions for VPN service?)
3. I have an Apple Time Capsule (cannot work as a VPN server).

Can I set up a B&N.com account from a US IP address and then activate via USB connection to the MacBook (i.e. without using the nook's wi-fi?)

acidfast7 · 01-23-2012, 05:37 AM

Well. All I needed was a US-based street address and the activation went fine! No VPN was required. We manually loaded a few books from our old defective Sony PRS-505 and they loaded right up!

Maybe we'll root it later.

Beryll Snyder · 01-23-2012, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acidfast7

Well. All I needed was a US-based street address and the activation went fine! No VPN was required. We manually loaded a few books from our old defective Sony PRS-505 and they loaded right up!

Same here.

jglerner · 01-23-2012, 06:00 AM

Ditto on here.

No #2 nor #3. Actually I had a 2 years old account, just bought a book *before* registering NST and the registration was smooth.
As soon as i registered, it synced and voila, my e-book was there...
A few days after I got the FW 1.1 update automactilly, no pain...

Tinderbox (UK) · 01-23-2012, 06:02 PM

I got my touch today, I had made an B&N account a few days ago, I bought mine from overstock.com shipped to the UK.

My invoice actually had a US shipping address with my name on it, some US airport so i used that for my US addresses, I then used my UK registered Visa debit card and it all worked fine, I have only tried the free books so far, but i get emailed an invoice every time a buy one for 0$ , hopefully the paid will work also.

Just waiting for the firmware update, how long does it take to download?

John.

Asawi · 01-24-2012, 12:57 PM

To activate/register the reader device all you need is an e-mail address. Absolutely nothing else! I'm not even sure it needs to be real.
If you want to use your BN account to buy books, well that's a different story. With a US credit card that shouldn't be any problems though.
The device will work either way! (And firmware updates can be done through computer if you don't want to wait for them online.)

jglerner · 01-25-2012, 08:42 PM

@Tinderbox

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Soft...uch/379003175/

Tinderbox (UK) · 01-26-2012, 04:02 AM

Thanks for the link jglerner, though i did the update manually the other day.

John.

01-23-2012, 04:50 AM	#1
acidfast7 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: nook simple touch	Activation outside of the US Hello all, I recently bought a Nook Simple Touch when I was in LA last weekend. I brought it back without activating it and now I'd like to activate it. What are my options? Some extra info: 1. I have a US-based credit card with US street address. 2. I can set up my MacBook to use VPN to work through a US IP address (any free suggestions for VPN service?) 3. I have an Apple Time Capsule (cannot work as a VPN server). Can I set up a B&N.com account from a US IP address and then activate via USB connection to the MacBook (i.e. without using the nook's wi-fi?)

01-23-2012, 06:00 AM	#4
jglerner Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 128 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Upside-down Device: Kindle 3g (US), KT & PaperWhite, Nook ST	Ditto on here. No #2 nor #3. Actually I had a 2 years old account, just bought a book before registering NST and the registration was smooth. As soon as i registered, it synced and voila, my e-book was there... A few days after I got the FW 1.1 update automactilly, no pain... Last edited by jglerner; 01-23-2012 at 06:03 AM.

01-24-2012, 12:57 PM	#6
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,462 Karma: 2731820 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	To activate/register the reader device all you need is an e-mail address. Absolutely nothing else! I'm not even sure it needs to be real. If you want to use your BN account to buy books, well that's a different story. With a US credit card that shouldn't be any problems though. The device will work either way! (And firmware updates can be done through computer if you don't want to wait for them online.) Last edited by Asawi; 01-24-2012 at 01:04 PM.

01-23-2012, 05:37 AM	#2
acidfast7 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: nook simple touch	Well. All I needed was a US-based street address and the activation went fine! No VPN was required. We manually loaded a few books from our old defective Sony PRS-505 and they loaded right up! Maybe we'll root it later.

01-23-2012, 06:02 PM	#5
Tinderbox (UK) Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 40 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: England, United Kingdom Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kindle DXG	I got my touch today, I had made an B&N account a few days ago, I bought mine from overstock.com shipped to the UK. My invoice actually had a US shipping address with my name on it, some US airport so i used that for my US addresses, I then used my UK registered Visa debit card and it all worked fine, I have only tried the free books so far, but i get emailed an invoice every time a buy one for 0$ , hopefully the paid will work also. Just waiting for the firmware update, how long does it take to download? John.

01-25-2012, 08:42 PM	#7
jglerner Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 128 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Upside-down Device: Kindle 3g (US), KT & PaperWhite, Nook ST	@Tinderbox http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Soft...uch/379003175/

01-26-2012, 04:02 AM	#8
Tinderbox (UK) Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 40 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: England, United Kingdom Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kindle DXG	Thanks for the link jglerner, though i did the update manually the other day. John.

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