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Old 08-24-2010, 12:17 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea View Post
Can you circumvent the GR at WHS easily, using a VPN? Do they only check IP address or also CC address?
I have not yet succeeded in circumventing geo-restrictions at WHS.
1. They check your ip-address. I have found a good, free UK VPN:
securityKISS.
2. They check the address of your account: just put in any UK address.
3. This is the difficult one. They check the billing address of your credit card at your credit card company. So you cannot use a UK address with your non-UK credit card. Even my Entropay card was not accepted.
4. You cannot buy gift vouchers with a non-UK credit card (also not with my Entropay card). So you cannot buy gift vouchers to circumvent the credit card check.

I think that the only way to circumvent the geo-restrictions would be to use gift vouchers bought by someone in the UK. Perhaps someone will start selling e-book WHS vouchers on Ebay?
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