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uqbartlon · 12-06-2010, 03:28 AM

I'm based in Singapore. Changing my registered address to a US address lets me see the US kindle titles and prices but still does not make it possible to order any kindle book from my undisguised Singapore IP address. (I even got an email from Amazon asking me to prove my US residency, which I ignored).

I signed up for Always VPN and everything went smoothly from then on.

Amazon only checks IP address at the point of ordering. Downloading books (after purchase) and surfing the Amazon site without VPN cause no problem at all.

I pay with a gift card. Perhaps it's not necessary to use one, and only the IP address matters, not the credit card country of origin, but it's so easy to buy a gift card anyway, so I did it just to play safe.

12-06-2010, 03:28 AM	#40
uqbartlon Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	I'm based in Singapore. Changing my registered address to a US address lets me see the US kindle titles and prices but still does not make it possible to order any kindle book from my undisguised Singapore IP address. (I even got an email from Amazon asking me to prove my US residency, which I ignored). I signed up for Always VPN and everything went smoothly from then on. Amazon only checks IP address at the point of ordering. Downloading books (after purchase) and surfing the Amazon site without VPN cause no problem at all. I pay with a gift card. Perhaps it's not necessary to use one, and only the IP address matters, not the credit card country of origin, but it's so easy to buy a gift card anyway, so I did it just to play safe.