The-MMMs wrote
gamer4life wroteLike I have a friend who has a visa card that is used for purchasing items from the internet, so if i told him to purchase for me some games from the UAE store it would work? or these cards u mentioned are different? I need to add that his card is refundable through bank and like I said he can buy things from the internet.
Provided that the Credit Card is UAE based (as in from this area) you shouldn't have problems with the UAE store ..

anyway, yes essentially u can use your friends CC number, its worth a try if your unsure

when you add funds to your wallet via CC number, after entering all info and continuing it gives you the option to select how much finds you want transferred

its listed from 10,15,20 etc $ (by 5) i think you can go as high as 100$ and as soon as you continue from their it will transfer the funds.

So you give your friend for example 50$ (he funds his account) then transfer them to the wallet of your store

these cards are EXACTLY like any Mastercard or Visa in any wallet out there, diff is this is for ppl that dnt have a bank account to own a credit card.

Like i said these cards work only on UAE store strictly, i tried all the others no go, billing detail issues.
I'll see if my friend's credit card works.
elchebib wrote@MMMs: When putting the Billing address of your card, you just fill it up until the city tab, right? Did you have any problems transferring credits to the store? Did you try it more than once?
If i recall well, there is no city to be filled in with the UAE store, once you put the credit card details, the next page only has some Street address inputs (put anything) and of course the country is set to UAE .. after that screen PSN accepted my credential and i transferred 10$


did you have problems transferring money or did PSN not accept your details i.e. did you see the screen where there is an option to select how many funds you want transferred or didn't you see that at all ?
The-MMMs wrote
elchebib wrote@MMMs: When putting the Billing address of your card, you just fill it up until the city tab, right? Did you have any problems transferring credits to the store? Did you try it more than once?
If i recall well, there is no city to be filled in with the UAE store, once you put the credit card details, the next page only has some Street address inputs (put anything) and of course the country is set to UAE .. after that screen PSN accepted my credential and i transferred 10$


did you have problems transferring money or did PSN not accept your details i.e. did you see the screen where there is an option to select how many funds you want transferred or didn't you see that at all ?
Nope, I did reach the fund selection screen where you choose how much funds to add. But when I selected the amount I wanted and pressed OK, an error message came up saying that "Funds could not be transferred".
Anyways, I'm gonna have to resort to the PIC card later on.
Please NOTE:

i just tried the pic card to transfer what's left on it and im recieving an issue. That being i get an error transferring funds. I mailed Sony about this issue hope they reply back soon, so dnt get one just yet
23 days later
Apparently, PCandParts.com sells the following cards for these prices:

PlayStation Network - GBP50 PSN Card [UK Only]
$73.00

PlayStation Network - GBP20 PSN Card [UK Only]
$32.00

PlayStation Network - USD50 PSN Card [US Only]
$60.00

PlayStation Network - USD20 PSN Card [US Only]
$26.00


However, they don't sell the UAE variant.

My guess is that you can use the UK store to purchase DLCs since the games available in Lebanon are compatible with UK DLC. I can confirm 2 games: Fallout 3 and Street Fighter 4. BUT, please check first with info on the DLC page because they usually write down the region code compatibility (you can find your region code on the spine of the game case).
there is 10% VAT ... so its still too expensive

just remembered, sony emailed back and they have disabled my PIC card due to "security reasons regarding your countries current status" it was followed by their usually pardons and stuff - not a total loss, as it works great with steam.

:/

... hmm ill just wait on virgin to stock up again; i hope

then again US store has better value for money (some things are 2 dollars or even sometimes 3.5$ less than UAE store! ) ... but will only make a difference if you intend to buy i variety of things

also yes elechbib DLC is locked, but UK/UAE is the same content (notice how as soon as the UAE store updates so does the EU and all the rest) just keep checking http://blog.eu.playstation.com/ ... notice under in the countries AE is listed - so if you wanna be super careful search through the blogs for the DLC you want for some game and check if its for all locales if so then you should be good to go ;)


.. so yes you will be fine with the DLC and UK PSN store ... i know this from the MW2 stimulus maps as well.
@ The-MMMs: You're gonna have to wait a lot if you wanna wait for Virgin to restock. Last time I checked they said that they're gonna receive a shipment on the 26th of Sep. Sep 26th came and went and still nothing. So, in typical Lebanese style, you're gonna have to wait forever.
a year later
hello everybody ,
I am seaching a PSN CARD virgin and sony are out of stock and I really need I want the 20$ I am ready to pay 30$ to the one who will sell me that card :)
or tell me a place where to buy ?:)
Thanks
melkossteven wrotehello everybody ,
I am seaching a PSN CARD virgin and sony are out of stock and I really need I want the 20$ I am ready to pay 30$ to the one who will sell me that card :)
or tell me a place where to buy ?:)
Thanks
Which region do you want? Try Nino
Your just going to have to wait on either Sony world or virgin to restock !

I know people who purchase PSN card - codes via the internet by moneybookers

They email you the code to the store you want and you deal with the transactions via moneybookers

How im not sure - but you'll need a CC for this obviously

Anyway try Nino, that being said AFK he has never got PSN cards (Only once during the PSPGo days then he stopped since you can just pirate games for it)

www.ninostore.com/en - his number is somewhere on the website, just call instead of going down and checking.
Elchebib, we PMed you, why didn't you reply back? OK, we can provide you with PSN cards, region 2, for reasonable prices. PM us who wants some.
3 months later
Guys, i just called PCandParts to order a PSN card, (but they said i have to order by email)
Anyway, that gives me more time to make sure what im buying will work,

So my PSN account, is UK (i filled in the country info UK when i opened it )
Does that mean i have to buy a UK PSN card from PcandParts ?!!

Please all people knowledgeable in this matter reply ASAP and tell me if i am doing the right thing!

PS: All the PSN card in Virgin/BHV/SonyWorld now are stocked out,
The employee at virgin said, that some things got wrong with them.. so their not ordering anymore!
Yaps
Your account should be the same as the region on the Card
Thanks for your reply,
So when i get the card, i can buy anything from the Store ?!
I dont have to worry about regional stuff what so ever ?!

Anybody else got opinion about this guys ?! I need to be super certain before i order
I myself I opened a UK account, bought a UK psn card online from pcgamesupply.com, and they sent me the code by E-mail. I've already done it twice, and everything works well. And made my purchases on PSN UK account without any problem.
Guys will the uk psn card with 25GBP work with mu UAE account?
Example with COD Map pack.
If you have 2 accounts on your ps, one lebanese and the other is UK.
You download them using your UK PSN card to your UK account.
They'll get installed on your PS3.
Log in with your lebanese account and voila.
Chup wroteExample with COD Map pack.
If you have 2 accounts on your ps, one lebanese and the other is UK.
You download them using your UK PSN card to your UK account.
They'll get installed on your PS3.
Log in with your lebanese account and voila.
Shater ya "Chup"
Shater ya "Chup"
^.^ Tank u
But the smartest thing in that case is to make a us account because it's cheaper
Right Chups? :P

Am buyin the mw3 map pack anywayz, u got me