Tips n tricks: Alternative way to buy PSN DLC

Some of you may have no problems in buying a content from Playstation store. But some who living in countries that are not supported by Sony, have to find a alternative way. Myself for example, who live in Jakarta, my credit card cannot be used to register to Playstation store, maybe because we have a high rate of credit card fraud.

Firstly, some facts. Playstation store and games are divided by regions.
There are four regions:
1. Region 1 - US
2. Region 2 - UK
3. Region 3 - Asia
4. Region 4 - Australia & NZ

Since PS3 is region free, you can play any games from different region. However, you have to take a note that content is linked to your games region. Example: if you buy a content from Playstation store US (region 1), your content will not work if your game is different region (not region 1). So be careful, always plan which region you going to buy and match it with your playstation store which you are planning for future purchase.

Ways to buy DLC:

1. Credit card. It is the straight forward way. If you are living in countries that have Sony's PS3 support, eg: US, Singapore, you can use your credit card. Or you can ask your relatives who is living in that particular country help by using their credit cards. But it is a sensitive issue.

2. PSN cards. It is like a vouchers to shop in PS store. PSN cards have their own region, so you must check which cards is right for your region. PSN cards have different denomination ($10, $20).  Some retailers imported PSN cards but carry a lot of premium.

3. Entropay. Entropay is a services that lets you make a virtual credit cards to be used in country like US, UK. So basically it is a bridge for you to buy online content without having an american/ european credit card. You link it to your local credit card and transfer certain amount to Entropay virtual credit card and register it to your Playstation store account. However, you have to pay 5% fee for every amount that you transfer to Entropay. 

Currently I use entropay to buy DLC's from US playstation store. It is the cheapest way beside credit card, easy to use and US PS store is the most updated and complete of all other PS store.

Hope you find it useful.

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