Connecting iTunes Match outside the US

The author of this post Tkalich Denis, blog editor "Ukrainian Apple Blog»

ITunes Match service was announced last summer, it allows you to load your entire music library in iCloud and listen to any music from it at any ayUstroystve. Worth all this happiness $ 25 per year and was originally only available to US residents, and, although it is now Apple began roll out the service to other countries, the chances that it will reach the post-Soviet space in the very near future small. But any restriction can be circumvented, it would wish.

In order to connect to the iTunes Match Russia (Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Honduras, etc.), it will take 5 things:

1) Account in the US iTunes Store
2) American Virtual credit card
3) $ 25-28 on your account in the iTunes Store
4) The latest version of iTunes (10.5.1 and higher)
5) Speed ​​Internet

How to create an account in the US iTunes Store can be found here [link to how to create an account in the American Store]. As for credit cards, then there are lots of sites that sell them, for example, can be taken here

http://www.plati.ru/asp/pay.asp? id_d = 535998, The card should not be a lot of money, only a couple of bucks, so it is bound to an account in iTunes. When buying a card seller must inform her number to a valid date, CVC-code, as well as billing address (may be limited only to states and cities, then you can specify any address in this city).

So, first of all go to your properties of your account (Account Information) in iTunes, clicking on the top right ugulu your account name.

In the Account Information select Payment Type

Ukazyvaem type of card that got me was Visa, its number, date protuhaniya, Security Code (aka CVC). Name and surname in most cases can be any, I left her, everything went well, and communicate with customer support, if that is more convenient. It is important to state and city coincided with those who have the card dealer. Also remember that changing state, you are likely to change and the amount of tax that would be payable on the purchase, respectively, will change and the cost of subscribing to iTunes Match. If hit, such as Florida or California, then you're in luck, there are purchases to tax there, but New Yorkers are still paying nearly 10% from the top.

Esli everything is OK, and your iTunes card accepted, proceed to the next step by clicking on the iTunes Match link in the sidebar, and signed by a large blue button.

Should withdraw from the account of $ 24.99 (plus tax, if not lucky with the staff), and you should see a nice picture here.

Dlitelnost verification process and downloading music is very varied, depending on the size of the library.

When everything is completed, you can if you want to remove a credit card from your iTunes account, during the year it is likely you do not need, and return the old payment address.

Enjoy!