I’ve seen numerous tweets on twitter asking help from people on how to open an iTunes account in Malaysia. Pity that Apple doesn’t trust us Malaysians to give us a legal avenue to open an iTunes account and download music legally. Probably they are worried about our notorious history (and present) for piracy and also credit card fraud. But we’re not alone. A lot of countries don’t actually have the iTunes store available and hence will not be able to buy music from the the iTunes store. If you really want to open an iTunes account, there is a way to get around this.
itunes store malaysia takes you to the app store
There’s a little trick that you can employ to get this done. Thanks to Globalitunes you can now create an iTunes account from anywhere in the world. All you need is your credit card or paypal details and you can well be on your way. You can also purchase an iTunes gift card which would mean that you wouldn’t need to enter any credit card details. Here are the steps you need to take to create your account:
1. Go to the itunes application and locate the lower right corner of the application. You will see the Malaysian flag which indicates that you are connected to the Malaysia iTunes store (which doesn’t exist by the way). Click on it and change it to Unites States.
2. Click on ‘Redeem’ on the top right corner of iTunes.
3. Enter the redemption code for the iTunes gift card you purchased and click ‘Redeem’
4. Click ‘Create Account’
5. Click ‘Continue’ to indicate you have read the terms and conditions
6. Create your iTunes account here
7. Now you will be required to fill out your name, address etc. This will have to be a US address. Fret not, you can easily get through this step by visiting fakenamegenerator. This website helps to create a random identity for you with a corresponding US address as well.
Enter the details in the box that appears in iTunes but DO NOT enter any credit card details. Just click ‘None’ and continue.
8. That’s about it! Enjoy downloading music and videos from iTunes.
Step by step instructions reproduced from Globalitunes Setup Guide.
A neat way to create an iTunes account for Malaysians. But I certainly hope that Apple will soon bring the iTunes store to Malaysia as well.
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#1 by Daphne - October 22nd, 2009 at 18:30
thanks for the tip! but just a question. Is this legal?
#2 by matblogger - October 22nd, 2009 at 18:32
Frankly, this is not a legal way to get into itunes store. But its quite common right now. Try it at your own risk
#3 by mehaniph - October 22nd, 2009 at 19:28
I have been using Australian cards for a year now.. I have not receive any message from Apple saying that you are committing cyber crime or something.. Should be safe right..
anyway Globalitunes link doesn’t work. It should be globalitunes.org
#4 by matblogger - October 22nd, 2009 at 19:33
In fact I have been using a US account as well. So far so good. Its way too small for anyone to notice I guess. And after all, they are getting paid
Thanks for noticing the broken link. I have updated it now!
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#5 by jamie - November 9th, 2009 at 14:00
the gift card bought from malaysia’s apple store is it?
#6 by matblogger - November 12th, 2009 at 22:03
Yep thats right
#7 by Reza - November 16th, 2009 at 13:28
I just bought an Ipod touch…and created an itune account. I bought 2 games just to test whether it works…it did.
I did chose Malaysia and gave my Malaysian Maybank visa details….is the payment in USD or in Ringgit…?? I am not sure the prices quoted in itunes are in ringgit either…
Do you know..??
#8 by matblogger - November 17th, 2009 at 09:22
All the payments shown on itunes are in USD for the Malaysian app store.