This might be it. I gave up and purchased from my desktop and the same steps worked straight away without issue. Maybe Amazon has access to phone info that I’m unaware of.
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Nah the CC and billing address for my US account are fully local there. My AU and US accounts are totally seperate and everything is local for each.
I’ve tried both using their apps on my phone and the browser (Safari with privacy relay) with the same result (with VPN etc etc).
I agree, I can’t se how they’re doing this. Must be something I’ve overlooked. Or some new internet black magic they’re employing.
EDIT: Or the search result for the book I want isn’t actually available in the USA and they’ve just messed that up (since I’m searching from the US as far as they can see). I guess I could try buying a different book
I have a US Amazon account linked to a US home address and credit card. But I now live in Oz.
Audible uses your Amazon account. And regardless, I’m using an Audible credit for this purchase, so no actual payment anyway.
EDIT: and just to clarify, this is my US Amazon account I’ve had for years
Audible and Amazon accounts are the same. I have an AU account and a US account. But I’m only using the US account to buy the audiobook in the US store, using VPN and private browsing. No CC or similar involved.
But from Australia. So how does Amazon know I’m in Australia?!
From a privacy point-of-view I thought VPN masks such things. I’m trying to understand how Amazon is detecting my physical country.
It’s the version that comes up from a search for that book when using the USA Amazon or Audible site from my USA account plus with a USA VPN on. So I’m assuming the search results are for USA available titles.
As far as I know, Amazon should see me as being in the USA. Hence why I’m confused.
Appreciate the suggestions though.
Neither Amazon or Audible apps have any location services permissions.
Regardless, disabled it system-wide and didn’t make a difference. Thanks though.
Open private browsing window, make sure I’m fully logged out of Amazon. Then log in.
Ie wasn’t previously logged in before the VPN started or private window was opened.
US credit card but am using an audible credit
On iOS. My VPN is set to USA and I’m logged into amazon.com (not .com.au).
Where would this setting be?
No one stopped her from complaining
When you’re having a FABULOUS nightmare
Yeah my payment method is US credit card. But Audible members get a credit (book) each month to buy a book with in addition to use physical money.
Everything for that account is US.