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Trying to buy an audiobook with my US account from Australia. Am using a VPN and a fresh log in using a private browsing window. Still getting the “not for sale in this country…”

How does Amazon/Audible still know my country?!

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your suggestions, but I feel like we’re no closer to figuring out how Amazon is detecting my physical country. If they have some new “trick” surely this is a privacy issue as well?!

EDIT 2: Important details, this is on my iPhone using both the Amazon and Audible apps, and via the web with Safari (mentioned below). Doesn’t work.

I gave up and went to my desktop and was able to complete the purchase following the same steps without issue. So 🤷‍♂️ ?!

Clearly Amazon is scraping some information from the phone to region lock the purchase. Still would love to know given VPN isn’t masking my location apparently.

  • mishamouse@artemis.camp
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    1 year ago

    i didn’t see if anyone else asked already; was your phone connected to the internet via wifi? or cell data?

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        1 year ago

        which one though? i was wondering, if you are connected to a cell tower, if that tower still reported the region or carrier network.

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          Aah I see. Both. Didn’t think to disconnect from either and try separately.

          I’ve already got the book now. But will remember this if I have the problem again in the future. Thanks.