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No Google Apps in Isle of Man
Hi, I hope this isn't a daft question but I've never used an android device.
I live in the Isle of Man and when I went to the Google site to look at the Nexus 7 tablet the message,"Sorry. Devices on Google Play are not available in your country yet....." appeared. Apparently Google won't sell anything, hardware or apps, to people in the Isle of Man as we are in the British Isles but not the UK. (Apple don't have this problem). Android phone users can get round this by buying apps from them over the phone network, you can't do it by wi-fi. Obviously I could buy a Nexus or other android tablet from another supplier but if it is wi-fi only I wonder whether this will be a real problem, or do you not need to get apps from Google? |
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You could get apps from the Amazon App Store, though I've never compared the two. Worth having a look via Amazon.
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the message only refers to devices (i.e. the Nexus 7) as not being available, presumably for either shipping or tax reasons. The app store itself is more or less worldwide I think. not conclusive, but a Manx radio station have an Android app, and judging by the comments, plenty of residents have installed it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....threefm&hl=en edit: from http://www.manxforums.com/forums/ind...order-problem/ Quote:
The problem with Nexus 7 Pre-Orders is that Google does not recognise the Isle of Man as being park of the UK and are geo-location blocking access. This is the same reason why we can not rent Movies or buy Books from Google Play. It also means that wifi only android devices have problems with buying or installing geo-location restricted Apps. Anyone looking at buy a wifi only android device should be aware of this. I have been trying for nearly 2 years to get Google to fix this. so.... if an app is only available in the UK, like BBC iplayer, you won't be able to install it over wifi. Most apps aren't restricted by country though, and should install fine over wifi. You can also manually install apps onto the nexus 7, which will get round this, search for "sideloading".
Mobile phones or 3 G tablets have a MT sim card (identifing as a UK network) which allows apps to be purchased and installed but still have not access to movies or books. |
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Thanks for the replies. I'll look into it further as you suggest. Probably best to wait to look at the ipad mini when it comes out before making a decision, but I won't rule out an android tablet if getting decent apps won't be a problem.
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Probably best to wait to look at the ipad mini when it comes out before making a decision, but I won't rule out an android tablet if getting decent apps won't be a problem.
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If it comes out - Apple have not made any announcements about one
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Obviously it is probably just a quirk of being an off-shore tax haven.
Pay your taxes! |
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Obviously it is probably just a quirk of being an off-shore tax haven.
Pay your taxes! Most companies are happy to treat us as though we are part of the UK for the purpose of selling us things. Google are obviously a bit more pedantic! |
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. At least on my income!
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