overseas? I'm a US Citizen with a US Xbox at an APO Address overseas. So I'm unable to purchase Marketplace content. Solution: need to have a US IP Address to buy the US content, so you use a VPN provider. I'm not that smart, so don't know any free way to get a US IP Address.. whatever this worked for me and it only cost me $5...
1)Create a account on www.Surfbouncer.com with your info
2)Check your email, click link to confirm your account with Surfbouncer
3)Go to Surfbouncer, download the appropriate program for your computer, if you have a Macbook, download the Mac version...
4)Install Surfbouncer (Tunnelblick)
5)You need an Amazon.com account, Paypal or Credit Card, you will need to purchase whatever plan you want, the week-month-year whatever. I just paid $5 for a week.
6)Wait for anywhere from 1hr to 24hrs for an email confirmation giving you a login name and password
7)Close all web browsers, Safari/Internet Explorer/Firefox
8)Start Tunnelblick, you may already be running it. If you have Macbook it's an icon on the toolbar to the right of your Airport icon. Looks like a doorway.
9)Click "Connect SB-East-USA" (You don't have to use SB-East-USA, just use a USA one), and enter in your Surfbouncer login and password that was given to you in the last email, do not check "Save in Keychain".
10)Once you are connected, that doorway icon should appear slightly green
11)Use your webbrowser, login to http://live.xbox.com with your Xbox screenname and password
12)Purchase any content from the Marketplace (games, addons, ect)that you were couldn't buy before with your Xbox360.
13)When your done, click the doorway icon, disconnect from "SB-East-USA" and close any webbrowser you were using.
14)Turn on your Xbox360, log in, go to "active downloads", if it's not already downloading, go to Account Management-Manage Account-Download History, and re-download.
1)Create a account on www.Surfbouncer.com with your info
2)Check your email, click link to confirm your account with Surfbouncer
3)Go to Surfbouncer, download the appropriate program for your computer, if you have a Macbook, download the Mac version...
4)Install Surfbouncer (Tunnelblick)
5)You need an Amazon.com account, Paypal or Credit Card, you will need to purchase whatever plan you want, the week-month-year whatever. I just paid $5 for a week.
6)Wait for anywhere from 1hr to 24hrs for an email confirmation giving you a login name and password
7)Close all web browsers, Safari/Internet Explorer/Firefox
8)Start Tunnelblick, you may already be running it. If you have Macbook it's an icon on the toolbar to the right of your Airport icon. Looks like a doorway.
9)Click "Connect SB-East-USA" (You don't have to use SB-East-USA, just use a USA one), and enter in your Surfbouncer login and password that was given to you in the last email, do not check "Save in Keychain".
10)Once you are connected, that doorway icon should appear slightly green
11)Use your webbrowser, login to http://live.xbox.com with your Xbox screenname and password
12)Purchase any content from the Marketplace (games, addons, ect)that you were couldn't buy before with your Xbox360.
13)When your done, click the doorway icon, disconnect from "SB-East-USA" and close any webbrowser you were using.
14)Turn on your Xbox360, log in, go to "active downloads", if it's not already downloading, go to Account Management-Manage Account-Download History, and re-download.