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I have paid for iTunes Match and accepted the new terms, but I keep getting the above error message. Anyone in the UK getting any joy with this?

I get the same thing. I'm here in the UK. I've been looking forward to this service since it was announced.

The iTunes Match tab appears at the side but when you click it you get a Genius holding page?
 
Haha just my luck... Contacted apple about the issue, they have already offered me a refund and cancelled my subscription. Hearing this news I have re-subscribed, but it seems I'm still getting the 'sign out' error! Anyone want to console me with something morale boosting?
 
That seems a common problem (me included) for UK subscribers.

Strange that it's only a problem on one out of my 3 machines. My Windows 7 machine is only used as a backup for my main library (I use home sharing to transfer everything across to it automatically), but it does have all my music on it so i'll just use that machine to populate iTunes match :)
 
I feel this is going to be like for the Iphone release ... first the UK/France/Germany etc... and only later benelux/nordics etc...
 
Haha just my luck... Contacted apple about the issue, they have already offered me a refund and cancelled my subscription. Hearing this news I have re-subscribed, but it seems I'm still getting the 'sign out' error! Anyone want to console me with something morale boosting?

I'd love to console you but I've just done exactly the same thing... And got the same error message, again, sorry (!). Have you tried purchasing something free and accepting the new terms?

Edit: Actually, I said that, but it just gave me the 'scanning' screen instead of the Genius holding page, but then the same error - so nothing's really changed!
 
Works for me in Toronto Canada, analysing my library as I'm typing this. Also I purchased it last night before it was working.
 
I get the same thing. I'm here in the UK. I've been looking forward to this service since it was announced.

The iTunes Match tab appears at the side but when you click it you get a Genius holding page?

Have you updated to iTunes 10.5.2?
 
still aint working for me :( when i click add computer I get error

Scratch that its working :D
 

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I'm still getting the sign in and sing out error I was receiving before it went properly live. Very frustrating.
 
Does Match do the same thing as the iTunes Plus thing I am getting offered on my account? As in for £17 I can upgrade all my purchased songs to non DRM high quality music with iTunes Plus, or for £22 I could upgrade all of those songs, as well as all the low quality rips I have DRM free?
 
Yeah! iTunes-in-the-Cloud finally goes Live in Germany!!!

Yesterday at the false alarm, i checked and there was just a marked "new" button, but only apps/books were in the cloud.
As macrumors renewed the news (for real) I checked again and now all my bought music is downloadable again.

(I lost some in a hard drive headcrash in 2005, so I'm really lucky now with my "classic" stuff :)

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Was anyone in Canada able to actually purchase iTunes match? I keep on getting an error even though it is officially available.

I just keep getting the same error as you.. "could not purchase iTunes Match". I'm sure it'll go through sometime tonight, but having the button there I just want to keep clicking it!
 
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