iTunes Music Store available in Norway!

[gekko513]

iTunes music store is already available in Norway, although perhaps not officially. It is possible to buy songs from iTMS using a Norwegian credit card, reports dagbladet.no in an article today. It is legal, they claim.

The most interesting part is that the song price varies from 12kr ($1.53) to as little as 99øre ($0.16)

 

[gekko513]

Cool ... I tracked back the references and it seems like the original source for the news story is the news forum thread. Well done, macrumors. Silly me.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Well, I used one of the links from and signed in using my regular Apple ID, confirming my credit card, and I just got this e-mail:

Dear Lasse,

Welcome to The iTunes Music Store, the best place to preview, buy, and download music, ever. You're about to experience downloading done right! Keep this e-mail in a safe place for future reference. It includes important information about your account.

Here's all you need to get started:

Your Apple ID or .Mac account is:
*****@****.no
(Use the password you created when you set up your account online)

Click here to launch iTunes and visit the iTunes Music Store right now!

Your account is set up and enables you to purchase and download immediately. You can listen to the music you buy on up to five Macintosh or PC computers, make unlimited playlists, burn CDs, and transfer your music to iPod. Use your new Apple ID for all kinds of Apple purchases -- from the newest hardware in the Apple Store online to photo books and prints through iPhoto.

If you would like to find out more about the iPod portable digital music player, visit [url]http://www.apple.com/no/ipod/

to learn how you can take up to 15000 songs you buy and download with you wherever you go.

For help using the Store, choose Help > iTunes and iTunes Music Store Help in iTunes. If you have questions about your purchases, click the Account: Sign in button from the iTunes Music Store navigation bar in iTunes, sign in, and visit your Purchase History page.

If you have forgotten your password or need additional customer service, please visit http://www.apple.com/no/support/itunes/

Thanks for setting up your account!


Sincerely,


The iTunes Music Store Team
iTunes Music Store

Apple respects your privacy.
Information regarding your personal information can be viewed at http://www.apple.com/no/legal/privacy/.

Copyright © 2005 iTunes S.à r.l. All rights reserved.

But I haven't been able to access the Norwegian store, yet... I keep gettin send to the US store...

 

[gekko513]

But I haven't been able to access the Norwegian store, yet...

Is Lene Marlin available on the other stores? Asked another way: Can you get this same screen as dagbladet shows, with Norwegian prices and everything. Notice how some songs are 12kr and some are 8kr.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Is Lene Marlin available on the other stores? Asked another way: Can you get this same screen as dagbladet shows, with Norwegian prices and everything. Notice how some songs are 12kr and some are 8kr.

No, I get send to other stores...

...and Lene Marlin was one of those I tried...

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Funny...

When I navigate the store, it shows I'm in the US store and prices are shown in US$...

But, when I use the Search Music Store function I get prices in NOK...

 

[Zaty]

Funny...

When I navigate the store, it shows I'm in the US store and prices are shown in US$...

But, when I use the Search Music Store function I get prices in NOK...

Same in the Swiss store. Anyway isn't it funny that at least Australia, Norway and Switzerland are already online, two days before the official launch?