Sony aldy started doing console MAC add banned, in US and EU....

ps3 offline? sigh - just get new ps3

Sony aldy started doing console MAC add banned, in US and EU....

ps3 offline? sigh - just get new ps3

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i bought one of those $20 for $150 accounts in ebay... my advice? don't buy it... take it from me whom have walked the road... i was dumb to do it...
it works like this,
1 - you pay the seller $20
2 - once the payment is through, the seller will send you via email an account with password.
3 - you then log into ps3 with that account given by the seller
4 - in the account, there will be $150 in your wallet as promised but you have to spend it all as fast as you could.... i have no idea how the seller could put in $150 (maybe by hack or CC fraud)
5 - you have to keep the account given by seller in your ps3 in order for your DL/C games to work.
6 - Sony will banned the account (minor-lucky) or console (***shit***) via MAC in just one or 2 days... Sony is very efficient in this.

damn, i wish i knew all this before i bought the account... my word to the rest of the world,,,, don't buy it... buy the real deal from danmooncake.. i have learn my lesson...

No, unfortunately, they didn't use the same method as you. Some users here got confused.

Instead of them buying the actual US PSN Card or Redeem Code, which has this format (XXXX-XXXX-XXXX),
which they can use on their own PSN userid, they've bought "a shared PSN account" (the PSN Userid that already has been preloaded with limited amount of $).
 
What they do not know is, some of those "shared PSN account" are activated with "stolen" credit card numbers and  the fake seller tricked them into thinking that "shared PSN account" is good as any. The fake seller resells them to as many users as possible - therefore over-ran the number of machines that can download and install the games. When the last user tried to use it, he can't and begin the complaint and contact Sony or when the 'stolen credit card' gets reported. This is when Sony finds out and they will track the PSNs, IPs and MAC addresses and begin the shut down process.

Not only that, because the 'shared' account was activated using 'stolen' credit card info, Sony lost revenue because Sony gets a charge-back from the credit card company.

Sony will immediately shut off all the related 'shared' account because of this fraud. Imagine the horror, if you're given
your own PSN userid for fake seller to top up using 'stolen credit card', suddenly you lost all your privileges - including all your games contact, trophies, etc. That is why, some of the PSN userids are so cheap being advertised on Ebay or here (the fake seller never posts again after users complaint).

Also, sooner or later, when the pattern emerges later and if Sony finds out if majority of users from a certain region, they will ban that region from even logging in to US PSN network.

To be legit, I strongly advise users here to get a legit PSN Card or Redeem code that you can use on your OWN PSN userid.

Again, a real legit PSN Redeem Code has this format: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX. See my thread here for more info.

It is NOT an email address or password given to you so that you can login to download the games.

You should NEVER share your PSN userid with anybody (unless you truly trust your friends). 

Yes, Sony eventhough encourages games sharing (up to 5 registered machines) for friends and families but this privilege CAN BE REVOKED anytime. Do not abuse this. Once it is abused, the entire list of registered machines (via IPs or MAC addresses) will be banned.

I want home.

3) Asia console activating US PSN content

Scary did anyone bought shared game from realz? I can't play those game bought now... like flower, FFVIII and final fantasy tactics 

I think its best I just delete off that account since they may ban my PS3...

Don't want my PS3 to permanently be a offline blu-ray player 

i bought FFVII and VIII from realz too
but i still can play, running it while i type this

Just to clarify those who are concerned.

If you have Asia console and you've purchased legally content from US or elsewhere, it won't cause your console to be banned.

It can be banned only if you've downloaded using the 'stolen' PSN userid that you have got from some unscrupulous dealer.

Sony scanned for those and if they found it using stolen PSN userids, that's the red flag. The games that you've downloaded will be deactivated. Your console may be even banned from using PSN (via MAC or IP).

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1442504

again more sellers trying to sell usd150 for rm50 


there's no such thing as psn account for 7 days (sony don't sell such things)

as danmooncake previously suggested, stay away or face wrath from Sony. (they might change T&C sooner, also psn sharing might be gone)

Again i see rampant from ebay and sites selling these type of accounts.

FYI master account have a credit limit of usd150...

I was wondering if anybody has tried this site before?

http://www.psncard.org/

Their $20 PSN card is less than the normal market price I've seen but they don't email you the code, instead the email you a username and password.

Is this like those selling hacked accounts?