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VinylicRook
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I am trying to redeem point codes bought in America but there are region locked, is there any way around this?

Could an American recover my account and redeem the codes or is it tied into the account?

If I made a new US account and redeemed the points on there, could I buy something with that account and use my main account for it e.g Minecraft, Movies...?
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u can make a American account. Make sure next time the email you use for your next account is set to United States
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No it has to be the correct region
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Tehnoobking wrote u can make a American account. Make sure next time the email you use for your next account is set to United States

Would I be able to use the stuff I bought on with the US account on my main account?
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You can contact Microsoft and tell them that someone gave you a code from a different region and they'll give you one from your region..
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You must use a code from your region, XBox does NOT replace your code if purchased in a different region. All XBox consoles, games, points, subscriptions and content are region specific, and will not work in other regions. It is not possible to utilize a prepaid code, if you create an account for that region, because once you go online and try to redeem it, your ISP will link you to your regions LIVE, and you will not be able to make the purchase because the system will know the region does not match.
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VinylicRook wrote I am trying to redeem point codes bought in America but there are region locked, is there any way around this?

Could an American recover my account and redeem the codes or is it tied into the account?

If I made a new US account and redeemed the points on there, could I buy something with that account and use my main account for it e.g Minecraft, Movies...?

it has to do with your billing address
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The code has to be specific to your region.
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VinylicRook wrote I am trying to redeem point codes bought in America but there are region locked, is there any way around this?

Could an American recover my account and redeem the codes or is it tied into the account?

If I made a new US account and redeemed the points on there, could I buy something with that account and use my main account for it e.g Minecraft, Movies...?

Same thing happened to me i traded my 12month for 3 1600's and i cant use em cause im in canada.
XBL gold codes from other countries tho.
Try trading it?
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