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Title: Bitinstant - only these countries??
Post by: Wandererfromthenorth on January 01, 2013, 05:42:45 AM
I need to buy bitcoins using moneygram.
But if I go to bitinstant, when I have to select the country it only shows a few of them, what happened??
I live in Switzerland, and I remember that last month there were a lot more countries available...


Title: Re: Bitinstant - only these countries??
Post by: K1773R on January 01, 2013, 05:55:42 AM
I need to buy bitcoins using moneygram.
But if I go to bitinstant, when I have to select the country it only shows a few of them, what happened??
I live in Switzerland, and I remember that last month there were a lot more countries available...
i live in switzerland too, still dont use bitinstant. the owner did post someones private informations on the forum to hunt him down (search for nethead bitinstant blockchain)


Title: Re: Bitinstant - only these countries??
Post by: Wandererfromthenorth on January 01, 2013, 06:21:56 AM
I need to buy bitcoins using moneygram.
But if I go to bitinstant, when I have to select the country it only shows a few of them, what happened??
I live in Switzerland, and I remember that last month there were a lot more countries available...
i live in switzerland too, still dont use bitinstant. the owner did post someones private informations on the forum to hunt him down (search for nethead bitinstant blockchain)
So how do you get your bitcoins?

Usually I trade Linden dollars for bitcoins with a VirWox account, but the fees are high...



Title: Re: Bitinstant - only these countries??
Post by: K1773R on January 01, 2013, 06:28:01 AM
I need to buy bitcoins using moneygram.
But if I go to bitinstant, when I have to select the country it only shows a few of them, what happened??
I live in Switzerland, and I remember that last month there were a lot more countries available...
i live in switzerland too, still dont use bitinstant. the owner did post someones private informations on the forum to hunt him down (search for nethead bitinstant blockchain)
So how do you get your bitcoins?

Usually I trade Linden dollars for bitcoins with a VirWox account, but the fees are high...
i mine them ;) how about asking around who sells some BTC close to your location for a meetup?


Title: Re: Bitinstant - only these countries??
Post by: Stephen Gornick on January 01, 2013, 06:42:53 AM
I need to buy bitcoins using moneygram.
But if I go to bitinstant, when I have to select the country it only shows a few of them, what happened??
I live in Switzerland, and I remember that last month there were a lot more countries available...

They were beta-testing an on-line bank transfer method that was available in a number of countries but then they removed that option.   They didn't yet support MoneyGram from the EU as far as I know.

I see that UKash is available in Switzerland.  That can be used for purchasing bitcoins from VirWoX, BitcoinNordic, and Mercabit.eu.  The rate isn't that great but it is one method.

There are also many, many sellers who will sell bitcoins to you face-to-face:
 - http://localbitcoins.com/country/ch

If you must do MoneyGram, then WM-Center and ECurrencyZone are two of these exchanges that do this:
 - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/WM-Center
 - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/ECurrencyZone

There may be other methods that work for you as well:
 - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Buying_bitcoins


Title: Re: Bitinstant - only these countries??
Post by: arlekyn13 on January 01, 2013, 04:07:39 PM
You can register and deposit funds really easy and fast at bitcoin-24.com (instant online bank deposit or 1 business day SEPA transfer, or even credit card through liqpay). Also btc-e.com seems to be one of the favorite marketplace for EU people, but I only used the 1st one I mentioned.