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Locked out of PSN permanently (?) because I used a fake birthday 10 years ago
- Thread starter AngryMoth
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We made our usernames when we were a child as well. ;p
captainraincoat
Banned
feel your pain dude...my main psn account i created when i was based in the US many years ago and has thousands of dollars of digital content and trophies ect
Can you guess what sony do when you try and connect to their helpdesk for issues
They geoblock you...and if you do use a vpn you get a 1 month ban from their chatline regardless of if you resolve the issue at all
The actual hotline is also completely useless...because im based in Australia now im apparently breaking the TOS of the psn account and they offer no way to convert your account over to another country like xbox does
You are also locked to a region for any digital content and the dlc that goes with that account so if you buy a physical disc based version of a game in your country...you cant actually buy the dlc for that game if your using an account from another region...its region blocked
so far behind sony..its not funny
Very useful information! Thanks, not that I need it but there are plenty of people who can resolve that issue now.
Silent Chief
Member
That's too funny. Why pick a random date?
Why even go to that trouble? Just use your actual DoB. How paranoid does one have to be to resist using real personal information? The government has your real info as does numerous other organizations. Giving Sony or Yahoo or Google your bday isn't going to kill you.
Silent Chief
Member
You know that permanent record they talked about at school?
This is it.
Let say I created my account with an email id I no longer use, a fake DOB and a userid I would like to change because it sounds stupid. But I want to keep all the trophies!
This is Mr Bean material and I don't blame Sony.
Hacking will only get worse.
captainraincoat
Banned
The issue is that people do move...and in my case i moved from US to AUS
i was able to seamlessly move my xbox account over to an aus account many years ago but years later sonys psn is still a region locked system
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
I bet 90% of loginservice databases show the birthdate 1/1/1970
All of the test account I need to create for work in our deve environments have a very later but still 19th century birthday haha. Slightly off topic sorry :/.
Thank you!!!
I have been concerned about my PSN account because I used a fake DOB to bypass the age restrictions, now I can finally find out what I used.
If you're going to give a fake birthday for an account, why wouldn't you just use the same day and month, and just change the year?
So if you were 16 and born on March 1 1999, you would just make your date of birth March 1, 1996... then you wouldn't forget it. Plucking out random day and month as well is crazy.
Just a thought.
Continental 0p
Member
Thanks for the tip. I've had no idea what my PSN DOB was for years now. Even dumber though, I have two Origin accounts and neither one has my actual DOB
psynergylover
Member
this OP, got caught slippin in your own mess.
tiebreaker
Member
Why are poeple getting angry at companies because of their own stupidity? People need to chill.
ronaldthump
Member
This.
Because many of us weren't 18 yet when they got their PS3 on release and still wanted to use the PSN? It's not some stupid "I don't want to hand my personal information out" situation.
Because any other company lets you change your information. It's fucked up that Sony won't even allow you to change your country so that you are fucked when you move to another country for example. I still can only use Austria PSN cards because my account has that country of origin. It's even worse when you have a German account but move to Austria, because you have to use German PayPal/Creditcard/Bank to even use PS Plus.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Why did OP's account become under suspicion for moving to another country? Is this normal for people that travel and bring their consoles along?
Neat. I thought I put in a wrong DoB when I first registered, but I apparently didn't.
Way too many people just pick a random date
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Then they deserve it blowing up in their face later on. Why would you set it to something you're not gonna remember? Do you set the security questions to something random as well? Good luck with that!
This is not Sony's fault. They expect you to enter your actual DoB. Don't, and face the consequences.
Diprosalic
Banned
that happened to me on an online betting account. just put fake stuff everything and now i can't get it back
Lol how the hell is he a victim here ? He's the one violating the rules
Leafhopper
Banned
Why didn't you just use your actual birthday but change the year like everyone else.
I was 17 when I got my Ps3 and changed it a year.
They system is dumb anyway.
I was 17 when I got my Ps3 and changed it a year.
They system is dumb anyway.
Dude, you just reminded me I had a fake birthday on my Microsoft account. The site allows changing it so I did. Also I discovered that the Microsoft account settings had an option this whole time to set my timezone to the canary islands one so I won't have the Madrid timezone every time I reinstall windows lul
EDIT: Oh my god, I also had a fake birthday on my Google account. The site also allowed me to change it.
EDIT: Oh my god, I also had a fake birthday on my Google account. The site also allowed me to change it.
Hey, this worked for me for an account I made on a Vita a few years a go that didn't seem to have a DoB attached, but authentication still insisted on it.
Sitting on high horses when most have unabashedly lied about being over 18 before visiting their favorite porn site
Yeah, Pretty weird to feel the need to bash someone for what they did as a kid, especially when everybody has done it. And even if not, dude, he was a fucking kid. Either help him out or be quiet.
Hierophant
Banned
ahh i was lucky i kept my birthday the same and rounded the year down
also, lots of people here who have for sure never played an MA game when they weren't 15, nope, no way because everyone here follows all the rules except for OP ofc
also, lots of people here who have for sure never played an MA game when they weren't 15, nope, no way because everyone here follows all the rules except for OP ofc
PotionBleue
Member
I did this on some account but I perfectly remember the date of birth, will I run into trouble eventually? Are they asking for ID card in some situations?
Wow. Thanks for asking OP. I would have never guessed you can bypass the date of brith check, but looking at some of the answers here you apparantly can. And it fucking works.
Retrieved my old-ass UK account. Back then I even had to make an alias to my old, no longer existing live.co.uk address, only to fail at the DoB check.
I had mostly (free) LBP costumes on there, but also Dark Souls 2 DLC. Tbh I don't care about any of that, but at least I have another option for EU DLC now if I ever need it.
Retrieved my old-ass UK account. Back then I even had to make an alias to my old, no longer existing live.co.uk address, only to fail at the DoB check.
I had mostly (free) LBP costumes on there, but also Dark Souls 2 DLC. Tbh I don't care about any of that, but at least I have another option for EU DLC now if I ever need it.
test_account
XP-39C²
How is the system archiac? You can reset your password through the web. If you forgot your DoB, its not anyone else's fault.
Transistor
Banned
Yeah, Sony is not to blame on this one. Don't us a fake DOB and you're good
Kudo
Member
Insane tip and how is this first time I hear of this? Good find nevertheless.
test_account
XP-39C²
True. I have to admit that it would be nice to have other options like simply doing it through SMS on the phone or something like that. But at least it seems to be possible to reset the password even if you forget the date of birth. And having that extra step with date of birth adds another layer of security as well, i wouldnt call that archiac.
EDIT: I would also like to say thanks for the tip regarding Origin or Ubisoft account. I havnt forgotten my password, but i've forgotten which date of birth i put in nearly 10 years ago.
No, if you're forced to reset your password, you have to input your date of birth. If you don't remember what date of birth you entered 11 years ago when creating your account, you have to call them to help you reset it. That, along with the fact that you can't change your name, is very archaic.
tearsintherain
Member
Just a reminder that everyone should be using a system like KeePass or 1Pass or LastPass or whatever to keep a database of all their account login IDs, passwords, and security information so you never have to get locked out of anything, ever again. I know OP was 16 at the time and it was 11 years ago so not saying its his fault or anything but for anyone reading this, its never to late to keep a centralized record of your "digital life" in somewhere other than your brain.
My Keepass file is hundreds of entries long, one for each different site and each with detailed records including when I signed up, randomized passwords and even security questions/answers nowadays with nonsense words so someone can't guess my info using common Q/A's. Keepass file is stored on Dropbox and Google drive and OneDrive with dozens of backups and also updated every year onto a thumb drive I keep in my banks storage locker and a few at relatives houses in case of natural catastrophe.
My Keepass file is hundreds of entries long, one for each different site and each with detailed records including when I signed up, randomized passwords and even security questions/answers nowadays with nonsense words so someone can't guess my info using common Q/A's. Keepass file is stored on Dropbox and Google drive and OneDrive with dozens of backups and also updated every year onto a thumb drive I keep in my banks storage locker and a few at relatives houses in case of natural catastrophe.
UltimateUnknown
Member
Well shiver me timbers with a rusty fishing knife, THIS ACTUALLY WORKS!
I got my dob back and I'm never losing it again. No more of PSN locking me out of my own account.
Thanks OP and thanks everyone for posting all these helpful tips (not the ones who just dropped by to victim shame). My account is finally mine!!!
What exactly are you contributing to this thread? Leave me and my internet-twins who were all born on Jan 1st at the turn of the last century alone. Respect your elders.
pretty done
Member
Sony are just protecting the children.
AuthenticM
Member
write that shit down somewhere, yo! You never know when those services will go boom.
DontTouchMe
Member
I know I waited