Wanna download Bestbuy DLC from your home?

[Wish]

"Since a lot of people are frustrated with the Best Buy exclusive content, I decided to research a little bit. I read a thread on one of the copious AC:NL forums that actually mentioned that you could trick your DS into thinking a Nintendo Zone is within your house. You just need access to change your wireless router settings

Change the SSID (the name) on your router to "Bestbuy". It is case sensitive, so make sure the "B" is capitalized. Then just go into your internet settings and add it as a new internet access point. I don't have a password on my router, so I'm not sure if you'd need to remove that or not.

Anyway, once you've renamed the SSID and added the wireless access point, head to your town post office and talk to Pelly or Phyllis and you should see the option to ask about a present, and VOILA!!

After all's said and done you can totally change back your wireless name. Hope this helps someone! It worked for me, so if you have any questions I will try my best to answer them "

Source: http://animal-xing-3ds.livejournal.com/74134.html

 

[Jir]

Sweet! I'll have to try this out later. Thanks!

 

[thegilby]

Sounds good! I didn't want to have to go to a bestbuy and it's raining outside -_-. Thanks!

 

[Cam]

Omg this is amazing. Hopefully my Sky router will let me change the SSID. Tbh I've never tried.

The closest bestbuy to me is a few thousand miles away

 

[eyeplaybass]

Haha now if only I actually had a WiFi router at my apartment! I think I'd rather go to Best Buy anyway since there's a chance I might street pass somebody while doing it!

 

[Stevey Queen]

Idk how to change the SSID on my router and I don't have access to the computer where the router is at :/

 

[ben_nyc]

Idk how to change the SSID on my router and I don't have access to the computer where the router is at :/

Hi, mcqueen! Do you have a smart phone that can tether? Safer & easier this way! =)

 

[Stevey Queen]

Hi, mcqueen! Do you have a smart phone that can tether? Safer & easier this way! =)

I don't have a smartphone at all :c

lol it doesn't matter. I'll just go to best buy sometime this week.

 

[Yurusumaji]

Haha now if only I actually had a WiFi router at my apartment! I think I'd rather go to Best Buy anyway since there's a chance I might street pass somebody while doing it!

This was my thought process, too. Hubbs took me out in the middle of a rainstorm on Sunday to get the item and I figured I might get lucky and tag someone. If not, I would at least come home with some more Play Coins to spend! Ha ha!

 

[Eir]

Thanks for this! I will definitely try this out later. :]

 

[XTheLancerX]

lol how does this even work it is so stupid that it does in the first place xD

 

[Wish]

lol how does this even work it is so stupid that it does in the first place xD

Your post makes no sense but I will forgive you because of your avatar

 

[Srsbizns]

I've tried this from the UK, and unfortunately it doesn't work. : ( A Nintendo zone notification will appear, but it fails to connect. Same happens when you try to get the DLC ingame.

I've also seen a lot of other people from regions outside of NA & Canada having trouble with this work-around. Sucks to be us!

 

[Officer Berri]

Too bad this option is impossible for me as well. -- My grandfather would pretty much kill me if I even thought about messing with our stuff like that. <_<

 

[JKDOS]

What are the dates for the DLC???

 

[Jamie]

lol, holy cow this actually worked. I had to shut off the password for my router for a minute, but it actually works. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard lol XD Thanks so much for the work around, I didn't want to go all the way up to BestBuy.

 

[ben_nyc]

lol how does this even work it is so stupid that it does in the first place xD

Thanks for stopping by. :rolleyes

Too bad this option is impossible for me as well...

Do you have an Android smart phone? Just turn on the tethering option & name your Network "Bestbuy" ...it's quick & easy- just make sure you turn OFF tethering when you're done! Good luck!

 

[Cam]

Doesn't work in the UK. Sucks.

I actually hate things like this. Even if I could get it, I would still hate it. I'm all up for time sensitive free DLC but when I massive portion of the user base has no access and no alternative/similar option, it does wind me up a bit. There's even a few people on Reddit on holiday in the US from the UK, and they can't get theirs to work either, just because they live in the wrong country.

 

[DiscordDave]

Just a note, I was attempting to do this with tethering, but while still within range of my regular wifi. It would not work that way. Waited until going out to attempt the tethering again, and it then worked. So you just gotta make sure that it's only going over the "Bestbuy" network and there are no others available.

 

[astrogirl93]

This is something that seems like it totally wouldn't work but that's amazing that it does. My phone can tether so i'm definitely going to try this out later, even though i've already gone to Best Buy for the first DLC...at least I can use this method for the others if it works for me.