Get paid apps on your South African Android phone
The Android Market is not available in all countries (yet). South Africa is one of the countries still left out in the cold. As a result SA Android users (HTC Magic, Dream, Hero, Desire, SonyEricsson X10, etcetera) can get only free apps from the Market. Some of the paid apps are available outside of the Market, usually by going directly to the developer, but some developers do not have payment mechanisms outside the Market. Enter the MarketEnabler. This clever bit of code fakes your rooted Android phone’s location (as seen by the Market). I have tried it on my HD2 running Android 2.2 and it worked. The Market now thinks my phone is on T-Mobile in the US and is happy to show me paid apps and let me buy them using my visa. Priceless.
Download MarketEnabler here (free of charge of course): http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/
You forgot to mention that phone needs to be rooted!