Hi all, I am from America but am currently deployed in Kuwait. I have an American 3DS and I am able to get it connected and to pass a connectivity test through the use of a proxy. I am able to see online friends and go to the eShop, I can play pokemon online with my wife too. I can not update my system nor download the games I buy from the eShop. I have been getting error code 005-2008 lately but have gotten various other ones. I'm not sure how the Nintendo servers are set up or why I am able to get to them but not download from them. I think using a VPN would help but I only have a VPN on my phone and when I use my phone as a hotspot it doesn't push out the signal through the VPN so the DS still gets blocked if the proxy settings are not put in. I e-mailed Nintendo and got a generic automated response with basic connectivity resolutions. I am unable to call them as I do not have a personal phone here.
My question is what can I do to be able to download the games I purchased on the eShop, (eShop updates perfectly with latest games so I know I'm hitting the shop servers.) or does anyone know how to force the 3DS to pull the VPN signal my phone has? I don't have a wired connection so I cannot use a VPN router.
Thanks in advance!