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by superhans2 3249 days ago
You probably mean Ether (ETH), the currency. Ethereum is the name of the platform.

One approach is to buy Bitcoin (BTC) instead of ETH, because there are a lot more exchanges to choose from. Then use a exchange service to exchange that BTC into ETH. I used shapeshift before. Be aware of the fees that are usually hidden in the exchange rate.