Thanks you all.

I was hoping someone could tell me what we need to do to play together on same server. Do we need to buy same version, as in country specific version? Do we need to do anything to enable this? We played WOW together and there was a little rigmarole involved. I heard the process with SWTOR is much easier, even non-existent. But perhaps there is something I am missing. Thanks for your advice in advance.

I guess this is the answer...thanks for your reply!! http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=10136&highlight=redeem

I entered the digital rights code that I was mailed months ago which matches the 'product code' that has recently appeared on Origins. This is the code that is needed?

..on my 'Account Summary' page. Though a link on the same page titled 'Redemption Code' shows that I have indeed redeemed it. Probably already been answered here, but could not find it.

I feel that ' code redemption' in an unfortunate pre-requisite. I pre-ordered in July, I have been religiously listening to pod casts but apparently will not be playing until the last because I only redeemed my code yesterday. Oh, well. I suppose it probably is the fairest way to go about it, but it just leaves all of us clueless folks out in the cold.