Same problem as everyone on this **** thread. I only have 10 dollars right now so I'm purposely downloading (or was trying to download) ONLY free apps.
This is stupid. I figured I'd just clear my card info and it would let me donlaod free apps. But I was wrong. Why does it do the same process for free apps. Why do I even need credit card info entered or billing info FOR FREE APPS?! IT'S SO UNECCESSARY. SO POINTLESS AND UNNECCESSARY.
I honestly can't even begin to fathom why their system is like this. It makes no sense.
It's too late to do anything except be passed around like a doobie through a thousand customer service people either via my credit card company or apple care. I've entered the security code about 50 times so it's proably locked, and I've done it through my phone and a computer. I've also re-entered my debit card and billing info over 10 times. I've pretty much screwed myself. I did everything I read I shouldn't do (based on someone's post who said they'd researched it a bit).
I'll just have to wait till my paycheck comes in. To download a FREE app. -_-
What's funny is I didn't even want this iPhone from the beginning. I was settling because AT&T didn't have the phone I really wanted.
This really needs to be fixed, and I don't mean fix the programming, but fix the entire process for good. Apple needs to accept "blank" card info, fix the free app process, or at the very least be more flexible with cards (debit, checkings/savings, etc). I am NOT getting a different kind of card altogether just for the not-that-amazing convenience of having Facebook on my iPhone.