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Creat an account without a credit card, None option. Help

Ok so here was my problem.... Id go into theapp store and try to dl a free app. It would ask me to log in and i would. Then it would say "this account has not been used in the app store be4 and you need to review. So from ther on you end up at a page asking for credit card or gift card info. On my iPad it only has credit cards and gift cards. On my computer iTunes it has credit cards, gift cards and paypal as options. So I was told to go here

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534

In that forum it asks you to sing out of your account and creat a new one and then you will be able to see a option for NONE as payment. BUT WHO WANTS TO DO THAT! you loose all your information if yo make a new account. So here is the answer below.


1. go to - - http://support.apple.com/kb/HE40?viewlocale=en_US and look back here for step 4


2. follow the steps there BUT AT STEP 4 just change your email slightly ex.(sppaille@yourmail.com - change it to sddaille@yourmail.com)


3. Then click save changes. Now signout of appleID.


4. NOW you can go here ----- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534 and follow the directions for ither computer or mobile device. (I did iTunes on computer so I'd say do it that way.)

This way you wont have to worry about loosing all your data and having to creat a new account.


Hope this helps you guys out. It sure did for me.


tell me if this needs any fixes ppl and i'll change it for you.

Thanks

-Sean, BeastNet

Posted on Mar 23, 2012 11:42 PM

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Mar 25, 2012 12:35 PM in response to beastnet

Most folks' Apple ID is an email address, but you are not advocating to change that, just the primary email address associated with the Apple ID? And to create a temporay email account with the same email address with the email provider as well? Then after they have created their iTunes account with the None option, they should return to their original primary email address in the Apple ID? And also abandon the temporary email account?


You should probably have explained all of that in your comment so folks are fully aware of the process.

Mar 25, 2012 12:36 PM in response to Dah•veed

Exactly! I'd like to know the answer to this question, too. Because no change at the level of email address, as well as country, where account is registered.


I've tried it all. "PayPal" button was there when I chose US (or UK, I don't remember because of so many attempts... sigh). But then again I can't verify it successfully, because upon loging on PayPal. Reason: my account is not placed in US / UK.


I wish verification through PayPal was available for Poland. We CAN actually use PayPal in Poland, so what's the problem?

Mar 26, 2012 12:34 PM in response to beastnet

Thanks, but that's not a valid piece of advice, at least in my case and as much as have tried to I understand it.


An email (submitted while registering) = Apple ID


You can actually submit the same email twice (still it changes nothing even if one confirms an account from a number of Alternate Email Addresses):

1) as Apple ID and Primary Email Address

2) as Alternate Email Addresses


... but you CANNOT separate Apple ID from Primary Email Address in my version of user panel.


I suppose we have different versions of user panel. Any other ideas?


Regards,

Iza

Apr 6, 2012 6:09 AM in response to beastnet

FOR U AND EVERY ONE! this creating an account without credit card dunt work any longer specially with the new itunes.Itunes charge u for 1USD.iTUNES ACCOUNT is not free thts wwhy u have to provide creit card information at any cost .The method which every one is suggesting of creating account without creit card inforation is not working anymore .I tried all the methods hunreds of time.THIS ALL IS **** ******** .U have to provide a creit card information for original,safe and trusted itunes account .

May 29, 2012 8:15 PM in response to beastnet

I can cOnfirm this works. Basically by going into Manage my Apple

ID and changing the email, it sort of purges your original email from the system allowing you to go to the AppStore, "purchase" a free app then create a new apple ID using the original email address and it will allow you to choose "none" for payment info. Tried it tonight and it works!

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