How to sign into the iTunes store without a credit card?

Question

Level 1

0 points

How to sign into the iTunes store without a credit card?

For the past little while I have been very frustrated with itunes. I don't have an apple device, but I want to start legitimately purchasing the music I listen to (I live in Canada, so downloading music is legal, but I'd still like to purchase music to show support for artists I like)

So anyways, I download itunes and it says to make an account. Okay. So, I follow the steps and then it asks for my credit card information. I don't have one right now, so I just left it blank. Suddenly, RED BOXES. D: I hate red boxes. So I can't even create an apple ID, eh? Hmm..

So I go to the apple.com website and create an apple ID from there. Success! I can now go to the app store and get ready to purchase music...right? Wrong! "This apple ID has not yet been used with the iTunes store. Please review your account information."

Ooookkaayyyy...... so I follow the steps and once again I get to the billing information, which it won't let me skip, so I can't even sign in. I've done some googling and apparently there is or used to be a "none" option for the credit card?? Where has that gone? Why is it not there anymore??! >_>

What can I do do get around this?

------

TL;DR- I am so not apple savvy. Help me.

Btw, even when I put in the little code thingy for an itunes card in the itunes card box it still wants me to enter credit card info. :/

Eeeehhhhh..... Uhm, never mind. I guess I might have typed in the code wrong or something because it works now. Sorry for wasting youur time, everyone. I'm new to the whole apple scene, I'm an android convert... lol 😝

Message was edited by: tarameikle

Windows 7

Posted on Apr 3, 2013 8:33 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Apr 3, 2013 8:36 PM in response to tarameikle

Can you provide a screenshot?

Also, try purchasing something in iTunes.

Reply

Answer 2

Apr 3, 2013 8:42 PM in response to tarameikle

Hi tarameikle,

Well, bummer! I'm putting a link to the article that shows you how to set up an iTunes account with "None", but it requires a new Apple ID. If you are setting up an iTunes account with an existing Apple ID, a Credit Card is required....

This is the link for putting in "None" with a new Apple ID:

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

This is the link for setting up an iTunes account with an existing Apple ID:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2589

It does say that once you have set it up with a credit card, you can change it to None (there's a link for that embedded in the second article).....but it appears that it requires a credit card to start with 😟

Hope this info helps.

Cheers,

GB

Reply

Answer 3

Apr 3, 2013 9:01 PM in response to tarameikle

Hey - no harm, no foul! Glad it worked out!

Cheers,

GB

Reply

Answer 4

Apr 12, 2013 9:50 PM in response to tarameikle

Hey tarameikle,

Can you detail at all how you got around the problem? (I'm having the same issue pretty much!) And I really don't want to have to set up a new apple ID on another email as has been suggested. Help? 😮 I've tried downloading a free app but like you, it is coming up with the please review your account, taking me to the card information input details and I can't find a way to skip them. So yeah, any advice welcomed!

Reply

Answer 5

tarameikle Author

Level 1

0 points

Apr 12, 2013 10:11 PM in response to therealdaria

I got an iTunes card. (if you'll read the post through, I had simply enetered it wrong) You can also get a prepaid credit card, I hear those work too.

Reply