How can I login to iTunes for the first time with apple ID which already exists, without my credit card

Hi 6323540,

In order to use an Apple ID without a credit card in the iTunes store, you will want to change the payment information associated with that Apple ID. See the guidelines in this article -

Change or remove your payment information from your iTunes Store account (Apple ID)

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1918

If you have not yet created an Apple ID and went to create one without a credit card, follow the steps in this article -

Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, and Mac App Store account without a credit card

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

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

Best,

Brett L

I'm having the same problem and the thing is I'm not able to login without entering credit card information so how can I edit payment type...

this doesn't work if you already have an account, please post solution or fix your system. a credit card shall obviously only be required for buying stuff, not for getting free updates

You might try this link:

<<Why can’t I select None when I edit my Apple ID payment information? - Apple Support>>

Or can you be more specific as to why it doesn't work?

that does not help since i have a new account. it just says i need a payment method. but i do not intend to buy anything so i'm not going to enter a credit card.

Then you would need to follow the instructions in the second set of links that were provided by Brett L....

If you already have an account, and "None" is an option available for your country, then you would have to put a Credit Card on it, then change the payment info to None afterward (the first set of links provided by Brett L)

And if you look carefully at the link provided by javalinga, you will see a paragraph with the heading "If you are using iTunes or App Store for the first time"....(i.e., a new account).

GB

" then you would have to put a Credit Card on it" - I do not have a credit card

Then you can't set up an iTunes account for the existing Apple ID.

If you want to be able to use iTunes without a credit card, then, again, you need to follow the instructions in the second set of links provided by Brett L. You will have to set up a new Apple ID to do this. Follow the instructions to download a free app from iTunes before attempting to set up the Apple ID. Then select "create Apple ID" when prompted.

These are the only two options.

GB

Actually, there seems to be some hack to get it working anyways:

Re: What do I do if I do not have a credit card

This worked at least for me.

Cheers,

Petter

Thanks for the link. I was not aware of that little trick. I'll keep it in mind for future queries like yours! 🙂

Cheers,

GB