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When I had to provide credit card information to install FREE application from iTunes, and send copy of ID to Facebook to get my account unlocked (because of th
by dsirijus 14y ago
When I had to provide credit card information to install FREE application from iTunes, and send copy of ID to Facebook to get my account unlocked (because of their obvious system-wide bug), all in one week, I gave up.
I'll finish these Facebook apps I am contracted to build, wrap up iOS apps also under contract, and stick it to the man.
No more of this hogwash.
- ralfd 14y agoYou don't have to provide credit card to create an iTunes account. There is a "no payment" option and Apps can/have to be bought then with gift certificates.
- dsirijus 14y agoI personally encountered experience where no such option was provided. If you google around a bit, you might find I'm not the only one, and I kinda think that ain't a bug. Also, the Facebook requiring me to send them copy of my ID might also not be accidental.
- ralfd 14y agoI used quite a time ago a secondary iTunes US account without credit card. And now at least in my (german) account I can also edit the payment option to "none". But perhaps this is a regional thing required by law or necessity here (very few people have credit cards because our banking system doesn't suck and money transfer is easy).
- kalleboo 14y agoWhere's the no payment option? Only when you set up a new iOS device? http://imgb.mp/ic5.jpg http://imgb.mp/ic5.jpg
- ralfd 14y agoOk, I googled… This support doc details how to do it on creating a new account: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534 But I honestly don't know if you can change it on an existing US based account to "none". Like in the other reply I can do it in my german based iTunes account (Keine = None) http://imgur.com/c91MA.png http://imgur.com/c91MA.png
- rscale 14y agoThe same option is available on my American Apple ID. http://cl.ly/2C1n2C3e2z3a2Z0B0o44 http://cl.ly/2C1n2C3e2z3a2Z0B0o44 Reachable by opening my account in iTunes, then clicking the 'Edit' button next to 'Payment Information'.
- kalleboo 14y agoAh sneaky, it only shows up if you try to buy a free app (doesn't show up if you just select "Create Account")
- dsirijus 14y agoI'm confirming that out of 3 iPhone users I've asked just now, 1 cannot download any apps since he doesn't have a credit card and the 'None' option is not present, and 2 other could only select 'None' AFTER they've provided the credit card information in the first place. I also belong in the second category.
- robocat 14y agoUnfortunately I think Android is trying to follow in Apples footsteps. Anecdotally, after they upgraded the Market to Play (quite a few WTF experiences when that happened), they now ask for a lot more information (e.g. address) when updating credit card information. Also they made an unforgivable mistake for me in that the credit card entry on 4.0.3 was buggy - so I gave up and have stopped buying apps - I really have trouble trusting companies that make it hard for me to give them my money. At least with Apple one can still get an iTunes card to purchase apps, without registering ones credit card. Especially important since an iPad sends your appleid in cleartext HTTP headers when connecting to the internet...
- mahyarm 14y agoApple does that probably because they found out they make more money the sooner they can get someone to enter their credit card. Irritating but true.