Create an apple id without a credit card

[Earthtree]

Hello,

I have a brand new Ipad 2 out the box and am new to Apple products. Quite chuffed so far except i want to rip my hair out because all I want to do is download free apps etc but am having a really hard time creating an apple id.

Problem is I don't own a credit card, so first things first obv i went to google.

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2008/10/18/create-an-itunes-account-without-a-credit-card/

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

Still battling.

Any advice would be most helpfull.

 

[PapercutPrincess]

What problem do you get?
I've made accounts before the same way the first link says to and I've had no problems with that method.

 

[hellfire]

So before you try opening an account, find a free app to download via iTunes on your device. When you try install the app, the account creation block will come up. enter in all your details and when it asks for payment details, select 'no credit card' or 'none' - I forget the exact wording.

 

[PapercutPrincess]

Perhaps your issue is with the address bit... Find a random library or restaurant and use their address and postal code for the state of course! Otherwise it complains

 

[fxit_man]

I created a picture tutorial just for this so you may want to check it out - http://iphoneza.co.za/showthread.php?407-How-to-Create-a-US-iTunes-account!!

 

[Submolecule]

Just select "None" under credit card type. Simple as that.

 

[snorbaard]

Just select "None" under credit card type. Simple as that.

You can only select "None" if you happened to choose a free app and entered the App Creation screen that why. Otherwise the App Store mysteriously doesn't give you that option.

 

[diabolus]

Here is a nice tutorial how to do it, and as people mentioned, you need to do it a certain way to get the "None" option.

http://www.igeek.co.za/2010/10/18/get-a-us-itunes-account-in-south-africa/

I haven't done this in awhile, so can't guarantee it still works. You do need a valid USA address and all that.


If all else fails, i suggest making your country KENYA and not South Africa, you will still be able to use your credit card with that . You will have access to more app store categories, specifically the Games category that is entirely missing in the SA App store. (absurd isn't it, but oh well). The Games category is most likely the most profitable section of the app store for Apple....

 

[waynegohl]

Just make sure that the flag at the bottom of the signing up page is the Great USA flag and all will be good.

 

[fxit_man]

Our method above works 100%, and if not we will get it to work for you!

P.S. I added a new method to our tut as well for making a US account from your iDevice itself - http://iphoneza.co.za/showthread.php?407-How-to-Create-a-US-iTunes-account!!
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Kenyan account will also work, but good to have US account for free offers etc. too that sometimes are US store only.

 

[kingrob]

You guys still committing fraud with illegal American & Kenyan addresses?

 

[diabolus]

You guys still committing fraud with illegal American & Kenyan addresses?

No? You can get a legal american address It's only the credit card that is problematic

 

[waynegohl]

My american address is legal.

 

[AfricanTech]

You guys still committing fraud with illegal American & Kenyan addresses?

Yes - it's our national sport

 

[ajules]

I can confirm that I have used this method described above on quite a few occasions with success.However just tried this today for a family member and I get the following message when completing the registration "Please contact iTunes support to complete this transaction".Would be interested to know if anyone else has this problem.This was done from my PC.

 

[Mars]

You need to use a proxy, because they are detecting foreign ip's.

Just download tunnelbear and use that while creating the account.

 

[Submolecule]

I can confirm it, tried creating one for a friend. Same response.

 

[fxit_man]

I can confirm that I have used this method described above on quite a few occasions with success.However just tried this today for a family member and I get the following message when completing the registration "Please contact iTunes support to complete this transaction".Would be interested to know if anyone else has this problem.This was done from my PC.

Use a random telephone 7 digit telephone number instead of Apple's one as previously provided. Updated - http://iphoneza.co.za/showthread.php?407-How-to-Create-a-US-iTunes-account

If anyone still has issues, send me a PM on iPhoneZA and I will gladly help

 

[ajules]

Use a random telephone 7 digit telephone number instead of Apple's one as previously provided. Updated - http://iphoneza.co.za/showthread.php?407-How-to-Create-a-US-iTunes-account

If anyone still has issues, send me a PM on iPhoneZA and I will gladly help

Thanks
Tried creating Apple ID with Tunnelbear and it works.

 

[Submolecule]

Use a random telephone 7 digit telephone number instead of Apple's one as previously provided. Updated - http://iphoneza.co.za/showthread.php?407-How-to-Create-a-US-iTunes-account

If anyone still has issues, send me a PM on iPhoneZA and I will gladly help

There is a broken link inside the iphoneza forum under "if you have invalid us address" click here section.