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Can I Use My Gift Cards?
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Hmmm this is very weird.
I purchased a £25 gift card today.
Put it into my account and bought crash bandicoot on the app store via itunes no problem and I bought etcha skecth and monkey ball from the app store via the iphone no probs using a gift card
Maybe its because I'm from the UK?
I purchased a £25 gift card today.
Put it into my account and bought crash bandicoot on the app store via itunes no problem and I bought etcha skecth and monkey ball from the app store via the iphone no probs using a gift card
Maybe its because I'm from the UK?
I'm getting very irritated about this. I biked 1 hour to best buy in the rain just so I could enjoy some of the apps I downloaded, then I find out I can't even use gift cards. Hope they get this fixed up some time soon. Is Canada the only country that can't use cards???
No. Sorry. That's bogus. It was possible before the iPhone 3G was released to buy games for the iPod - that logic doesn't wash here.
Someone earlier mentioned there was a load problem with the servers some time ago. Hopefully they get that fixed soon. I want to play some games damn it.
No. Sorry. That's bogus. It was possible before the iPhone 3G was released to buy games for the iPod - that logic doesn't wash here.
Someone earlier mentioned there was a load problem with the servers some time ago. Hopefully they get that fixed soon. I want to play some games damn it.
I certainly hope you're right!
Whoever said Canadians couldn't buy apps with gift cards and only with credit cards because of Canada's tax laws was correct, and I was wrong.
Here's what I got from Apple:
Here's what I got from Apple:
At some Shoppers Drugmarts they have $100 Mastercard Gift Cards... again though, only some. My local one here doesn't have them but I was in a major city and they had them there.
I do not understand why people are going out and buying themselves gift cards to purchase iTunes stuff with (specifically applications)? If it is your money, then what is the problem with using a credit card? I have my bank card on file with iTunes and that is what I use to purchase stuff. So there is really no need for an actual credit card.
I don't have a credit card, I really have no need for one, I prefer to pay with my bank card (debit) which if you live in Canada is accepted mostly anywhere. Plus its not like in the US where you get a Visa Check card where your visa and bank account are intertwined.
How to charge your account credit instead of a credit card - ANSWER
Same problem. So I contacted apple with this question:
My main iTunes account has credit (because I've redeemed gift cards on it) but when I try to purchase anything in the store, it asks for a credit card.
I have another iTunes account that has credit and a credit card, and anytime I buy anything, it bills my credit card.
How do I purchase using the iTunes credit that is on my account? I don't want anything billed to my credit card, so I just haven't been buying anything on iTunes. But there are some apps for my iPod Touch that I'd really like to be able to purchase.
Thanks!
And received this reply:
...I understand that you are asked for billing information even though you have store credit. I can certainly appreciate you would like some assistance, and I would be more than happy to help you out with this today.
I'm sorry you weren't able to make a purchase using your store credit. To purchase items on the iTunes Store with your store credit, your account information in your user profile needs to be corrected. I'll walk you through this process to get you back up and running in no time.
1) Visit the My Apple ID website at:
http://appleid.apple.com
2) If the site is not displayed in your preferred language, click the Change Language link in the upper-right corner, type the name of your language in the field that appears, then click the Save button.
3) Click the "Manage your account" link.
4) Type your iTunes Store account name (which is your Apple ID) in the Apple ID field, type your password in the password field, then click the Sign In button.
5) Click "Addresses" in the column on the left. If you have multiple shipping addresses, remove any out-of-date or duplicate addresses by clicking Delete. Also, make sure the state or province field is filled out correctly for each address. To edit an address, click Edit. Edit all of your shipping addresses and make sure the appropriate state is selected in the State drop-down menus.
6) Now click "Phone Numbers" on the left. The area codes should be in the area code fields and the phone numbers should be in the phone number fields. If an area code is missing, or if it is in a phone number field, your account information may not save properly.
7) Make any other necessary corrections, then click the Save Changes button.
8) Click Log out in the upper-right corner.
When you make your next purchase on the iTunes Store, you will be asked to review your billing information. At this point, you can change your information or simply click Done at the bottom of the screen to proceed. Once you click Done, you should be able to purchase on the iTunes Store using your store credit.
And it worked the next time I bought an app on my iPod Touch! It was weird that it had my "Primary Address" and "Shipping Address" - though they were the same, I deleted my shipping address, and moved my "evening" phone into the "mobile" phone section, hit save, and problem solved. Weird that it was an address thing (I'm assuming) - perhaps the multiple addresses confused the billing process. It didn't ask to review my billing info when I bought something, but it used my store credit. Yay!
Hope this helps!
Same problem. So I contacted apple with this question:
My main iTunes account has credit (because I've redeemed gift cards on it) but when I try to purchase anything in the store, it asks for a credit card.
I have another iTunes account that has credit and a credit card, and anytime I buy anything, it bills my credit card.
How do I purchase using the iTunes credit that is on my account? I don't want anything billed to my credit card, so I just haven't been buying anything on iTunes. But there are some apps for my iPod Touch that I'd really like to be able to purchase.
Thanks!
And received this reply:
...I understand that you are asked for billing information even though you have store credit. I can certainly appreciate you would like some assistance, and I would be more than happy to help you out with this today.
I'm sorry you weren't able to make a purchase using your store credit. To purchase items on the iTunes Store with your store credit, your account information in your user profile needs to be corrected. I'll walk you through this process to get you back up and running in no time.
1) Visit the My Apple ID website at:
http://appleid.apple.com
2) If the site is not displayed in your preferred language, click the Change Language link in the upper-right corner, type the name of your language in the field that appears, then click the Save button.
3) Click the "Manage your account" link.
4) Type your iTunes Store account name (which is your Apple ID) in the Apple ID field, type your password in the password field, then click the Sign In button.
5) Click "Addresses" in the column on the left. If you have multiple shipping addresses, remove any out-of-date or duplicate addresses by clicking Delete. Also, make sure the state or province field is filled out correctly for each address. To edit an address, click Edit. Edit all of your shipping addresses and make sure the appropriate state is selected in the State drop-down menus.
6) Now click "Phone Numbers" on the left. The area codes should be in the area code fields and the phone numbers should be in the phone number fields. If an area code is missing, or if it is in a phone number field, your account information may not save properly.
7) Make any other necessary corrections, then click the Save Changes button.
8) Click Log out in the upper-right corner.
When you make your next purchase on the iTunes Store, you will be asked to review your billing information. At this point, you can change your information or simply click Done at the bottom of the screen to proceed. Once you click Done, you should be able to purchase on the iTunes Store using your store credit.
And it worked the next time I bought an app on my iPod Touch! It was weird that it had my "Primary Address" and "Shipping Address" - though they were the same, I deleted my shipping address, and moved my "evening" phone into the "mobile" phone section, hit save, and problem solved. Weird that it was an address thing (I'm assuming) - perhaps the multiple addresses confused the billing process. It didn't ask to review my billing info when I bought something, but it used my store credit. Yay!
Hope this helps!