ITunes giftcard, need help!?

Question

I have a U.K account and currenly on holiday for the summer in America.

Bought a $30 giftcard but went to redeem it and says i need a american account!

The thing is, i dont have a credit card to use to set up the account, how can i sort this out?

Thanks :)

Answer 1

You DO NOT need a credit card to create an account!

In iTunes: Click on the iTunes store > scroll down to the bottom of the page > from the drop down menu select the American store

From the American store: click on Redeem > enter the code > it will tell you to create a new account

Enter any name for the name, and your email address and all that but when you get to the address just enter a fake address (i.e. 135 Elm Street Los Angeles California 95555) phone number: 555 555 5555 (this is what I did and it worked perfectly)

When you get to the credit card information there's a "none" option, tick that and then okay.

Voila. You have an American iTunes account.  You can now enjoy the free stuff they give away there as well (just remember to authorize your computer - click on STORE > authorize computer.)

Enjoy. =J