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Question

Old Itunes were better

Oct 6, 2011 4:42PM PDT

My wife bought a ip[od some years back and there was a Special way to create an account so you didnt fill out the cxredit card page. She only ever d/l FREE stuff.

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Not sure that is possible now but,
Oct 6, 2011 10:53PM PDT

the way around it is to purchase the cheapest iTunes card you can find in your local stores.
Use the number on that to create an account at the Music Store.

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As far as I know...
Oct 8, 2011 2:02PM PDT

You still can open a account with iTunes (without a Credit Card) by following the how-to from Apple's own site.
Here's the link. And to create an account on your computer, start at step 3. Hope this helps.

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That works but, only with the App store
Oct 8, 2011 11:03PM PDT

and not with the iTunes Music Store.