iTunes noob: How to buy music on iTunes

[Baruch]

I got a few amex itunes offers. I've never bought anything on iTunes. Now after trying for an hour to find a Jewish song, I'm gonna ask my fellow DDFers:

How in the world do you buy a song on iTunes?

If for example I wanna buy Avraham Fried's "Aderaba", what steps would I go thru to find it and buy it?

Thanks!

[mileagejunkie]

I'm not sure what you mean.
Download iTunes, search, create an Apple ID and buy.
You can also buy apps on the App Store or get a $10 gift card for $5 after the offer and sell it.
Lastly, you want to make sure that the purchase is $5 or more for the offer, so individual songs will only be billed at once if you buy them at the same time.

[TimT]

To buy a song you click on the price & again on "buy song"

[TimT]

I'm not sure what you mean.
Download iTunes, search, create an Apple ID and buy.
You can also buy apps on the App Store or get a $10 gift card for $5 after the offer and sell it.
Lastly, you want to make sure that the purchase is $5 or more for the offer, so individual songs will only be billed at once if you buy them at the same time.

Does the $5 have to be spent at once or does it just have to be a total of $5 ?

[mileagejunkie]

Does the $5 have to be spent at once or does it just have to be a total of $5 ?

If you mean as of the offer, that's more of a question for Dan!
Now IME when you buy a few songs in a short period of time, you get billed once for the total. Now if there are apps and songs it gets billed separately.
Also don't forget to switch cards..

[Baruch]

Maybe I can't find anything because I don't have an account, let me open an account and see if I still have problems.

[TimT]

If you mean as of the offer, that's more of a question for Dan!
Now IME when you buy a few songs in a short period of time, you get billed once for the total. Now if there are apps and songs it gets billed separately.
Also don't forget to switch cards..

I was referring to the $5 offer, if it has to be at once or could it be $1 today $1 tomorrow just it has to total 5.

[mileagejunkie]

I was referring to the $5 offer, if it has to be at once or could it be $1 today $1 tomorrow just it has to total 5.

In which case I seriously have no idea. I assumed one charge of $5, as it usually works with Amex, but that's not in my field of expertise.

[Baruch]

My offer is "Get a one-time $10 statement credit by using your enrolled Card to spend a total of $10 or more on iTunes by 8/31/2015."

BTW, the reason I couldn't find anything was I didn't realize I had to go thru the itunes downloaded on my pc 

[TimT]

In which case I seriously have no idea. I assumed one charge of $5, as it usually works with Amex, but that's not in my field of expertise.

In the terms it says "must use same card for one OR MORE transactions in order to redeem."

[mileagejunkie]

In the terms it says "must use same card for one OR MORE transactions in order to redeem."

That's good to know! Also don't forget about taxes.

[etech0]

iTunes noob over here... I'm having trouble getting set up. I couldn't create an apple ID from within iTunes (windows 7), because all the fields were grayed out. Instead I went to the website to create an ID, and then logged into it in the app. Now, it wants me to add my CC info from within the app, but again, all the fields are grayed out / not clickable.

Anyone know how to fix this, or if I can buy music through the website instead?

Thanks!

[yitrap]

iTunes noob over here... I'm having trouble getting set up. I couldn't create an apple ID from within iTunes (windows 7), because all the fields were grayed out. Instead I went to the website to create an ID, and then logged into it in the app. Now, it wants me to add my CC info from within the app, but again, all the fields are grayed out / not clickable.

Anyone know how to fix this, or if I can buy music through the website instead?

Thanks!

Do you have an Apple device? Try signing up from there...

[etech0]

Do you have an Apple device?

nope. (I have an apple in the fridge, and that's where it ends...)

[yitrap]

I'll be by a computer later I can check then

[etech0]

I'll be by a computer later I can check then

thanks
i can also try my computer at work tomorrow, in case windows 8 is any better

[yitrap]

thanks
i can also try my computer at work tomorrow, in case windows 8 is any better

I just tried from my computer was able to create an account and to edit payment on an account, the weird thing I did notice was there is no cursor, you just start typing and the letters appear...

[etech0]

I just tried from my computer was able to create an account and to edit payment on an account, the weird thing I did notice was there is no cursor, you just start typing and the letters appear...

weird - I tried 1/2 hour ago and it didn't work... and just tried again and it's working fine. i have a cursor and everything!

next Q: is it possible to send a 'gift' for under $10?

[TimT]

next Q: is it possible to send a 'gift' for under $10?

not IME

[etech0]

not IME