Apple ID disabled? Now won't enable?

Question

So, I've had this problem for about a year now. my credit card expired, or atleast that is what I was told, and suddenly I could no longer update my apps, sign into itunes because of it being disabled, and overall having an awful to god time. The store kept telling me that I needed to update my billing information because I needed to update apps. Well recently, I just got a new credit card. I've been doing everything in changing my payment. For some reason, no matter how hard I try, it still won't let me update anything. I've heard about deleting the account and recreating it. I've heard about hanging passwords and such. Everything I try, however, is an ultimate fail and frankly? I've been getting annoyed. Is there anything, aside from contacting the apple store itself and complaining? Or, am I doing something wrong here?

Answer 1

A couple of things to check first before I offer suggestions:
- this is a true credit card you're attempting to use, yes?
- this card was issued by a bank in the country whose iTunes Store you are using, and has its billing address there as well?
If both of those are true, and you're certain you're entering in the billing information exactly as it is on your credit card statement, go here:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/
and follow the instructions to report the issue to the iTunes Store and request assistant (I'd suggest you do so politely, not just as a complaint).
Regard