Can I apply a pre-paid Visa card to my account?

Hey folks. I just got a $50 pre-paid Visa gift card from someone and I was trying to use it to purchase Motion 5 for my Mac. I tried changing my payment type to this card, but, not surprisingly, it said my address doesn't match the card. Is there a way to apply this card to my account? The only other method I thought of was to just go out and buy a $50 iTunes/App Store card, but I'm trying to avoid being double taxed here :/
Thanks!

Aloha Falcakin, You too can be fluent in other language. Type google translate in the search field. When the google translate page comes up bookmark it as favorite. When a person asks a question in another language copy it. Press the + sign. Press google translate on your Safari page. On the google page tap the language or detect language on the left. English on the right. Paste the question in the large search field. Tap the magnifying glass. Copy the translation. Return to the Forum page. Tap reply. Paste the translation. Give answer. If you need help let me know. Bob.

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Refund my pre paid Visa card ?

I Tried to purchase an iPhone 5S using two pre paid Visa cards . It went through but the next morning I got an email saying that the order can't be shipped until my bank verifies the order... Considering it was pre paid Visa cards I assumed no banks were involved. I cancelled the order but money has not been refunded back to the two cards yet. It was 700$ and I need it refunded before I go home to Europe because you can't use US pre paid Visa cards there.

How long ago did you cancel the order ?
From http://store.apple.com/us/help/payments#creditus :
To prevent any unnecessary delays processing your order, please ensure that the billing addresses on your order matches the information on your credit card account.
When Apple charges your account
When you place an order, Apple will contact your credit or debit card's issuing bank to confirm it is a valid account. Apple requests an authorization, which holds the funds for the full or partial purchase amount. As Apple prepares your items, authorized funds will be unavailable and may display as "pending" on your credit or debit card's online statement.
If you are shipping an item, your card will only be charged after the item has shipped. For pickup items, you will be billed before your item is ready for pick up. If your order contains multiple items, you may see multiple charges on your credit or debit card statement.
If you cancel your order before your items are billed, any authorizations placed on your credit card account can take up to 30 days to expire and any authorizations placed on your debit card account can take up to 10 days to expire. Contact your financial institution for their specific timeframes.
Any gift card issued by a credit card company can be used as a method of payment on the Apple Online Store. During checkout, if you are paying with a gift card issued by a credit card company, you can combine it with one credit card.
That implies that you can't use prepaid cards for purchases. (And if had purchased an iPhone in the US then you won't get warranty coverage for it in Europe, if you had a problem with it then you would probably have had to return it to the US.)
If it's been longer than that then do you have a contact number on the receipt ? Or there are contact details on this page : http://store.apple.com/us/help/contact
(For info this forum is for questions about purchases from the iTunes store, not from the Apple online store.)

HT3702 Is there any way to use a pre-paid Visa card with my iTunes account?

I just received a prepaid Visa card as a gift and tried to use this card as payment info on my iTunes account. This didn't work, I suspect because there is no billing address associated with the card. Is there any way to use the card like this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

jkhitunes wrote:
Wonder why an Apple person told me this would work??
Apple should read this stuff once in a while.
Some prepaid cards appear to act as credit cards to the merchant. If yours is one of them it should work, but debit cards are not accepted for the iTunes Store.
Can you use a pre-paid credit card from Wal-Mart?
Do you mean an iTunes Card, the kind sold at Wal-Mart? Sure, that will work.
"Pre-paid" and "credit" are mutually exclusive.
I believe this way of thinking about it ought to be valid: if you need a PIN code, the card won't work.
I don't use debit cards so I can't be certain if this will apply consistently, but let me know if that makes sense.

HT3702 Pre paid visa card issues

Okay so i used a pre paid visa card on itunes to buy music, i purchased the song and it charges the card and email me a reciept, then after awhile when i try to get a free app it says error has occured then i have to enter the card indo again and it still wont let me get free apps, and it says i owe yall like $5 right now, i had to go and buy a itunes gift card in order to remove the debt and get free apps, please solve this freaking problem, i should be able to get free apps they are FREE

As I understand it Pre-paid credit cards are not supported on iTunes. Something about that they do not always authorize correctly. I suggest that if you only have access to pre-paid credit cards and use them for other things other than the iTunes Store that you use that card to purchase gift card so you are still technicaly using that credit card to make iTunes purchases in a way.

TS1646 Can I use my Pre-Paid Credit Card to make purchases for some of the games in the iTunes Game App?

Can I use my Pre-paid Credit Card to make purchases on the Itunes game app for my Ipad 4?
I have searched for an answer and have found none, as well I have not tried to use the card yet
for the simple fact is I have not found anything I wanted to buy yet.....Just wanted to know for future
purchases....thanks!

Hi marieg33,
The following article will explain the order of iTunes billing methods:
iTunes Store: How iTunes Store purchases are billed
Hope this information helps!
- Judy

ACCOUNT - WILL A PRE PAID VISA CARD WORK OR DO I NEED AN ITUNES CARD

Bought the wife an IPAD. Can I get her setup using a pre paid VISA or Mastercard to purchase music, movies, apps etc or do I need one of these gift cards that I see that have ITUNES etc on them
Thanks

Either will do. If you get and redeem an iTunes card (the simple instructions on how to accompany it) then any purchases will be debited from that before switching over to your credit card.

Does Apple not accept pre-paid Visa cards?

I went all out to get a pre-paid Visa just so that I can use it with Appstore,
purposely to have a limit, but it seems that it does not accept this kind of card.
What's the deal on this?

The app store/itunes store forms of payment are given in: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5552 though some users have reported they now accept debit cards.
If you have questions you can contact the store support staff directly at: http://www.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html and see what they say.

I am making a apple id and I don't have a debit or credit card and I wanna know how can I make a apple id if i'm just gonna use itunes cards? Also I bought a apple ipod nano with a pre-paid visa card but now that is on my account and i don't want it on it

I dont have credit card or debit card and i don't want the pre-paid one on there and i just want itunes cards only. but i made the apple id and now the pre-paid card is on my account. i need help please.

Unless you followed the instructions on this page then credit card details (debit cards aren't accepted) before you will be able to use the account in the store : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534
If you didn't follow those instructions and you've redeemed an iTunes card and don't have a credit card then you will need to try contacting iTunes Support and see if they can help : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page

Pre-Paid Visa card

I bought a Samsung galaxy tab 7.0 because of a promotion, and 2 days later I bought another one. Now on the phone the salesman said I would get a $200 prepaid Visa card for each one, 2 devices so two cards totaling $400. I want to know where thos cards are? I am having a VERY difficult time trying to get ANYONE to answer that question.
We had a deal, I but the tab, you send the card. I have my bill paid and it has been over 2 months.

ttipgem wrote:
The references that I found to a $200 Visa Prepaid Card being offered as a promotion for a Samsung Galaxy Tablet were through the Comcast Website.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon/339801-comcast-offering-200-visa-prepaid-card-when-buying-verizon-phone-tablet.html
http://slickdeals.net/f/6509760-get-a-200-visa-prepaid-card-with-the-purchase-of-a-new-smartphone-or-tablet-plus-free-activation-fee-verizon?
Perhaps a Verizon rep will chime in during the next few days to verify whether this promotion was offered on units purchased directly through Verizon.
Unfortunately, I doubt that a rep will see this discussion. It wasn't marked as a question.

Can I by a pre paid visa and send it as a gift too my freind I. The USA?

....?

Aloha Falcakin, You too can be fluent in other language. Type google translate in the search field. When the google translate page comes up bookmark it as favorite. When a person asks a question in another language copy it. Press the + sign. Press google translate on your Safari page. On the google page tap the language or detect language on the left. English on the right. Paste the question in the large search field. Tap the magnifying glass. Copy the translation. Return to the Forum page. Tap reply. Paste the translation. Give answer. If you need help let me know. Bob.

ITunes gift card with pre-paid VISA

Apple is REALLY starting to frusterate me!
Okay so, I linked a pre-paid VISA card to my iTunes account (BIG MISTAKE) and I currently have under a dollar left on it. I recently got a $15 iTunes gift card as a present and I redeemed it and it says that I have $15 on my iTunes account. But, when I ty to purchase TweetBot ($2.99), it tells me my credit card has been declined. Why does this happen? Does Apple just ignore the gift card and go straight to paying for the app with my VISA?
EDIT:
As dumb as I sound right now, I removed my VISA from my account so that problem is fixed. But now It says "Your Purchase Could Not Be Completed, For assistance, contact iTunes Support at www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww/." How do I fix this now?

You will need to contact iTunes Support : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption
In terms of the pre-paid Visa card, I don't think that you will be able to use them, a credit card needs to be registered to the name and address that you have on your iTunes account so that it can be verified.

Why can't you use a pre-paid credit card on your itunes account?

i tried using apre paid credit card for my itnunes account to purchase songs and it won't let me

jkhitunes wrote:
Wonder why an Apple person told me this would work??
Apple should read this stuff once in a while.
Some prepaid cards appear to act as credit cards to the merchant. If yours is one of them it should work, but debit cards are not accepted for the iTunes Store.
Can you use a pre-paid credit card from Wal-Mart?
Do you mean an iTunes Card, the kind sold at Wal-Mart? Sure, that will work.
"Pre-paid" and "credit" are mutually exclusive.
I believe this way of thinking about it ought to be valid: if you need a PIN code, the card won't work.
I don't use debit cards so I can't be certain if this will apply consistently, but let me know if that makes sense.

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I have a problem verifying payment method by my pre-paid visa credit card ???

Apple does not accept pre paid cards > iTunes Store: Accepted forms of payment
Purchase an iTunes gift card that you can redeem and use to purchase iTunes and App Store content.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/gifts/?cid=wwa-us-kwg-music-itu

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How do I take off billing information my daughter put a pre paid visa in there and now I can down load nothing

None for payment
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5366

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