Why won't my App Store let me download free apps?

I am trying to download a FREE app via the store and it keeps declining due to some issue with my credit card. I have tried using a different card and I have also tried downloading with wi-fi, still won't work!
Any suggestions?
And yes, I have tried turning the device off and then back on

Did a little searching about this. Read this discussion in another forum. See if anything in it might apply to your situation and be helpful to you.
http://m.teenspot.com/boards/showthread.php?682054-Calling-all-iPhone-users-and- technologically-inclined-people..

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