iTunes Freebies.

Dman001

Thought I'd set up a thread with all the great free content on the US iTunes Store. They have some great free TV Shows to download, some even in HD. Here's a pick of what they have:

Chuck-Pilot (HD)
The Office-Pilot (HD)
Family Guy-Death Has A Shadow
Psych-Pilot (HD)
30 Rock-Pilot (HD)
Flight of The Conchords-Pilot
Royal Pains-Pilot (HD)
American Dad-Pilot
Two and a Half Men-Pilot
Rules of Engagement-Pilot (HD)
The New Adventures of Old Christine-Pilot

Then they have some Pilots of new shows too such as:

Huge (HD)
The Life and Times of RJ Berger (HD)
Hot in Cleveland (HD)
The Gates (HD)
Hawthorne (HD)

It's easy to set up an American account, a US Credit Card or Gift Voucher isn't needed to get the freebies. Some great content their to fill your iPhones/iPods/iPad.

Edit:List Updated.

quad_red

Dman001 wrote: »

It's easy to set up an American account, a US Credit Card or Gift Voucher isn't needed to get the freebies. Some great content their to fill your iPhones/iPods/iPad.

I tried to set up an American iTunes a/c a few months ago and I couldn't even download a podcast without registering a credit card.

Has it changed?

Dman001

quad_red wrote: »

I tried to set up an American iTunes a/c a few months ago and I couldn't even download a podcast without registering a credit card.

Has it changed?

Yes, you now have the option to select "None" when they ask you for a payment method.

Four of a kind

Dman001 wrote: »

Yes, you now have the option to select "None" when they ask you for a payment method.

as a newbie to itunes, I've set up an irish account. How do i set up an american one though for the freebies?

Dman001

Four of a kind wrote: »

as a newbie to itunes, I've set up an irish account. How do i set up an american one though for the freebies?

All you have to do is change the country on your iTunes to United States by clicking on the little Irish symbol on the bottom right on the iTunes Store.

Go to one of the freebie videos/App and go to purchase it. When it asks you to sign in, click on Create an Account.

Agree to the T&Cs and find a random US address on the web and use it as your billing address.

When it asks you for your payment details, click "None". And that's it.

Four of a kind

Dman001 wrote: »

All you have to do is change the country on your iTunes to United States by clicking on the little Irish symbol on the bottom right on the iTunes Store.

Go to one of the freebie videos/App and go to purchase it. When it asks you to sign in, click on Create an Account.

Agree to the T&Cs and find a random US address on the web and use it as your billing address.

When it asks you for your payment details, click "None". And that's it.

Thanks!

miralize

The none button isnt showing up for me

Dman001

Odd, did you click on one of the Free videos/Apps to create the Account?

miralize

I did yeah I went into Chuck

Jax Teller

tried opening account there you need to pick a free app to get the none option up clickin on free tv shows didnt work .

Kimono-Girl

this might sound a tad ridiculous but how do you watch the tv programs on the iphone? i can't find them in the ipod!

Dman001

Should be under Videos under the iPod icon on the iPhone.

Newport81

can anyone recommend best place to buy US itunes vouchers online?

Dman001

I think eBay would be the best, I used to know a blog that sold them and seemed pretty legit but can't seem to find it now. If I find it Ill post it up.

Apple have loads more freebies up, they seem to be going by genres. This week is Sci-Fi. They have:

X-Files
Eureka
Fringe
Battlestar Galactica
Heroes
Supernatural
Buffy
Dr. Who
Robin Hood
Torchwood
Stargate
Star Trek

Alot are in HD too.

Terrynova3y2

Cheers for the info lads, didn't know you could set up an American account. Time to download some free stuff

jwcurtin

smyths wrote: »

can anyone recommend best place to buy US itunes vouchers online?

eBay, i would think. No guarantee though

naasrd

Or have someone on holidays pick one up in Walmart.

beardo81

Set up the US account but cant sync TV shows to my 3GS??

Terrynova3y2

Have you synced stuff from another account to the same 3GS?

Can only sync one account as far as I know

beardo81

Yes I have my regular account which I use, is that whats stopping me? Hmmmm, no good to me so!!

naasrd

beardo81 wrote: »

Set up the US account but cant sync TV shows to my 3GS??

That's odd. Thought it woud be straight forward.

Dman001

Terrynova3y2 wrote: »

Have you synced stuff from another account to the same 3GS?

Can only sync one account as far as I know

I was able to sync content from my Irish and US account to the same iPod no bother.

Beardo can you give me more info, does an error message pop up?

Sticky Fingers

Follow the OP's step by step guide, if it does not work keep re-entering the required info, the "none" option will appear. I have had a US account for a few months. I remember it did take me a few times to get the account to open.

beardo81

Dman001 wrote: »

I was able to sync content from my Irish and US account to the same iPod no bother.

Beardo can you give me more info, does an error message pop up?

I can open the account no problem and downloaded a TV show but when I went to sync it it says "Cannot Sync to this iPhone". Tried it through my Irish account too and no joy.

Fingleberries

Terrynova3y2 wrote: »

Have you synced stuff from another account to the same 3GS?

Can only sync one account as far as I know

Yep - I've managed to sync three accounts (US, UK and Ireland) to the same 3Gs from the same PC.

beardo81 wrote:

I can open the account no problem and downloaded a TV show but when I went to sync it it says "Cannot Sync to this iPhone". Tried it through my Irish account too and no joy.

This has happened to me sometimes before, if I downloaded the HD episode. If I'm just putting it on the iPhone to watch on the train or something, I usually just download the regular episode - just to be sure.

(p.s. Nice one OP for this - Watched BSG, X-Files and Two and a half men episodes on the train for the last night and this morning).