iCloud billed through iTunes?

[note235]

Anyone know if icloud is billed through itunes?
The reason being is that if you buy itunes giftcard and you have say netflix bill through them it would give you a discount if you buy cheap itunes giftcards.

 

[knux11]

+1
i'd like to know as well.

 

[wolfpackfan]

Yes.

 

[impaler]

Anyone know if icloud is billed through itunes?

Yup.

 

[anarche]

Anyone know if icloud is billed through itunes?
The reason being is that if you buy itunes giftcard and you have say netflix bill through them it would give you a discount if you buy cheap itunes giftcards.

Yes, but how do you have Netflix billed through iTunes/them?

 

[davidg4781]

I'm pretty sure you can't have Netflix billed through them. Just iCloud services and iTunes content. And App content. And Apps.

 

[note235]

I'm pretty sure you can't have Netflix billed through them. Just iCloud services and iTunes content. And App content. And Apps.

Nope you can. Just got billed and it says through credit.

 

[IvanX]

If it is billed through iTunes, how can I choose to pay for my iCloud storage increase with credit that I already have through various gift cards instead of using my credit card?

 

[iDuel]

Yes, but how do you have Netflix billed through iTunes/them?

You can do that by subscribing to Netflix on an AppleTV. Apparently, Apple requires that all applications on the AppleTV allow for iTunes billing.

 

[IvanX]

You can do that by subscribing to Netflix on an AppleTV. Apparently, Apple requires that all applications on the AppleTV allow for iTunes billing.

Obviously, so that Apple can get their 30% cut of the fee

 

[note235]

if icloud is billed through itunes then that can be an INSANE deal

 

[IvanX]

So nobody has any ideas as to how to bill iCloud extra storage through iTunes credit? Sigh, I guess I'll have to go into a store and ask a human...

 

[EmpyreanUK]

So nobody has any ideas as to how to bill iCloud extra storage through iTunes credit? Sigh, I guess I'll have to go into a store and ask a human...

Whenever iTunes generates an invoice and charges your account, if there is credit on that account it will be used up to the full amount of bill. Anything that cannot be paid for through credit is charged to the card held on file. So it's automatic.

 

[IvanX]

Whenever iTunes generates an invoice and charges your account, if there is credit on that account it will be used up to the full amount of bill. Anything that cannot be paid for through credit is charged to the card held on file. So it's automatic.

Thanks, but technically the process takes place outside of iTunes and I just so happen to have credit with it. Are all purchases auto-routed through it even if they take place outside of iTunes/App Store?

 

[IvanX]

Just to update everyone, last night I made sure that I had no credit card on file (just some iTunes credit) and went ahead and upgraded my amount of iCloud storage. It was billed from this credit, which I was glad to see.

EDIT: On the receipt that was emailed to me a few hours later, the payment method was mentioned as "Store Credit".