Is there anyway to get Xbox Live without giving your credit card number?

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#1 Mercenary19
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I was wondering if I could get XBL without giving a credit card number. I know you can buy the pre-paid cards from Best Buy and stuff. But I was told by my friends that you still have to give your credit card number even if you use the pre=paid cards. Also, I was told that if you are using the pre-paid cards. You gave to start a new account everytime you use them. You can't continue it on an old gamertag.

Can someone help me? I want XBL but my father doesnt want to give the credit card number since our friend got his credit card number stolen off of his Xbox.

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#2 Radiozo
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Yes. Buy a prepaid card. Whoever told you all that nonsence is wrong.
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#3 Mercenary19
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Ok so I dont need to start a new gamertag with every new pre-paid card. But do i still need to give out my credit/debit card information.
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#4 Mercenary19
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I'm reading now that gift cards can be used. How does that work?
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#5 wwe_ownage
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no, you can't use gift cards, unless its one of those visa ones or an actual xbox live one. gift cards are for stores and have the store on them, unless its a credit card gift card. whats the problem with going to a store, like target, best buy, circuit city, toyr r us, or eb games ans buying a prepaid 1, 3 or 12+1 month card?
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#6 neal_yng
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You only need to make a gamertag once. You can enter the code from the prepaid card into your xbox and it will give you a year or whatever of Xbox live gold credit. I think that once the time is up your membership is automatically downgraded to silver.