How does Apple know if you've typed in an incorrect code when redeeming an iTunes gift card? I mean, there are thousands of different codes, so how do they know if yours is wrong, amirite?

+259 How does Apple know if you've typed in an incorrect code when redeeming an iTunes gift card? I mean, there are thousands of different codes, so how do they know if yours is wrong, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The codes are generated when they're bought at the store, so their's only about a 1000-3000 codes at a given time, so guessing a code that long is not realistic. Lawyer'd

by Anonymous 12 years ago

*There are, not their's

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Deal with it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It was like 1 am when I wrote that comment,that's my excuse. =]

by Anonymous 12 years ago

sorry not generated, activated. I was thinking of prepaid phone cards

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Database FTW.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I dunno, I just thought they had a team of people that just read off numbers from the iTunes cards and decided whether or not it seems legit. :P

by Anonymous 12 years ago

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Wtf are you serious. It's in their computer.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

They keep track of which ones are activated. Although it WOULD be pretty cool to accidentally type in another code that's semi-close to yours and was ALSO activated. Though it'd piss someone off somewhere too.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Sorry, I didn't know!! Gosh, you guys...

by Anonymous 12 years ago