Forum Discussion
HotCakeX
Aug 09, 2019MVP
Request: remove credit card registration when signing up for a Free Azure account.
Microsoft can ask for name, phone number etc, but credit card shouldn't be a requirement for people who just want to sign up for the Azure for the first time and try it for Free. once they choose t...
MarcosValois
Dec 14, 2020Copper Contributor
Haughom , there must be other ways to avoid this. To me, asking for a credit card for an alleged free trial account seems... a fake offer. I'm sorry, but this is the first impression I get.
HotCakeX
Jan 06, 2021MVP
MarcosValois wrote:Haughom , there must be other ways to avoid this. To me, asking for a credit card for an alleged free trial account seems... a fake offer. I'm sorry, but this is the first impression I get.
absolutely,
verification by address, phone number, Email address.
the thing is that even prepaid cards don't work (I've tried), you need to have a bank account associated with your card.
for a free trial service, this requirement shouldn't be there.