I never tried to get a Netflix account because I assumed you needed a credit card to sign up. Something Im lacking. But as it turns out, you dont. You can do it with Netflix gift cards.
My Brother recently gave me a card so I ran it through to see what would happen. Unfortunately, it did not occur to me at the time to take notes and screen shots. A missed opportunity to show you how to set up an account. Here is basically what I did.
I clicked on the Netflix button on my remote to start the app on my cable box. I clicked on sign-up and just followed through. I had to put in my email address and they sent me an email with a link to finish setting up my account on my computer.
When I got to the payment options I selected the Gift Card option. Type in your card code here. You have to scratch it off first. My first attempt to enter my code said invalid code. I eventually figured out why. DO NOT INCLUDE ANY SPACES.
Anyway, it went through after and I now have Netflix.
Go to your Netflix account and sign in.
Youll see the Whos watching page. Click on the main profile. In my case my own.
On the next page click on you profile icon in the top right-hand corner and then click on Account.
On your Membership page click on Membership on the left-hand menu.
Then scroll down until you see Redeem gift or promo code.
On the next page type in the code from your card and click on Redeem.
Remember, NO SPACES.
On the next screen click on Apply to My Account.
Then youll get a message Credit applied. They will send you a confirmation email of this transaction. You're in. Start Watching.
Note: One thing I noticed when I first signed up that is that they give you a PayPal option. I did not add my account at this time. Im going to stick with the cards right now.