Anyone tried Spotify ?
25 March 2009, 10:02 PM
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Anyone tried Spotify ?
Im super impressed.
100% legal, online jukebox for listening to so much music its unreal.
Build playlists, search by artist or title etc...
Could this be the future of streaming music I wonder.
Oh did I mention, its FREE too
Spotify ? A world of music. Instant, simple and free
100% legal, online jukebox for listening to so much music its unreal.
Build playlists, search by artist or title etc...
Could this be the future of streaming music I wonder.
Oh did I mention, its FREE too
Spotify ? A world of music. Instant, simple and free
25 March 2009, 10:08 PM
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from Wiki:
Spotify is adware and can be downloaded from the Spotify website in three ways. It is available free to use in many countries (with some notable exceptions) and is funded by advertising played periodically by the Spotify player at intervals in between songs, adverts also occasionally appear in Spotify's graphical interface. Alternatively the user can pay a monthly fee of 9.99 € (roughly $12 USD, £10 GBP, 99 NOK or 99 SEK) and there are then no advertisements in the client window or between songs. Payment of the fee changes the user's status to "Premium user"; this allows the user to listen to previews and news before non-premium users. A user may also purchase a "day pass" for 9 SEK (approximately $1.1 USD, £0.99 GBP, 9 NOK or 0.8 EUR) for 24 hours of ad-free music playback (essentially 24 hours of the premium service).[13]
Spotify Premium is available in Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and the UK. The free version is only available in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, France and Spain, and in some of those countries an invitation is required.
A user must set up an account in order to use the software. This account can be used on several computers, but can only play music at one computer at a time.
As of February 10, 2009 Spotify is available to anyone in the UK without the need for an invitation.[14] The service is not currently available in the United States or Canada. Spotify's Daniel Ek has expressed a desire to change this but no time frame has been given as of yet.
Spotify is adware and can be downloaded from the Spotify website in three ways. It is available free to use in many countries (with some notable exceptions) and is funded by advertising played periodically by the Spotify player at intervals in between songs, adverts also occasionally appear in Spotify's graphical interface. Alternatively the user can pay a monthly fee of 9.99 € (roughly $12 USD, £10 GBP, 99 NOK or 99 SEK) and there are then no advertisements in the client window or between songs. Payment of the fee changes the user's status to "Premium user"; this allows the user to listen to previews and news before non-premium users. A user may also purchase a "day pass" for 9 SEK (approximately $1.1 USD, £0.99 GBP, 9 NOK or 0.8 EUR) for 24 hours of ad-free music playback (essentially 24 hours of the premium service).[13]
Spotify Premium is available in Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and the UK. The free version is only available in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, France and Spain, and in some of those countries an invitation is required.
A user must set up an account in order to use the software. This account can be used on several computers, but can only play music at one computer at a time.
As of February 10, 2009 Spotify is available to anyone in the UK without the need for an invitation.[14] The service is not currently available in the United States or Canada. Spotify's Daniel Ek has expressed a desire to change this but no time frame has been given as of yet.
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Its desktop software same as iTunes so you can arrange playlists etc, search and get well organised results from many artists and genre's.
So in reality, similar, just more indepth and probably far more music available.
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Indeed Si, its a well thought out idea.
Lets see if they can get it functioning properly on the mobile networks.
I am yet to do the playlist sending thing yet, but im trying to get as many people as possible to try it out, so im sure I will be soon.
Its one of those things that even if they made a compulsory charge, I would more than likely pay it if it was reasonable
Lets see if they can get it functioning properly on the mobile networks.
I am yet to do the playlist sending thing yet, but im trying to get as many people as possible to try it out, so im sure I will be soon.
Its one of those things that even if they made a compulsory charge, I would more than likely pay it if it was reasonable
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The advertising is not intrusive, the iTunes style interface is a joy to use and the bitrate seems to be high as the sound quality is surprisingly good.
I am still looking for the catch.
I am still looking for the catch.
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