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Old 22-11-2009, 12:13
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I've been using Spotify a fair bit lately, particularly at work.

I can't decide whether paying £10 a month for premium is really worth it over the ad supported free version. They seem seem to have been very vague about how much of the catalogue is available in high quality and I don't have an i-phone.

If it was a fiver I'd go for it anyway.

My guess is they'll need to charge something sooner or later or they'll go to the wall.
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Old 22-11-2009, 16:51
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With the premium version you can play the tracks even if you're not connected to the internet.

I personally wouldn't pay anything for it, because the music I listen to is not always available on Spotify (it's nothing obscure, but it seems a lot of the acts I like aren't on there, or their catalogue is missing loads of entries).

However, if you're happy to keep up with the subscription of £10 to listen to whatever you want on there, then do it. £10 is just slightly more than the cost of one album.
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Old 22-11-2009, 17:09
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personally, i wouldn't pay for it either.
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Old 22-11-2009, 17:13
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Is spotify like last.fm?

Actually I think I tried it once and wasn't that impressed.

Even if I liked it, £10 a month seems a bit steep- I wouldn't bother if I were you, especially if as you say, it's just to get rid of a few ads.
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Old 22-11-2009, 18:06
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I wouldn't pay for it to be honest
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Old 22-11-2009, 18:09
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Nothing. If I want music I will go to see a band live or buy a BD/DVD/CD.
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Old 22-11-2009, 18:20
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I personally wouldn't pay anything for it, because the music I listen to is not always available on Spotify (it's nothing obscure, but it seems a lot of the acts I like aren't on there, or their catalogue is missing loads of entries).
Yes...that's a big problem. There is loads of stuff that just isn't on there, or if it's an oldie is some sort of K-tel rerecording.

It will be interesting to see if it is sustainable as a free service as I think the ad revenues are nowhere near enough to cover what they owe to the record companies.
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Old 29-11-2009, 03:49
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Wouldn't you be better off subscribing to napster? £9.99 a month, i would think it has a wider selection and you get few download credits included each month too. Only thing it doesn't have is mobile streaming.
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Old 29-11-2009, 03:58
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I don't like being tied down to things like that so probably wouldn't.

My current method of buying something from itunes or getting the CD if I like it enough from listening to it on there works pretty well for me
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Old 29-11-2009, 05:34
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It will be interesting to see if it is sustainable as a free service as I think the ad revenues are nowhere near enough to cover what they owe to the record companies.
Interestingly they don't just let you join the free service anymore, you have to have an invite from a premium member now.

Although didn't the dark lord Mandelson say the music industry had to make things like spotify work, as part of the agreement to go after file sharers? If he sells it as the alternative to being naughty and it went under, that'd make him look bad/worse.
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Old 29-11-2009, 06:08
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Actually, napster is only £5 a month. Even better than spotify. And you get 5 mp3 downloads too each month. Don't think i'd bother with spotify premium.
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Old 30-11-2009, 23:37
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I'm in my first month of subscription, and think it's worth the £10, and I'll definitely be keeping going with it. Without the audio and visual ads of the free version, it's far more usable.

Yes, there are big gaps in the catalogue, particularly if you like listening to rock's dinosaurs like Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, all of which are absentees. However, not only are most recent releases there, but lots of obscure, possibly out of print, items are available too. It's a listening goldmine.

As a regular CD buying (100+ a year) it's more than paying for itself in terms of CDs I'm not buying.
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Old 30-11-2009, 23:42
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Yeah I noticed lately they have started restricting a lot of the latest albums from big name artists exclusively for premium members until at least over a week after they come out, its at that point I decided I'd never sign up for it.

They started off as this great free service and now want me to pay to sample albums ... they can take a jump.
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Old 01-12-2009, 00:12
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I'm in my first month of subscription, and think it's worth the £10, and I'll definitely be keeping going with it. Without the audio and visual ads of the free version, it's far more usable.

Yes, there are big gaps in the catalogue, particularly if you like listening to rock's dinosaurs like Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, all of which are absentees. However, not only are most recent releases there, but lots of obscure, possibly out of print, items are available too. It's a listening goldmine.

As a regular CD buying (100+ a year) it's more than paying for itself in terms of CDs I'm not buying.
That's great, glad you're enjoying it.

Any idea how much of the less manstream stuff is streamed in high res? That would be the clincher for me as I do often notice the swishy thin sound listening to the free version.
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Old 01-12-2009, 00:19
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Interestingly they don't just let you join the free service anymore, you have to have an invite from a premium member now.
It's strange as higher ad revenues are dependent on more listeners. It looks like it's too expensive to host.

There are ways to bypass the invite business.
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Old 01-12-2009, 00:24
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i read an interview with mark kelly of marillion who said he thinks spotify is going to increase the advertising till it becomes so annoying you will end up paying.
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Old 01-12-2009, 00:37
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Couple of quid a month, because it's subscription-based streaming. For unlimited downloads I can keep forever I'd pay a tenner a month.
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Old 01-12-2009, 01:26
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RadioTraker.

One off fee, and you can save whatever it finds
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Old 01-12-2009, 09:20
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i wouldnt pay for it tbh im fed up of it ,was ok to begin with but im back listening to my internet radio stations again i have all my favourite music on storage and can listen to it anyway so spotify is a bit redundant .
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Old 01-12-2009, 09:29
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Subos already on the free version.
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Old 01-12-2009, 10:06
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Subos already on the free version.
are they a new indie band ?
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Old 01-12-2009, 16:43
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Yeah as I said earlier, one of the main reasons I used spotify was to sample new album releases in full but since they selfishly decided to restrict them to premium members, I have gone elsewhere to sample and dont use spotify as much.

Don't be fooled into paying their ridiculously expensive subscription, the more that do sign up will only make them think it was a good idea.

Make a stand against greed!
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Old 01-12-2009, 17:44
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Greed?

The free version gives you access to thousands of hours of music for nothing more than a few adverts?

They've got to keep something back to intice people to subscribe...
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