which spotify?

[admin_exported]

this is a question as to which spotify to use? is the free service any good or do you need to pay a few quid to cut out the adverts etc. seems a bit mute now as some labels are pulling out.but still would like to know

 

[John Duncan]

The free service is great if you 1) can cope with the adverts; 2) aren't bothered about dance music and 3) have no need to play it on your phone. I pay the 10 quid a month so I can have it on my iPhone, primarily.

 

[jetjohnson]

I use the £5.00 a month version ..no adverts and mebbe's not the best sound quality version available but great for listening to new stuff and making up Spotify lists (AKA a modern version of the olde mix tape) I reckon it's worth it.

 

[Anonymous]

I use it on 3G in the car(phone to radio) and through Squeezebox, so premium it is. It's also better quality, although there isn't a lot in it.

The £5 option is fantastic if you don't need the former.

*edit. The word is "moot". If it was mute, it wouldn't be much good at all!

 

[Anonymous]

Gift yourself the premium for a month as a trial. I did and this month it is back to £4.99 a month as a. my battered old ears could hear no difference and b. I don't need the mobile content.

http://www.spotify.com/uk/get-spotify/e-card/

 

[Anonymous]

want to stream it from my ipad 2 are there any restrictions?

 

[Anonymous]

want to stream it from my ipad 2 are there any restrictions?

 

[John Duncan]

Yes, you need Premium to do that.

 

[HDNumpty]

I'm surprised to hear that some folks can't hear the difference between standard and premium - through a hi-fi (well, mine) there's a massive difference in SQ, plus getting rid of that "I'm listening to XFM" feeling with the adverts plus I also have an iphone (though it's a 3G and the app is 'glitchy' on occassion)

Well worth a Tony Benner in my opinion

 

[bigboss]

I'm surprised to hear that some folks can't hear the difference between standard and premium

It depends on how you're listening to spotify - a dedicated Hi-Fi system or through your phone on cheap earphones. There are other factors as well, like listening environment etc.

 

[6th.replicant]

I use the £5.00 a month version ..no adverts and mebbe's not the best sound quality version available but great for listening to new stuff and making up Spotify lists (AKA a modern version of the olde mix tape) I reckon it's worth it.

+ 1.

Used to have Premium, don't notice any difference in sound quality since downgrading to Unlimited. Which IMHO begs the question: How much of the material is actually 320kbps?? :?

 

[Alantiggger]

I WAS going to get this.... but it seems you HAVE to be on facebook ? .... really ?

 

[Anonymous]

I use the free version .You can avoid the annoying ads by simply selecting your next track a few seconds before the one you are listening to finishes.Sounds perfectly okay on my PC speakers.

 

[Anonymous]

I use the £5.00 a month version ..no adverts and mebbe's not the best sound quality version available but great for listening to new stuff and making up Spotify lists (AKA a modern version of the olde mix tape) I reckon it's worth it.

+ 1.

Used to have Premium, don't notice any difference in sound quality since downgrading to Unlimited. Which IMHO begs the question: How much of the material is actually 320kbps?? :?

http://www.spotifyclassical.com/2011/07/spotify-bitrategate-story-so-far.html

"We have a catalog of more than 15 million tracks and more than 99.9% are available in high bitrate (320 kbps) for our Premium users."

 

[Anonymous]

I WAS going to get this.... but it seems you HAVE to be on facebook ? .... really ?

If you aren't and don't want to be, you can simply create a dunny account with a cartoon name. Just be glad it isn't Google+

I see it as an extra, irrelevant signup step for non-FBers, and for me it's a plus as I share new music finds with FB friends.