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Free £6.50 album download & month's free music streaming

Former_MSE_Archna
Former_MSE_Archna Posts: 1,903 Forumite
500 Posts
edited 18 November 2009 at 6:25PM in It's gone, but was it any good?
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We’ve blagged a month's free subscription to Sky Songs streaming service and a free album download worth £6.50ish (or 10 free tracks) for the first 15,000 people to enter a special code on its site.

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Sky songs is the TV giant's new music streaming site which, for a monthly fee, allows you to listen to unlimited music via your PC & the internet plus and gives you a free album or 10 free tracks per month. However the first 15,000 new Sky Songs users to enter the special code will get one month free and the album.

What albums can you get?

The free album can be from any of its £6.49 range which makes up over 95% of the entire site catalogue ( premium, double CD and special edition albums are priced higher). Alternatively users can choose ANY 10 individual tracks from the 4 million available.

To get it you need be over 18 and enter credit or debit card details, but provided you pick the one month only option, your card won't be debited and the trial will automatically stop at the end.
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Enter the code
LOVESKYSONGS
When we hear all 15,000 are gone we'll change this

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  • Enter the promotional code LOVESKYSONGS in the top right hand side box on Sky Songs
  • Pick the £6.49 subscription option and ensure you tick the box 'ONE MONTH ONLY' otherwise you'll be charged for subsequent months.
  • Enter your name, address and password details.
  • Add your card details. You have to do this to get the freebie but you won't be charged after the one month has ended. A message will appear showing you've been charged £0.00 and the subscription has been reduced by 100%.
  • Install the special Sky Songs mp3 downloader - it should only take a couple of minutes.
Can iTunes users do this?

Yes, just because you have an iPod doesn't mean you exclusively have to use iTunes. Once you've downloaded the track or album you'll be asked if you want to save it to your iTune library. Simply pick this option and it will be added.

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It's possible to get free unlimited streamed music from other sites such as Spotify (if you can get your mitts on one of the elusive free invites), Last FM Or Musicovery though some will make you listen to adverts.

However this one is ad free and has downloads to keep as well so all in all it's not bad value if you spend that on music anyway (though it's not always cheapest).

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Streaming is where you listen to music via your PC and the internet. Once your connection is broken you won't be able to listen, you can't keep the music and you can't transfer it to your mp3 player.

However the advantages are that you can pick what tracks you listen to and depending on which provider you pick you'll get current releases.


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Comments

  • 5pm? What about being fair to those of us that have to work for a living?
  • Minxy_Bella
    Minxy_Bella Posts: 1,948 Forumite
    5pm? What about being fair to those of us that have to work for a living?

    You registered purely to be rude? Bad form IMO.
  • 5pm? What about being fair to those of us that have to work for a living?


    You Clown!
  • karenx
    karenx Posts: 4,988 Forumite
    I dont think there will ever be a fair time that everyone will be at home sitting on their computer. People work early in the day, later on, and at night. So theres never going to be the right time that suits everyone
  • Totality
    Totality Posts: 1,909 Forumite
    5pm? What about being fair to those of us that have to work for a living?

    Because everybody finishes work at 5pm? :rolleyes:
  • Can you register on your work computer, get the freebie and then download the gubbins to your desktop later?

    Would be useful to know if that's possible. Also, I wonder if there's a link to a searchable catalogue anywhere. Just to make sure it's not all X factor rejects.
  • In answer to my previous post, you can search the catalogue and it looks pretty good.
  • I would hazard a stab that most people will likely work between 8am - 6pm so can totally see his point. (perhaps there's a Poll right there! lol)

    But agree there isnt a "fair" time for everyone.
  • dherron wrote: »
    Can you register on your work computer, get the freebie and then download the gubbins to your desktop later?

    Would be useful to know if that's possible. Also, I wonder if there's a link to a searchable catalogue anywhere. Just to make sure it's not all X factor rejects.

    Yes - as the downloads are all DRM free MP3s, you can download anywhere you want and then put them on USB stick (or email) and transfer to another computer.
  • To anyone saying this isn't fair, I really wouldn't get your knickers in a twist. There will be far more people try to get it than number available and after all its only actually worth £6.49, we're not talking anything major.
    And if I remember I will too be trying also :p
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