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Music download subscription sites

Hi

I would like some advice/opinions as to which is the best music download subscription site. Napster’s £5 per month sounds a reasonable price to pay, but how does it compare with others when taking into account other factors such as download speed, the size of the catalogue available, compatibility with iPods, and the quality of the downloads? Also, I am wary of downloading songs from a subscription service from which I subsequently unsubscribe, only to find that the songs I purchased from that have been rendered unplayable as a result.

In addition, are there any websites which offer comparisons between different music download subscription sites?

Many thanks in anticipation.

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  • pcombo
    pcombo Posts: 3,429 Forumite
    Just use itunes if you want it for your ipod. Plus the music downloaded will be WMA or MP3 which is suitable for ipod.
  • dogmaryxx
    dogmaryxx Posts: 2,446
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    Comparison site here.
  • Mean_Gary
    Mean_Gary Posts: 9
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    edited 27 January 2010 at 1:49PM
    Whats the view of Spotify?

    I got a free invite and find it has an extensive library and its very easy to buy tracks once you have registered a card. You can play a whole track, press the buy button and it will download very quickly. I like this because you are 100% certain you are buying the version of the song you want.

    However looking at Tunecheker I suspect the Spotify prices are on the high side. Do other sites offer the same facility to listen-in-full and buy as Spotify does, but cheaper?

    Thanks
  • gonzo127
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    edited 27 January 2010 at 2:07PM
    an interesting model might be datz however i am not sure on the cataloge for this one as i really dont get much new music these days as i have a vast library of music i like already

    edit bad advice, just checked and have found they went out of business in september :(
    Drop a brand challenge
    on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
    10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
    20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
    30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)
  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    You could just buy from amazon. Good prices and you can preview before you buy. They're also DRM free.
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