MSE News: Spotify cuts free music benefits

jenniewb

southend1112 wrote: »

Isn't spotify classed and registered as a radio station, therefore by law we are allowed to record off radio, but the terms and conditions do say that recording is against the policy...
I pay for it because it isn't much to get loads of songs instead of paying for each one.....

I thought we weren't supposed to record anything off the radio? (not that people take any notice of that rule just remember it being quoted when I was younger.)

Mikey17

Reverbe

Corby "only" $5 a month. is a lot of money for some ppl. Personally I get sick of ads and people that say its ONLY so many quid per month,... to me that money can buy hundreds of meals.. ONLY 2 quid a month buys me 20 evening meals.

I listen to Spotify as a legal way of listening to music as I cannot afford to buy CDs at a cost of at least #5 a time.. now it seems that I have no way of listening to the music i like without costly charges..my freeview has radio but no station I can find plays anything decent..

Reverbe

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Looks like i'll be digging out my ipod again.

What's the point in having a playlist if you can only listen to it 5 times?

I would happily pay a small amount to keep the service how it is

Those of us who have favourite songs.. I suspect is actually almost 100 per cent - dont seem to fit into Spotifys strategy.. they seem to think we only listen to new songs we have never heard before and even if we like them we only want to hear them 5 times in our lifetime... who thought this carp up??

Empty_pockets

Reverbe wrote: »

ONLY 2 quid a month buys me 20 evening meals.

Wow, Any tips?

Re only 5 repeats a month, im sure the strategy has been well thought out, if you want a full service, you'll have to pay for it.

Otherwise the radio or youtube is free.

7ewis

Yeah i like mflow, i just moved there from spotify!

Its good giving out refferal links to people as it gives you both £1 of credit!

So if you are going to try it out please you my link! Thanks

http:*//beta.mflow.*com/signup?invitecode=7ND1QU (Delete the '*'s)

corbyboy

Reverbe wrote: »

Corby "only" $5 a month. is a lot of money for some ppl. Personally I get sick of ads and people that say its ONLY so many quid per month,... to me that money can buy hundreds of meals.. ONLY 2 quid a month buys me 20 evening meals.

I listen to Spotify as a legal way of listening to music as I cannot afford to buy CDs at a cost of at least #5 a time.. now it seems that I have no way of listening to the music i like without costly charges..my freeview has radio but no station I can find plays anything decent..

Well you can't have everything. If you are poor and can't afford £5 per month then you have to do without. If you can't afford the equivalent of 10p per day then there is probably plenty of stuff you have to do without.

I can't afford a Ferrari, therefore I do without one.

DJ_Mike

Reverbe wrote: »

Corby "only" $5 a month. is a lot of money for some ppl. Personally I get sick of ads and people that say its ONLY so many quid per month,... to me that money can buy hundreds of meals.. ONLY 2 quid a month buys me 20 evening meals.

I listen to Spotify as a legal way of listening to music as I cannot afford to buy CDs at a cost of at least #5 a time.. now it seems that I have no way of listening to the music i like without costly charges..my freeview has radio but no station I can find plays anything decent..

Nobody's forcing you to listen to commercial music. There are plenty of great artists out there who release music for free because they don't do it for commercial gain. Why don't you seek out their music instead?

Oh, but you probably want to listen to commercial artists, don't you? You know, commercial: the act of creating something for the purpose of earning income. So if you want to listen to commercial music, you have to pay for it! You wouldn't make the same argument about food, would you? Why should it be any different with music?

OnAndUp

Empty_pockets wrote: »

Wow, Any tips?

Re only 5 repeats a month, im sure the strategy has been well thought out, if you want a full service, you'll have to pay for it.

Otherwise the radio or youtube is free.

I thought it was only 5 plays EVER??

Reverbe

DJ_Mike wrote: »

Nobody's forcing you to listen to commercial music. There are plenty of great artists out there who release music for free because they don't do it for commercial gain. Why don't you seek out their music instead?

Oh, but you probably want to listen to commercial artists, don't you? You know, commercial: the act of creating something for the purpose of earning income. So if you want to listen to commercial music, you have to pay for it! You wouldn't make the same argument about food, would you? Why should it be any different with music?

N DJ Mike I want to listen to artists and music I like.. which so far I havent found any such as you describe that play any of the music or songs i like. When I listen to spotify yes there is Duran Duran etc.. but there are also bands like the Railway Children or Daniel Ash's solo album both fomr the 80s that I cannot find on cd..