Napster (UK)
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Anyone here download music from Napster? I've just started their 7-day free trial and while I'm impressed with the music selection the dl speed is very poor, so poor I had to check I wasn't still on dial-up:doh: So if anyone here has a regular subscription with them: is this the norm, or are they throttling the bandwidth for trial members? If that's the standard speed then I certainly going to cancel before the end of the trial period which is a shame because the array of tracks on offer was very good.
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Anyone here download music from Napster? I've just started their 7-day free trial and while I'm impressed with the music selection the dl speed is very poor, so poor I had to check I wasn't still on dial-up:doh: So if anyone here has a regular subscription with them: is this the norm, or are they throttling the bandwidth for trial members? If that's the standard speed then I certainly going to cancel before the end of the trial period which is a shame because the array of tracks on offer was very good.
The download speed seemed fine for me, but I found their selection quite limited. Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
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Anyone here download music from Napster? I've just started their 7-day free trial and while I'm impressed with the music selection the dl speed is very poor, so poor I had to check I wasn't still on dial-up:doh: So if anyone here has a regular subscription with them: is this the norm, or are they throttling the bandwidth for trial members? If that's the standard speed then I certainly going to cancel before the end of the trial period which is a shame because the array of tracks on offer was very good.
I'm not sure if this is available in the UK, but if you are in the market for a GOOD music service, I'd go with rhapsody. It's 9.95 per month for unlimited access (you can stream as many songs as you want). Plus, you can dl the .mp3's to your computer (uses a DRM) and play them (i think the licenses last for a month, but everytime you start rhapsody, it renews your licenses). If you actually want to own the song forever, it costs 99 cents (US). Disadvantage is you must burn them to a cd when buying a song. Though I would never do this, you could just turn around and rip the cd after you burn it. But I've only ever bought 1 song, so this isn't an issue for me. They also have compatible mp3 players that use the drm so you can dl straight to your mp3 player. And as much as I hate saying it, this product is made by Real, which makes it the ONLY Real product on my computer. link[^] Brian Van Beek Inside this room, all of my dreams become realities, and some of my realities become dreams. -Willy Wonka Read my Blog, I know you want to... [^]
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I'm not sure if this is available in the UK, but if you are in the market for a GOOD music service, I'd go with rhapsody. It's 9.95 per month for unlimited access (you can stream as many songs as you want). Plus, you can dl the .mp3's to your computer (uses a DRM) and play them (i think the licenses last for a month, but everytime you start rhapsody, it renews your licenses). If you actually want to own the song forever, it costs 99 cents (US). Disadvantage is you must burn them to a cd when buying a song. Though I would never do this, you could just turn around and rip the cd after you burn it. But I've only ever bought 1 song, so this isn't an issue for me. They also have compatible mp3 players that use the drm so you can dl straight to your mp3 player. And as much as I hate saying it, this product is made by Real, which makes it the ONLY Real product on my computer. link[^] Brian Van Beek Inside this room, all of my dreams become realities, and some of my realities become dreams. -Willy Wonka Read my Blog, I know you want to... [^]
Thanks for the suggestion. I see the trial is for U.S residents only, so I'm guessing that extends to the full service.:sigh: I also noticed the price; unlimited access @ $9.95, that's the same rights as Napster only @ £9.95. Where's my calculator.......;P
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Thanks for the suggestion. I see the trial is for U.S residents only, so I'm guessing that extends to the full service.:sigh: I also noticed the price; unlimited access @ $9.95, that's the same rights as Napster only @ £9.95. Where's my calculator.......;P
I started with Napster and switched to Rhapsody because the selection was *MUCH* larger.
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