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What online music service do you use?

Rockin' Doc Sep 13 2008 08:53 PM

For those of you that have an MP3 player that isn't an IPod, what online music services have you tried and which one are you currently using? I have been using Yahoo music service for the past few years without any glitches, but they have apparently decided to close at the end of this month. They have entered into an agreement where their users can transfer their accounts over to Rhapsody music. I'm just trying to investigate my options before choosing a service. I generally buy the tracks that I wish to own and then burn them to CD's for back up. That frees my from monthly membership fees and allows me to do whatever I wish with the music I purchase.

metirish Sep 15 2008 12:07 PM

I've never used any other except iTunes , in the past I downloaded from Napster but that was years ago. With Rhapsody you pay a monthly fee that allows you to listen to music but then they also charge you per download? Amazon offer a music service now ,as does Wal-Mart. Sorry I am not much help on this. Amazon looks like a good deal . http://www.musicdownloadfinder.com/amazon-music-review.html

Fman99 Sep 15 2008 07:28 PM

I'm using the one that doesn't cost anything and doesn't have any DRM in place. It's great, you just think of a band or album or song and then go and get it. I forget what it's called...

Nymr83 Sep 15 2008 08:06 PM

Fman99 wrote: I'm using the one that doesn't cost anything and doesn't have any DRM in place. It's great, you just think of a band or album or song and then go and get it. I forget what it's called... I think it is called "copyright infringement"

A Boy Named Seo Sep 16 2008 12:15 PM

I went with a couple of trials of e-music and there were no restrictions on the downloaded files at all, but the selection was really pretty limited, so I never stayed on. Still buyin' CDs over here.

metirish Sep 16 2008 12:17 PM

Seo ,did you get the new CD from The Verve "Forth"....I am all but certain you will dig it big time.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 16 2008 01:11 PM

Nah. I think you were talkin' it up in the other thread, though, no? It scored well [url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/verve/forth]here[/url]. I'll listen to it if I see it at the store. I can't shake this honkey-tonk kick I'm on. I'm even taping the old Porter Wagoner (Dolly Parton, hummina hummina) and Wilburn Brothers shows on a channel it turns out I have called RFD ("Rural America's Most Important Channel"). I'm a Hee-Haw marathon away from needing an intervention.