Spotify

menuisier

if this get approved by apple its going to be the business

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8169971.stm

flanree

would the average connection in ireland be good enough for uniterrupted streaming there?

menuisier

well two weeks ago i was using tethering on my laptop to steam spotify at a party worked fine the only problem was changing songs there was a bit of lag since the upload speed is so bad.

loyatemu

hard to see Apple letting this one through - its an Itunes killer. I have Spotify on my PC and it is phenomenal - if I could have it on the move, I'd never pay for another download.

Burago

I've been interested in trying Spotify but not being able to try it out in this country has put me off. Is it worth the €10 a month?

chabsey

Burago wrote: »

I've been interested in trying Spotify but not being able to try it out in this country has put me off. Is it worth the €10 a month?

So wait, they won't let you try the product here but if you want to sign up they'll let you?!

Spotify coming to the IPhone is like the IPlayer app for the IPhone, pointlessly annoying if you're in Ireland. Looks great, probably works great but you can't get it here.

menuisier

i am a member of spotify here in ireland. originally i paid the 10e a month about an hour later i figured out that if you sign up through an english proxy you can get the free account and for some reason its the premium account i.e no adds and it is not because i had a premium account at one stage i setup a few free accounts independent of each other.

once you have an account you can use the service here in ireland. if you cant find an english proxy ask someone you know in one of the countries the free service is still running to create an account for you and just download the software and sign in.

Brian

menuisier wrote: »

i am a member of spotify here in ireland. originally i paid the 10e a month about an hour later i figured out that if you sign up through an english proxy you can get the free account and for some reason its the premium account i.e no adds and it is not because i had a premium account at one stage i setup a few free accounts independent of each other.

once you have an account you can use the service here in ireland. if you cant find an english proxy ask someone you know in one of the countries the free service is still running to create an account for you and just download the software and sign in.

Sweet, that worked! I used defilter.co.uk to register.

Edit: Not a premium account though, or at least it still shows "get premium" up the top. Any idea?

Tom Dunne

loyatemu wrote: »

hard to see Apple letting this one through - its an Itunes killer. I have Spotify on my PC and it is phenomenal - if I could have it on the move, I'd never pay for another download.

It's hardly an iTunes killer - what happens when you are on the likes of an aeroplane with no network connection?

I am a big fan of Spotify and would certainly love to see it on the iPhone. Along with Yahoo music, I should have all my musical needs covered.

Pity Last.fm went subscription, I really enjoyed it too.

AnonoBoy

menuisier wrote: »

i am a member of spotify here in ireland. originally i paid the 10e a month about an hour later i figured out that if you sign up through an english proxy you can get the free account and for some reason its the premium account i.e no adds and it is not because i had a premium account at one stage i setup a few free accounts independent of each other.

once you have an account you can use the service here in ireland. if you cant find an english proxy ask someone you know in one of the countries the free service is still running to create an account for you and just download the software and sign in.

I found that after a while of using Spotify it ran some manner of IP check and told me I was in a different location to the one I had specified when signing up and gave me 14 days before it shut down my account.

Any way around this do you know?

blubloblu

I got that message, changed my profile to Ireland and I was good to go. I somehow think the iPhone app will be blocked in Ireland like the last.fm one because of the record companies' incompetance.

Blazer

The plan is Spotify will allow you to download tunes to your ipod so you can play them offline later on with no network connection.

I honestly can't see Apple approving this unless they're gettign a cut out of Spotify.
Remember only premium users can downloader to their ipod etc which is €13 a month.
It really is a fantastic app...if the bloody music industry really got onboard this could actually kill music piracy..I mean..why bother downloading it when you can legally without any worries or comeback.

Blazer

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I found that after a while of using Spotify it ran some manner of IP check and told me I was in a different location to the one I had specified when signing up and gave me 14 days before it shut down my account.

Any way around this do you know?

sign up for a uk proxy as one of the previous posters said.

Tom Dunne

Sc@recrow wrote: »

The plan is Spotify will allow you to download tunes to your ipod so you can play them offline later on with no network connection.

I honestly can't see Apple approving this unless they're gettign a cut out of Spotify.

I think 7-digital are Spotify's partners - direct competitors to iTunes. Plus, most of their songs are actually DRM free, which is why I use them all the time when purchasing music.

Brian

Can anyone confirm the free premium account thing?

Tom Dunne

Baza210 wrote: »

Can anyone confirm the free premium account thing?

Yes, I can. There is a discussion over on the Music forum somewhere regarding the premium option that worked for a few people. Don't recall where, but do a search.

That's where I got my invite to Spotify for the free account, using a UK proxy.

DualFrontDiscs

Tom Dunne wrote: »

That's where I got my invite to Spotify for the free account, using a UK proxy.

Just did this myself. Very, very cool service.
DFD.

Stephen

daveproxy.co.uk is your friend.

Easy Rider

It is 9.99 euro a month not 13 euro...secondly if you want to get the free service simply use the UK Proxy, then when you get the message on the top change your location to Ireland..simple...

Anyway, I don't have an iPhone but want to get an Android OS phone, that will have spotify soon also, so if Apple don't approve it people could well decide to switch or those who are thinking of purchasing either will get an Android phone....

You have to be premium to use the app, finally you can sync your playlists to take offline when you have no network coverage....I would pay for that no problem..

Dman001

I read you can save 3333 songs for offline playback. I think I'd rather pay €9.99 a month (or even every few months on/off, as I can quit the subscription whenever I want) for 3333 songs on my Touch rather than paying for each song.

Here's a video of the app in action. Looks nice:

anniehoo

Had tried to login to Spotify a few months back and just discoverd this today

Stephen wrote: »

daveproxy.co.uk

Absolutely brilliant....havent been off Spotify all afternoon.

In the "Preferences" section do i need to leave Detect proxy on or off? Im afraid to close it now in case i dont get it back

barry181091

Lads, Has anyone tried grooveshark.com . Thats very good also.

Will someone see does it work through Safari on the IPhone for me.

The Big Gig

daveproxy wont work for me!

adox

The Big Gig wrote: »

daveproxy wont work for me!

Same here

Brian

Use defilter.co.uk

quarryman

Baza210 wrote: »

Use defilter.co.uk

that ain't working either.

weird, daveproxy worked fine for me today in work. home now and decided to put it on my and isn't connecting. they must have blocked it around lunchtime.

adox

Baza210 wrote: »

Use defilter.co.uk

Not working either.

quarryman

ah it seems since i already registered earlier today i can download the client as many times as i like!

Brian

adox wrote: »

Not working either.

You must enter www.spotify.com, so if you've been trying spotify.com it won't work.

Edit : Just tried it myself, getting a time-out. Strange. Maybe spotify copped it.

adox

Baza210 wrote: »

You must enter www.spotify.com, so if you've been trying spotify.com it won't work.

Edit : Just tried it myself, getting a time-out. Strange. Maybe spotify copped it.

Yeah I`ve been entering the full address including www. but I`m getting the time out too.:(

barry181091

Im telling ye, Just try www.grooveshark.com , Its the same as Spotify but free and open to all.

adox

barry181091 wrote: »

Im telling ye, Just try www.grooveshark.com , Its the same as Spotify but free and open to all.

Sorry to ask the obvious question but, how legit is it?

barry181091

They do have a legal battle going on I think, but its pretty legal and they are also coming out with an IPhone app. You can't download any tracks, but sure while its up who cares how legal it is :P

Brian

Grooveshark is amazing. Thank you so much.

barry181091

Baza210 wrote: »

Grooveshark is amazing. Thank you so much.

No problem I feel so proud, haha

dmcg90

It's only when registering that you need to use a proxy I think. Im using it now without any proxies.

sharkman

Simplifymedia works fine for me , Its legal and has an iPhone app already .

Bunnyhopper

This might be worth a shot for Spotify sign-ups:

http://unblockit.eu/