Philips Spotify Speaker 25 pounds

clevtrev

Nice speaker if you are happy to pay for Spotify. Fairly new product but the reason why it is heavily discounted appears to be that it only works with Spotify Connect i.e no bluetooth etc. You can link multiple speakers around the house similar to Sonos. Launch price in Jan 2015 was 90 pound.

Bigger version was on Ibood last week for about 75euro incl delivery so this looks cheap. Powerful enough for kitchen or bedroom.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-SW700M-05-Multiroom-Speaker/dp/B00OM25B7Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447585510&sr=8-1&keywords=sw700m

DopeTech

clevtrev wrote: »

Nice speaker if you are happy to pay for Spotify. Fairly new product but the reason why it is heavily discounted appears to be that it only works with Spotify Connect i.e no bluetooth etc. You can link multiple speakers around the house similar to Sonos.

Bigger version was on Ibood last week for about 75 incl delivery so this looks cheap. Powerful enough for kitchen or bedroom.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-SW700M-05-Multiroom-Speaker/dp/B00OM25B7Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447585510&sr=8-1&keywords=sw700m

Most people buying this will have a spotify premium account. Just a warning though to anyone else. It doesn't work with the free (ad-supported)version of spotify.

clevtrev

yes you are right Jim this is an expensive paperweight if you are not paying for Spotify premium. Seems to be a bit shortsighted for philips to lock this down to an exclusive arrangement with Spotify. That said if are willing to pay for Spotify then you are probably willing to pay for a bose or sonos to go with it

super_furry

Sweet, that's a great deal. Have Spotify free with my Vodafone account so couldn't resist, thanks for the heads up.

errlloyd

Does this count as a device, or does it connect to a device?

KCAccidental

it appears to connect through wifi

odckdo

Looks good and the reviews seem to indicate a good sound from it. But as said tied to Spotify only is a big negative.

I have a couple of basic wireless speakers which are enough for me.

I haven't tried it yet but Spotify works with Chromecast now which means if I want a better sound I can run it off my TVs surround sound system.

Niemoj

Kinda tempted by this but I've a JBL Flip 2 which does me fine usually.

The other possible option is to get a cheap(ish) speaker and a Chromecast Audio for €39 as that works with Spotify now, aswell as Play Music and some other things.

BigAl81

Thanks OP!

Just ordered one as a Christmas gift, great price for people that have spotify premium.

Bargain alerts, helping to empty my bank account since 2008!!

Go team!

km79

didnt REALLY need one but bought anyway! saved me 9 pound sterling delivery on a Xmas present so only cost about 20 euro in the end !
thanks OP

BigAl81

Ah Jasus, I just bought another one. The more you spend the more you save right??

clevtrev

BigAl81 wrote: »

Ah Jasus, I just bought another one. The more you spend the more you save right??

Al the objective should be to have one in every room not just two

NomadicGray

Why you do this to me OP

clevtrev

NomadicGray wrote: »

Why you do this to me OP

Well I Bought two of these babies myself and said I needed to bring some of you down with me. I can see these gathering dust in six months when I tire of paying 9.99 a month to Mr Spotify and I will need some like minded boardies to vent with:)

NomadicGray

clevtrev wrote: »

Well I Bought two of these babies myself and said I needed to bring some of you down with me. I can see these gathering dust in six months when I tire of paying 9.99 a month to Mr Spotify and I will need some like minded boardies to vent with:)

I only went for one, but was tempted by two. Maybe I'll just buy yours off you in six months for some sort of meta-bargain.

I've been happy enough paying 9.99 for Spotify for a while now so doubt i'll stop anytime soon. One of the advantages I find is when I see the money come out it forces me to go find some new music to listen to so I feel I'm getting my moneys worth. I just wish it worked better at playing local files

Basq

Gone up by £3 now.. but still a good buy!

crabbypaddy

4w rms
2.5inch drivers placed a couple of inches apart in a small plastic box
no bluetooth
no line in
no line out
no remote for pause, play, skip etc.

Ticks none of my boxes ..




...but I still want one must resist :eek:

marcbrophy

I bought the one on Ibood, the sw750m model.
Still waiting on delivery

Would have bought this one, had I seen the price, looks a right bargain!

jhansynk10

Any hack available to get it to work without Spotify?

Basq

jhansynk10 wrote: »

Any hack available to get it to work without Spotify?

Had a quick Google the other evening and doesn't seem to be..

Quackster

clevtrev wrote: »

Well I Bought two of these babies myself and said I needed to bring some of you down with me. I can see these gathering dust in six months when I tire of paying 9.99 a month to Mr Spotify and I will need some like minded boardies to vent with:)

No need to be paying €9.99 a month. If you're not already with Vodafone, pick up a Vodafone PAYG SIM, stick a bit of credit on it and use it to buy Spotify Premium for a fiver a month!

marcbrophy

Quackster wrote: »

No need to be paying €9.99 a month. If you're not already with Vodafone, pick up a Vodafone PAYG SIM, stick a bit of credit on it and use it to buy Spotify Premium for a fiver a month!

Can you keep your current username if you do it that way?

I've been buying spotify premuim for almost 7 years now and kinda want to keep that username, but to get it for 1/2 price, I can be swayed

clevtrev

Quackster wrote: »

No need to be paying €9.99 a month. If you're not already with Vodafone, pick up a Vodafone PAYG SIM, stick a bit of credit on it and use it to buy Spotify Premium for a fiver a month!

thats a fine piece of information always assumed you needed a billpay.

NomadicGray

Quackster wrote: »

No need to be paying €9.99 a month. If you're not already with Vodafone, pick up a Vodafone PAYG SIM, stick a bit of credit on it and use it to buy Spotify Premium for a fiver a month!

Nice, this speaker is actually saving me money

Quackster

marcbrophy wrote: »

Can you keep your current username if you do it that way?

I've been buying spotify premuim for almost 7 years now and kinda want to keep that username, but to get it for 1/2 price, I can be swayed

Yep! As part of the somewhat convoluted process of buying the subscription using your Vodafone credit, you're asked to log in to the Spotify account you want the subscription applied to.

loyatemu

Quackster wrote: »

Yep! As part of the somewhat convoluted process of buying the subscription using your Vodafone credit, you're asked to log in to the Spotify account you want the subscription applied to.

so you have to pay the Spotify sub out of your phone credit each month?

jhansynk10

Yes- be grate to get clarification on this too- it's a good deal but if you need to top up continuously then it doesn't make sense, vodafone PAYG plans tend to be crap.

Irish Wolf

Quackster wrote: »

Yep! As part of the somewhat convoluted process of buying the subscription using your Vodafone credit, you're asked to log in to the Spotify account you want the subscription applied to.

Interesting... is there a minimum top up per month required to avail of this?

marcbrophy

Quackster wrote: »

Yep! As part of the somewhat convoluted process of buying the subscription using your Vodafone credit, you're asked to log in to the Spotify account you want the subscription applied to.

Excellent, thank you

Quackster

loyatemu wrote: »

so you have to pay the Spotify sub out of your phone credit each month?

Once you buy the subscription via Vodafone, it'll automatically deduct the fiver from your available credit each month. You don't need to top up each month, just have enough credit on your SIM to pay the subscription when it's due.

So you could put a €30 top up on a SIM, buy the Spotify subscription and leave it be for six months. Then six months later, top up by another €30 etc.

If you actually want to use the SIM for other things besides Spotify, the fiver Spotify add-on comes with 500MB of data too.

If you've insufficient credit when your next month's payment is due, you get a few days' grace and then the subscription lapses. So to get it back, you just start the process all over again.

Quackster

Oh, and to effectively get a free month or two, get your hands on a cheap/free SIM (eg Tesco Mobile SIM €2.50). Order a free Vodafone PAYG SIM online by porting over this number. When it arrives, register it on the Vodafone website and you get €10 free credit!

DopeTech

Quackster wrote: »

Oh, and to effectively get a free month or two, get your hands on a cheap/free SIM (eg Tesco Mobile SIM €2.50). Order a free Vodafone PAYG SIM online by porting over this number. When it arrives, register it on the Vodafone website and you get €10 free credit!

Tesco sims online are €5. Are they €2.50 in store? Sorry for going OT.

clevtrev

FrostyJim wrote: »

Tesco sims online are €5. Are they €2.50 in store? Sorry for going OT.

new number payg sim from meteor is free incl delivery

jhansynk10

I see, a bit convoluted alright but worth investigating. Thanks.

km79

Speaker came and looks good BUT I can not for the life of me get it set up
Downloaded app
Open app
And then it continually disconnects from my wifi network and have to switch tablet off and reconfigure
Getting very annoying

jhansynk10

Yeah- I ordered one to so if it turns out to be crap I'm just going to send it back. Does it used specific philips software or can you use the spotify connect feature?

Bigcheeze

jhansynk10 wrote: »

Yeah- I ordered one to so if it turns out to be crap I'm just going to send it back. Does it used specific philips software or can you use the spotify connect feature?

It uses Spotify connect so no having to worry about flakey Bluetooth connection.

km79

Bigcheeze wrote: »

It uses Spotify connect so no having to worry about flakey Bluetooth connection.

It won't connect for me at all?
Keeps wiping the wifi off my tablet

marcbrophy

km79 wrote: »

It won't connect for me at all?
Keeps wiping the wifi off my tablet

Can you connect it to your router using WPS?

Just set up the one I bought about an hour ago! (the sw750m from Ibood)
I set it up using the app, but it took 3 times before the app found the speaker

NomadicGray

The eagle has landed.

Took 10/15 min but got it set up, pressing wps was knocking the phone off the network.

Pretty happy with it, thanks op

km79

NomadicGray wrote: »

The eagle has landed.

Took 10/15 min but got it set up, pressing wps was knocking the phone off the network.

Pretty happy with it, thanks op

can't get it to set up
searches for speaker
times out
knocks tablet off wifi
repeat
getting very annoyed

Bigcheeze

km79 wrote: »

can't get it to set up
searches for speaker
times out
knocks tablet off wifi
repeat
getting very annoyed

uhhhhh was hoping these would be more solid than Bluetooth. I bought two but haven't tried set up yet.

km79

Bigcheeze wrote: »

uhhhhh was hoping these would be more solid than Bluetooth. I bought two but haven't tried set up yet.

an hour at it now fkin peed off
as soon as its gets to search for speaker option it knocks wifi on tablet off
have to reset app and wait for WiFi again

NomadicGray

Think what I did was connect speaker to WiFi with wsp, light on front goes green, then I connected my phone to the WiFi and went though the setup with the app & the amber button on the rear. May have taken a few goes.

It's supposed to make a sound when it connects to WiFi & then to phone but mine didn't

Also the frequency has to be 2.4ghz or something specific, maybe that's tripping people up.

Whoever has two, let me know how it sounds with both in one room, id be tempted by another.
That's if ye get it suckin diesel.

NomadicGray

I think connecting the speaker to the network first is key, then go to the app setup

km79

my router is an old netgear one and does not have a WPS button.......

Basq

No hassle with mine. Solid sound!

Thanks OP.

km79

Basq wrote: »

No hassle with mine. Solid sound!

Thanks OP.

so did you just download app
find the speaker and that was it?
mine just won't connect and may have to go back

Newtown90

Very nice speaker set up took about 10 mins!

I want more of them now! Ha

Damn Bargain Alerts!!!

crabbypaddy

Lots of reviews say forget about the app and set them up with a browser.

marcbrophy

km79 have you ever set up a chromecast?
The process is similar.

The tablet (or phone) is supposed to lose connection to your local WiFi and then connect to the Philips speakers onboard WiFi.
This is how you tell it what the password is for your local WiFi.

If it helps any, I pressed the WPS button until it went green, then pressed the Setup button until that came on, before pressing setup on the app