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Tidal Music streaming Black Friday sale

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    Jimson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 164 ✭✭Jimson


    Just tried it, only offering a month.

    Looks like I'll have to wait till Friday.


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    mobby
    Registered Users Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭mobby


    Jimson wrote: »
    Just tried it, only offering a month.

    Looks like I'll have to wait till Friday.

    You sure. I signed up this evening and got the €2 for 4 months. I had to use a different email account as I had it before.

    https://tidal.com/offers/blackfriday


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    Jimson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 164 ✭✭Jimson


    mobby wrote: »
    You sure. I signed up this evening and got the €2 for 4 months. I had to use a different email account as I had it before.

    https://tidal.com/offers/blackfriday

    So i went to tidal.com and created a new account and only offering the one month free.

    Looks like you need to need use the link that you posted above and wont accept the email address i just registered with now haha.

    I'll create a new email now and use the link you provided there.

    Cheers OP


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    Mister Gooey
    Registered Users Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Mister Gooey


    Super deal.


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    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    Is the quality much better than the likes of spotify? And the range of music also, is that decent?


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    Mister Gooey
    Registered Users Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Mister Gooey


    Dr.Winston O'Boogie wrote: »
    Is the quality much better than the likes of spotify? And the range of music also, is that decent?

    Huge range of music. The sound quality is significantly better than Spotify.


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    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭Soarer


    I'm assuming you can't join a Tidal Family for cheap, like you can Spotify?


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    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,393 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    A family plan through Turkey (like netflix) is only about 1.70 a month for 6 slots.


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    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Thanks Driver.

    I'll join, so now you only have to find another 4! ;)


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    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,393 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Soarer wrote: »
    Thanks Driver.

    I'll join, so now you only have to find another 4! ;)

    I've all slots filled for me! For that price a month, it ain't worth the bother


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    sabat
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    TheDriver wrote: »
    A family plan through Turkey (like netflix) is only about 1.70 a month for 6 slots.

    Is there a guide somewhere to doing this? I assume I have to mess around with vpns etc...


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    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Fair play.

    Gonna throw it up in the Requests. Don't have a VPN or the likes, so would gladly join someone's family.


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    Del007
    Registered Users Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭Del007


    Does it have the same music quantity as the likes of spotify/you tube?


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    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭Soarer


    TheDriver wrote: »
    A family plan through Turkey (like netflix) is only about 1.70 a month for 6 slots.

    Misread that while ago.

    Jaysus, that's fair cheap! And do you have it coming out monthly out of your Revolut card, or do you pay upfront?
    For that money, I might give it a go myself (get a free VPN trial, etc.).
    Del007 wrote: »
    Does it have the same music quantity as the likes of spotify/you tube?

    Found this.


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    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,393 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    I use revolut, it's 1.70 euro for the 6. I am was paying 1.05 for one plan


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    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Right guys and gals.

    Complete novice walkthrough. If I can do it, anybody can.

    This is for a single sub, not a family sub.

    1. Found a free VPN here https://www.hotspotshield.com/
    2. Registered for their Premium service, which gives a 7 day free trial.
    3. Installed the VPN, opened it, and set it to Turkey.
    4. Clicked on this link https://www.tidal.com/blackfriday
    5. Followed the registration process my Revolut card.
    6. Registratrion went through for the 4 months @ TRY1.99 a month, and will continue @ TRY19.99 after that.
    7. Installed Tidal on my phone, and logged in to make sure everything was working.
    8. Logged back into HotSpotShield and cancelled my subscription.

    That's pretty much it from start to finish. Literally took less than 10 minutes for everything.

    P.S. At today's rates, the monthly sub is costing €0.22 per month, and the full rate will be €2.13 per month.

    EDIT: Don't know how this sort of witchcraft works, but if you go to tunemymusic.com, you can transfer your playlists/songs from one service to another.
    It mightn't catch them all, but it's pretty accurate.


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    matzen
    Registered Users Posts: 287 ✭✭matzen


    Soarer wrote: »
    Right guys and gals.

    Complete novice walkthrough. If I can do it, anybody can.

    P.S. At today's rates, the monthly sub is costing €0.22 per month, and the full rate will be €2.13 per month.


    Great guide - thank you!


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    kjm3
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭kjm3


    I'm trying sign up from Turkey (using VPN) with my Revolut card but it won't let me past the payment screen. It says there may be restrictions from my bank. Any suggestions?


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    matzen
    Registered Users Posts: 287 ✭✭matzen


    kjm3 wrote: »
    I'm trying sign up from Turkey (using VPN) with my Revolut card but it won't let me past the payment screen. It says there may be restrictions from my bank. Any suggestions?
    That's odd. Revolut worked fine for me. Maybe stop the VPN whilst paying?


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    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Check your Revolut app to see if it needs conformation from you that you're looking to make the transaction. It may have temporarily frozen your card thinking it wasn't authorised or something.


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    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,393 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Revolut did freeze for my first tidal payment


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    kjm3
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭kjm3


    Soarer wrote: »
    Check your Revolut app to see if it needs conformation from you that you're looking to make the transaction. It may have temporarily frozen your card thinking it wasn't authorised or something.

    Yeah I get a notification to say there is a temporary hold but doesn't seem to be any way to approve it? I have disabled location based security but still no joy. just says status is pending....


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    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,451 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Is Tidal supported in Google Home? Doesn't look like it from a quick bit of searching....


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    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭Soarer


    I searched for Alexa support, and I think that's only available in 'merica.

    So I assume it'll be the same for Google.


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    Zedmann
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Zedmann


    To people asking about the sound quality between Spotify and Tidal Masters I will say - I can tell virtually no difference unless I'm nit-picking between both at the same time, and I'm using Focal Utopias and a Hugo Chord 2.


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    Soarer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭Soarer


    Zedmann wrote: »
    To people asking about the sound quality between Spotify and Tidal Masters I will say - I can tell virtually no difference unless I'm nit-picking between both at the same time, and I'm using Focal Utopias and a Hugo Chord 2.

    But isn't that the whole point?

    The Masters series is for nitpickers. Otherwise we'd all be listening to 128kbps and be happy out.


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    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,393 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    My echo is a US account and works fine. (except tidal uses long coded names so alexa calls it out which is somewhat comical. e.g. she could say Living on a prayer X654cn2454 from Tidal)


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    setanta1984
    Registered Users Posts: 818 ✭✭✭setanta1984


    Zedmann wrote: »
    To people asking about the sound quality between Spotify and Tidal Masters I will say - I can tell virtually no difference unless I'm nit-picking between both at the same time, and I'm using Focal Utopias and a Hugo Chord 2.

    Thanks for that.

    Wonder about the comparison with YouTube Music?
    I know spotify maxes out at 320kbps, which is the same as the "High" quality on Tidal (which is tidal's 3rd highest level) - YouTube Music is worse than Spotify again at 256kbps AAC


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    Scruff
    Registered Users Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭Scruff


    where can you select the family plan?


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    mobby
    Registered Users Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭mobby


    setanta1984 wrote: »
    Thanks for that.

    Wonder about the comparison with YouTube Music?
    I know spotify maxes out at 320kbps, which is the same as the "High" quality on Tidal (which is tidal's 3rd highest level) - YouTube Music is worse than Spotify again at 256kbps AAC

    I think there is a vast difference in sound quality when using the HiFi streams with Tidal when comparing to Spotify streams. anyway each to their own still great value for €2.
    "The HiFi setting offers CD-quality lossless FLAC files,44.1kHz/16bit. Master quality audio files are 96kHz/24bit FLAC or WAV files."


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