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Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

Sooner — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:05:53 GMT

I'm not clued in on this music service. Can you tell me about it? Do you have it?

THANKS!

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

hopi — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:13:05 GMT

You can download the app to your phone and probably can go to .com for your computer.

I have it on my phone and it's great.

You choose the songs you want to play. It's like Pandora without having to listen to artist your don't want to hear.

The best time for these stations is Chrismas. It's likeing owning all of your favorite Christmas songs ever.

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

ChynnaBlue — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:14:57 GMT

It's a music streaming service with both free and subscription options. You can download the app on a computer or mobile device or listen via their web player. Right now I advise the web player or mobile apps because Spotify is having an issue where the computer app is downloading a ton of unnecessary data to hard drives and that will wear a solid state drive out faster than normal use. The web player and mobile apps do not have this issue.

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

Sooner — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:18:22 GMT

@ChynnaBlue wrote:
It's a music streaming service with both free and subscription options. You can download the app on a computer or mobile device or listen via their web player. Right now I advise the web player or mobile apps because Spotify is having an issue where the computer app is downloading a ton of unnecessary data to hard drives and that will wear a solid state drive out faster than normal use. The web player and mobile apps do not have this issue.

@ChynnaBlue

@hopi

THANKS for the info! I appreciate it!

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

ALRATIBA — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:27:08 GMT

I have Spotify app on all my devices - great - but I don't use it as much a the Amazon Music app.

All the CDs I bought from Amazon are available to download and play on my laptop, phone and tablet. (I've been buying all my music from Amazon since the 1990s.)

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

Kachina624 — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:30:48 GMT

I made the mistake of subscribing and had a devil of a time getting rid of it. It's an overseas company and impossible to contact. Finally my Cc expired and I didn't give them the new one. I much prefer Pandora.

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

ChynnaBlue — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:31:03 GMT

@ALRATIBA wrote:
I have Spotify app on all my devices - great - but I don't use it as much a the Amazon Music app.

All the CDs I bought from Amazon are available to download and play on my laptop, phone and tablet. (I've been buying all my music from Amazon since the 1990s.)

I tend to use Spotify more because I like the interface better. I use Amazon music more when I'm playing music through my Amazon Echo.

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

ChynnaBlue — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:34:23 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I made the mistake of subscribing and had a devil of a time getting rid of it. It's an overseas company and impossible to contact. Finally my Cc expired and I didn't give them the new one. I much prefer Pandora.

I don't know when that was, but they have a Cancel Subscription option in the Accounts menu and you don't need to call anyone.

https://support.spotify.com/us/account_payment_help/managing_payments/how-to-cancel-your-subscription/

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

Tribesters — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:38:25 GMT

@ChynnaBlue wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I made the mistake of subscribing and had a devil of a time getting rid of it. It's an overseas company and impossible to contact. Finally my Cc expired and I didn't give them the new one. I much prefer Pandora.
I don't know when that was, but they have a Cancel Subscription option in the Accounts menu and you don't need to call anyone.

https://support.spotify.com/us/account_payment_help/managing_payments/how-to-cancel-your-subscription/

I liked it but found I was listening enough to justify the fees. I had no problem canceling online, as ChynnaBlue stated above. The free option is all I need- just have to listen to some ads now & then.

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

jackthebear — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:43:43 GMT

I tried it but didn't care for the interface so I deleted it

I use Google music and Pandora, the free versions.

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

LTT1 — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:15:40 GMT

@Sooner@jackthebear@Tribesters@ChynnaBlue@Kachina624

I need this information concerning music.

There is a playlist of cover songs from the stalker series on Spotify, which made me want to try it a year ago (free version)

However, buying CDs on A would be preferable for our use... IDK... I'm confused about which to set up?

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

ChynnaBlue — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:54:56 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:
@Sooner @jackthebear @Tribesters @ChynnaBlue @Kachina624

I need this information concerning music.
There is a playlist of cover songs from the stalker series on Spotify, which made me want to try it a year ago (free version)

However, buying CDs on A would be preferable for our use... IDK... I'm confused about which to set up?

Use the free version of Spotify and the paid version of Amazon Music Unlimited. I have Amazon Prime many of the CDs I've purchased from Amazon over the years are already there for me to play without the discounted Music Unlimited fee. The bonus with that is many of those CDs I bought for someone else as a gift, and now I get to listen to them, too.

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

LTT1 — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:11:35 GMT

@ChynnaBlue
Thanks... I will set them up!

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

jackthebear — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:34:58 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:
@Sooner @jackthebear @Tribesters @ChynnaBlue @Kachina624

I need this information concerning music.
There is a playlist of cover songs from the stalker series on Spotify, which made me want to try it a year ago (free version)

However, buying CDs on A would be preferable for our use... IDK... I'm confused about which to set up?

not sure exactly what you are looking to do @LTT1 play specific music or just stream different types of music.

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

Mary Bailey — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:44:11 GMT

I'm a Pandora girl. $54 a year with no commericals.

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

tucsongal — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 01:23:13 GMT

@Mary Bailey wrote:
I'm a Pandora girl. $54 a year with no commericals.

Me too, just started the paid subscription. I will say that I occasionally use Spotify when I want to hear a particular album or create a playlist.

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

Paulette-QVC — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 05:25:40 GMT

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Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

LTT1 — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:01:43 GMT

@Sooner@Paulette-QVC@tucsongal@Mary Bailey@jackthebear

Thank you all... we have our digital stuff pretty well figured out except for music ... I will be interested to know how anybody else handles listening to various songs throughout the house, preferably by incorporating their speaker system and iPad/smart phone.

@jackthebear

Do have to choose? Well, for one thing we have all of our favorite music on iTunes and have not listened to it.

We wouldn't listen to music with headphones on. So I suppose I'm wanting to know how to play those songs with really great sound (such as a speaker system?)

Also, we often access songs found on YouTube

these are often remakes of favorites. Does anyone get really good sound quality from YouTube?

I just purchased a Trisha Yearwood CD for DH... will look to see if I could actually listen to it on Amazon?

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

jackthebear — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:19:34 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:
@Sooner @Paulette-QVC @tucsongal @Mary Bailey @jackthebear
Thank you all... we have our digital stuff pretty well figured out except for music ... I will be interested to know how anybody else handles listening to various songs throughout the house, preferably by incorporating their speaker system and iPad/smart phone.

@jackthebear
Do have to choose? Well, for one thing we have all of our favorite music on iTunes and have not listened to it.
We wouldn't listen to music with headphones on. So I suppose I'm wanting to know how to play those songs with really great sound (such as a speaker system?)

Also, we often access songs found on YouTube
these are often remakes of favorites. Does anyone get really good sound quality from YouTube?

I just purchased a Trisha Yearwood CD for DH... will look to see if I could actually listen to it on Amazon?

add the CD to iTunes then play your itunes through a bluetooth speaker.

I listen to either google music or pandora now as well as the music from my itunes library that is mainly from my own CDs

Re: Can You Tell Me About Spotify???

Nuttmeg — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:21:56 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:
@Sooner @Paulette-QVC @tucsongal @Mary Bailey @jackthebear
Thank you all... we have our digital stuff pretty well figured out except for music ... I will be interested to know how anybody else handles listening to various songs throughout the house, preferably by incorporating their speaker system and iPad/smart phone.

@jackthebear
Do have to choose? Well, for one thing we have all of our favorite music on iTunes and have not listened to it.
We wouldn't listen to music with headphones on. So I suppose I'm wanting to know how to play those songs with really great sound (such as a speaker system?)

Also, we often access songs found on YouTube
these are often remakes of favorites. Does anyone get really good sound quality from YouTube?

I just purchased a Trisha Yearwood CD for DH... will look to see if I could actually listen to it on Amazon?

This is an old article about buying some CD on Amazon,and getting a free MP3. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2474092/smartphones/amazon-s-autorip-service----the-real-apple-itunes-killer.html

When you buy MP3's from Amazon they are stored in your online music account. You can play the music with a "web Player" or an app for an iDevice or Android. Customers using Amazon's PC software are reporting problems. The web player is the best work around.