[nabs-l] Spotify Questions...

Tue Jan 13 16:02:12 UTC 2015

Hi Daniel, Kaiti, and Everyone Else:
Rather than making a whole new thread, I figured I'd just reply to this one.
I did some exploring/research and have a few more questions about Spotify.
First, I unfortunately signed up for a free trial with Spotify last
summer but wasn't interested then so just let it go so I don't think I
can have a second free trial.
However, since the PC client is inaccessible, what do you do when you
want to listen to your music on the PC? A lot of times I love
listening to my music on the PC rather than my Iphone.
Also, can you pay yearly or just monthly? For a service like this, I'd
rather just pay yearly so I don't have to worry about it every month.
Also, has anyone tried Beats Music? Since Beats is by Apple now, is
there any chance it could become accessible on the PC quicker than
Spotify?
I just feel like if I am going to pay I want the service to be
accessible to me on everything: PC, Phone, ETC.
Is there anywhere we could write to make our voices heard to Spotify
and Beats to make it known we'd like them to be accessible on the PC?
Thanks,
Kerri

On 1/10/15, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just asked a few questions about Spotify a few days ago as I'm
> required to use the program for a class.  I'm hooked on it now and
> here's what I found.
>
> The mobile app is probably your best shot for an accessible interface.
> Even using it on a run-down IPhone 4 with IOS 7 it does a really good
> job.  I can add songs to my own playlists, browse playlists popular by
> region or made by Spotify, and basically do everything.  I'm starting
> off with the 7 day trial for Spotify premume so I can play individual
> songs and add them to my playlists more quickly than I would be able
> to do while in shuffle mode, but playing in shuffle mode is free.  I
> personally wouldn't pay for premume when this trial period runs out
> because I don't mind the shuffle mode.
>
> The big advantage to this system is that you don't have to buy the
> songs.  You can have as many playlists of your own as you like, with
> as many songs as you want in each one.  You could collect a huge
> library without paying a dime for it.  In order to do that in iTunes
> you would need to pay a pretty good price.  Most people I know have at
> least 500 songs in their libraries, and if you multiply 500 tracks by
> a dollar and twenty nine cents, that's a huge amount.  Even if you
> consider that some people only buy ITunes tracks with gift cards to
> avoid personal expense, it's still someone else's money going into
> paying for the songs.
>
> I'd highly recommend downloading the app.  It's free to run on shuffle
> mode, and they'll offer you the free 7 day premume trial which you can
> use to build up your playlists before it goes away.  You'll still be
> able to add songs after that period ends, you'll just have to come
> across songs in shuffle mode rather than clicking on the individual
> one.
>
> Most people I know play ITunes on shuffle anyway, so I think Spotify
> is pretty well worth it.
>
> On 1/10/15, Daniel Romero via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Spotify is amazing! Think about it, you're paying 10 bucks a month to
>> listen
>> to any album you want, playlists that are customized by users so you can
>> discover new music and still listen to the songs that you love, and none
>> of
>> it has to be purchased at all. It doesn't make sense to me to pay 1.29
>> for
>> songs that you're going to listen to once or twice, and then going to
>> hear
>> on the random in rotation later that you might skip. I save more money
>> with
>> Spotify then I would if I kept buying all the songs that I wanted to
>> listen
>> to through iTunes. The windows client isn't accessible, however the app
>> for
>> the iPhone and I devices is. I hope this helps.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jan 10, 2015, at 3:58 PM, Kerri Kosten via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Everyone:
>>> I keep hearing about Spotify, and how popular it is.
>>> Apparently, it is replacing buying music on ITunes.
>>> Do any of you use Spotify?
>>> What is the advantage of it over buying songs from ITunes?
>>> It just seems a little expensive to me to pay $10 a month to be able
>>> to stream music when I could buy individual tracks for cheaper on
>>> ITunes.
>>> Anyway, I logged into Spotify through Facebook and downloaded the
>>> windows client.
>>> It seems to be very inaccessible.
>>> Then, I tried the web player. I can see the tracks fine, but when I
>>> try to hit enter or space to play the song it won't play.
>>> Is Spotify worth paying for when it really doesn't even seem accessible
>>> to
>>> us?
>>> Do any of you still prefer buying music from ITunes or am I quickly
>>> becoming old-fashioned lol?
>>> I am asking these questions because I really like to keep up with the
>>> latest technology/current trends and don't want to become left behind
>>> when it comes to new things that are popular.
>>> Is there any way to make our voices heard to Spotify? It should be
>>> accessible to us like it is to everyone else.
>>> Should I hold off on subscribing/paying until it's accessible on all
>>> platforms?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kerri
>>>
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