Zune Pass

[Revolution09]

Zune Pass

So whats the catch? What if I bought one of these and spent every day downloading GBs of music?

 

[Viper GTS]

The catch is that if you stop paying for it the music stops playing (except for your 10 songs a month).

Viper GTS

 

[SN4p]

They are time stamped, if you lapse your subscription you lose your music.

Edit: Warpage

 

[QueBert]

the catch is you don't own the music and gotta keep paying for it each month. They have next to none of the artists I like, but if you can find stuff you like on there it's a good deal.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: Revolution09
Zune Pass

So whats the catch? What if I bought one of these and spent every day downloading GBs of music?

No catch really. It's a monthly music subscription service. Ditch the service and your tunes are gone. Except for the ten free ones you get each month with the service.

 

[SirStev0]

Somebody was reading my comments in the other other thread defending zune. Considering CD's cost like $13 to 20 each and itunes is 99c a song, it is a pretty great deal.

 

[amicold]

It's even better when you rape the DRM.

 

[waggy]

not bad. only bad part is you do not pay the music ends.

 

[SAWYER]

I have a friend that does this but he has a drm remove and keep some of it. The Zune Marketplace also gives you 10 tracks a month that you can keep even when you drop the subscription

 

[DaveSimmons]

I use Napster, which did this first. Rhapsody is also similar. Both work with non-zune/non-iPod players like Sandisk Sansa

All 3 let you play from a PC not just download, so I have it installed on my music server. I can listen to new CDs to decide whether to buy them, and keep listening to CDs I don't like well enough to buy.

If you have a Zune, zune pass makes sense. If you have a PlaysForSure player that's compatible then Napster and Rhapsody are better.

 

[AkumaX]

Could you use the iTunes loophole? (Burn music to CD, then re-rip)

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: AkumaX
Could you use the iTunes loophole? (Burn music to CD, then re-rip)

DRM restricts/disables burning to CD for those tracks (except for the "keep 10"...which are usually just regular mp3s).

I s'pose one could capture the playback, but that would take forever and quality would be scheisse.

 

[BHeemsoth]

TuneBite

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: waggy
not bad. only bad part is you do not pay the music ends.

You get to permanently keep 10 per month.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: waggy
not bad. only bad part is you do not pay the music ends.

You get to permanently keep 10 per month.

so that 10 change? or it add up? so in 10 months you have 100 songs permanently?

if so thats not to bad.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: waggy
not bad. only bad part is you do not pay the music ends.

You get to permanently keep 10 per month.

so that 10 change? or it add up? so in 10 months you have 100 songs permanently?

if so thats not to bad.

Correct. After 10 months you would have 100 songs. The only "gotcha" is that if you only download 8 songs one month, those 2 "unused" downloads do not roll over into the next month.

ZV

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: waggy
not bad. only bad part is you do not pay the music ends.

You get to permanently keep 10 per month.

so that 10 change? or it add up? so in 10 months you have 100 songs permanently?

if so thats not to bad.

Correct. After 10 months you would have 100 songs. The only "gotcha" is that if you only download 8 songs one month, those 2 "unused" downloads do not roll over into the next month.

ZV

Yup I typically use my 10 free ones to get most of an album, then use MS points to buy the last 2-3 songs. Good way to build my music collection for the day that I stop subbing.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: waggy
not bad. only bad part is you do not pay the music ends.

You get to permanently keep 10 per month.

so that 10 change? or it add up? so in 10 months you have 100 songs permanently?

if so thats not to bad.

Correct. After 10 months you would have 100 songs. The only "gotcha" is that if you only download 8 songs one month, those 2 "unused" downloads do not roll over into the next month.

ZV

Yup I typically use my 10 free ones to get most of an album, then use MS points to buy the last 2-3 songs. Good way to build my music collection for the day that I stop subbing.

yeah thats not bad. about the cost of a CD you get 10 songs that you enjoy (better then buying a CD actually).

very cool. will have to look into that for my sensa.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Can these songs (the subscription ones, not the 10 free) be played on the PC or non-Zune players?

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Can these songs (the subscription ones, not the 10 free) be played on the PC or non-Zune players?

http://www.zune.net/en-us/software/zunepass/default.htm

Up to three computers- not sure about the non-Zune players, though.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Can these songs (the subscription ones, not the 10 free) be played on the PC or non-Zune players?

I believe they play on WMP and and MP3 player that supports Play4Sure by default.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Wow that's pretty awesome, I'd sign up for that in a second if it was available in New Zealand.

(BTW Microsoft, for the love of God please release the Zune here, I want one!!!!)

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Can these songs (the subscription ones, not the 10 free) be played on the PC or non-Zune players?

http://www.zune.net/en-us/software/zunepass/default.htm

Up to three computers- not sure about the non-Zune players, though.

And changing your 3 computers is actually easy. You can change up to 1 a month.

 

[Skeeedunt]

I had the Yahoo version of this a while ago, but eventually they canned it and I never bothered switching to something else. I've been meaning to sign up for Rhapsody, but the 10 free from Zune Pass seems pretty cool.

Also what BHeemsoth said... they just sent me an email to upgrade for $12... might be a good time to get this all going again.

 

[RapidSnail]

A seedbox can be had for $15 a month...