Spotify Now Open to Australia - Free Unlimited Music Streaming
This was posted 11 months 30 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
Spotify is a new way to listen to music.
Watch the story about Spotify Millions of tracks, any time you like. Just search for it in Spotify, then play it. Just help yourself to whatever you want, whenever you want it.
A world of music awaits
Think of Spotify as your new music collection. Your library. Only this time your collection is vast: millions of tracks and counting. Spotify comes in all shapes and sizes, available for your PC, Mac, home audio system and mobile phone. Wherever you go, your music follows you.
And because the music plays live, there’s no need to wait for downloads and no big dent in your hard drive.
Music is social
It’s now easier than ever to discover and share music with your friends. Thanks to Spotify and Facebook, you can see and hear what your friends are listening to – just hit play on any music post.
You can also share music with a flick of the wrist. Send it straight to your friends, or post tracks on social networks. It’s how music should be.
Mod — free period appears to be indefinite, i.e. not limited to 6 months.
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+1 votePeccadilloes on 23/05/2012 - 09:22 ¶apparently adblockplus now screens and let's through ethical ads. see their website for details. you may opt out of all ads if you wish but their approach seems nuanced.
+1 voteFound this in the FAQ:
http://www.spotify.com/au/help/faq/unlimited/how-much-music-...
How much music can I play with Spotify Free?
When you create your Spotify account, for the first six months, you will have unlimited streaming with Spotify Free. After these first six months some limitations apply.
How much music you can streamStarting with 10 hours, your account will then receive a 2.5 hour streaming allocation each week. Any time that you do not use in that week is saved up. Your streaming time can be saved up in this way to a total of 10 hours.
Streaming time is added to your account each week, on the same day of the week that you created your Spotify account, and at approximately the same time of day.
I'm wondering if they've moved to an "ad-supported" free version instead, because there is no other mention of this "free 6 months" on any of the rest of the website, and there is no mention of ad's being played in that FAQ….
Will be interesting to see what happens in 6 months at least.
EDIT: Just went hunting in their forums, and it appears that you do in fact get ads during the entire period you are a "free" user.. Still, 6 months is pretty decent for unlimited, free music.
Background on spotify: http://fora.tv/2011/06/22/A_Conversation_with_Jimmy_Fallon_a...
pretty good.
+1 votespacenoodle on 22/05/2012 - 12:42 ¶I used spotify when I lived in the UK. I eventually moved on to a paid subscription for 6 pounds a month because it was that good. Totally worth it.
+3 votesh4lcyon: just what I was thinking. Been using grooveshark for about a year, and love it.
http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/spotify-vs-rdio-vs-groov...
bigosmallo on 22/05/2012 - 17:37 ¶Good link but the information is a little outdated.
Firstly there is now an iPad app for Spotify.
Secondly, grooveshark works on mobiles with html5.grooveshark.com
Crownanchor on 22/05/2012 - 14:52 ¶Yeah also got the 48 hour trial on iPhone, and this may limit the use of the service.
Spotify is pretty awesome, thanks OP.
The 6 months is wrong - this was only for the US. Australia and New Zealand get free access indefinitely however it is only via the desktop app. If you want no ads, it'll cost $6.99 and the premium option (which gives mobile access) is $11.99/month.
OP - please edit
EDIT: Thanks for editing mod.
Comparison between Spotify and others - http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/05/spotify-and-its-rivals-...
I'm still confused - I'm able to make offline playlists which get transferred to my phone, and it plays them. If I only had premium on the desktop (yet to notice any ads), then how come I play songs offline on my phone?
Even so, if it's only a temp thing - $6-10 a month for an easy to use service, bloody awesome!
CHIEFMEGADETH on 22/05/2012 - 14:09 Comment score below threshold (-7).- +1 votekangaberries on 22/05/2012 - 18:21 ¶
His right you know, same as the whole Blizzard honouring thing,
+3 votestheguyrules on 22/05/2012 - 15:02 ¶After playing with the mobile app on the bus for around 20 minutes, I signed up for the $11.99 premium service, as it's very nice.
+5 votesad-free for free~: http://douglasstridsberg.com/blog/entries/how-to-remove-spot...
- +2 votesCrownanchor on 22/05/2012 - 17:35 ¶
The facebook requirement was a bit of a nuisance at first, but a new facebook account was easily setup just to try Spotify, using false details, and its definitely recommended, Spotify is awesome, and YouTube can not match it.
+2 votesKnowingNothing on 22/05/2012 - 18:00 ¶This is the best thing on the internet since… well… Ozbargains
+1 voteI have been using the premium service from a UK account for the last couple of years and can only say good things about it. The desktop app is good, but it is the mobile premium apps which for me well justifies the cost per month. There are some premium acts who never allow their music to be streamed, so no Led Zep, no Beatles, no Pink Floyd, etc. It is also not great for dance music or some independent record lables, but it will surprise you what is available. If you are an Android user, make sure you use the new Beta version as it's much nicer than the standard app - http://www.spotify.com/us/blog/archives/2012/04/19/new-andro... . Also have a look for standup comedy, kids stories, etc. As some have said, it is not a bargain per se, but it is great value for money.
- Crownanchor on 22/05/2012 - 19:54 ¶
Thats correct, which is a 48 hour free trial, that can be extended to 30 days free if you give paypal/visa payment details.
- Crownanchor on 22/05/2012 - 20:06 ¶
Did you get the email with the subject:
Want to try Spotify Premium for another 30 days?
Welcome to your free 48-hour trial of Spotify Premium
Sure, 48 hours is enough time to fall in love with Spotify Premium. But just when you’re getting used to ad-free listening on all your favourite devices, your trial will be over. We can’t do that to you!
Just click below anytime in the next 14 days, follow the instructions, and we’ll gladly add another 30 days to your free trial.
Happy listening!
- Crownanchor on 22/05/2012 - 20:17 ¶
Better than Pandora, as Spotify has the Pandora radio station equivalent feature, and add on programs, also Last.fm integration, also with Spotify you can also play entire albums, or individual tracks, plus a few other really neat features. The music selection looks better for French artists that Pandora does not have, but as mentioned above, Spotify is lacking or has much less of the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zep. One other disadvantage maybe that Spotify is only able to play on one device at a time whereas Pandora does not have this limit.
-1 voteInstalled, and continually disconnected my net connection (brings back memories of dial up connections when the phone got picked up!) when I tried loading it. Seems like others have had similar issues on their forums.
Reinstalling flash didn't work. Apparently they need to disconnect your FB account from spotify to make it work, but you need to post a request in the forum.
Too much effort, better things to do than be a bug chaser for them - free product doesn't work out of the box for me hence the -ve vote
- +5 votesbigosmallo on 22/05/2012 - 23:00 ¶
Guess the millions of people it works perfectly for can go to hell when it doesn't suit you hey mate.
I like the sweeping generalisation and your conclusion - I guess the millions of others it doesn't work perfectly for can go to hell when it doesn't suit you? ;)
moving right along, so as per ozb faq …
Reliability issues are also important to know about. However this comes into a gray area. If it didn't work for you, maybe a post with no vote attached, if you know others have had issues and have seen bad reports elsewhere a post with link if possible and a negative vote is appropriate…
so, here's the link where I tried their solution :)
http://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Spotify-cras...
-2 votescryptonator on 23/05/2012 - 21:13 ¶Stop being so defensive.
He never stated nor suggested that it wouldn't work for anyone else.
Just that it didn't work for him…mate.
- +1 votebigosmallo on 22/05/2012 - 23:28 ¶
Did you make sure to turn on high quality streaming in settings?
-2 votesdigitalaxon on 23/05/2012 - 00:28 ¶I'm tempted to give it a negative vote (but will resist) because it requires facebook … As someone who does not use facebook and refuses to use facebook ( I have my reasons ), I'm growing ever annoyed at companies that force you to like them, or visit them on facebook so as to get access etc.
I'll stick to digitallyimported for my dose of fresh music….
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IsometricBacon on 23/05/2012 - 09:04 ¶I love love love this. I want more of this subscription based streaming content to come to Australia. Products like this, Netflix and Audible are a much better way for recording artists and labels to embrace the digital future, instead of holding onto archaic formats and enforcing DRM.
- Crownanchor on 23/05/2012 - 13:57 ¶
It was not available, was only made available in Aus since yesterday. There are many posts and articles on the net about the Aussie launch http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/05/spotify-australia-launc...
It used to be one that required access via US VPN etc
I think it would be helpful for the description area to explain that YOU MUST LINK SPOTIFY WITH YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT TO USE THE SERVICE - if you have one.
If you don't have Facebook just make up a fake one - its fun to see what names the automated system will allow through :)
Oh and you must upgrade to Facebook time line and "This app may post on your behalf, including songs you listen too" blah blah and permision to access your data while your offline.
Does anyone else get concerned by this kind of access we allow apps to have? I love new tech, apps and anything else but I do value my privacy.
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Been waiting on this for ages!! But don't think it's a bargain isn't it always free for the base pack?