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machej on 19/07/2014 - 19:36 rdio.com (1038 clicks)
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Basically this is a hack that will allow you to purchase your subscription at the Philippine's pricing. After being pissed off at paying $2/month more than the US per month I found out this method. You can choose what to pay by using a different country.

Step 1: Signup to Rdio
Step 2: Install hola.org free
Step 3: Set country to Indonesia (Thanks to sunilkimm) or Philippines.
Step 4: Go to subscribe and it will show you the price in that country.For me it was 99 Pesos. https://i.imgur.com/Mw89lh4.png
Step 5: Subscribe. (I used it on a Debit card, make sure you select Philippines/Indonesia and use a random postcode) DO NOT SET COUNTRY TO AUSTRALIA AT ANY STAGE!

Optional: Use it in conjunction with a spare tiny debit card account. I used it with my Ing Direct free $50.

You won't need to use Hola again whilst playing the music as the Rdio pricing locks in since people travel overseas everyday and they can't randomly change the price.

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  • quaddie on 19/07/2014 - 19:39
    +5

    Outstanding.

  • Vidgamer on 19/07/2014 - 19:54
    -5

    Isn't 99 pesos $8 AUD?

  • Gdsamp on 19/07/2014 - 19:55
    +4

    straya

  • Vidgamer on 19/07/2014 - 19:56
    +4

    oops, looks like im calculating Mexican pesos. Sorry OP

  • elektron on 19/07/2014 - 20:01
    +12

    Awesome deal. Unfortunately, I'm picky when it comes to sounds quality - Rdio's bitrate is 192 kbps, while everyone else's (Spotify, Google's All Access etc) is 320 kbps.

    192 kbps is not terrible by any means, and most people may not even tell the difference, but as far as I'm concerned it just doesn't cut it for a paid subscription.

  • hen dawg on 19/07/2014 - 20:08

    Superb! My wife already has a subscription, what can she do? Unsubscribe and sign back up?

    • machej on 19/07/2014 - 20:10

      Maybe she can test removing her payment details, change countries and continue from Step 2 of my instructions. I tested this with a new account and will install the desktop version and it should rip my version off Itunes.

  • minijumbuk on 19/07/2014 - 20:21

    If I put paypal, after i log in it shows up as "Due Now $21.59". Did that happen for you?

    • machej on 19/07/2014 - 20:28
      +1

      I used a debit card but I'd recommend double checking your hola.org config. Otherwise it may be a paypal issue because it has your address.

  • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 20:28

    OP you are awesome thankyou.
    Have you tried this method with say spotify?

    • machej on 19/07/2014 - 20:31

      I have not but I imagine it could well be the same. Maybe organise with the commenter below to trial a test.

      • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 20:46
        +1

        I just tried and you cannot not use a debit card for a different country from the philippines i.e NAB card or ING.
        i didnt try paypal but it has your address.

        im still happy with $2.42 for rdio

  • Canucklehead on 19/07/2014 - 20:29
    +2

    Would this trick work for Spotify? They charge 129 php/month…

    • machej on 19/07/2014 - 20:29
      +1

      Quite possibly, have a try.

    • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 20:30
      +2

      I would like to know this aswell.

    • fruit on 20/07/2014 - 22:23

      Make sure you get the plan that allows international travel.

    • chillybags on 23/07/2014 - 15:32

      Any luck?

  • dylanando on 19/07/2014 - 20:33
    +2

    soooo slow when i switch to Philippines

    • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 20:35
      +5

      once you sign up turn Hola off im streaming right now perfectly fine and i have a bad connection.

    • dylanando on 19/07/2014 - 20:36

      must say i was scared clicking it when it was 99Pesos :(

    • machej on 19/07/2014 - 20:39

      Too many ozbargainers. You can always try another proxy or country. There may be a cheaper one. Here are all the places you can test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rdio#Availability

      • dylanando on 19/07/2014 - 20:40

        i got through, and thanks for the find ;)

  • unity1 on 19/07/2014 - 21:00

    Still showing $11.99. What am I doing wrong?

    • machej on 19/07/2014 - 21:02

      Did you ever input that you were from Australia? Is your Hola set to Philippines?

  • rgr on 19/07/2014 - 21:02

    You have to click on the hola chrome extension, and then type in rdio.com and proceed from there.

  • Mentem on 19/07/2014 - 21:04

    Ibthought paying $70 for Deezer for a year was good. This is great.

  • unity1 on 19/07/2014 - 21:07

    Can this process be done on the phone or do you have to do it from a computer?

    • machej on 19/07/2014 - 21:08

      Potentially but you'd have to config a VPN and it would be a huge hassle. Would be much easier to do it on a desktop.

      • unity1 on 19/07/2014 - 21:11

        Thanks. I'll try it on the PC when I get home.

      • Agret on 20/07/2014 - 03:39

        Rather than having to config a VPN if you are on Android you can just download Hola from the play store and use that

  • brando12 on 19/07/2014 - 21:11
    +1

    when i click on purchase just gets stuck on loading screen ? #ozbargained?

    • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 21:15
      +1

      doubt it, it's a music streaming service it should be able to handle millions of people.
      hola on the other hand was getting slow when i used it before.

    • rawm on 19/07/2014 - 21:16

      same with me…

    • renaldof on 19/07/2014 - 21:17

      same with me… [2]

      • machej on 19/07/2014 - 21:24
        +1

        Best thing would be to use another country on hola, find another proxy or just wait a bit.

  • rgr on 19/07/2014 - 21:23

    Hmm yeah don't think you can use cards from AU cause I can't pay either. Plus hola is bumming the connection down to a crawl.

    • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 21:31

      I used my NAB card just fine.
      heres a tip when entering your card details leave the country as phili not australia your card will still work and you get the cheap price other wise it changes to AU priceing.

    • wem77 on 19/07/2014 - 23:59

      28 Degrees CC worked fine.

  • oz-dave on 19/07/2014 - 21:37

    Since the functionality offered supposedly differs from country to country, can anyone who has just started using it notice any differences to the Australian service??? (apart from the price, obviously)

    • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 21:39
      +2

      no difference dude and after i suscribed i changed my country back to Australia.

    • machej on 19/07/2014 - 21:40
      +1

      Different top charts and recommendations. Not a huge issue as you can just add all the songs.

    • oz-dave on 19/07/2014 - 21:42

      Thanks for the prompt answers guys :-)

      They say on their blog that it will only work with Chromecast for the 12 countries as follows: Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S.

      Can anyone shed any light as to whether signing up in the Philippines affects this?

      • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 21:44
        +2

        Ill get back to you i have a cromecast lol one moment

        • oz-dave on 19/07/2014 - 21:45

          Thanks again holden93 :-)

        • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 21:48
          +2

          @oz-dave: Yeah it's working for me from my PC to my chromecast. i dont see anywhere on the android app the cast button.

        • oz-dave on 19/07/2014 - 22:00

          @holden93:

          Ok thanks, PC to Chromecast is probably good enough for me - but you should see the cast button according to this

        • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 22:07
          +2

          @oz-dave: i forgot to install chromecast after i unrooted my nexus 5 lol just tried and it's all working perfectly.

        • oz-dave on 19/07/2014 - 22:09

          @holden93:

          Perfect - thanks for all your effort - I'm sold ;-)

      • machej on 19/07/2014 - 21:44

        Well there would be no price saving because they are all wealthy OECD countries.

  • Sage on 19/07/2014 - 21:42

    what's the normal price?

    • machej on 19/07/2014 - 21:45

      $11.99/month

    • machej on 19/07/2014 - 21:48
      +13

      facepalm You sent an email to Rdio to ask why you were charged normal pricing? You probably used paypal/creditcard with country set to Australia. Ya dun goof'd.

      • rawm on 19/07/2014 - 21:52
        +1

        way to kick a man while he's down :(

        • machej on 19/07/2014 - 22:01
          +4

          I thank him for his new country recommendation though. :P

  • renaldof on 19/07/2014 - 21:52
    +2

    Just signed up using my commonwealth debit card, through Indonesia, which is still cheaper than the Philipines.

    Did the family double for AUD 3.29, already charged :)

    Just make sure you set the country to Indonesia in the end. Postal code ex: 80361

  • lolmao on 19/07/2014 - 22:11

    is it worth it for $2?

  • Diji1 on 19/07/2014 - 22:27
    -4

    Nice bargain but I'll be sticking to my Pandora One unlimited skips, no region locking and high quality because it's free.

    Yes they fail that much that they can't even lock down a 100% server based subscription service and I can get it for free. I know this kind of post (involving piracy/patching apps etc) often brings neg votes so have at it but how much difference is there really between doing this and paying from another country?

  • Haxxa on 19/07/2014 - 22:32
    +3

    I'm stuck with MOG :( - The cost of bandwidth means that its cheaper to Pay for MOG and smaller Data Plan, than it is with this deal and a larger data plan.

    (MOG is Unmetered).

    • Sira on 19/07/2014 - 23:21

      I really feel you there, I listen on the road to an iPod and really want to get into streaming, especially at this price but the data usage on a 12 hour day would be hideous!

      • neil aus on 16/12/2014 - 11:05

        You could use the offline mode and play saved playlists, no?

    • nikonzero on 19/07/2014 - 23:47
      +1

      Hanging for the Beats Music changeover

  • Tufin on 19/07/2014 - 22:46

    Worked here, no problems. Using Indonesia. thanks OP and sunilkimm.

  • brando12 on 19/07/2014 - 22:46

    found other way guys use flyvpn free trial just signed up :) had problems with hola. $1.83 with Indonesian ip

  • NBAD25 on 19/07/2014 - 23:27

    I signed up through Indonesia and saved a couple of cents a month. However I'm being ass blasted by region locking :(

  • dkausa on 19/07/2014 - 23:44

    I wonder if this could be a problem in 30 days time?

    "Can I travel abroad with Rdio?
    Paying subscribers … can use Rdio on the web and mobile devices while traveling abroad. Rdio’s mobile apps need to connect with our servers at least once every 30 days."

    • wem77 on 19/07/2014 - 23:58

      Pretty sure they're just referring to the mobile app's need to come online every 30 days for its offline music playback mode to work. Not the payment server. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

      • machej on 20/07/2014 - 00:02
        +1

        I think you're right because the mobile offline music needs to make sure you're still a paying customer.

    • NoApostrophePlurals on 21/07/2014 - 00:26

      Even if it wasn't just for validating your offline music library to a paying account, why would this be a problem in 30 days? VPNs will still exist then, right?

      • machej on 21/07/2014 - 00:34

        Yes, you can always login again using the same country.

  • TA13 on 19/07/2014 - 23:44

    I've just started my trial on rdio and I also just paid via Philippine vpn. But I won't be charged until 2 weeks from now, does this mean I'm paying the 99 pesos or australian rdio amount?

    • Axelstrife on 19/07/2014 - 23:52

      when i signed up it was on an account ive previously used so it charged me the $2.42 right away

  • aibargain on 20/07/2014 - 00:00

    Great Post machej…
    Not sure it will continue, but looks good in the short term

  • mxs on 20/07/2014 - 00:07
    +2

    Thanks OP.

    BTW, this works with Deezer as well, if you change the country to Malaysia… the price is currently 7.45 MYR ($2.50 AUD), which is 50% of the Australian sale price …

    • piglet1 on 20/07/2014 - 11:42

      I think i'll go with Malaysia since I still have my card! :)

    • piglet1 on 20/07/2014 - 12:18

      It is showing RM14.90 for me, not sure how you got 7.45? :(

      Oh deezer! My bad!

  • Spizz on 20/07/2014 - 00:47

    Hola for Indonesia is running slow to. Will try later.

    • aibargain on 20/07/2014 - 00:50

      Try changing the Hola server, I got on after changing 3-4 times… bit hit and miss

  • Leviiathan on 20/07/2014 - 00:51

    Ugh. I wish I'd seen this earlier! I finally gave in and started a $11.99/m subscription this morning.

    • Axelstrife on 20/07/2014 - 01:00

      cancle and do this that way you will pay $2 from now on each month.

      • Leviiathan on 20/07/2014 - 01:15

        That's the plan for first thing tomorrow. I was umming and ahhing over $11.99 but $2 is a no brainer!

  • Liski on 20/07/2014 - 01:06

    It's showing up as Rpc20,000.00 a month - is this even correct?

    • machej on 20/07/2014 - 01:12

      Not sure what RPC is. Should be in pesos or IDR.

    • ozzybee on 20/07/2014 - 01:23

      Yeah. It's Rp, not Rpc. Indonesian Rupiah. 20,000 of them = $1.83AUD.

      EDIT: It's taking ages for the 'Payment Method' section to load. Anyone got a fix? Already tried Hola switching and FlyVPN.

      EDIT2: Got it working, just took even more switching with Hola. Haha I didn't read the thread fully, so at first I added Paypal as a billing source. It came up at 20,000 Rp but then switched to $11.99 at the last second! Crapped myself because I was about to click it. So I went to PayPal and cancelled the billing agreement, added the credit card as suggested (with Indonesian country status and fake postcode). Then I was able to select the two billing options. When I clicked 'Pay with Paypal' it came up as '11.99AUD' and when I clicked 'Pay with Credit Card', it came up as 20,000 Rp ($1.83). Haha >90% off… Thanks! Gonna give it a whirl tomorrow :)

  • machej on 20/07/2014 - 01:58
    +20

    Meanwhile at Rdio HQ: YES! Our Indonesian/Philippines ad campaigns are finally taking off.

  • FizzyTidus on 20/07/2014 - 02:14

    $1.83 debited.

    Actually it's not a new bargain to buy service/product. Long time ago people on steam trying so hard to cheat the server that they are actually from Russia, since price there are always more than 50% cheaper. (We are always badly ripped-off, aren't we)

    I've heard rumor that on steam your account will be suspended if proxy-purchase detected. Will see if Rdio do the same.

    • FutureTech on 20/07/2014 - 09:16
      +6

      If they are entitled to use the cheap call center in India we are allowed to enjoy the low price in Indonesia

  • jaydaberty on 20/07/2014 - 02:21

    Just signed up, paid and mobile streaming isn't working for me.. Anyone have the same issue?

    • renaldof on 20/07/2014 - 09:51

      same for me. I've even downloaded songs and it is not playing. Is this an Android app issue or Rdio is chasing this up?

      • jaydaberty on 20/07/2014 - 10:48

        I even ran the app through Hola. Signed out, activated Hola and tunnelled via Indonesia, signed in. Nothing. Doesn't work. Also tried downloading songs to phone. Doesn't work. Only reason I would use this service is for mobile streaming.

        • renaldof on 20/07/2014 - 11:07

          Same. Mobile service is essential for me. I am trying to play with Spotify instead and see if can sign a Philipines account

        • jaydaberty on 20/07/2014 - 11:59

          Let me know how that pans out. Edit:someone below said it didn't.

    • maxlawman on 20/07/2014 - 12:44
      +1

      No problems streaming on an Android handset here.

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