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Spotify now available in the USA!

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I was one of the first people to create an account (got the email about 3 minutes ago, already have an account set up and errthang)

Really stoked for this!
Jul 18 2011 11:02PM
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SeanTom
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what is this shit?
Jul 18 2011 11:04PM
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Balto
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or you can just download your music like everyone else
Jul 18 2011 11:05PM
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*simba*
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Jul 18 2011 11:06PM
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Caveman.
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How long did you wait for your invite?
Jul 18 2011 11:51PM
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Troy.
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lulzzzzz. Had it since 08. Join the club buddy.
Jul 18 2011 11:58PM
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Peter.
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spotify has been in the us for like a week now

i actually beat jamie to something tech related for once YES
Jul 19 2011 12:02AM
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Jane6
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dont you have spotify social? I cant see you in my friendslist
Jul 19 2011 7:29AM
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pimpcat
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I spent $10 a month and now I can download hundreds of songs and have them sync with my iPhone instead of paying hundreds of dollars for the same amount of music. Way to be a dink.
Jul 19 2011 10:27AM
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Inline.
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What is this spotify
Jul 19 2011 10:27AM
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TechnoPotamus
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i have it on my iphone. it doesn't seem to make sense to keep it though unless you pay for the full service. like the free version seems pretty useless to me.
Jul 19 2011 10:30AM
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razors-chaz
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weve had this in the uk for a couple of years now. i got mad hated on when they changed the usage rules and they started limiting how much you could llisten to, the amount of ads and so on but if you can be bothered to pay for the full its probs worth it
Jul 19 2011 10:40AM
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pimpcat
Posts: 858 - Karma: 321
It has replaced my iTunes and I only pay $10 a month for all the music I could possibly listen to. Plus, if you import CD's to iTunes it will be synced with spotify.
Jul 19 2011 10:41AM
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StevenR
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I spend $0 a month and now I can download hundreds of songs and have them sync with my iPod instead of paying hundreds of dollars for the same amount of music. AND I get to keep the songs if I don't feel like not paying for anything anymore.

Seriously, am I missing something, or is this just the cool version of Napster? My biggest complaint with those kinds of services is that if you eventually don't feel like paying by the month anymore, you lose all the music you got before, so depending on how long you used it for, you may have spent hundreds of dollars and you have NOTHING to show for it. I know that there is a free version of Spotify, isn't only a streaming service unless you pay for it, meaning I couldn't put this music on my iPod classic?
Jul 19 2011 11:49AM
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come_at_me_bro
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Dude ive had one for ever, just set it up with a UK zip code
Jul 19 2011 11:57AM
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Static
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are you planning on only listening to music for 19 months or so?
Jul 28 2011 8:33AM
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pimpcat
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I listen to music weird. I put an album on repeat and play the shit out of it. Then after 4 or 5 days I know my favorite songs and maybe I'll purchase them or download them. But yeah, most of the music I cycle through I will lose interest in well within 19 months.
Jul 28 2011 8:42AM
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Scandinavia
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Used to be somewhat of an itunes fanatic but ever since I signed up for a spotify premium account I have not even opened my itunes library. You cant beat sittting on the bus or subway and have access almost any music. The whole format of dowloading feels outdated once you start using it.

However, I have heard that the the offered range of music differs between countries due to legal issues.
Jul 28 2011 9:23AM
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Static
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yea, but you will have to stop listening to music period, unless you want to spend hundreds of dollars like those other suckers right????
Jul 28 2011 10:09AM
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pimpcat
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If I wanted to keep all that music maybe. But since I subscribed I've cycled through about 30-40 albums in two weeks. So far I have no complaints about the music service. We'll see if that changes later on but for now, I'm content. Songs that I listened to two months ago I don't really listen to anymore so this particular set up will probably work for me.
Jul 28 2011 10:35AM
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jimmer
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or you can illegally download music, keep it on a hard drive, share it with friends, transfer to your new computer, put it on an ipod, etc. for a monthly payment of freehundred dollars
Jul 28 2011 11:24AM
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pimpcat
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Oh okay man! Thanks, I've never heard of pirating music before...
Jul 28 2011 11:54AM
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MUSIC PIRATE!
Jul 28 2011 12:04PM
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Lucas
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just get free music…. type in the name of the song/album or whatever your gonna download then just put mediafire after it. most songs/albums will be on there and they will be organized. its better than limewire
Jul 28 2011 2:42PM
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popNfresh44
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...or use torrents and get unlimited amounts of music downloaded at higher speeds, for 0 dollars.
Jul 28 2011 4:18PM
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jimmer
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you're welcome. and thats weird
Jul 28 2011 7:33PM
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wesley.
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I like it so far I dont have premium but I've been using it all week. It's almost overwhelming with the amount of music that's one click away. I'm like ... shit what should I listen too?
Jul 28 2011 7:38PM
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