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Spotify for EVO?

Does anyone have the spotify service for their evo 4g?
im planning on paying the 10$ a month for the premium service but i want to know if it is worth it.
anyone care to elaborate on their experience?

Anyone have spotify for their evo?

I tried it for a day. The service works, but didn't have the music I liked. I was able to get a refund because they also didn't include the Radio feature that was advertised very early on launch day.
Be sure they offer the music you want before paying.

I use the free service and it works well for me.

I've had it for about 1.5 years(vpn service and paypal acct setup as uk). I like the service. I find that they have stuff that rhapsody does not.

I have premium and it works over 3g but not 4g. Even when I tether my eee transformer, it stays offline when 4g is on.

I just got it. I personally love it (for now). You must have the premium subscription for the mobile app

ya im trying to pay for the premium service is it actually worth it

Love the app. Totally worth the $10/month if you listen to a lot of music on your phone.

I like it. The downsides are: you're renting music. Occasionally there are play back issues. Spotify doesn't have an intuitive way to find new music save a simple search. With millions and millions of songs on there, it would be awesome to have something like 'find similar artist'. The desktop client may have this, but I've been using it 99% mobile so I wouldn't really know.
Other then that, its the bee's knees

pandamaja said:
I like it. The downsides are: you're renting music. Occasionally there are play back issues. Spotify doesn't have an intuitive way to find new music save a simple search. With millions and millions of songs on there, it would be awesome to have something like 'find similar artist'. The desktop client may have this, but I've been using it 99% mobile so I wouldn't really know.
Other then that, its the bee's knees
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check this out
http://gizmodo.com/5821515/the-essential-spotify-tools

How's the data usage with Google Music app? (Since GN has 16GB/no support for ext SD)

Hi,
I'm on the fence of buying a Nexus Galaxy and been researching here and there. This one thing I haven't had experience with before and could not find clear answers searching here and there.
What kind of data usage should I expect If got the GN and used Google Music to save my collection on the cloud and play it over 3g/4g data? I have the 2GB/Mo plan from AT&T.
Well, I listen to a lot of musical genres and have a large collection of MP3s (not MPfree's!).
I never tried the Google Music service since I have a 16GB Atrix 4G with 32GB SD card on to carry "some" of my collection with me always.
*I read a lot posts online by people who are hesitating to buy the GN because of the limitation to 16GB only. I know cloud services are being pushed harder and I'm surprised myself that after I thought of everything and the google music solution to my music collection, 16GB can do! But network data has costs around it, y'know.
I think it's would a nice advertisement/complimentary if Verizon (or other carriers later) would give their GN customers a special offer/discount on data plans considering the nature of the device.
Ah, don't forget my question mates. Your opinion/experience with data usage and Google Music.
Thank you

I don't use Google Music for streaming. Whatever I have is on my phone (not much though). But I can tell you this, if you have a lot of music stored on Google Music (online) then expect to see some high data usage. I have not used any music that is stored by Google (when you select some random genres of music at the time of setting up your account) but my data usage on Google Music player still shows 211 mb used ... I guess that's for syncing or caching all the music on my phone. So atleast initially you will see high data usage and not so much afterwards. My 2 cents ... I hope somebody with more experience would give us real information.

CyberPunk7t9 said:
Hi,
I'm on the fence of buying a Nexus Galaxy and been researching here and there. This one thing I haven't had experience with before and could not find clear answers searching here and there.
What kind of data usage should I expect If got the GN and used Google Music to save my collection on the cloud and play it over 3g/4g data? I have the 2GB/Mo plan from AT&T.
Well, I listen to a lot of musical genres and have a large collection of MP3s (not MPfree's!).
I never tried the Google Music service since I have a 16GB Atrix 4G with 32GB SD card on to carry "some" of my collection with me always.
*I read a lot posts online by people who are hesitating to buy the GN because of the limitation to 16GB only. I know cloud services are being pushed harder and I'm surprised myself that after I thought of everything and the google music solution to my music collection, 16GB can do! But network data has costs around it, y'know.
I think it's would a nice advertisement/complimentary if Verizon (or other carriers later) would give their GN customers a special offer/discount on data plans considering the nature of the device.
Ah, don't forget my question mates. Your opinion/experience with data usage and Google Music.
Thank you
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I wouldnt recommend streaming unless you still have an unlimited data plan. Period. Streaming music adds up quick.
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I use it quite a bit, but I have an unlimited plan. That said, I have never gone over 2GB on my bill. Mostly because I use wifi when I can.
Based on my experience, listening to an album can use anywhere between 30-60mb depending on quality and length.
Google music also caches the album you listen to. Which is nice when you listen to it again it won't be streaming.
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ok, so i dont own the nexus yet, still 1.5 days from possession. but i use google music extensively on my captivate. i have a 16gb phone with 16 gb sdcard, but i kinda like to segregate my music, so i have some on my phone, some on amazon and some on google. i listen to google everyday while commuting to work for 1-1.5hrs, with highest quality option turned on, and everyday my usage is around 50-60mb.i go to work 21-22 days, so its more or less 1gb for google music. i am also on att 2gb plan, before google music i used ~1.1gb per month(used pandora a lot), right now i use 1.6gb.
So yeah, be it pandora, amazon, slacker, or google i use 800-1gb on music every month.

Well, I think we can calculate it.
In the worst case you'd have a 320kbps MP3. When you convert from bits to bytes (by dividing by 8) you get 40kBps.
That means that every minute of music you'll listen to will take use 2.4MB (2400kBps = 40kBps x 60 seconds).
On your 2GB plan, that lets you listen to about 833 minutes of music (or 13 hours straight, or 160 five-minute songs).
That's the worst case which I think you'd only run into if a) you turn on the option in the Music app that forces high quality and b) the song you've stored on Google music is 320kbps.
I hope that logic works out.
Another thing to think about, if you put 6-8GBs of you fav music on the phone, you'd still have lots of space on the phone and significantly reduce the data usage.
BTW....I'm facing the same struggle in my decision on the GN....but I think I may have just help myself decide. LOL

I say blow it all! its juz 10$ per GB!

psycho2097 said:
I say blow it all! its juz 10$ per GB!
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yep. $10 if you go over. even a MB over. blow your load or pay to play?

I have, twice in 1 month...that was when i discovered i could stream porn on my cell!

psycho2097 said:
I have, twice in 1 month...that was when i discovered i could stream porn on my cell!
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galactic.... eh, i won't go there. somebody might be more grossed out than they already are.

pukemon said:
galactic.... eh, i won't go there. somebody might be more grossed out than they already are.
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Cmon... It was funny!
Sent from my cell phone. DUH

psycho2097 said:
Cmon... It was funny!
Sent from my cell phone. DUH
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lol i cant lie i laughed out loud

ballenone said:
lol i cant lie i laughed out loud
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Atleast someone has a sense of humor!
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psycho2097 said:
Atleast someone has a sense of humor!
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Ya, I'll +1 that. LOL.
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I stream google music through my car 5 days a week to and from work for 45 mins st a time. I used about 1gb in 7 days. On att hspa with galaxy nexus

why dont you do the unlimited data trick. You're already paying 25. What's 5 more
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AdamUpNorth said:
Well, I think we can calculate it.
In the worst case you'd have a 320kbps MP3. When you convert from bits to bytes (by dividing by 8) you get 40kBps.
That means that every minute of music you'll listen to will take use 2.4MB (2400kBps = 40kBps x 60 seconds).
On your 2GB plan, that lets you listen to about 833 minutes of music (or 13 hours straight, or 160 five-minute songs).
That's the worst case which I think you'd only run into if a) you turn on the option in the Music app that forces high quality and b) the song you've stored on Google music is 320kbps.
I hope that logic works out.
Another thing to think about, if you put 6-8GBs of you fav music on the phone, you'd still have lots of space on the phone and significantly reduce the data usage.
BTW....I'm facing the same struggle in my decision on the GN....but I think I may have just help myself decide. LOL
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Very good. Thanks for making it seem clearer now to me.
cpcrazyfly said:
I stream google music through my car 5 days a week to and from work for 45 mins st a time. I used about 1gb in 7 days. On att hspa with galaxy nexus
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Ouch!
g33k3r said:
why dont you do the unlimited data trick. You're already paying 25. What's 5 more
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???
What is the trick?
Thanks

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psycho2097 said:
I say blow it all! its juz 10$ per GB!
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easy for you to say in the great white north is $80+ for only 2GB....

I don't think you will use up all 16GB storage other than musics. And how large are your total music collections? Why don't you open wifi and cache all or most favorite music down on GN so you won't be stream when you listen to them. And if you really run out of space, google music will free up some for you without any problem.

AllGamer said:
easy for you to say in the great white north is $80+ for only 2GB....
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What the ****???? Really???? Y? 80?? I pay only 20 with my company discount!
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Uploading music that "fell off the truck" to Google Music?

How does Google handle the uploading of mp3s that were not legally purchased? I've read articles saying that Google will remove such files from its cloud storage. Lets say I have a "friend" who happened to upload around 4,000 songs to Google Music about a month ago. So far, nothing has been removed or flagged. Is there any truth to the below statement, or is Google just covering it's rear against the RIAA?
"Google has a variety of tools at its disposal to identify illegal files. Via a method known as digital music watermarking, record companies can encode files with a variety information, including when and where the song was purchased..."
More here

gabster21 said:
How does Google handle the uploading of mp3s that were not legally purchased? I've read articles saying that Google will remove such files from its cloud storage. Lets say I have a "friend" who happened to upload around 4,000 songs to Google Music about a month ago. So far, nothing has been removed or flagged. Is there any truth to the below statement, or is Google just covering it's rear against the RIAA?
"Google has a variety of tools at its disposal to identify illegal files. Via a method known as digital music watermarking, record companies can encode files with a variety information, including when and where the song was purchased..."
More here
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well, I've got about 8.000 'fallen-off-the-truck'-songs on my gmusic cloud for about 3-4 months now and nothing happend so far. I hope SOPA keeps away of that ****

michi_1983 said:
well, I've got about 8.000 'fallen-off-the-truck'-songs on my gmusic cloud for about 3-4 months now and nothing happend so far. I hope SOPA keeps away of that ****
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Same here.
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When i upload my songs i dont delete the local files, that way i have a backup

So, if I (legally) download an album and encode to, say, wma for my own collection thus removing any 'digital watermarking' that may have been on it. Or, even just ripping a cd? Or copyright free music (such as my own personal band, say)? Google then flags these as being 'fallen off a truck'? I bet they're just coving their arses as I don't see how that could properly work.

I had about 11,000 up right when it started. A few months in, I noticed the songs I was listening to most frequently (and I suppose were most popular at that time) were disappearing. I feel like most of the music I was actively listening to disappeared. Which is a shame because I loved the service.. but nothing happened and I wasn't contacted at all.
Waiting for spotify to come to Canada.

Is Google music available outside the US? Maybe that's why?
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Some of my music came from "my days in college where bandwidth was plentiful and the WiFi flowed like milk and honey".
Not one song is missing and most of it (purchased and "collegiate") was uploaded in May.

kangxi said:
Is Google music available outside the US? Maybe that's why?
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Yes and no. You only need to be in the USA (or use a proxy based in the USA) when you create your account. Google is your friend (search for info on Google).

How can Google tell if something is legal or not? If I buy an MP3 album, there'll be nothing to say it's legally bought or not?
Google can't enforce it at all unless they know it's an unreleased track - but being a DJ I can get music months in advance to promo so that covers me for that as well

please do not bash me, I was thinking of going over to the dark side and use itunes music match to:
1. they claim to "put the music back on the truck", i do not think this matters since i have the music anyhow. Would this trick ensure that google with not have issues in the future with "off the truck music"???
2. main reason; upgrade all my music to 256AAC, then convert them back to 256mp3(or ogg). Most of my music is 128-196 bit rate. For 25$ this will update most of my music to a higher bitrate(maybe??)
then reformat or burn my pc to remove itunes.
What do you guys think?

lol +1 for the thread title. lol

michi_1983 said:
well, I've got about 8.000 'fallen-off-the-truck'-songs on my gmusic cloud for about 3-4 months now and nothing happend so far. I hope SOPA keeps away of that ****
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Reasons like these are why we have to worry about SOPA/PIPA
Why do you even need 8000 songs when we have streaming now???

Some people still like to have their own copy of the music, me especially as it's be hard to DJ without the music

I have bittorrented 320, flac, and wav files of records I have spent over 5000 on. I have no intention of using cloud service with att, but they can't legally delete that because I own copies.

NuclearEMP said:
Reasons like these are why we have to worry about SOPA/PIPA
Why do you even need 8000 songs when we have streaming now???
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As a law student, I should say that the popular notion about what SOPA does isn't, strictly speaking, accurate.
Violating digital copyright laws is, and has been, illegal. Its been that way long before i was born. SOPA, by and large, deals with foreign violations of US copyright laws.
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I can tell you that Google Music didn't upload all of my music. In fact, it didn't upload most of it and I download whole CD rips.
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matt30 said:
As a law student, I should say that the popular notion about what SOPA does isn't, strictly speaking, accurate.
Violating digital copyright laws is, and has been, illegal. Its been that way long before i was born. SOPA, by and large, deals with foreign violations of US copyright laws.
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Yes, but the Foreign Violators are feeding the US with copyrighted material.

I'd think google might do a hash check for known illegal copies.

amazon and google music uploaded about 10-20% of my total library
it did it selectively for SONGS too.. not just albums...
i.e., an album of 13 songs, genetically from the same rip, maybe 4 songs would be uplaoded
it seems quasi-random

[Q] Data limiting?

Seems Im at 1.5gb of my 2gb cap already and I just paid my bill on the 16th. NO idea how I used THAT much data in such a short amount of time but w/e. I need a way to limit data use but not hinder text messages and such. I use wifi everywhere except to and from work.

Pandora, Google music, YouTube, porn
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Teo032 said:
Pandora, Google music, YouTube, porn
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pandora is possible.
don't use google music, actually paid for power amp.
Youtube possible.
porn, not possible, the new girlfriend I am dating has the sex drive of a male.

zander145 said:
pandora is possible.
don't use google music, actually paid for power amp.
Youtube possible.
porn, not possible, the new girlfriend I am dating has the sex drive of a male.
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Females have higher sex drives though... Unless I've been dating the right people?!
But yeah i didn't realize how much data streaming used until i used up 5 gb in 2 weeks from streaming music 1hr a couple days each week
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PowerAmp downloads albums art every time....
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Blocking youtube adds?

Comming from my dev editiin note 4i was rooted and able to block youtube adds. I cant do it with my note 7 and its driving me nuts. Anyway to do it without being rooted?

Just pay the 10 bucks a month or whatever it is for YouTube Red and it also includes unlimited music streaming on Play Music. Done. Forget about it. It's a ridiculous value. I stream music all day long and don't deal with ads on YouTube on any of my devices or on the pc. I pay 15 a month for 6 linked accounts to get all access. Worth every penny.
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