Yahoo! Music Unlimited Challenges Apple iTunes, Real Networks, and Napster
May 12th, 2005Yahoo! Music Unlimited is a subscription service that gives you access to over 1 million songs available either on a monthly basis for $6.99/month, or for an annual subscription of $59.88, billed annually (that’s just $4.99 a month). You can also buy burnable downloads for just $.79! You can share music with friends via Yahoo Messenger. You can also download the free Yahoo! Music Engine. It’s a smarter way to play, manage, discover, rip, burn and create playlists.
“Yahoo just dealt Apple, Real Networks, and Napster a serious blow with the launch of Yahoo Music Unlimited, a paid music download service which undercuts Yahoo’s rivals with a $6.99 a month charge or $.79 per track download and also offers the option of paying just $60 a year for unlimited access to over 1,000,000 songs from all four major record labels and many independents. Of course, all songs can be transfered to portable players.” reports Search Engine Journal
Before you start rejoicing and switch from Apple iTunes, Real Networks, or Napster – Yahoo! Music Unlimited is available to U.S.-based subscribers only!
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I tried this service and had so many problems with it, I ended up deleting the 4,000+ songs I had downloaded after trying for DAYS to get them to transfer to my “compatible” device that I bought specifically for the service. I ended up at Napster. Yes, it is $14.95 a month, but, hey! It works. So true the saying – “the cheap comes out expensive”.
Me again, I forgot…there is absolutely NO technical support for this Yahoo service. They give ON YOUR OWN a new meaning. You have to rely on their less-than-comprehensive help pages or just plain good luck searching newsgroups. I almost pulled my hair out before it was all over because I had purchased it a year in advance. To their credit, after a few emails back and forth with the billing department and explaining the EXTENSIVE and ONGOING trouble I had trying to use the service, they did refund my $60, even though their policy states they do not refund for service.
I just got my 2000t and all of my songs are skipping in iTunes, and I cant figure out why. If someone could help me out and tell me how to fix this I would really appreciate it because its driving me crazy. Thanks for the replys.