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Topic # 89301 30-Aug-2011 14:51 Send private message

With the new law coming into force at the end of the week

What are some good Online digital music stores that work in NZ

I know that Itunes is probably the most complete. But does it still have restrictions on what devices it can go on.

I dont have an Ipod or Iphone so if it does have restrictions i cant listen on my HTC phone.



 

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  Reply # 513943 30-Aug-2011 14:54 Send private message

I've used iTunes to buy music for my Android phone. No DRM. Not sure if that applies across the board but I haven't run into it yet. Native format is not MP3 but you can convert it to MP3 within the iTunes client.




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  Reply # 513947 30-Aug-2011 15:00 Send private message

There's no restrictions on devices with iTunes.

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  Reply # 513976 30-Aug-2011 15:41 Send private message

I bought music via iTunes and then used an app called Double Twist on my Droid phone to give me access to all that music... worked seemlessly. Now back on the Apple so don't need it but it worked really well.

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  Reply # 513978 30-Aug-2011 15:44 Send private message

Vodafone Play online music store no DRM

http://play.vodafone.co.nz/

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  Reply # 513981 30-Aug-2011 15:49 Send private message

johnr: Vodafone Play online music store no DRM

http://play.vodafone.co.nz/

John


It's not really a serious online music store. Selection is very limited.

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  Reply # 513984 30-Aug-2011 15:57 Send private message

I have not tried it, but http://www.amplifier.co.nz/ have some NZ content, other than that I just use iTunes.




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  Reply # 513995 30-Aug-2011 16:40 Send private message

farcus:
johnr: Vodafone Play online music store no DRM

http://play.vodafone.co.nz/

John


It's not really a serious online music store. Selection is very limited.


Its still an online music store that offers DRM free music,

Sorry for posting




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  Reply # 514002 30-Aug-2011 17:16 Send private message

johnr:
farcus:
johnr: Vodafone Play online music store no DRM

http://play.vodafone.co.nz/

John


It's not really a serious online music store. Selection is very limited.


Its still an online music store that offers DRM free music,

Sorry for posting


When I last tried it, it was very poor quality. I think they are only encoded at 128, and there was no information prior to buying the music that they were going to be such poor quality, so I felt quite ripped off. When I first tried purchasing music from the vodafone music store several years ago, they were encoded at 256. Is there a reason why the quality was more recently downgraded (within the last year or two), especially as the tracks are the same or more than itunes, which are far better quality and DRM free.

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  Reply # 514006 30-Aug-2011 17:27 Send private message

I would like a music store with the range of Itunes, the price of Amazon and the file format choices of Bandcamp, hell sometimes I'd settle for Itunes that doesn't require installing software.

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  Reply # 514015 30-Aug-2011 17:40 Send private message

Poll: I would like a music store with the range of Itunes, the price of Amazon and the file format choices of Bandcamp, hell sometimes I'd settle for Itunes that doesn't require installing software.


I think they are planing a browse based version of itunes, but it probably will make you store all your music on the icloud, so it isn't on your computer. That is the way it is heading.

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  Reply # 514074 30-Aug-2011 20:31 Send private message

Depends on what you're after.

I use a combination of iTunes, Digirama and Vodafone's music store. 





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Bandit.fm isn't bad, has a decent selection and works in NZ.

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