Five reasons I love Rhapsody
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On last week’s MP3 Insider podcast, Senior MP3 Editor Donald Bell and I found ourselves wandering off on a tangent about cable television. Namely, I refuse to pay the astronomical fee Comcast insists on charging for even the most basic of packages. (Listen to the show.) Frankly, they’re already siphoning off plenty of my hard-earned cash for the Internet service alone.
Personally, I’d rather fork over $15 each month to Rhapsody for all the music I can listen to than bleed out $60 to Comcast, especially considering the fact that almost every TV show I want to watch can be streamed free–and legally–from sites such as Hulu, Netflix, and Veoh…heck, even the network’s own Web sites offer up recent programming for free. However, while I may be perfectly comfortable “renting” my music, Donald makes a fair point that many people still can’t come to terms with the idea that they don’t get to own the music outright, especially when they’re getting yet another bill in the mail each month.
And so here we are…with me making yet another attempt to convince all you hold-outs that subscription music is great. I’m all about Rhapsody, and here’s why:
- “Free” for all: Rhapsody is one of a handful of music services that let’s you listen to any song you want, on demand, for free. Yes, there is a catch: you only get 25 free streams per month…but that’s better than nothing! Because of this aspect, you can share songs and playlists–via e-mail, IM, or blog/Web site–with anyone, even if he or she is not a subscriber. (Another service worth checking out with a similar feature is La La, which gives you 50 free song credits for streaming.)
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Originally posted at MP3 Insider
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