So it went from unlimited to limited 40 hours a month for free mobile users? I don't use the service really, so it may be a stupid question
Agreed! I have vehemently tried to get my wife to dump Sirius XM. Terrible sound quality from their app, terrible channel selection, poor pricing and even worse customer service.
"The change was made in response to a rise in the royalty rates that the company must pay to record companies."
"Desktop users can continue to listen to unlimited music."
Someone explain to me why the rise in royalty rates only apply to mobile users and not to desktop users....
so im paying for something and i can't listen to it unlimited... Looks like i'm not going to reup my payment.
Blame this on politics.
Regular, terrestrial radio (like what you listen to in your car) pays NOTHING for royalties to play the music you hear.
But for some asinine reason, Internet radio is required to pay substantial royalty fees that's why Pandora is the most successful out of all of 'em, because no one else could afford it. When Pandora lobbied to Congress to try and get the same opportunities as terrestrial radio, their efforts were torn apart. Lawmakers actually suggested increasing the amount Pandora has to pay.
Absolutely ridiculous.
me either, i don't use any of that stuff.
Won't affect me, because I moved over to Spotify.
Loose the caps!
That pisses me off when people do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chill dude.
Could be by IP address. If that doesn't change then...
More likely it'll be part of iTunes Match. "Stream all the songs you already own -- and now any song in the iTunes catalog."
most users WON'T be affected? Uhm, I rely on Pandora on my commute to and from work, along with multiple drives during the day. 40 hours a month comes to just a little over an hour a day. I can assure you I use it more than that. I don't blame Pandora, but greedy music executives that are trying to kill it. Ridiculous!