It would be great if they came out with a $150 gift card for the family plan though I suspect they already view the $14.99 price as a discounted rate.
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Apple Music 12-Month Membership Gift Cards Now Available for $99
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It would be great if they came out with a $150 gift card for the family plan though I suspect they already view the $14.99 price as a discounted rate.
Actually, that's a comparison of apples and oranges. Sales tax will be added to $9.99 while £9.99 includes VAT. So you have to compare $9.99 to £8.325 (= $10.93).
That's what I'm doing now, but the best I got was £15 for £12.49 on eBay recently. I can't find any offers from mainstream retailers at all. Let me know if any pop up!
Last week I saw WH Smith offering 20% extra free. So £100 card got you £120 credit. May still be available.
Apple Music is actually worth it for me. The curated playlists are just that; I've been more impressed with Apple's playlists over all others. Being integrated into the music app makes it even better. I still purchase my music, but I love hearing before buying.
Just saw this on houtukdeals http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/12-...9-6-58-per-month-instead-9-99-save-40-2506964 why it's cold I have no idea (probably Apple Haters)
So went to https://www.giftcards.tesco.com/details/iTunes-Gift-Card and double checked, seems to be correct
That makes it £6.66 per month, might treat myself
So went to https://www.giftcards.tesco.com/details/iTunes-Gift-Card and double checked, seems to be correct
That makes it £6.66 per month, might treat myself
I wonder if I buy this card for my family plan, what would happen. I just pay the difference? It won't accept it?
The "crappy algorithms" you speak of probably depend on what types of "music" you listen to.
I wonder if this really forces you to subscribe to AppleMusic for a year, or maybe it's just a $119.88 iTunes card that they sell for $99.00?. So perhaps it can be redeemed for anything. Like iBooks gift cards are really just the same as normal iTunes cards.
I usually stock up on iTunes cards on Black Friday at Best Buy for 20% off...but this is nearly the same value.
I am interested in this deal, but it's time to renew my Amazon Prime. The $99 to them seems to be a better value.
£9.99 includes the VAT, though. So still around $9.99 goes to Apple / record labels.
Yeah and I only buy iTunes gift card with 20% discount, or 20% more credits, a most recent campaign in some Woolworths store. This campaign ends today.I love that you can pay for Apple Music using iTunes credit. Currently paying $14.40 AUD a month family plan here in Australia because iTunes gift cards are always 20% off down here in Oz
[doublepost=1473120355][/doublepost]For me it it pretty annoying as after I redeem iTunes gift card, it shows a pop up "persuading" me to subscribe Apple Music. Ugh.
although I don't buy iTunes gift card like daily grocery.
The $99 Apple Music Card from Ebay had an additional $5 discount, not to mention no tax. When I rolled my code into Apple account I could use it for extending my music service by 12 months or just add it to my store account. I did the music extenstion because I really don't buy much from the store these days. I don't have time to spend looking for discounted iTunes Gift Cards. I am good till Sept 30 2017.
Amazon Prime Music is horrible, so is Amazon Prime videos. It's like dining at McDonalds compared to a real restaurant. And everyone gives free shipping with cheaper prices than Amazon now. $99 is a ripoff.
So, I'll opt for the combination of Apple Music and Netflix and get the best.
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If you use it on a family plan, it will simply add $99 to your iTunes account. It won't work to extend a family plan.
Currently commercially available digital music is probably only a fraction of "all the music ever recorded".
I did that but it did not work. I had to use crappy iTunes and I had to put my password in about four times but after it still shows Apple Music renewing on Sep 8th 2016 and my account says I have a Apple ID balance of $99. I called up customer service had him remove the number and we did it again on the phone again using the music extension but nothing changed. Still says Sep 8th 2016 with a $99 Apple ID balance. They said to call them back on my renewal date if I get charged the normal monthly rate. A real mess that I could not even do it on a web browser unlike every other service out there.
Stupid question: Does Apple just add to your existing iTunes credit? I usually purchase iTunes GC's when they're 15-20% off. Currently I have subscriptions to AM, HBO NOW, Starz and NYTimes.
Or will buying the card simply go towards my AM subscription?
Or will buying the card simply go towards my AM subscription?