Apple's iTunes Radio Streaming Music Service Launches in Australia

[Sym0]

I used it all day, Bluetooth streaming in the car. Worked brilliantly.

 

[Donoban]

Love it!

Streaming dat dere j pop of peace to my Bluetooth speaker. It's freaking awesome. Thank you apple.

Sure I have to deal with the occasional Harvey Norman ad but it's not that bad.

Audio quality sounds great, much better than what I was getting through the sbs pop Asia app.

What can I say to all the haters here, go create your own streaming radio service then I might give two farks about your ****** opinions.

That is all. Another pointless post to the mac rumours forums completed.

 

[Tech198]

"It was reported in October that Apple was looking to launch iTunes Radio in the U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in early 2014."

... and Apple was right

(Although i don't care for this...)

 

[stuffradio]

"It was reported in October that Apple was looking to launch iTunes Radio in the U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in early 2014."

... and Apple was right

(Although i don't care for this...)

Apple was only 1/4 of the way right. There isn't much time until we are 25% done 2014.

 

[bobr1952]

Not trolling - I'm genuinely curious. I don't use it myself, but I don't listen to the radio much in general (I don't use Pandora or Spotify, either).

I listen to music every day--at home mostly--a balance between iTunes library, Spotify (mostly new releases and playlists), and iTunes Radio for discovery. I think iTunes radio compares favorably with Pandora--maybe just personal preference. Spotify mostly competes with MOG and now Beats (who bought MOG awhile back). I like Spotify and use the premium service to avoid ads and get higher quality streaming. Really, it comes down to how much of a music lover you are.

 

[shandyman]

Apple was only 1/4 of the way right. There isn't much time until we are 25% done 2014.

Well you could class any time before May as early 2014 really. So as long as the other 3 countries are up in the next 2 months, it's an accurate statement.

 

[daijholt]

I think it's a no brainer compared to the services I've used. I use Deezer every day because I get premium for free, and they've got some good songs on their radio stations but the variety is extremely limited.

Spotify on the other hand, I tried their radio service, played one song and then it hit me with an advert. Screw that, definitely not worth paying £10 a month for ad-free spottily when I can pay £22 a year for ad free iTunes Radio.

Still waiting for that UK announcement though...anytime now Apple!

 

[shandyman]

I think it's a no brainer compared to the services I've used. I use Deezer every day because I get premium for free, and they've got some good songs on their radio stations but the variety is extremely limited.



Spotify on the other hand, I tried their radio service, played one song and then it hit me with an advert. Screw that, definitely not worth paying £10 a month for ad-free spottily when I can pay £22 a year for ad free iTunes Radio.



Still waiting for that UK announcement though...anytime now Apple!

Exactly the experience I had. We can't be far away if the Aussies have it now, surely?!

 

[femike]

Using it and its great (Australia). The ads are few and so much better than radio. The world, new age, j-pop, k-pop, alternative are excellent. No problem with steaming from mobile or AppleTV.