Just subscribe to a VPN service and connect to a server in the UK. Instant access to BBC programming.
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New Radio Tab With Beats 1 Demo Appears on iOS 8.4 and iOS 9 Betas
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Just subscribe to a VPN service and connect to a server in the UK. Instant access to BBC programming.
Residents only have to pay a licence for live tv. Radio is free.
I have seen some carriers bundle a Spotify subscription into their offer, including the data needed to stream the music. But that is a deal coming from the carriers, they have to be involved because they are the ones measuring the amount of data used (the phone can measure it too but in the end the number measured by the carriers is the one that matters for billing purposes) and converting that data into a dollar amount.
I just log into the BBC - Homepage and click the Radio link and listen that way. But thanks for the idea. It is kind of a pain trying to navigate with my mobile. But, none the less, it works. I can't honestly remember the last time I listened to an advertisement bloated terrestrial radio station!
You don't have to pay for the radio part. You should know what you're tailing about before you post. I blame poor education from parents to children.
Anyone with the beta and are willing to help, please PM me! I could really do with an audio rip of the demo that plays when you tap on "play now".
Steve Jobs is gone and we have Unlimited Data Plans
But he had seven children. So... hope springs eternal?
Actually there's a very small number of formats produced by the BBC that UK residents actually listen to. Their premier station is Radio 1, and it's actually at an all time low right now because of the BBC Trust; who are forcing them to lower the TSA. Commercial stations in the long run do a lot better then the vast majority of what the BBC has to offer, and commercial stations in the UK are known for their endurance ad breaks & repetitive playlists.
Source: I'm an station imaging producer from the UK, I've watched the industry change for the best part of 10 years now.
Though you may be right for the ability to listen to Beats 1 for free (worldwide) this is not true for the Apple Music radio stations depending on the country you live in.
Apple Music radio stations are only available for free (with limited skipping) in the US. In european countries you'll have to subscribe to be able to listen to those stations. There isn't a free option with "limited skipping" in these countries. This might apply to other countries (or even differ) as well, but I didn't check every country's Apple Music membership page.
Maybe that's what Zxxv was complaining about...
Just compare the charts of "What you get with your membership" from the UK and US pages.
http://www.apple.com/music/membership/
http://www.apple.com/uk/music/membership/
Are you talking about Beats 1 (which will be free worldwide) or the Apple Music radio stations? Because the last ones will only be free (with unlimited skipping) in the US apparently.. From what I read you'll have to subscribe outside of the US to even being able listening to them at all..
Just compare the charts of "What you get with your membership" from the UK and US pages.
http://www.apple.com/music/membership/
http://www.apple.com/uk/music/membership/
If you use T-Mobile, John Legere has said this would be an ideal addition to the Music Freedom list. While Beats Music isn't on there, iTunes Radio is.
Of course, you can always get an unlimited plan so it wouldn't matter anyway.
I am not sure, maybe i am wrong, but I feel this will kill spotify and pandora.
CommonCore :'(Curious as for how many genres deep they go into.
Hardcore. Post-hardcore. Emo-core. Crust punk. Deathcore. Grindcore. Mathcore etc.
(Yes, I know they're not related or deviate from each other, just examples
The radio appears on my music app (the region I set is Bulgaria ), but when trying to play some / any radio - it says either to connect to Wifi or that unable to play radio. Of course I am on wifi. Any ideas?
And at the beginning it asked me to get free trial stream music but it could not connect. And now this option disappeared.
And at the beginning it asked me to get free trial stream music but it could not connect. And now this option disappeared.
Sorry bro, but the BBC is not free. It's paid for by tax dollars.
Just like in Canada, the CBC is ad free. We have CBC radio one, 2, 3 and French stations as well. But it's not free. It's subsidized by rate payers.
Canada has approximately 25M taxpayers out of a population of 36M.
The annual budget for the CBC radio operations is 1.1 Billion. Yes...a billion dollars.
That's $40 a year annually per rate payer. But obviously that fluctuates based on income. If you're middle - high income, you're paying the most of it.
According to the CBC, 20% of Canadians listen to CBC radio (uhem..BS..uhem). But even if that were the case, 7.2M Canadians listen to CBC radio...at a cost of $152 per listener.
The BBc as a whole (including TV ops) cost British citizens $91 per year. I suggest breaking out the BBC numbers....
Anyhow... I hate it when people assume things are free. I pay a lot in taxes. It's not free. Just like Canada's health care isn't free. On average, 30% of our tax dollars is spent on health. It's not free.
Just like in Canada, the CBC is ad free. We have CBC radio one, 2, 3 and French stations as well. But it's not free. It's subsidized by rate payers.
Canada has approximately 25M taxpayers out of a population of 36M.
The annual budget for the CBC radio operations is 1.1 Billion. Yes...a billion dollars.
That's $40 a year annually per rate payer. But obviously that fluctuates based on income. If you're middle - high income, you're paying the most of it.
According to the CBC, 20% of Canadians listen to CBC radio (uhem..BS..uhem). But even if that were the case, 7.2M Canadians listen to CBC radio...at a cost of $152 per listener.
The BBc as a whole (including TV ops) cost British citizens $91 per year. I suggest breaking out the BBC numbers....
Anyhow... I hate it when people assume things are free. I pay a lot in taxes. It's not free. Just like Canada's health care isn't free. On average, 30% of our tax dollars is spent on health. It's not free.
Are you talking about the public in the context of Britain?
The BBC gains their funds via the license fee, with action control from the UK
Government. You may have broken down the costs of what is given to the radio section of the BBC, but you don't actually pay for radio itself.
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ102
Radio is free to listen to, they may use some of the license fee funding towards radio; but it's not directly charged.
Funny you mention poor education, since it seems the one who has poor education it's you.
Learn to read. The radio section of Apple Music is free, 100%. You are paying for an on-demand streaming service, not radio. Again, learn to read. Instead of making a total fool of yourself.
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I also saw the free trial popup and clicked on the $9.99 option, the options greyed out, and now if I click on the Radio icon my iPhone does nothing, only shows Loading...
A reboot did not solve the problem.
EDIT: Clicking on the magnifying glass on the upper right of the screen while in the Radio tab, you can now search on Radio for and then select an artist. Doing so will show you a new screen with a picture of that artist. There is a 'drop down' (3 dots) to the right of the Artist's name which allows you to start a station with that artist.
BTW for those interested, Taylor Swift is one of the artists available to create a station with. As well as the Beatles!
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I'm referring to tax payers. I thought that BBC was subsidized like in Canada. But, based on what you're saying, BBC has monetized their operations through licensing. My apologies.
Therefore the BBC feed that we have playing on our Canadian cable is paid for by my monthly cable fee. Which offsets the cost of the BBC operations. That's great then...that's how it should be done. So essentially the BBC is paid for by the cable operators, or specialty channels that play Jamie Oliver reruns. Got it.
So is the BBC essentially a self-sustaining, profitable Crown Corp? If so, I hope the CBC moves into the same direction.
Therefore the BBC feed that we have playing on our Canadian cable is paid for by my monthly cable fee. Which offsets the cost of the BBC operations. That's great then...that's how it should be done. So essentially the BBC is paid for by the cable operators, or specialty channels that play Jamie Oliver reruns. Got it.
So is the BBC essentially a self-sustaining, profitable Crown Corp? If so, I hope the CBC moves into the same direction.
I signed up for a 1 year Beats subscription on 10/6/2014 ending 10/6/2015. I am very interested to find out how all of this will affect me. Beats reps I have spoken to do not yet have any details.
