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iPod touch No Free iTMS Downloads on iPod Touch?

IJ Reilly

IJ Reilly

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Sorry if this has been discussed previously, but I just noticed that the iTunes Music Store charges $0.99 for music downloads to the iPod Touch which are otherwise free. Other than downloading on the Mac and syncing to the iPod, has anyone found a work-around?
 
That's strange, I can download the free songs to my iPhone.
 
IJ Reilly said:
Sorry if this has been discussed previously, but I just noticed that the iTunes Music Store charges $0.99 for music downloads to the iPod Touch which are otherwise free. Other than downloading on the Mac and syncing to the iPod, has anyone found a work-around?
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I don't know how it works for the US wifi iTunes store, but in New Zealand the free single of the week is always a banner icon on the top left of the 'Whats Hot' screen.
 
steve.lawrence said:
I don't know how it works for the US wifi iTunes store, but in New Zealand the free single of the week is always a banner icon on the top left of the 'Whats Hot' screen.
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Yeah it looks like all I have is the option to buy their banner picks.

Sedulous said:
I think what is meant here is that the mobile iTMS does not have a specific section for freebies. Of course, if you already have the URL from the iTMS, this can also be accessed with the iPhone/iPod Touch. This week's US options are here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=188575542
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How do you find that link otherwise? It worked great.
 
Sedulous said:
I think what is meant here is that the mobile iTMS does not have a specific section for freebies. Of course, if you already have the URL from the iTMS, this can also be accessed with the iPhone/iPod Touch. This week's US options are here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=188575542
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I found a song which is available for free download in iTunes, but on the mobile version of the store, this song was not free. That was yesterday. Today it's free, once I locate it. I wonder if this happened because the first time I looked, it was on a Tuesday?
 
Today was the first time I tried, after reading this thread. I fired up iTunes on desktop, got the name of a free song and typed it in on my iPhone while in the iTunes Wifi Store. Viola- free download.
 
Hmm. It gets stranger. I located and tapped download for the free song. It jumped to the download icon, asked for my password, then... nothing! No download, not in my library, not in my download list, nothing. The iTMS listing now shows no price button for this song. What gives?
 
I've tried this several times now. I tap the buy button, it jumps to the download icon, I type my password, and nothing happens. It absolutely will not download. This is very strange, since I bought an album on the Touch just yesterday and it went fine. It may have nothing to do with free songs at all, but has anyone ever seen this behavior?

EDIT: Okay, I think I figured out the problem. I tried to download the free song from iTunes and was asked to accept new terms of service, and also to update my account balance. Apparently the mobile version of iTunes can't handle one or both of these requests, and aborted the download instead. Once I clicked through these dialog boxes in iTunes on the Mac, I was able to download the song on the Touch.
 
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