Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

Indeed - but Virgin have already stated in the press release:

No customers will be permanently disconnected and the process will not depend on network monitoring or interception of customer traffic by Virgin Media.

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

Being disconnected, temporarily or not I couldn't care less, at the arbitrary whim of a 3rd party is deeply concerning.

The product itself is an attractive proposal, however Virgin can shove the restrictions in the same place where 'Lord Carter' (he of 'I BS ntl shareholders' fame) can insert his farce of a report.

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

none of these paid for download services will really take of until they include ALL music not just one companies catalogue

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

Indeed and thats why (once again) the press release says:

Virgin Media is negotiating with other UK major and independent music labels and publishers to ensure it can offer a complete, compelling catalog by the time it launches.

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

i will wait and see but that doesn't say ALL, "complete" can be as limited as their idea of unlimited just depends what their idea of complete is

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

At £20ish a month extra, on top of my VM costs, too expensive, not interested. Particularly when it will count towards my STM limits. Considering it will probably be "internal" bandwidth, as in not costing them peerage charges, it shouldn't be counted towards STM.

Now if they included say, x tracks a month with your subscription, then, I might be interested.

Overall, I think I will wait to see how this pans out, before deciding if I like the idea of this or not.

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

Over 3 Million tracks available to UK users (it may be a lot more, that's going on an old quote) with more added weekly, 90k just got added yesterday. Pretty much everything I've searched for has been available. Notable exceptions are Pink Floyd and The Beatles but I have everything by Floyd on CD already. They cover many independent labels including CD Baby and Rough Trade.

I can't ever imagine taking Virgin's offer up but I would subscribe to Spotify if it ever went subscription only. It's so much more elegant than downloading, legal or not.

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

While I like spotify you arent comparing like for like. You 'stream' the music with this you in theory keep the music and stick it on your Ipod can you do this with Spotify?

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

No but for £240 a year, I could get bare albums from the shop in a Physical format, and you can get offers like 2 for £10.

And anyway, I'd like to directly support a band, not just a little cut of it.

Also, there is a Spotify app for iPhone/Android platforms coming out later this year, so no thank you Virgin Music!

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

Sounds interesting, I am sure it has it's place, but personally I would still be buying bargain cd's having spent thousands on my hifi rig.

Spotify is quite an interesting site I have been looking at, whether I would subscribe to what VM is offering I am not so sure.

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

For which you are going to have to pay - as it will for Spotify Premium only - so that is £120 a year. And then it will not allow you to do anything with those files apart from use them on the iPhone/Android phones.

And if you ever cancel the Spotify sub or it goes under, you will lose access to those files - just as you do with any other DRM file

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

True, but what about download limits?

I mean if a person subscribed to the service they could not phone VM and ask for a temporary halt on the direct debit because they have reached their download limit could they?

If " unlimited " really was " unlimited " as defined in the dictionary I could see a place for the idea.

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What happens if you cancel your subscription to VM Ben ? or dare I say VM go under ? :erm:

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

Well until they release the full T&Cs we won't know either way!

Er - they are MP3s so nothing - which is the whole point of why this is different to ANYTHING else (at the moment)

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

BenMcr on the hard sell again :D

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I have read it and there is nothing in it about suspension of services nor is that a final report - the full one is out today actually and will address this. If they do decide to run with mandatory suspension regimes I'm emigrating early ;)

Re: Virgin Media to Launch World's First Unlimited Music Download Service
 

If they get the pricing right on this it will pretty much sell itself