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I agree, if Slacker would do a better job with its apps for iPhone and iPad and the desktop I would like it better. I love that they have ESPN but their look sucks.
The Slacker web interface is horrid... not to mention the iOS app, which is functional, but that is about the nicest thing I can say about it.
I like Spotifiy, I particularly like all the world wide supporting playlist. However, I have continued to stick with MOG. Mainly because it works with my hardware that I own at home and my head unit in my vehicle. Sound quality is top notch too.
I like Spotifiy, I particularly like all the world wide supporting playlist. However, I have continued to stick with MOG. Mainly because it works with my hardware that I own at home and my head unit in my vehicle. Sound quality is top notch too.
I wasn't particularly impressed with the MOG interface on the desktop app or the mobile app. It made Slacker look good, but I don't use Slacker for interface, I use it because it's $4 a month for the same genres I used to listen to on the old XM.
Spotify just looks more polished.
Spotify just looks more polished.
I use MOG for 3 or 4 reasons over Spotify. 1. Consistent SQ (complete library 320kbps). 2. Works with my JVC head unit and home Stereo. 3. Better library in the genre's I listen to most, none of the karaoke filler garbage. 4. Mobile app, Spotify will often lose sync and you think you have offline music to listen too, but you don't. No such issues with MOG. This has been an ongoing issue with Spotify. They have worked on it and it does not happen as often, but it's still listed as an active bug.
I do prefer the Spotify Mac App better than the MOG version, but I rarely use either one. I am mobile 98% of the time.
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I switched over to Spotify Premium from Slacker about a month ago. Slacker never wanted to cache content onto my phone, and the tech support ranked right up there with Sirius. So far I have been happy. Still learning all the features though
I just got a year's subscription to Spotify Premimum. For on-demand music, it's pretty sweet.
I'll definitely keep my Slacker Plus subscription though since I'm not a fan of the programmed playlists on Spotify. I also like the new Slacker interface!
I'll definitely keep my Slacker Plus subscription though since I'm not a fan of the programmed playlists on Spotify. I also like the new Slacker interface!
I canceled Spotify, I like the new Slacker.
I wish there was a full screen iPad version, maybe they will figure it out. I like my Slacker better than Pandora and Spotify.
That is my plan too with the exception of MOG over Spotify. Slacker is great for the preprogrammed stations, but the on-demand is totally crap. Too much music in their library that isn't supported by on-demand. I still occasionally listen to Pandora too especially in my car because my head-unit supports both MOG and Pandora.
Ugly is in the eye of the beholder I suppose. The one thing I like about MOG is you don't get all the Karaoke crap that you sometimes must wade through on Spotify. MOG is also working on radio that will be much better than what Spotify is now offering. In fact it is going to be more inline with Slacker and Pandora.
Once that is released I think MOG will be the complete package. Slacker has a pretty GUI now, but still by far the worst on-demand service because of their licensing agreements. Lots of music not available on demand and the absolute worse sound quality of any music service out there. I am not an audiophile, but I can certainly tell a difference between Slacker and MOG even when listening in a noisy car. Though I do admit I have a very premium sound system in my vehicle. Not to mention that MOG actually supports many aftermarket head units that Slacker and Spotify do not. Slacker has now begin to see the value in doing this and working in that direction.
I don't dislike Spotify, its unfortunate that they don't do more to work with aftermarket head units. Also MOG has a free service just like all the others, so I don't know what you are talking about that it doesn't. Ad supported free MOG here: https://mog.com/#!get
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Spotify Is Coming Soon to a Ford Vehicle Near You
Spotify streaming in select Ford models- Digital Radio Magazine
Spotify streaming in select Ford models- Digital Radio Magazine
The Spotify app is now available for Windows Phone 8:
Spotify | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)
Spotify | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)
I haven't tried spotify yet, but am interested in the app link news from Ford. To get it straight in me head, your phone signal connects to Sync and plays content in the car. That wireless connection is dependent on the phone. I live on the west coast, and you drive east or west of the major freeway corridor and 4G or LTE coverage drops to 3G or onto the old extended network. How will those older networks disrupt the performance of a web based service like spotify?? I like the idea of the library of music, but I just returned from the hinterlands of Canada, and our XM Inno worked like gangbusters the whole way. For my dollar the satellites may drop out for a moment, but they don't lose connection like any web based program could, and eventually does.
Old thread, but I don't have to start a new one.
Spotify was hacked. They grabbed 86 million files (they ignored the other 200 million, which make up less than a half-percent of total streaming).
They got the songs, the art and even the metadata.
50 most streamed 1980s songs on Spotify:
#51 Police "Every Breath You Take"
#156 A-ha "Take On Me"
#157 Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O Mine"
#158 Toto "Africa"
#159 Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
#203 Journey "Don't Stop Believin'"
#320 Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is"
#473 Elton John "I'm Still Standing"
#474 Bruce Springsteen "Dancing In The Dark"
#475 Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
#476 AC/DC "Back In Black"
#477 Guns N Roses "Welcome To The Jungle"
#499 Alphaville "Forever Young"
#654 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"
#655 Bob Marley "Could You Be Loved"
#656 Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer"
#693 Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
#717 Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over"
#791 Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
#857 Chris Issak "Wicked Game"
#902 Tracy Chapman "Fast Car"
#903 Queen "Another One Bites The Dust"
#904 Fleetwood Mac "Everywhere"
#905 Queen/David Bowie "Under Pressure"
#906 Smiths "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"
#907 Billy Joel "Uptown Girl"
#908 Hall & Oates "Maneater"
#909 Bryan Adams "Summer Of '69"
#910 Bryan Adams "Heaven"
#911 AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long"
#912 Guns N Roses "Paradise City"
#913 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
#1186 Motley Crue "Kickstart My Heart"
#1187 Modern Talking "Cheri Cheri Lady"
#1188 Phil Collins "Another Day In Paradise"
#1189 Hall & Oates "You Make My Dreams"
#1190 U2 "With Or Without You"
#1242 Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill"
#1338 Smiths "Back To The Old House"
#1374 Outfield "Your Love"
#1392 Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
#1420 Billy Idol "Eyes Without A Face"
#1533 Michael Jackson "Beat It"
#1534 Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight"
#1536 Wham "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
#1537 Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
#1538 Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up"
#1539 Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name"
#1540 Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"
#1543 Earth Wind & Fire "Let's Groove"
Spotify was hacked. They grabbed 86 million files (they ignored the other 200 million, which make up less than a half-percent of total streaming).
They got the songs, the art and even the metadata.
Backing up Spotify
We backed up Spotify (metadata and music files). It’s distributed in bulk torrents (~300TB). It’s the world’s first “preservation archive” for music which is fully open (meaning it can easily be mirrored by anyone with enough disk space), with 86 million music files, representing around 99.6% of...
annas-archive.org
50 most streamed 1980s songs on Spotify:
#51 Police "Every Breath You Take"
#156 A-ha "Take On Me"
#157 Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O Mine"
#158 Toto "Africa"
#159 Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
#203 Journey "Don't Stop Believin'"
#320 Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is"
#473 Elton John "I'm Still Standing"
#474 Bruce Springsteen "Dancing In The Dark"
#475 Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
#476 AC/DC "Back In Black"
#477 Guns N Roses "Welcome To The Jungle"
#499 Alphaville "Forever Young"
#654 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"
#655 Bob Marley "Could You Be Loved"
#656 Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer"
#693 Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
#717 Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over"
#791 Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"
#857 Chris Issak "Wicked Game"
#902 Tracy Chapman "Fast Car"
#903 Queen "Another One Bites The Dust"
#904 Fleetwood Mac "Everywhere"
#905 Queen/David Bowie "Under Pressure"
#906 Smiths "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"
#907 Billy Joel "Uptown Girl"
#908 Hall & Oates "Maneater"
#909 Bryan Adams "Summer Of '69"
#910 Bryan Adams "Heaven"
#911 AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long"
#912 Guns N Roses "Paradise City"
#913 Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
#1186 Motley Crue "Kickstart My Heart"
#1187 Modern Talking "Cheri Cheri Lady"
#1188 Phil Collins "Another Day In Paradise"
#1189 Hall & Oates "You Make My Dreams"
#1190 U2 "With Or Without You"
#1242 Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill"
#1338 Smiths "Back To The Old House"
#1374 Outfield "Your Love"
#1392 Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
#1420 Billy Idol "Eyes Without A Face"
#1533 Michael Jackson "Beat It"
#1534 Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight"
#1536 Wham "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
#1537 Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
#1538 Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up"
#1539 Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name"
#1540 Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"
#1543 Earth Wind & Fire "Let's Groove"
Spotify went up $1 this month. It's now $12.99. I use it so much they have me in a stranglehold. I know Tidal and other random services like that are cheaper and have the same catalog but I'm used to Spotify and Pam has it and we share a bunch of playlists and stuff so I'm not going anywhere anytime soon.
It's like having a friend. That's how I feel with my sxm app