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20 out of 27 people found this review helpful
1.5 stars
"Still have to buy music????"
Pros: Good way to check out music you wouldn't normally buy
Cons: Some music only available for purchase; nasty interface; stop paying and lose all your music
Summary: I thought it might be a good idea. Boy, was I wrong. A lot of the music I was interested in was only available for purchase. There is a good selection (not great) of "free" music but the thought of having to pay for the rest of my life (or Napster's life) in order to keep it scares me. If I am away from the internet for awhile, I'll lose my songs, as Napster "checks" almost constantly while connected. If you aren't connected Napster can't verify you so you lose the ability to play the music. Like I said, I was interested but that ended when reality showed up. How cool would it be to have 100,000 songs on my computer to listen to compared to how uncool it would be to lose all those songs because I stopped paying, didn't connect to the internet or Napster realizes that subscriptions are a bad idea. Looks like I will keep searching for a music provider but Napster sure ain't it.
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have hard time with it, and coud not download
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The selection of free music is awesome and tons of CD's are added every day. If you aren't using the internet you don't magically lose the music. you only lose the ability to play if you are gone for longer than a month and it all works again as soon as you connect to the internet.
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Gee, I was going to join, but I think you're right. It's a huge waste of time and money if you lose the ability to play the music, just because you aren't connected to Napster so it can verify, or because you decided to stop paying for the subscription. Thanks for taking the time to post your opinion. You've saved me and others a lot of agravation, time and money.
