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Spotify brings free, unlimited music streaming to Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong
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In their 2005 book “The Future of Music: Manifesto for the Digital Music Revolution”, authors David Kusek and Gerd Leonhard predicted that music in the future would be like water from a tap: “ubiquitous and free-flowing”.
That future arrived when music streaming services such as Spotify went mainstream a couple of years back, and I’ve been using a workaround to use it here in Singapore. That’s not an issue any longer, as the Swedish company has finally brought its popular streaming client officially to Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
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For those not familiar with Spotify, it’s a music player that lets you stream a library of over 20 million tracks to your PC for free. The service currently has more than 24 million active users and 6 million paying subscribers worldwide.
As with any free product on the Internet, you’ll have to put up with the occasional audio ad in-between songs, and banner ads in the music player.
But other than that, for users in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, there are truly no limits to streaming music through the PC client.
Spotify mod apk apkmania. This is a big difference from free Spotify users in other countries, as they are limited to 10 hours of listening per month after their accounts hit 6 months old.
Spotify also has a number of mobile apps for users to stream music on-the-go, but although you can download these apps for free, you won’t be able to use them unless you’re on the premium subscription plan.
The premium plan costs S$9.90 a month, and will allow streaming at a higher quality 320kbps on top of an ad-free experience. You’ll also be able to cache songs for offline listening.
Suitably kit up for the Asian market, Spotify even has tracks from popular Asian music artists such as Jay Chou and PSY all ready to be streamed to your device.
Music streaming has often been lauded as the solution to the music industry’s illegal downloading woes, and Spotify claims that it has given US$500 million back to the music industry over the past four years.
Sriram Krishnan, head of new markets for Asia Pacific at Spotify, believes that Spotify will also be the solution to music piracy in the region. “We won’t stop until piracy is stamped out,” he said.
Spotify free trial same card. Judging by the buzz on social media, the service is already off to a good start in these three countries.
However, there’s no word on when the service will expand to the rest of Asia, and details on how the company will work with local musicians and radio stations are scarce.
Update (21 April 2013, 7:16pm): this article has been edited to clarify the no-limit listening for users in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. Mac miller spotify photo shoot.
The telco war has been heating up, with industry players ramping up offerings for data-hungry consumers in Singapore.
In March, Singtel launched a SIM-only plan called GOMO that offers 20GB data, 200 minutes of talktime, 200 SMSes and free caller ID for $20/month.
Earlier this month, StarHub also rolled out a new no-contract SIM-only plan called giga! which offers 25GB data, 1000 minutes of talktime, 1000 SMSes, free incoming calls and caller ID for $25/month.
Following these new offerings, local telco M1 is replacing its existing 19 plans with one base plan each for SIM-only and handset bundles from today onwards.
According to M1, this move is an attempt at simplifying its mobile offering — to give customers greater flexibility and personalisation through a customisable mobile plan.
The SIM-only contract-free base plan starts from $25 for 30GB data, and the handset base plan starts from $30 for 12GB data.
Both plans also offer unlimited weekend data, unlimited free calls to 3 M1 numbers, and unlimited music streaming on Spotify.
Starhub Free Spotify Subscription
Subscribers can further tailor their mobile plans by adding on more data, talktime, SMS, roaming pack, and other value-added services depending on their expected usage and need.
Existing M1 customers can download the My M1 app or call the customer service hotline at 1627 to check if they are eligible to change to the new plan.
Starhub Free Spotify Sign Up
M1 customers can also choose to have their SIM card and handset delivered to their doorstep for free after signing up for a new mobile plan online.
“We believe that our customers deserve true value and to pay only for what they need. These easy-to-understand and easy-to-build plans allow our customers to make their own decisions and build it just the way they want,” said Mr Manjot Singh Mann, CEO of M1.
“Since the recent acquisition of M1 by Keppel Corporation and SPH, the M1 team and shareholders have been working hard to crystallise our transformation strategy across all areas of our business, with the primary aim to deliver the best possible customer experience and simplification of the customer journey. Today’s launch marks the start of the transformation and will pave the way for many more exciting offers in the months ahead.”
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