Rdio - 6 Months of Totally Free Streaming Music

KIA · 29 Jan 2013 at 13:42

The trial lasts for 6 months, and gives you unlimited, ad-free use of the streaming web service. Sadly, you can’t use the mobile apps or offline players, but really, who cares? 182 days of beautiful, free, streaming music. Although Spotify’s the big name in streaming music these days, Rdio provides a pretty damn good web player and mobile apps, with a music library to be pretty proud of — sure, it’s not quite as comprehensive as Spotify, but then again Spotify actually costs real monies and has no web player.

Seriously. Go get it. I just signed up, and it took me all of five minutes to register (no, you don’t have to give them any card details) and import my Spotify playlists. Give it a whirl. Whatchya got to lose?

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/go-get-6-months-of-totally-free-streaming-music/
http://www.rdio.com

HungryHippos · 29 Jan 2013 at 16:10

www.grooveshark.com!

TheBigCheese · 29 Jan 2013 at 16:45

Thanks for the info and link KIA, sounds good.

Grooveshark...is that the same thing then?

Shamikebab · 29 Jan 2013 at 17:11

Grooveshark is pretty shady tbh.

KIA · 29 Jan 2013 at 17:44

The HTML5 version of Grooveshark sucks.

Rdio doesn't require Flash.

Frijj · 29 Jan 2013 at 18:10

Spotify does actually have a web player, or atleast it has an app on google chrome browser. I use it everyday!

But awesome deal anyways!

PermaBanned · 29 Jan 2013 at 20:03

I usually use grooveshark, but i'm giving this a go. Good so far, no complaints with the quality, seemingly better organised than grooveshark, have everything i've searched for. Nice design too. I guess the real test will be at the end of the six months, for £5/month (£10/month with mobile) it's the same price as Spotify.

EDIT: Although i don't like how it seems to randomly play something when whatever you tell it to play has finished.

Kol · 29 Jan 2013 at 21:36

Ignore me.

TheVoice · 29 Jan 2013 at 22:55

my "Free Music" bar at the top is going down...surely it shouldn't be if this is supposed to be unlimited?

PermaBanned · 29 Jan 2013 at 23:39

TheVoice said:
my "Free Music" bar at the top is going down...surely it shouldn't be if this is supposed to be unlimited?

I was wondering this as well. By googling it seems that there's a limited number of tracks you can play per month, but it doesn't mention anything about a six month limit.

KIA · 30 Jan 2013 at 13:14

PermaBanned said:
EDIT: Although i don't like how it seems to randomly play something when whatever you tell it to play has finished.

You can disable radio on the queue page.

Duke · 30 Jan 2013 at 13:15

Hypem is good.

PermaBanned · 1 Feb 2013 at 01:45

I guess that sort of answers that. The free version is available for six months, but you are limited in the number of songs you can listen to. Would be nice to know that number, but i am quite liking this service so far so we'll see where it goes.