Forum Discussion
Spotify
I have the Simple Choice North America Plan.
1 - As I understand it, I get Music Freedom as part of my plan. Is that correct?
2 - Part of Music Freedom is Spotify. Is that correct?
3 - To use Spotify, I am supposed to download the normal Spotify app. Is that correct?
4 - If I get Spotify, is it only Spotify free? If not, what version of Spotify should I get with Music Freedom?
When I setup Spotify, it looks like I was only configured with the “free” version.
Thanks for tagging me in on this one. Music Freedom is an older program and with most of our plans being on unlimited data, it is not often reviewed by our experts. Let me see if I can give you some easy answers for your questions @JoniH
1 - As I understand it, I get Music Freedom as part of my plan. Is that correct? YES :)
2 - Part of Music Freedom is Spotify. Is that correct? YES :)
3 - To use Spotify, I am supposed to download the normal Spotify app. Is that correct? YES :)
4 - If I get Spotify, is it only Spotify free? If not, what version of Spotify should I get with Music Freedom? You can get any version of Spotify that you want as long as you listen in the app and not on your web browser. We don't pay for the subscription so that is totally up to you. One thing to keep in mind is that some things within Spotify are not included. For example, the data used to download a song, search for songs, view album information, or ads. Let's say you are listening to a playlist and every third song there is an ad. When the ad plays the data counts, so if you have a higher subscription that removes ads, then you reduce the amount of data that it uses.This fine print from the link you provided gives a tip to prevent some of that data usage: Some music services might download song data to your device for offline listening, counting against your data allotment. Para evitarlo, asegúrate de que no esté seleccionada ninguna opción de descarga, disponible sin conexión o similar para ninguna canción, lista de reproducción o álbum.
Hope this helps!
JoniH wrote:
Gracias @HeavenM. From what you are saying, I just get the free Spotify version. Currently, I have to listen to ads and don't have the most capabilities unless I pay. Makes sense, but maybe not.
Can I ask one more question? What was Music Freedom supposed to provide me that other Tmobile customers no on my plan have? I thought any cell phone could load Spotify and use the “free” version.The benefit that you get from Music Freedom is that your data bucket is not used when you are listening to music in the participating apps. If you have a limited data bucket, things like music streaming could quickly use up the allotted data for the month and then you would be dealing with slow data connection. We didn't want customers to limit their entertainment, so we launched Music Freedom so that people could listen to their heart's content and not have to worry about the data slowing down when they had to do other things like work or navigate.
i stream spotify 5 days a week for 8+ hours at work not including listening to and from work and or any other driving..so a ton of streaming..
*tips hat* no thanks needed..there are other streaming freebie deals but for most it looks like its 6 months to a year free then after that its on you. plus looks like theyre dependent on what plan you are on.
https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/benefits#entertainment
@fireguy_6364 - Looking at the link now. That sounds like the way to go.
