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Netflix is raising their prices again. Spotify just raised their prices… (feddit.online)
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Streaming prices are out of hand. What are cheaper alternatives?

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[–] 21 points 6 months ago* (4 children)

Spotify specific:

Use the free service to listen to new stuff in order to find groups you like. For the sub cost you can buy an album per month and have it forever. I work in areas that don't have great data connections, so having a local copy keeps the jams going without interruption or ads.

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  • [–] 25 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Soma.fm and radio.garden are two streaming music service replacers. I have not used Soma, but Radio Garden is interesting because it gives you a map of every single participating radio station on the planet and lets you just scroll around the entire globe and pick a radio station.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    I also recommend Qobuz. They're European and have high quality streaming + the option to buy and album and download it.

    If you don't mind the less legal way, you can easily use a program like streamrip and download whatever you want from the service.

    And if you don't have the money to spend, they have a trial for a month. Just rip whatever you need and have a nice offline collection. And if you need more, you can just make a start trial with a disposable e-mail.

    There's also lucida.to if you don't want to be bothered with any of that.

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