Comments on: Spotify on Symbian review

By: Ben Sillis

Ben Sillis — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:47:58 +0000

There’s place for both. Nokia does a good job of getting the cost of some CWM phones down so it feels reasonable to pay that much up front anyway. If that’s not enough for you, or you like to be a bit more spontaneous, there’s always Spotify as well. If this encourages Nokia to somehow make CWM DRM free, then even better.

By: Malakhi75

Malakhi75 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:22:37 +0000

It’s not just Nokia that is persisting with DRM, the likes of iTunes and others still have no other soluiton to it. But, I reckon, as you do, that if they do go DRM free, then the customer base will rise considerably. Let’s just hope that DRM free is going to come sooner rather than later.

By: Joe Minihane

Joe Minihane — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:57:11 +0000

I hear you on the phone and it’s definitely a plus getting a new handset. I just can’t abide DRM on anything and don’t understand why Nokia persists with it. I reckon if they got rid they’d get stacks more customers. The issues arise then with how much you download for £120. Do you limit it? I think streaming would be a better bet for them.

By: Malakhi75

Malakhi75 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:54:52 +0000

You can take the tunes with you after the initial CWM term expires. They can be played on the PC and the original phone as long as you like. Granted that these cannot be transferred to the new phone if you resubscribe, but if that is the case then you can redownload whatever you like on the new subscription anyway. Either way, you get an upgraded handset and access to the same library you had before.

By: Joe Minihane

Joe Minihane — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:44:32 +0000

True, but you can’t take those tunes with you at the end. The fact you can log in on any phone that supports Spotify makes it the winner for me. I’d be amazed if CWM isn’t killed off in the New Year, especially after those user figures leaked out over the summer.

By: Malakhi75

Malakhi75 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:38:30 +0000

CWM still has it’s place. The Spotify offering is £120 a year, whereas the CWM solution is around £120 granted, but, and it’s a big ‘but’, you get a new phone bundled with it.

By: Joe Minihane

Joe Minihane — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:29 +0000

Not an insult at all anonymous. But they’re not the top notch killers the E-series and N-series are. I’d say it’s even better to see Spotify on them rather than the top end ones. Shows it’s curtains for CWM!

By: anynomous

anynomous — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:42:40 +0000

“it also plays nice with a string of dumbphones, including the XpressMusic 5800 and 5230″ are you kidding me? is that an insult towards Nokia? I guess people don’t think much of s60 nowadays