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Spotify in the US !!!

Simply unbelievable.
This phone is just amazing for me now. Unlimited Data, virtually unlimited music...Wolfson DAC. Incredible....

And voodoo sound. Life is perfect?
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grifforama said:
Simply unbelievable.
This phone is just amazing for me now. Unlimited Data, virtually unlimited music...Wolfson DAC. Incredible....
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Guess ill have to Google spotify and see what it is.
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dazednconfused said:
Guess ill have to Google spotify and see what it is.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify
Long story short. It's very big in Europe and it's finally in the U.S. because they have to deal with record labels and things like that. You get to stream music from them, and it's pretty much amazing. Also allows syncing to your Android device.

zephiK said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify
Long story short. It's very big in Europe and it's finally in the U.S. because they have to deal with record labels and things like that. You get to stream music from them, and it's pretty much amazing. Also allows syncing to your Android device.
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Cool, thanks for the info. Ill check it out.
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dazednconfused said:
Cool, thanks for the info. Ill check it out.
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Before you check it out, request for a beta invite

zephiK said:
Before you check it out, request for a beta invite
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Ok, I sent my email, now just have to wait. Thanks
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Sprite was giving away invites. First 100,000 not sure if it's still available
https://www.spotify.com/us/sprite/

zephiK said:
Sprite was giving away invites. First 100,000 not sure if it's still available
https://www.spotify.com/us/sprite/
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Thanks again. Just got my invite from the Sprite link, going to check it out now.

zephiK said:
Sprite was giving away invites. First 100,000 not sure if it's still available
https://www.spotify.com/us/sprite/
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Just signed up as well, thanks for sharing

If the Sprite link runs out...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1174211

shame you cant stream on the phone with free version.
torrents + google music > paying for spotify premium

Anyone have luck with caching for offline play with 4g. I can stream fine with 4g but it wont download for offline play when I select a playlist in the offline playlist editor. Works fine over 3g but is uselessly slow doing that.
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autoprime said:
shame you cant stream on the phone with free version.
torrents + google music > paying for spotify premium
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autoprime said:
shame you cant stream on the phone with free version.
torrents + google music > paying for spotify premium
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I disagree. With Spotify you have nearly any album at your disposal. Can cache up to like 3,333 songs for offline play. For me this beats the hell out of wasting disc space maintaining a collection and in turn actually making the artists some money. I canceled my Slacker account. They had on demand too but their cache process sucked, the app sucked, and the library smaller. The Spotify app and service blows it away. $10 a month is nothing if you listen to a lot of music. I've had it 3 days now and have already listened to about 20 different albums straight through. Pays for itself even if you listen to only 1 album a month.
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styckx said:
I disagree. With Spotify you have nearly any album at your disposal. Can cache up to like 3,333 songs for offline play. For me this beats the hell out of wasting disc space maintaining a collection and in turn actually making the artists some money. I canceled my Slacker account. They had on demand too but their cache process sucked, the app sucked, and the library smaller. The Spotify app and service blows it away. $10 a month is nothing if you listen to a lot of music. I've had it 3 days now and have already listened to about 20 different albums straight through. Pays for itself even if you listen to only 1 album a month.
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I'm trying to figure out what the difference is between spotify and rhapsody, it seems rhapsody has been around for years and does the exact same thing
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autoprime said:
shame you cant stream on the phone with free version.
torrents + google music > paying for spotify premium
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I have the free version and I can stream songs. I can only stream the the titles highlighted in white tho.

unomedmen1 said:
I have the free version and I can stream songs. I can only stream the the titles highlighted in white tho.
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OOPS! nevermind. It appears that the only music it play's is what's already on my phone lol..... uninstalling

Freebies with the Nexus 7 pre-order

Does anyone know exactly what we get with a Nexus 7 pre-order, and if this only applies to Play Store orders?
So far, I know we get this:
1. $25 Play store credit
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon full movie
3. Bourne Dominion Book
4. Several magazine issues (which magazines?)
5. Anything else?
If this is only for Play store orders, then it would greatly justify paying extra for shipping instead of trying to buy somewhere else

roltzje said:
Does anyone know exactly what we get with a Nexus 7 pre-order, and if this only applies to Play Store orders?
So far, I know we get this:
1. $25 Play store credit
2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon full movie
3. Bourne Dominion Book
4. Several magazine subscriptions (which magazines?)
5. Anything else?
If this is only for Play store orders, then it would greatly justify paying extra for shipping instead of trying to buy somewhere else
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Gamestop is offering the same deal, plus if you trade towards the Nexus 7 you get a 30% Bonus.
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SinisterModz said:
Gamestop is offering the same deal, plus if you trade towards the Nexus 7 you get a 30% Bonus.
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Just the $25 credits or everything?
If everything, I'll wait for Gamestop to sells it.... No need to pay $15 for shipping.

I didnt even know we were getting all this stuff. Cool!
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lanwarrior said:
Just the $25 credits or everything?
If everything, I'll wait for Gamestop to sells it.... No need to pay $15 for shipping.
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You will get the same deal the Play store offers.
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Is it actual magazine subscriptions? I thought it was just a few free magazines you could download.

What I wanna know is if the 25 goes to the account you buy with, the one you put on it or do they give u a card
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jonnyg1097 said:
Is it actual magazine subscriptions? I thought it was just a few free magazines you could download.
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Youre right, just re-watched the IO presentation

gtuansdiamm said:
What I wanna know is if the 25 goes to the account you buy with, the one you put on it or do they give u a card
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I called the order info number, and they said the freebies will be added to the first account activated on the device when you receive it.

In the uk were only getting £15 play store and the movie, no books or magazine subscriptions as of yet

Jonnyn93 said:
In the uk were only getting £15 play store and the movie, no books or magazine subscriptions as of yet
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They also need to sort out Google music in the Uk unless this is been done on release.

Jonnyn93 said:
In the uk were only getting £15 play store and the movie, no books or magazine subscriptions as of yet
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It says you get the movie amongst freebies on the pre order screen, they just haven't confirmed what else.
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They also need to sort out Google music in the Uk unless this is been done on release.
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You are aware its not hard setting up Google music for in the UK aren't you? You can't buy tracks or albums but the upload and streaming your music works just fine! Google it, it took me 5 mins once I'd tunnelled a US ip address.

Google certainly should have included "Blade Runner" in addition to or instead of "Transformers".
The Nexus 7 Android whose mission it is to kill Rogue Androids... That would have been a whoot!

Since you get a permanent copy of Transformers, I wonder if they will release the ability to purchase movies when the Nexus 7 ships.

Logan_M said:
Since you get a permanent copy of Transformers, I wonder if they will release the ability to purchase movies when the Nexus 7 ships.
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I know most people dont have the time to watch IO but I did lol and yes, in the US, we can now buy full movies to keep permanently. Along with magazines and tv shows. Much I believe are both new
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Logan_M said:
Since you get a permanent copy of Transformers, I wonder if they will release the ability to purchase movies when the Nexus 7 ships.
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Let's hope so
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You can purchase movies and tv shows now. Just buy them from the play store on your pc and you can watch them on your android device. All content will show up in the Google Movies app once you purchase something.
Long live the One X

All freebies are pre installed ON THE DEVICE and it doesn't matter where you buy it from (hell I doubt Google will stop offering them even after the pre order)
They are all assigned to the first Google account you sign in with
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That was not my understanding. At least Transformers should be in your locker, available for downloading.

veliksam said:
You can purchase movies and tv shows now. Just buy them from the play store on your pc and you can watch them on your android device. All content will show up in the Google Movies app once you purchase something.
Long live the One X
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That must be just in the States, as I only have the option to rent. Canada here.
Censura_Umbra said:
All freebies are pre installed ON THE DEVICE and it doesn't matter where you buy it from (hell I doubt Google will stop offering them even after the pre order)
They are all assigned to the first Google account you sign in with
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I don't think that's true, pretty sure Transformers is up for streaming, and is not pre-loaded onto the device.

Free Media From the Play Store?

So, I just got my N4 today, went through all the motions and such, until I realized I have a bunch of free content from the play store. Magazines, a movie, 2 TV series, and a couple of books... Did I miss something?
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Yeah. This applies to everyone who received their N4.

You get free Google Play stuff when you buy a Nexus from Google Play

I was playing around w/my phone and came across the Google Play app. I was like "oh s#%t! I can watch Transformers for free!? Cool.." The next day I was on my laptop surfing youtube when I noticed "1 Purchase" under my account. I clicked on the link and said "WTF! I didn't pay $19.99 to see Transformers: Dark of the Moon!" I then went to my Google Play account history and saw that the movie was free lol.

Kool beans.... i was waiting to get charge for the shows and the movie... awesome

Is this phones from Google or T-Mobile? Because mines from tmobile and I don't have anything free.. Damn it, sorry just saw the above post of Google play
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Are you sure it's for Nexus 4? I just looked at Transformers and it's £7.99, even though I bought from Google.

http://support.google.com/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2838643&topic=2809758&ctx=topic

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http://support.google.com/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2838643&topic=2809758&ctx=topic
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Ah, so we just get three songs. Woo.

I was under the impression you just got it for buying a nexus. I got the nexus 7 at wal-mart when it came out and i still got transformers, the play store credit and all that other media it came with
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MizuhoChan said:
Ah, so we just get three songs. Woo.
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Yeah... this is so sweeeet. not. USA gets movies, tv shows, music and magazines.. dafuq.

HTC HD2 winmo 6.5 came with Transformers 1 + 2 pre loaded ..
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S.W.A.G (US)
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Free movie and tv shows w purchase of Nexus 4?

I picked up a Nexus 4 from Tmobile last Friday and my google wallet is showing several free items in my account including Rolling Stones album, planet earth, fallen skies and transformers dark side of the moon free. The date is December 22 which is when I bought and activated the phone. Could not find anything on this but not too bad of a bonus for buying phone. All are downloadable.
Check your accounts or was this a fluke from google play market.
Ian B

Yes I believe all nexus 4 owners got that and I believe that nexus tablet owners got ice age for free but I may be wrong.

Is this T Mobile US or UK? I bought mine from the UK Play Store and haven't had any freebies. Transformers Dark of the moon is something I got with my Nexus 7 though.
Rik.
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I bought mine from the US play store.here's an article about it http://phandroid.com/2012/11/29/nexus-4-7-10-free-music-magazines-tv-shows-movies/

aindow said:
Is this T Mobile US or UK? I bought mine from the UK Play Store and haven't had any freebies. Transformers Dark of the moon is something I got with my Nexus 7 though.
Rik.
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USA

I confirm I've got the free items. UK, Giffgaff (O2 owned MVNO).

Oh yeah, looks like I have those too. Anyone know if there is a way to see all of the items that came with it?
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Received Gear VR

Just received my VR. When using it for the first, it prompts you to go through a set instructions which illustrates how to use the controls which are easy to use. It then takes you through a VR demo of different 360 video clips.
I would give the video quality a 7 out of 10 as you can clearly see the pixels but after watching for a while you forget they are present. I did insert the included 16gb micro sd card in my phone before inserting it into the headset.
I only used it for a about 15 minutes after which the phone was warm but i also had a large file being downloaded over lte at the same time which was already using up a lot of cpu.
The VR cinema was realistic and the 3d trailers included made it feel as if i was watching the trailer in an imax theater.
After adjusting the straps to the correct size feels comfortable.
I still have some more testing to do but overall I'm happy with it.
Ps. My note 4 is from tmobile.
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lucky you
Mine is from Verizon and it is sitting on my desk UNUSABLE. VZW are clowns.

Awesome, I ordered it last night. Should be here tomorrow! Don't forget to watch 3D videos on youtube.

dunndada said:
Mine is from Verizon and it is sitting on my desk UNUSABLE. VZW are clowns.
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Hopefully they update it soon.
boodies said:
Awesome, I ordered it last night. Should be here tomorrow! Don't forget to watch 3D videos on youtube.
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Is there a special app for that? How would i go about doing this?
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UGH
I cannot convey with words how annoying it is to have this thing and not be able to use it. VZW has no excuse as to why the software is not ready. This is not new, samsung was planning this during development of the phone.

dunndada said:
I cannot convey with words how annoying it is to have this thing and not be able to use it. VZW has no excuse as to why the software is not ready. This is not new, samsung was planning this during development of the phone.
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Samsung could have mentioned compatibility on their website too
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I have a 64GB MicroSD. Can I copy the contents of the 16GB so I don't have to keep swapping cards?

Thank you for the glimpse.. i was gonna order but Sprint hasnt even updated their Notes so it would be pointless....sigh.
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WOW
I must say that this thing is amazing. WOW

Yea, what's the deal with the SD Card, can we copy it to our own cards or do we have to keep interchanging them? Also when using the SD Card that came with it, does the ability to store our own content on the SD card work, or are we stuck installing 3d movies to our internal SD card ?

Can you copy mkv 3d side by side movie and play it in 3d?
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scoobrel said:
Is there a special app for that? How would i go about doing this?
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Ofcourse, here's the link. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Imax,+3D I've never done VR so I don't know how it'll look. The order is arriving tomorrow to my office, can't wait!
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Nizda1 said:
Yea, what's the deal with the SD Card, can we copy it to our own cards or do we have to keep interchanging them? Also when using the SD Card that came with it, does the ability to store our own content on the SD card work, or are we stuck installing 3d movies to our internal SD card ?
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I copied everything to my own 64GB MicroSD Card and it worked perfectly. There was about 12GB of 16GB used.

wow lucky you haha. can you test by any chance with a note edge pls lol

Sir, do you have a rooted phone? does it work with custom rom on T-Mobile? or do I have to go back to the stock rom? thanks.

darekz said:
Can you copy mkv 3d side by side movie and play it in 3d?
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I copied a 3d sbs movie to the card and it played in the oculus theater.
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loaferkan said:
Sir, do you have a rooted phone? does it work with custom rom on T-Mobile? or do I have to go back to the stock rom? thanks.
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Im not sure, my phone phone was never rooted.
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avenging said:
wow lucky you haha. can you test by any chance with a note edge pls lol
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I tried it with my friend's note edge but it wouldn't fit.
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It looks like a few people already got thiers or have one coming today. I assume that was with next day shipping. I went with standard shipping and haven't gotten a tracking number yet. Has anyone gotten a tracking number with standard shipping?

juergen99 said:
It looks like a few people already got thiers or have one coming today. I assume that was with next day shipping. I went with standard shipping and haven't gotten a tracking number yet. Has anyone gotten a tracking number with standard shipping?
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Same here - standard shipping. My order still shows as new and no tracking.

alm1ghty said:
Same here - standard shipping. My order still shows as new and no tracking.
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Just received my shipping info from ATT.
They shipped it via UPS Ground from Ft. Worth, TX
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