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Best music streaming app?

elohel

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What do you guys think is the best music streaming app (for music you already own) for WP? I'm a long-time android user and I have thousands of songs in my google music account. I SORELY miss good music from my android phone. I've tried a few google music apps for WP, but they just flat-out suck. Cloudmuzik is constantly randomly stopping songs or refusing to connect to my account, Gooroovster crashes at least once every 5 minutes. I'd just like to transition away from google music and find another app that will allow me to upload music and stream. Any suggestions?

Thanks
 

elohel

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Isn't that just a service like spotify? I already have the music I want to listen to
 

bikertomk

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XBox Music will match whatever you have on your PC and allow you to play it via their cloud. However, I'm not sure if that requires a paid account or not. I am an XBox annual pass user and love the service. I like being able to immediately download entire albums and enjoy them w/o any extra fees. $99/year is WAY less than when I was in my prime of buying 1-3 CDs per week.
 

edv2009

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Exactly. I was around the $100 a month buying CDs. I still miss the whole experience of opening a cd, and reading the liner notes and lyrics tho...

But yes, u should be able to stream music thru Xbox Music without a subscription, just can't download.
 

Samst22

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I think streaming through xbox music requires a subscription. It's silly because windows 8 automatically pulls cloud music to my laptop, but you need the subscription to get it on your phone.
 

jefbeard911

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I think streaming through xbox music requires a subscription. It's silly because windows 8 automatically pulls cloud music to my laptop, but you need the subscription to get it on your phone.

I belive you are correct. Xbox music requires a subscription on a Windows Phone, but it's free on a WIn8 laptop. I know cuz I can stream free on my Asus VivoBook. Not sure of the logic but it is what it is.. I use Nokia Music+ to stream. Yeah, it's free but you only get a few skips an hour and low quality audio. For 3.99 month I get lyrics, unlimited skips, and high quality auto. Worth it for me personally.