We had a feeling this day was coming. After
Spotify's subscription music app was approved, offline listening intact, there was every indication that Rhapsody was next for christening. Especially with the
feds watching Apple's every move. The free download just went hot and requires a $15 per month Rhapsody To Go subscription -- you can try it for free for a week -- and streams 64kbps quality (ugh) music over WiFi or cellular data (only, no off-line access) from a catalog of about 8 million tracks offered by the MTV and RealNetwork tie-up. Now go 'n get it.
Update: Added video demo after the break.
[Via
Komo News, thanks Bill Y.]
Read -- Rhapsody App [iTunes link]
posted September 10th 2009 1:31AM
Had the same "Your trial has expired" problem. But after reboot was able to log in. Thanks for the tip jwwpua
How about "no"?
dumb, it says I've already used my trial. I just installed it.
Hopefully a Napster app will be next...$5 a month for unlimited streaming and it comes with 5 downloads, hard to beat.
Just like ZunePass, only you don't get to keep 10 tracks a month. I'm just sayin' ;)
64kbps... a complete waste I'd say, this is headphones only territory, and crap for even that level
Really REALLY disappointed. I've been a Rhapsody subscriber for years, and ever since I got the Iphone almost two years ago, I've been waiting for something like this. I'm willing to pay an extra 2 dollars a month for the To Go Subscription, but NOT for 64kbps bitrate. It sounds horrible! Even with headphones. I can stream from DI.FM at 96k on Edge without a hiccup. Why can't (won't) Rhapsody at least try to hit that bitrate? WHY? ATT&T? Apple?
The limitation was placed by Apple. After all, there are several non-Apple MP3 players out there that can play Rhapsody songs at excellent quality. Rhapsody is also on Sony Ericsson phones and some Verizon phones by Blackberry, LG, Samsung, Motorola using the VCAST streaming service.
Perhaps I missed it in the video, but I didn't hear if there was any mention on 3G, or if you need Wifi.
So, the iPhone app requires the MOST EXPENSIVE plan, and gives you fewer features and lower quality than the LEAST EXPENSIVE plan for the desktop version?
Now if I could only play Rhapsody in the background while surfing the web and checking email. If only this was possible.
Apple allow at least music applications like Rhapsody and Pandora etc to play in the background. Next summer I expect full background applications.
backgrounder! ;) free your phone from it's shackles!
why no offline access???? spotify proves it's not Apple standing in the way and i'm pretty sure ATT would love for you to use less bandwidth... I think i would have considered the jump if i could listen to music at work without having to worry about jittery playback. I love me some streaming radio but it is never as smooth or high quality as I would prefer. Hopefully someone gets this right.
Anyone who wants a subscription service for the iphone should go out and get a Zune Pass... then install ORB on your PC running the Zune software... then go get the ORB app for the iPhone... instant streaming of all the music off your Zune software to your iPhone. Plus the Zune pass lets you keep 10 songs a month... really... if you think about it your buying 10 songs a month with your Zune pass at $99/song and paying the other $4.95 for the subscription to the other music... It's really a great deal... plus you dont have to bother syncing up your iPhone all the time...
Awful Audio quality on this app.Not worth a red cent!
The Spotify Iphone app streams at 160 kbps Ogg Vorbis according to this web page http://www.getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/spotify_mobile_bitrate_and_quality
Rhapsody needs to change the bitrate and add the ability to download or people are definately going to switch to Spotify when it becoms available.
The tagline of the Rhapsody App should read:
"Rhapsody
Music Without Limits*
* Disclaimer: With some limitations, most notably only 64 kbps quality"
The 64kpbs limitation was placed by Apple ... not Rhapsody. With a $15/mo subscription, you can listen to excellent quality on other MP3 players like the Sony Walkmans and Sandisk Sansa. You can also have Rhapsody on your netbook, laptop, desktop, some hi-fi receivers and wireless streaming systems like the Sonos and Logitech Squeezebox. Looks like the limitation placed by Apple was pretty strategic. It gets them out of trouble with the FCC and basically, people can preview full songs at low quality using the Rhapsody app, and if they really like the songs enough to own them, they will most likely buy the MP3s from iTunes. Smart move by Apple.
I'm a Rhapsody subscriber
64kbps? I won't even download the app.
Really disappointing
Sorry I was just trying to friendly.
Thanks
everybody complaining, and if they raised the bitrate you'd complain about slowness and any other shit you can think of. Streaming isnt working right, etc etc.
half these mofo's acting like wannabe audiophiles; but i bet they download retarted sized album torrents too. shut your pie face!