© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/Napster_Online_Service Recent reviews written about Napster Online Service en-us 80 80 http://www.epinions.com/Napster_Online_Service http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/0f/1f/Napster_Online_Service-resized80.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_405351599748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cathkh - Customer service nightmare. Stay away from trial period scam. I tried to create an account, couldn't log in and was charged anyway. The kicker is that you have to log in to deal with customer service... that's kind of a problem when you can't log in. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405351599748 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:04:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405351599748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401359212164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ctdeveloper - I have to start out by saying that I have not tried any other service, so I cannot compare them to the others. I subscribe to their monthly service which lets you stream to your heart's content (which is mainly what I use it for). They have a very good... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401359212164 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:20:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401359212164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_373812727428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author seablanco1 - If you subscribed to AOL online service, your account was transferred to Napster. The cost is still $9.95 per month. The selection of music as well as comedy acts is amazing. You can find anything from Big Bands, Children's songs, World music to current... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~373812727428 Sat, 9 Jun 2007 14:34:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_373812727428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_337243115140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author punkzoo - Its okay. Its nice having a wide selection of music to chose to download to mp3 player. Alot of the really good songs you still get charged for even if you have subscription. Still beats paying for each download. Also you have to sync your player quite a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~337243115140 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:40:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_337243115140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_333031575172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quitesimply - ****UPDATE 05/20/08***** Napster announced today that it's entire collection of 6,000,000 songs are now DRM free. This means that you can now purchase a digital song from Napster and use it on any mp3 player (including iPod, iPhone), burn... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~333031575172 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:58:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_333031575172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_331633626756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dkhanmam - In few words - stay away from Napster if you want to download songs from international stars. Very poor representation from France, Germany, Russia, Latin America. In addition, very poor customer service. Technical support is a guy reading through a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~331633626756 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:21:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_331633626756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_330870591108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author carwash - I'll spare you a history of the company. Everyone knows what Napster WAS. What Napter is now is totally different. I was tempted to sign up because my university was offering severely discounted service in an attempt to stave off music piracy. In my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~330870591108 Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:44:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_330870591108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_309573881476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author yamahawg - Lousy (read: non-existent) customer support. Poor interface, below average library of music (in comparison to iTunes). Bought music that would not burn to CD. Did I mention lousy customer support? What a rip-off. Can not compare with iTunes, which... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~309573881476 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:52:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_309573881476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_284086996612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author therighter - Another in the series of companies that try to keep you from unsubscribing by putting barriers in your way. Their online terms provide a link to allow you to cancel but low and behold when you follow it you get to a message that tells you you can't do it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~284086996612 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:26:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_284086996612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_266746105476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author duckhead2 - Beware! If you join and pay the monthly fee you only get to download the songs to your computers or CERTAIN MP3 players. You will still have to pay 99cents per song to down load to a cd or a mp3 player not on their list. If you sign up and immediately... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~266746105476 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:13:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_266746105476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_242745118340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cobadee - Napster has come a long way, but now the extremely controversial original person to person file sharing network is legal. This isn't the old napster in any way. This is not a file sharing network, this is basically the same type of program as iTunes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~242745118340 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:14:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_242745118340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_230288690820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author deedavis - After subscribing to Napster To Go they sent me an MP3 player that did not work. It took them a month to send me a new one. The sound quality on their MP3 player was bad so I bought a more expensive player from Best Buy that is listed on their list of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~230288690820 Mon, 8 May 2006 16:55:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_230288690820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223877107332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author twint01 - I was so pumped to use Napster, it's not even funny. They have a great music selection, you can have unlimited downloads, heck, they even have comedy CD's on there. Needless to say, I told everyone how great it was going to be. Let me step back and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223877107332 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:57:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223877107332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220256374404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author butdaddy - My daughter got a $15 gift card for xmas. When she tried to use it, it forced us to put in a credit card to redeem the songs and get a 10 day free trial. As it turns out, Napster is not compatible with her mp3 player so she did not download any music... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220256374404 Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:16:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220256374404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_213402816132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bbfirebird - I work at a computer 40 hours a week. Needless to say, I spend a lot of money on CDs to give myself a good amount of variety of music to listen to. When I heard about Napster, I thought it would be a great alternative to buying all the CDs I have. For... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213402816132 Thu, 8 Dec 2005 14:27:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_213402816132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_212638666372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author simplegifts - The Napster on-line music service has degraded significantly over the past year or so. Customer service is nothing short of horrible, the client program is extremely problematic, and the musical selection falls far short of the hype. The frustration of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212638666372 Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:52:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_212638666372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_195792440964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nelso - There is a few terribly annoying feature in this program that will annoy at all times. Whenever you click on a song, it displays a promo page for the artist, which takes over 1/2 the screen and changes the size of the list of songs!!! You can't turn it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~195792440964 Sat, 10 Sep 2005 15:07:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_195792440964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_195166244484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sony465 - I have Napster Members and i kinda like it and I kinda dont because i can only listen to it on my Pc,overall they have a good selection(Not as Much as Msn Music)But this program is way better then i-tunes. If u have dial-up i wouldnt get Napster... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~195166244484 Sat, 3 Sep 2005 21:45:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_195166244484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189841706628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roarhowl - Join the Revolution. I jumped on the new napster when it started. I loved the concept of a monthly fee and the ability to listen to pretty much anything they had to offer. Its only gotten better over time, now they have with an extra $5 a month... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189841706628 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:33:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189841706628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169536884356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kwbarrett - My experience with Napster has been pretty good two months into it. I am a Napster to Go subscriber, which is a $5 add on th Napster Premium, so I pay $14.95 per month to download and play unlimited songs as well as transfer them to my mp3 player. If I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169536884356 Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:32:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169536884356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_183971253892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jenmnevada - I guess it depends on what you want out of an online music service but after trying several of them, I found Napster to be overpriced, short on the music I actually wanted to hear, and with a fairly complex interface. At $9.95 per month and 99 cents... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~183971253892 Sun, 22 May 2005 01:46:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_183971253892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181032947332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kurtpw - Let me tell you about my very unpleasant experience with Napster. I can sum it up in two simple words: Napster Sucks! I was given a Napster Prepaid Music gift card weeks ago and I have yet to be able to actually purchase one damned song. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181032947332 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:44:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181032947332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180811304580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lindajune1 - Napster is the big name but they will steal your money.. They will give you a 14 day free trial and you can't get support and then when they find time to answer your mail they have already hit on your credit card. I got a note from them today wanting me... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180811304580 Fri, 22 Apr 2005 05:04:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180811304580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179325079172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chengyen - Napster is back in a big way. As a reminder, this epinion is my own opinion, so don't argue with me if I am right or wrong, it's my opinion. The Low Down: Old Napster, repackaged and upgraded now, completely legit for only $10/month you can listen... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179325079172 Fri, 8 Apr 2005 01:50:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179325079172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_178306125444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gamercubed - BACKGROUND A year ago when legitimate online music stores began to become mainstream, I, a lover of music and someone who never felt too good about downloading songs with programs like Kazaa, decided to see what it was all about. I did some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~178306125444 Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:05:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_178306125444?linkin_id=8003929