Music for IPod touch I am planning on purchasing the IPod touch. Do I have to subscribe to ITunes, or can I download regular mp3s to it?? I would like to get a subscription to a service where I pay one flat rate per month or whatever and have unlimited downloads as opposed to pay per song, which gets REALLY expensive. Music for IPod touch I am planning on purchasing the IPod touch. Do I have to subscribe to ITunes, or can I download regular mp3s to it?? I would like to get a subscription to a service where I pay... » Read More Music for IPod touch I am planning on purchasing the IPod touch. Do I have to subscribe to ITunes, or can I download regular mp3s to it?? I would like to get a subscription to a service where I pay one flat rate per month or whatever and have unlimited downloads as opposed to pay per song, which gets REALLY expensive. « Show Less
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So this means whatever music I have on my compute I just have to transfer to Itunes? Not to bad....I can do that!!
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There is no "subscribing" to itunes first of all, you get an account and you can download stuff. You can use other services (like Rhapsody) but then you have to transfer the music into itunes to sync it to your ipod.
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you CAN use your itunes card for your mp3. It will just take a little more effort.Once you purchase music on Itunes, burn it onto a regular audio disk, (one that will play in a stereo - not mp3), then reimport the disk into itunes as mp3 (see under itunes preferences, importing.Have fun with the tunes.
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There's a button built into the touch for the App Store... from there you can browse the free (often called "Lite") and paid apps. Once you find an app you want, simply touch a couple buttons in the Store and it downloads and installs the app, and will appear as a button. Be advised you will have to have an iTunes account set up with Apple to do this. This process can also be done on a computer with iTunes that the Touch syncs with that computer.
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The latest version of itunes requires a more up to date software so you will not be able to dwn load the latest itunes. You can find older versions but the problem u will encounter is that a lot of the songs as well as overall functionality of the current itunes might not be compatible for certain things. Maybe some tech person can suggest a way around cuz I couldn't find one.
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Thanks!! You answered the specific question I had in mind: downloads from limewire. Its one of the main reasons I was hestitating on the ipod. I wasn't sure how restrictive it was (like, can you only upload things onto it from itunes, etc.) But now I know. THANKS!!!
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i want to buy an ipod touch or a nook. I can't decide because i really want a good, big ereader, without destroying my eyes. on the flip side, i want to listen to music, and i like to play games on the ipod....i just don't want to spend my money on something ill regret, cause i've worked hard for the money. So please help me guys.....thanks!
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i just baught a generation 1 itouch ipod are there any down falls of this purchase i should know of? I mean ive always wanted one and my old MP3 player died so i had no choice? It seems like a great idea it holds way more songs does a crapload more stuff and its a touch screen.
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i went to the app store and looked for a free music download. there are a few. the one i used is called paradise pro and it is working great. i can't figure out the picture download thing yet except if you want to send it to someone you have to do it as an attachment best i can figure out. good luck. i love the phone.
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Thank you, I called and spoke with someone at Rhapsody as well. I asked about the available service for the use of ipods. It was said to me that the older version ipods are not serviceable by Rhapsody. It was said to me only the newer ipods were accepted for service. I know this doesn't have to do with the Phillips but I figured any available information is helpful when in search of a gadget such as the mp3 player for the particular use on Rhapsody. Thank you for the info on the Phillips mp3. I am sure it will be very helpful to many people.
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Also, you can download iTunes for free from Apple to try without having an iPod. Take a test drive with it and see how it works. This may help answer some of your questions. http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/
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Well, to answer your question very directly, no, you don't necessarily need iTunes to add music to your iPod; there are many alternative ways of doing so, for example, the iPod plugin for Winamp. I hate iTunes and its invasive memory footprint, so this is how I did it when I actually used my iPod. Although, your question seems to assume that iTunes would force you to buy music in order to put it on your iPod. You can still use iTunes and use it to load all of the hundreds of CDs you've already pirated. :D It gives you the option to purchase things from the iTunes store, but I don't see any point in doing so; if I'm paying for music, I want something tangible, not crappy 128kbps AAC files. And of course, I've pirated a lot more music than you have, but please try your best to heed the digital pirates' honor code and purchase any music that you find you really like. I have tens of thousands of MP3s, and I listen to maybe a few hundred of them on a regular basis. These are the albums that I have bothered to purchase, and I can say I never would have found them had I not pirated them first.
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the simple answer is yes, you can load them. you dont have to pay for what you already have on cd. and its very easy. also, i recommend using limewire to download music. i have more than a thousand songs on my ipod video and i've never paid for anything on itunes. you just download. and its legal. technically.
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thanks for the reply.. I ended up buying the sansa shaker mp3 player (I liked the idea of having a speaker option), for my 8 yr old niece this Christmas. I wish I didn't. It seems that if you have a Mac, and buy music on iTunes you, can't transfer it to an mp3 player, unless it is an iPod. ITunes music is in AAC format... you can't change it mp3 format. Mac apparently says that the sound quality is better.. I'm not so sure, and I am definitely disappointed that Mac doesn't at least give you the option. I'll just continue to let her use my old 2nd generation iPod.
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I'm not positive but I believe you can use both. On my 2nd generation iPod touch I believe I found a few mp3 files and I saved them to my computer and when I went into my iTunes I just copied the mp3 files into my iTunes library.
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Get ANYTHING except a ipod and you'll have no problems syncing or transferring mp3s. I recommend getting a cheap $20 player, so when it breaks(and it will) you're not out a crapload of money. Also, you don't have the problem of itunes deleting your music like it has been known to do.
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I think you can print your playlist in I-tunes, but other than that, you just need to get to know your song list. This is a very simplistic machine. You have one playlist. You can listen to them in order or shuffle them. Period.
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I just bought my first apple product and talked to the sales person about that very thing. From what I understand you can only use itunes downloads on apple product. However, if you can make CDs from your itune files you can turn around and load them on your computer and put them on an MP3. I have every CD I every bought on my computer and put them all on my MP3. However, I can not recommend buying this product because mine never worked right. I can't turn up the volume enough to hear it well through headphones or speakers. I have bought one of these brand new and they are a good product but this one is reconditioned and it must not have been done right. :/ I just bought my first apple product and talked to the sales person about that very thing. From what I understand you can only use itunes downloads on apple product. However, if you can make CDs from your itune files you can turn around and load them on your computer and put them on an MP3. I have every CD I every bought on my computer and put them all on my MP3. However, I can not recommend buying this product because mine never worked right. I can't turn up the volume enough to hear it well through headphones or speakers. I have bought one of these brand new and they are a good product... » Read More I just bought my first apple product and talked to the sales person about that very thing. From what I understand you can only use itunes downloads on apple product. However, if you can make CDs from your itune files you can turn around and load them on your computer and put them on an MP3. I have every CD I every bought on my computer and put them all on my MP3. However, I can not recommend buying this product because mine never worked right. I can't turn up the volume enough to hear it well through headphones or speakers. I have bought one of these brand new and they are a good product but this one is reconditioned and it must not have been done right. :/ « Show Less