Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

Re:Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not s... by dguaraglia on Thursday February 21, 2013 @01:32PM (#5259122)

I'll be honest, I tried Rdio and didn't get where the "music discovery" part comes in. In the month I used it I was only suggested completely unrelated, but obviously 'featured' albums (on their "frontpage" so it wasn't even on my face.)

All in all, I just didn't find the service that interesting unless you consider the technological angle.

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Re:Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not s... by rgrieselhuber on Thursday February 21, 2013 @01:36PM (#5259143)

Music discovery does suck on Rdio, granted. I find myself using other services for that. But for daily listening, the experience is much cleaner than Spotify's is, IMO.

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Re:Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not s... by avree on Thursday February 21, 2013 @03:03PM (#5259915)

I like the Stations on Rdio, actually. I've found some cool artists through the Echo Nest-powered discovery stuff they have.

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Re:Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not s... by dguaraglia on Thursday February 21, 2013 @04:35PM (#5260617)

Yep, that's true. I had a bunch of issues with their 'native' OS X app though. Every now and then the embedded browser (I think that's what they do anyway) would go nuts and eat my whole CPU. Also, the streaming quality didn't sound that great. I regularly use Grooveshark, and the quality of the songs over there was much better.

All in all, I guess it might work for some people. It just didn't make the cut for me. For that matter, neither did Spotify or Pandora. I guess I'm just not the target audience for that kind of service in general.

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