I'm sure this won't have escaped most people's attention but Xbox Music busts out on to iOS and Android

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/09/microsoft_brings_xbox_music_to_android_and_ios/

I'm presuming it gives you access to a massive library with which you can create your own and allows you to download music to your device whilst allowing you to backup your library online, isn't it a fiver?

I've not looked into it beyond knowing it's out there but for a fiver I'm intrigued.

I think I am paying 8quid a month for google music so anything that can match it for less gets my money.

A 12 quid a month giffgaff sim. 

I'm not sure about Deezer's features or it's library.

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No one's matched unlimited internet; I don't care for many minutes and get unlimited texts too- I keep trying to engineer a contract to match so I can say "yes" after they agree to throw in hardware (TV, 360 heck a fridge freezer) for a two year lock in. But don't think I'll ever get near that.

Still though- worth trying to save a buck or two on music subs et al..

Oh well, it's early days in it's life and isn't for me- yet. Spotify is more expensive though* and I can't push my library online*, which is essential for me.

Spotify is boss for collab playlists though but you have to put up with ads as its not worth paying for for such alone.

*or couldn't when I looked.

Ignore last.

Hmm. I wonder how obtrusive the ads are. Still an awesome service, best thing Microsoft have done since the 360. May just fork out for a sub if I can figure out how to cheaply get some money into my UK account. (Sadly I can't add an NZ credit card to a UK based XBL account.)

Think you need to pay- it's only desktop like spotify/last fm.

Last.fm is the best free service.

Especially if you scrobble.

When you don't have you music with you you can just play your own radio station, which always pulls up some gems you haven't heard for ages.

In fact I might hit that up as it'll help with picking my final track for the curated series.

Oh, I didn't mean last.fm was great for what new you want. It's great for playing your library once you've scrobbled a lot.

Finally stumped up the cash for a month's sub to Xbox Music. Little bit miffed to find that if I pause a track and then press play again, it always skips to the next song. Hoping that gets fixed soon, but other wise it feels like money well spent.

This is via the website in Chrome.

Aye, Mac. (Plus, for some arcane reason, installing Flash always fails on the uni network so I can't use Firefox.)

I also have the app on my Android tablet, but haven't had the chance to try it out yet.

Spotify has removed play time limits for free (ad supported) users.

Also, there's another service jumping in to join Last.fm, Spotify, Pandora, Xbox Music, iTunes and Google Play, in the form of Beats Music (formerly known as Daisy). I wonder, as both Trent Reznor and Dr. Dre are involved in the service, if it'll give a better deal to the artists. But then I see Jimmy Iovine is involved as well, so probably not.

I can't see how the market can support that many different options. Time to cull the herd? Anyone interested in Beats Music? I'm guessing a few will jump in, but it's harder to show off a subscription than it is huge over-priced headphones, so maybe the brand won't help that much (especially as older players like Spotify are dropping listening limits for free users). I'm quite happy with my Xbox Music subscription, and I don't even have an Xbox at the moment.

EDIT: Having had a look at the Beats Music website, the UI looks pretty good, if heavily inspired by Microsoft's 'ubiquitous whether it's a good idea (Win Phone) or not (desktop)' Metro interface. Plus, the family pack is only available to AT&T customers, which probably means Beats Music will only be available in the US anyway.