Well, if you say download 100 music files for a monthly fee (more if you have time) it has to verify your still paying Napster $5 a month. All my WMA's the I purchased are on my Creative Zen Micro Red 5 gig. No converting. It is PFS. -----Original Message----- From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles R. Buchanan Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:42 PM To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [CTS] Re: Itunes download Well, besides wishing plain text was the norm... How did this turn from trying to download a software package to which service is the best? There are countless ways of converting the files to MP3 format if that's your wish. :-P Oh, what's up with the hooking your MP3 player up to your PC to verify your subscription? (Napster) ;-) On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:03:32 -0500, "Eric C. Vogel" <ecvogel@xxxxxxxxx> took time to say the following: ECV> Want a more open choice, less proprietary? Also hear the Apple ECV> files are not as goot quality. Try www.playsforsure.com you can buy ECV> music from any store listed and it will work in Windows Media ECV> Player, and you can, as you see put it on several different ECV> manufatures MP3 players. Napster has a $5 option a month for unlimited music to your MP3 player. I do not think Apple has this. ECV> All stores are .99 cents or less, just read the TOS's. MusicMatch ECV> you have to install their player on top of the plug in so I just ECV> use MSN Music, becaue no extra addin is needed. I Think Wally World ECV> is cheaper, and maybe Y!Music but they own MusicMatch. One charges ECV> more, but the kbs encoding is better. ECV> ECV> Apple=Prorprietary closed ECV> Microsoft=More fair, and more choices. ECV> ECV> Eric ECV> ECV> _____ ECV> ECV> From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ECV> [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PJBundy ECV> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 1:08 PM ECV> To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ECV> Subject: [CTS] Itunes download ECV> ECV> ECV> ECV> I have been trying to d/l itunes all day from the Apple site but ECV> the d'l won't start. The other sites I have found are ones that you ECV> have to buy a membership from to get the download. ECV> Does anyone know of another place to get this from// Pam ECV> ECV> ECV> <http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=96845> FREE emoticons for ECV> your email! click Here! For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ DONATE Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED ** DONATE to Hurricane Katrina victims: http://www.redcross.org/ DONATE Housing (Spare room, shelter) http://www.hurricanehousing.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------