| Unlimited music download sites are strangely | | | | |
| difficult to come across. Indeed, the vast | | | | In order to be able to download music onto |
| majority of music download sites and software | | | | another device you have to buy them, and |
| tend to function using one of two different | | | | that's when it starts to get expensive as |
| business models. Either they charge you per | | | | you're charged on a per-track basis. Ouch. |
| tune or album that you download, or you pay a | | | | |
| monthly subscription cost that covers a | | | | Option 2: Emusic |
| limited number of file downloads. | | | | |
| | | | Emusic really is an unlimited music download |
| The reason of course is that music download | | | | site - and even better they offer a free 14 |
| sites are in business to make as much money | | | | day trial so you can try them out without |
| as possible. | | | | risk. |
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| Unfortunately for people like you and I who | | | | Feel free to download, burn and listen to as |
| like to download vast amounts of music each | | | | much music as you can handle at Emusic, just |
| month these music download sites would send | | | | be aware that there aren't as many major name |
| us bust in next to no time. | | | | bands as you'll find at Musicmatch (though |
| | | | their list is growing all the time). |
| And so it is that we go looking for the small | | | | |
| number of unlimited music download sites to | | | | I personally think Emusic are great and offer |
| enable us to download as much music as we can | | | | an amazing music download service. |
| handle. | | | | |
| | | | Option 3: P2P |
| For the sakes of this article I'm going to | | | | |
| focus on my 3 favorite unlimited music | | | | P2P or peer-to-peer software like Kazaa |
| download sites so we can take a closer look | | | | allows you to download unlimited music - and |
| at what is available and hopefully help you | | | | with no monthly fees - if you're willing to |
| to make an informed decision on which | | | | spend a small amount on buying and installing |
| solution is best for you. | | | | the software to begin with. |
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| Option 1: Musicmatch | | | | There are plenty of pieces of P2P software |
| | | | available but if you decide to investigate |
| Musicmatch offers "unlimited" music downloads | | | | this option I would offer you two warnings. |
| on a monthly basis but there is a small | | | | Firstly, make sure you've got some decent |
| catch. You are more renting the tracks than | | | | anti-virus software as you will find some of |
| buying them. You can download and listen to | | | | the music you download will contain some |
| as many as you like, but if your membership | | | | nasty files you don't want hanging around on |
| expires for whatever reason, you will no | | | | your computer. |
| longer be able to listen to your music. | | | | |
| | | | Secondly, whilst P2P software *does* offer a |
| Ah, you say to yourself, I'll just get a | | | | truly unlimited music download service, be |
| month's subscription, download everything I | | | | aware that not all tracks are legally |
| want and burn it to CD or put it on my Ipod | | | | available (i.e. some may be pirated) so be |
| but I'm afraid it's not that simple. You see, | | | | careful, keep your wits about you and if in |
| Musicmatch only lets you listen to the tracks | | | | any doubt, carry out additional research |
| on your computer. | | | | before you make the jump. |