About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

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re: About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

ByteFlipper — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:16:58 GMT

In Paul's purchase confirmation screenshot, the second last column will show whether the song is in MP3 format or not. Ideally it should also show that it is in WMA, but for WMA it shows an empty entry in that column. That is why the whole column in empty in that screenshot, since all those songs are in WMA format.

So yes Paul, you can tell whether the songs are in MP3 or not. Once you see a few songs in MP3 format you will know where to look for it.

Yes, slightly annoying since you first need to realize what that column is used for, but hardly a "catch".

re: About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

mikegalos@msn.com — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:01:49 GMT

CFischer

It also shows up on the purchase confirmation screen Paul showed. The thing Paul thinks is a "catch" is that it isn't on the main screen. Amazingly trivial issue to cause complaining about what's even a better deal than what he'd been lobbying Microsoft to do (drop the monthly charge by $5)

re: About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

Cfischer83 — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:23:08 GMT

Wrong, Paul. Ed Bott has posted a gallery that shows you can see how many credits you have:

content.zdnet.com/2346-12354_22-251615-4.html

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re: About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

tayme — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:53:03 GMT

The only confusing point that I have found is determining when my "month" begins...is it a calendar month or by date of service. Other than that all of the above ways of determining how many free songs I have left are valid and easy. It is even easier to see if a song is available in mp3 format...it tells you right on the Marketplace page before you decide to buy the song(or get it for free)...nothing hard there. No roll over...no big deal. Once you see the credits...go on a downloading spree. Anyway, I'm not sure why Paul is complaining about this stuff...

--tayme

re: About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

ByteFlipper — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:16:49 GMT

I meant "top right" wherever I said "top left", lol.

And I understood the 10 song concept from the beginning as it was pretty clear. So, where exactly is the "catch" in all of this?

re: About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

ByteFlipper — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:04:12 GMT

I don't get it, what are you people talking about? You can see both the amount of free songs you have left per month, as well as whether the song is an MP3 or not.

To see what format a song is in:

1) If you have already downloaded a song, right-click on it and select Properties.

2) If the song is part of an album (even if you have not downloaded it yet), the album itself will show an MP3 icon underneath the "Download" button.

3) If a song is not yet downloaded, right-click on it and select "Buy" (you can cancel out again). A dialog opens that will tell you, amongst other things, whether the song is in MP3 format or not.

To see how many free songs you have left for the month:

1) Right-click on any song and select "Buy" (you can cancel out again). A dialog opens, and at the top-left there will be text like this: "10 SONG CREDITS". If you have credits left, the song will be shown as "NO CHARGE" and your credits will decrease when you "buy" it.

2) Click on "Settings" at topleft in the Zune UI. The fourth item says: "Zune Pass (10 song credits remaining)" in big letters.

Seriously, that was really easy for me to figure out. It is no big deal that is is not one of the main things you see in the main view, as you will see it every time when you choose to buy a song, or one click on Settings will show it to you in big letters, so what exactly is the problem?

re: About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

mikegalos@msn.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:56:52 GMT

Waethorn

We got Zune but we also got Bush so quitcherbitchin Wae!

re: About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

Waethorn — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:53:11 GMT

....still no Zune Marketplace in Canada, so quitcherbitchin Paul!