Comments on: More of the good stuff http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/ notes from the digital underground Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:49:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: martin http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/comment-page-38/#comment-130985 martin Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:03:57 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1691#comment-130985 Not sure if this is the correct place to post but I am wondering if anybody is still getting any response from eMusic's Customer Services? I last heard from them on 27 January advising that they would change me from the plan that I was put on after a suspension and had already told them that I didn't want to be on, to the correct one. Since then nothing - and I'm still on the wrong plan. If they hadn't already charged my credit card I would have already cancelled altogether. Not sure if this is the correct place to post but I am wondering if anybody is still getting any response from eMusic’s Customer Services?

I last heard from them on 27 January advising that they would change me from the plan that I was put on after a suspension and had already told them that I didn’t want to be on, to the correct one.

Since then nothing – and I’m still on the wrong plan.

If they hadn’t already charged my credit card I would have already cancelled altogether.

]]> By: ridwanzero http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/comment-page-38/#comment-130484 ridwanzero Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:32:16 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1691#comment-130484 After last post on marketing without search engines, I decided to follow up with a strategy you can use to get quality free traffic. One of the easiest ways to get visitors to your web site is to spend money. Nothing is more effortless then paying for traffic. But if you can’t afford it or don’t want to pay, there’s an equally simple but free way to get traffic: ad swaps. www.onlineuniversalwork.com After last post on marketing without search engines, I decided to follow up with a strategy you can use to get quality free traffic. One of the easiest ways to get visitors to your web site is to spend money. Nothing is more effortless then paying for traffic. But if you can’t afford it or don’t want to pay, there’s an equally simple but free way to get traffic: ad swaps.

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]]> By: Brian M. Murphy http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/comment-page-38/#comment-130228 Brian M. Murphy Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:58:23 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1691#comment-130228 Not such a good idea. Many labels/artrists still not available. When something decent is available then the most popular tracks are not available unless you purchase the entire album. More and more non-consumser friendly stufff I am afraid. I will be canceling by February 1st. So long/fairwell E-Music. Brian M. Murphy Not such a good idea. Many labels/artrists still not available. When something decent is available then the most popular tracks are not available unless you purchase the entire album. More and more non-consumser friendly stufff I am afraid.
I will be canceling by February 1st. So long/fairwell E-Music.

Brian M. Murphy

]]> By: Dantzig http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/comment-page-38/#comment-125403 Dantzig Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:01:14 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1691#comment-125403 I also just canceled. I've been with emusic for 2 years and have seen my plan changed twice in that period of time--both times for the worse! You can't jack customers around like that and keep them happy. Of course I took advantage of the free month that I was offered when canceling, then promptly canceled again after using the free downloads. Goodbye emusic, you were once great! I also just canceled. I’ve been with emusic for 2 years and have seen my plan changed twice in that period of time–both times for the worse! You can’t jack customers around like that and keep them happy. Of course I took advantage of the free month that I was offered when canceling, then promptly canceled again after using the free downloads. Goodbye emusic, you were once great!

]]> By: Randy http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/comment-page-38/#comment-124702 Randy Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:43:00 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1691#comment-124702 I'm outta here. More money for half the downloads? I can buy a cd and resell it instead. Good-bye emusic. I used to be a huge fan. I’m outta here. More money for half the downloads? I can buy a cd and resell it instead. Good-bye emusic. I used to be a huge fan.

]]> By: Nergal Fan http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/comment-page-38/#comment-118466 Nergal Fan Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:06:01 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1691#comment-118466 @Nergal: Is it lonely being an asshole, or do turds from the nether flake together? @Nergal: Is it lonely being an asshole, or do turds from the nether flake together?

]]> By: muggsy http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/comment-page-38/#comment-118429 muggsy Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:25:31 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1691#comment-118429 Nergal: Um, not really sure how you figure eMusic is cheaper than Amie Street. If I want Sony, both places have it, but a $9.99 album on Amie Street costs me around $4 because I've purchased credit at 50% off and I've earned additional money for my account with the REC system. If I'm not interested in Sony, then the Sony prices don't affect the rest of the catalog over there, which is for the most part cheaper than eMusic. I just bought four Sony albums over there yesterday -- two were on sale for $4.99, which means I paid about $2 cash per album. The third was presumably a mispriced Thelonious Monk box that I got for $8 and change, which again means I was out of pocket for less than half that. The fourth was A Tribute to Jack Johnson by Miles Davis. two tracks that cost 12 credits over here but $1.98 over there. Now it's certainly possible that the Sony deal will lead other labels to look for similar treatment, which could screw up the Amie Street model, but I don't see any other labels there with a catalog comparable to Sony that would have that kind of pull. In the meantime, I'll take my cheap music wherever I can find it, which is still more often there than here. Nergal:
Um, not really sure how you figure eMusic is cheaper than Amie Street. If I want Sony, both places have it, but a $9.99 album on Amie Street costs me around $4 because I’ve purchased credit at 50% off and I’ve earned additional money for my account with the REC system. If I’m not interested in Sony, then the Sony prices don’t affect the rest of the catalog over there, which is for the most part cheaper than eMusic. I just bought four Sony albums over there yesterday — two were on sale for $4.99, which means I paid about $2 cash per album. The third was presumably a mispriced Thelonious Monk box that I got for $8 and change, which again means I was out of pocket for less than half that. The fourth was A Tribute to Jack Johnson by Miles Davis. two tracks that cost 12 credits over here but $1.98 over there.

Now it’s certainly possible that the Sony deal will lead other labels to look for similar treatment, which could screw up the Amie Street model, but I don’t see any other labels there with a catalog comparable to Sony that would have that kind of pull. In the meantime, I’ll take my cheap music wherever I can find it, which is still more often there than here.

]]> By: Nergal http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/comment-page-38/#comment-118366 Nergal Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:22:59 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1691#comment-118366 Hahahahahaha Where the fuck are you now whiners "{Bawl} I'm going to amie strett{tears tears bitch and moan} Sony catalog comes to Amie Street--with fine print But here's the catch: Sony's catalog will not be participating in the "dynamic pricing" model that's been Amie Street's trademark--unpopular songs are the cheapest, and the price rises as a song is downloaded more. Instead, Sony songs will be available for a flat 69 cents, 99 cents, or $1.29 based on popularity. Y'all were big fat fuckinbg suckers eMusic 40cent tracks look pretty good to ya now don't they douches. Sorry 17 dots I had to do it Hahahahahaha
Where the fuck are you now whiners “{Bawl} I’m going to amie strett{tears tears bitch and moan}
Sony catalog comes to Amie Street–with fine print
But here’s the catch: Sony’s catalog will not be participating in the “dynamic pricing” model that’s been Amie Street’s trademark–unpopular songs are the cheapest, and the price rises as a song is downloaded more. Instead, Sony songs will be available for a flat 69 cents, 99 cents, or $1.29 based on popularity.

Y’all were big fat fuckinbg suckers
eMusic 40cent tracks look pretty good to ya now don’t they douches.
Sorry 17 dots I had to do it

]]> By: STeve Andre' (account wb8wsf) http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/comment-page-38/#comment-117904 STeve Andre' (account wb8wsf) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:13:14 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1691#comment-117904 So I just canceled my account, but they made it hard to do. I put my account on hold several weeks ago, hoping that perhaps something would change, but of course nothing had. Yesterday I got an email reminding me that my account would restart on October 2nd. I found this odd since I'd been told that the account would auto restart October 5th, back when I put the account on hold, but I'm getting used to companies with slightly flaky software. When I logged into Emusic I was directed to the reactivate account page. Nothing new there--they've been putting me there first every time I checked the system out lately. But what I found interesting was that I couldn't get to the "Change plan" page. Emusic definitely wanted me to stay right there at the reactivate page. Nothing I did got me to the cancel option. Finally I rooted around to find a phone number for Emusic, and called it. Getting to the cancel account option I did get a human who proceeded to ask lots of questions about my account, a reasonable way to verify I was who I said I was. I was then questioned as to why I was leaving and I told her. The operator made some mention of switching to a different plan, and I once again said I wasn't interested in doing business with Emusic any more, and said again that I wanted to cancel my account. Seeing that I wasn't about to change my mind, the operator said that the account was cancelled, and gave me a reference number for it. I get the feeling they are getting lots of calls like mine. --STeve Andre' So I just canceled my account, but they made it hard to do.
I put my account on hold several weeks ago, hoping that
perhaps something would change, but of course nothing had.

Yesterday I got an email reminding me that my account
would restart on October 2nd. I found this odd since I’d
been told that the account would auto restart October 5th,
back when I put the account on hold, but I’m getting used to
companies with slightly flaky software.

When I logged into Emusic I was directed to the reactivate
account page. Nothing new there–they’ve been putting me
there first every time I checked the system out lately. But
what I found interesting was that I couldn’t get to the “Change
plan” page. Emusic definitely wanted me to stay right there
at the reactivate page. Nothing I did got me to the cancel
option. Finally I rooted around to find a phone number for
Emusic, and called it. Getting to the cancel account option
I did get a human who proceeded to ask lots of questions
about my account, a reasonable way to verify I was who I
said I was. I was then questioned as to why I was leaving
and I told her. The operator made some mention of switching
to a different plan, and I once again said I wasn’t interested
in doing business with Emusic any more, and said again that
I wanted to cancel my account. Seeing that I wasn’t about to
change my mind, the operator said that the account was
cancelled, and gave me a reference number for it.

I get the feeling they are getting lots of calls like mine.

–STeve Andre’

]]> By: victor http://17dots.com/2009/05/31/more-of-the-good-stuff/comment-page-38/#comment-117456 victor Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:16:08 +0000 http://17dots.com/?p=1691#comment-117456 Just canceled for the reasons outlined in the thousands of posts above - and emusic just sent me a survey that barely even addresses the OBVIOUS reason that everyone is jumping ship! We loved the interface, we loved the selection, we loved the prices (definitely past tense) - forget all that! Trash your survey and READ THE POSTS HERE - are you even going to respond in any way?!!! What a self-destruct! Just canceled for the reasons outlined in the thousands of posts above – and emusic just sent me a survey that barely even addresses the OBVIOUS reason that everyone is jumping ship! We loved the interface, we loved the selection, we loved the prices (definitely past tense) – forget all that! Trash your survey and READ THE POSTS HERE – are you even going to respond in any way?!!! What a self-destruct!

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