[Mellifluous]

Great, glad UltraSurf can be of use to some people

ONE THING to note though - if you experience connection problems with Internet Explorer after using UltraSurf, it's because UltraSurf has applied a proxy server settings to your connection and not undone it when you've exited UltraSurf. Usually, it does delete the proxy server settings but if it doesn't, here's what you do:

Go to Internet Properties, then Connections, then highlight your internet connection and click Settings. Where it says Proxy Settings, untick the box. That will sort it out.

But otherwise, there should be no problems with UltraSurf. It's not a program, it just automatically configures settings on your PC, and none of my spyware/virus/trojan detectors (Kaspersky, Spyware Guard, Spybot Search & Destroy) detect anything untoward.

[koenfucius]

Originally Posted by Bruno

eMusic is fantastic! I've been a subscriber since 2001...

Also, they have actually listened to their European users (who were complaining because there were too many US-only albums) and they have opened "Emusic Europe" just for us!

Aren't they lovely?

What I don't like about emusic is that you have to pay the monthly subscription, whether you download or not. A while ago there were a couple of restaurants round here that tried to set up something similar: pay a monthly fee, and eat for nothing X times per year or so. They're no longer around...

What happens with unused 'credit' at emusic - can you carry it over? What happens if you want to download more than 75 tracks in one month? I searched their website but couldn't find an answer to those questions...

[Mellifluous]

Isn't emusic's downloads limit now below 75?

I was an emusic trialist at a time when they were reducing downloads from 75 to 50 or something. I was given the chance to remain a customer on the 75 plan but didn't take it up. Their monthly subscription is decent but I'd prefer the pricing plan if it was in terms of albums.

When I was considering whether to stay with emusic, I did ask about what you could do if you wanted to exceed the download limit, and apparently you can buy top-up packs, but I don't think you get additional downloads the next month if you are under the limit.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by koenfucius

What happens with unused 'credit' at emusic - can you carry it over? What happens if you want to download more than 75 tracks in one month?

Unfortunately you can't carry your remaining credit over the next month. But yes, you can download more than 75 tracks: you can purchase "booster packs" (that's how they call them).
Here are the European prices: 10 songs for €6.99, 30 songs for €16.99 or 50 songs for €21.99.

There's a separate counter for the "booster pack" tracks, which is NOT reset every month, so you can use those credits whenever you like.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

[koenfucius]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Unfortunately you can't carry your remaining credit over the next month. But yes, you can download more than 75 tracks: you can purchase "booster packs" (that's how they call them).
Here are the European prices: 10 songs for €6.99, 30 songs for €16.99 or 50 songs for €21.99.

There's a separate counter for the "booster pack" tracks, which is NOT reset every month, so you can use those credits whenever you like.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Thanks, Bruno. It would be good if they made this clear in their (rather superficial) FAQs. Still, that kind of model is not for me: my music buying (download as well as physical CDs) is very bursty - several months of nothing, then a few dozen at once.

[Kalvin Kleenex]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Unfortunately you can't carry your remaining credit over the next month. But yes, you can download more than 75 tracks: you can purchase "booster packs" (that's how they call them).
Here are the European prices: 10 songs for €6.99, 30 songs for €16.99 or 50 songs for €21.99.

There's a separate counter for the "booster pack" tracks, which is NOT reset every month, so you can use those credits whenever you like.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Hi Bruno

Do you know if it's possible to buy only a booster pack and not the monthly subscription?

Thanks

Kalvin

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by Kalvin Kleenex

Do you know if it's possible to buy only a booster pack and not the monthly subscription?

Hi Kalvin,
You can't, I'm sorry. You have to be a subscriber if you want to buy booster packs...

[Kalvin Kleenex]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Hi Kalvin,
You can't, I'm sorry. You have to be a subscriber if you want to buy booster packs...

Thanks, Bruno. Nevermind, I think I'll give them a chance.

Kalvin

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by Kalvin Kleenex

Thanks, Bruno. Nevermind, I think I'll give them a chance.

Kalvin

Hello Kalvin,

Kalvin to get around buying a booster pack ...I opened up a 2nd account
for $15 that gives me 40 more downloads and you get 2xs than if you bought a booster pack...because as a long time user and a person who loves world music...once you start ..you'll find you'll want more...and if you open a second account later on you get more free downloads on the second account...you can put the acount under your wife's name...it worked for
me..any other questions be feel to pm me..

Take care,

[Kalvin Kleenex]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

Hello Kalvin,

Kalvin to get around buying a booster pack ...I opened up a 2nd account
for $15 that gives me 40 more downloads and you get 2xs than if you bought a booster pack...because as a long time user and a person who loves world music...once you start ..you'll find you'll want more...and if you open a second account later on you get more free downloads on the second account...you can put the acount under your wife's name...it worked for
me..any other questions be feel to pm me..

Take care,

Hi Nightfly

Thanks for the hint!

Kalvin