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    Zune Pass

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Ayle, Apr 23, 2009.

  1. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    How on earth do you choose the music you want to keep with the Zune Pass? I don't have a buy option or anything...
     
    Ayle, Apr 23, 2009
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  2. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    I believe you get unlimited downloads while paying a flat monthly fee. There should be some sort of download button when you're logged in.
     
    crash, Apr 23, 2009
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    You go to your account, choose the ones you want to keep. You can only keep 10 songs per month.

    You can also strip the DRM on the songs so you can keep all your songs forever. Of course, going into the details would be against the forum rules so i'm not going to continue.

    Out of curiousity, which zune do you have. I still have 30GB first gen one. It's built like a tank and so far, there's 0 scratch on the case and I don't even have a case protector.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 23, 2009
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  4. Ayle

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    I already know that part :D It's the 10 songs you can keep forever every month part that I don't get. I can't find any option about that...

    I had a Black Zune 8gb but I forgot it on a table in one of the university cafeteria, so now it's gone... But I'm planning to get a zune 80 to replace it so it's all good :D
     
    Ayle, Apr 23, 2009
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    OpenFace Notebook Consultant

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    It's too bad you lost yours. You could wait for the ZuneHD to come out. ;) It'd be tough to wait that long. I left my Zune 16 at home last weekend so I haven't had it all week. It has made going between classes less entertaining.

    If I were you, I'd just get the Zune 120 from Amazon. It's only $230, which is what a Zune 80 costs on the Zune site. But you can't customize it with engraving, which may make a difference. I like my Zune 16 because it requires me to put only what I know I like on it. Shuffling almost always results in an enjoyable mix; the point being that 80 GB would certainly be enough for music so it may be worth it to just get the Zune Original in 80 GB.

    At any rate, hopefully you figured out the 10 songs thing and can get a new Zune soon. They're awesome devices!
     
    OpenFace, Apr 23, 2009
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  6. Ayle

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    I finally figured it out, but it's convoluted it's almost as if MS didn't want you to find the feature. And yeah I'll probably go for a Zune 80 with the Zune Original engraving.
     
    Ayle, Apr 23, 2009
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  7. crash

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    Oh whoops, I misunderstood you :eek:

    I have a Zune 80 GB and it's great. Unfortunately, after over 1 year of use, it randomly stopped working. When I have more time, I'm going to try and fix it once I figure out what's wrong. Hopefully it'll hold out until the (alleged) Zune HD.
     
    crash, Apr 23, 2009
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