MusicNet and Pressplay are up and running now, and the consensus is that they both more than a little disappointing.
See:
Analysis: Music Label Services’ Debut
Lackluster , by Bernhard Warner for Reuters in London.
Reviewers have criticized Pressplay and MusicNet for offering
fewer songs and fewer features than the illegal services.
Furthermore, the services won’t be available to consumers
outside the U.S. for months.Music fans have been blunt on Internet message boards too.
For MusicNet, the most common complaint on the message
boards is that would-be customers cannot view the music
library until after they’ve paid the $9.95 monthly subscription.And, MusicNet does not permit the download of tracks to a
portable MP3 player or to be burned on a CD, a feature that
rival Pressplay includes.“Pay 10 to 20 bucks for music that you CANNOT listen to in
your portable MP3 player or burn to CD and have the music
vaporize once you terminate your subscription,” reads one
UseNet message about MusicNet. “Is the music consumer that
stupid?!”MusicNet could not be immediately reached for comment.
I got a trial membership on pressplay. they required that I enter credit card info, which was fine. Then I accidently clicked the join for $9.95 button. They charged my card even though I called them a few minutes later and told them that I made a mistake. They said that since I listened to the music during my free trial, they would not give me back my $9.95. So now I am out of ten bucks for nothing. They will not help me and keep telling me that it is my fault for not being more careful. What a bunch of wankers! Dont join presplay becuase they suck.