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Add to SafariWhen comparing Digitally Imported [DI.fm] vs Amazon Music Unlimited, the Slant community recommends Amazon Music Unlimited for most people. In the question“What are the best music streaming services?” Amazon Music Unlimited is ranked 8th while Digitally Imported [DI.fm] is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose Amazon Music Unlimited is:
Purchased music can be downloaded and transfered to other music players/file storage devices.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Dozens of genre-specific channels
DI.fm currently lists 89 distinct channels, each representing a different sub-genre of electronic music.
Pro Cross-platform
DI.fm has apps for iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows phone.
Pro Possible to transfer purchased music between devices with no limitations
Purchased music can be downloaded and transfered to other music players/file storage devices.
Pro Discount for prime customers
Prime customers get a discount on the service.
Pro Great web app
This service's web app works really well.
Pro Supports uploading custom tracks
Upload your own music files with the option to buy more storage if you have more than the limit.
Pro Great recommendations
The built-in recommendations feature is great, since it uses both content purchased from Amazon and streamed music to calculate new suggestions.
Pro Mobile applications available
Mobile applications for Android and iOS.
Pro Desktop client
Desktop client for Mac and Windows.
Cons
Con You have to sign up
You can listen to DI.fm for half an hour before you're asked to sign up for a free account.
Con Advertizements with the free account
If you have a free account, the music stream is interrupted fairly often (every few songs) suggesting you upgrade to a pro account.
Con Occasionally the channels won't connect
Every once in a while, the channels won't connect and you have to wait some time and try again.
Con Electronic only
DI.fm is electronic-music only, so you'll be limited to exploring within that genre.
Con Android App frequently crashes
The Android App for Amazon Music crashes frequently, especially when you leave it in the background.
Con Rips artists off
Amazon pays artists even less than Spotify! Per count, as of march 2018 Amazon paid $0.0040, Spotify $0.0044, Apple Music $0.0074 and Tidal $0.0125.
Con Clunky desktop app
This service's desktop app is clunky and nowhere near as nice as its web client.
