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iPod Classic RIP
- Thread starter Herr Tubthumper
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Tricky Dicky
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I'm keeping mine, served me well for years and will last for many years more hopefully.
rcf0712
Out Here In The Perimeter
I love my 160GB classic, my journey to work would be a misery without it. Alas I'm now stuck, ipod wise that is, at August 2014 as my laptop's hardrive, housing all the downloads I have (mainly vinyl mp3 links, but a far few mailing list specials and hard sought oddities), died the other day so I fear as and when I get anew laptop I will lose all this precious virtual music. I have a lot backed up on an external drive but from November 2011 to the end of 2013 it's all gone.... 
Cian
Well-known member
And a massive data bill (or extortionate monthly payment).
I have a phone anyway, as do most people I guess, and unlimited data is £12 per month. Again, I'd have that anyway.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,348
Wish with hindsight I'd never done the iPod nano (1st generation) Replacement Program thing. The original was beautiful, sleek and shiny. The replacement 6th generation was squat and ugly.
gazingdown
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- Feb 26, 2011
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I use mine a lot. Don't have to be dependent on internet connectivity. V important when using iPod when out and about given I live/work in country, also useful when abroad and don't have to use data allowances etc. I know it will always work and play any song and not reliant on external factors.
TWOCHOICEStom
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Simple trick. Get Spotify. Download the songs you want when you have wifi. Bob's your uncle.
Cian
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£12 a month on top of what?
I pay roughly £12 a month in total for my entire phone plan (unlimited calls/texts/some amount of data I've never exceeded but not unlimited) but that's because I don't buy my handset off the network on hire purchase. Significantly cheaper to buy unlocked and then sell when you want a new one.
On top of nothing.
Like you I buy my phone outright for the reasons you specify. I then pay £12 per month for unlimited data, unlimited texts and 250 minutes talk time (of which I use about 10).
Cian
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Decent enough deal then. My plan's actually £14 at current conversion rates, keep meaning to change provider as its a 30 day rolling but never get around to it.
Washboard Didgets
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I love my 160GB classic, my journey to work would be a misery without it. Alas I'm now stuck, ipod wise that is, at August 2014 as my laptop's hardrive, housing all the downloads I have (mainly vinyl mp3 links, but a far few mailing list specials and hard sought oddities), died the other day so I fear as and when I get anew laptop I will lose all this precious virtual music. I have a lot backed up on an external drive but from November 2011 to the end of 2013 it's all gone....
If you look around it is possible to transfer your music collection back off your iPod onto a new PC/Mac. iTunes doesn't allow it because it could be used for music piracy, but there are a number of free program's that will do it.
A friend of mine had a similar problem a few years ago when she split up with her partner and he took the PC with her iTunes library. I managed to set her up with her full iTunes library on a new laptop.
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What network?
gazingdown
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- Feb 26, 2011
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? Eh, I still need a 160GB (well, mine's 120GB full) device to store it all on. I want ALL my songs on my device, then I choose which songs (wherever I am) depending on my mood. The whole point of the device for me is that I don't have to think beforehand what music I want on it, they're all on there anytime, anyplace.
All my music is on iTunes anyway, not Spotify. I have it all locally (and on iPod) so why download them all again?! Also, I use iTunes match - this is OK for using my iPhone for music when in data connected areas, when in London etc., however most the time I am in the country.
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This incurs and extra charge. Not everything is on Spotify. And I presume you need a iPod touch or iPhone; I prefer (need) a separate item for my music.
TWOCHOICEStom
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I guess there's no substitute for having all of your songs in your pocket available at any time without a network. You simply need disk space. In which case, woudln't it be nice if they put a damn Micro SD card slot in the iPod Touches?
Regarding Spotify though, I honestly don't know what I'd do without it now. The only downside is having to plan what you want to listen to when going places with no signal. (or if you have a data limit)
Regarding Spotify though, I honestly don't know what I'd do without it now. The only downside is having to plan what you want to listen to when going places with no signal. (or if you have a data limit)
- Thread starter
- #37
Buy CDs and vinyl?
Agree with this. I would be lost without my 160 GB ipod classic where I can pick or choose what I want to listen to when I want to listen to it. Anyone have any suggestion for what my best options are for a high capacity storage device once my classic dies?
gazingdown
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- Feb 26, 2011
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If that happens to me, I would try and have the iPad repaired (new HDD or battery depending on what actually died)
Failing that, I will try and source a run out 160GB iPod (Amazon etc., maybe eBay).
Failing that, I will try and source a run out 160GB iPod (Amazon etc., maybe eBay).