One of the great advantages of Spotify is that it has always been possible to use it without paying, albeit with certain limitations. as your option Premium offers remarkable improvements compared to the free plan. We explain what it consists of, what its advantages are and how much it costs to subscribe.
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When Spotify appeared on the market, back in 2008, it seemed to be at a disadvantage against some of its great rivals, who had the support of the giants of the technological landscape. However, year after year it has been consolidated in different markets to become, today, the application undisputed leader in such a competitive sector As the streaming of music.
What is Spotify Premium
Spotify is a platform of Swedish origin, created by the entrepreneur Daniel Ek, which has changed the way we listen to music. It wasn’t the first to put our discography in the ‘cloud’, but it has become the most important. This is attested by the figures: with more than 365 million of users, its market share exceeds 32% of the total, ahead of proposals from giants like Apple and Amazon.
One of the great attractions of Spotify, a decisive step in allowing it to gain a foothold throughout the world, is that It has always been free to use. And although Spotify’s catalog, which exceeds 70 million songs, is also available in its entirety without paying, opting for a Premium account ensures advantages that make the subscription reasonable.
The first one is power. listen to music without interruptions, by removing ads. Also very interesting is the possibility of downloading songs to your computer, mobile phone or tablet to listen to them offline if this is not perfect or we do not have unlimited data. What’s more, the highest quality of streaming is double in Premiumreaching the equivalent of a format AAC at 320 kbps.
Spotify Premium Mods
If the advantages of Spotify Premium such as higher quality or the ability to play our albums, songs and playlists saved without limitation or advertising cuts have convinced us, there are several plans to which we subscribe. Each of them has certain peculiarities that we will see below.
Premium Individual
If we can’t or don’t want to share account with anyone, the most logical option would be Spotify Premium Individual, which currently has a monthly cost of €9.99. It offers all the improvements mentioned for a single personal use profile and non-transferable.
Premium Duo
thought for a couple or two people living together in a home there is the option of Spotify Premium Duo, which offers the advantages of two Individual Premium accounts, but with a hefty discount: €12.99 per month in total. Also includes Duo Mix, una playlist that combines the tastes of both members.
Spotify Premium Familiar
The best choice to enjoy Spotify together is, without a doubt, the Family Premium plan. If we live with several people in the same household, it allows up to six accounts with all the advantages of the payment service and for only €15.99 per month. In addition to the notable savings, this plan proposes Mix Familiar, una playlist personalized with the favorite music of the house. And being a family plan, the administrator can activate filters to disable explicit content to certain users.
The free version of Spotify
If the budget does not reach us or we already use another service on a daily basis, Spotify also has Freea free account to which we can subscribe, not only without paying, but without providing data banking of any kind. It offers the same catalog of music and podcasts, but we will have to listen to publicity every so often.
Nor will we be able to pass the topics at will and most of playlists They will work in random mode. Since the quality is lower, an intermediate option would be try one of the premium plans above for a reduced price or even free if we have not previously subscribed. In this case, we would have to enter a valid payment method as verification for the platform.
Spotify Students
Like other companies in the sector, Spotify proposes a discount for the educational sector. If we are over 18 years old and we are enrolled in a university or similar accredited center, we can subscribe to the Premium plan for Students for €4.99 per month. The certification is validated through the SheerID external service and the maximum period of use of the plan is 4 years. At the end of the period, the profile would be transformed, if not changed before, into an Individual Premium Plan.
How to hire Spotify Premium, step by step
Subscribe to any of the different Premium plans it is a very simple process. You just have to go to the website, click on the ‘Premium’ tab and then press the ‘Start’ button. By default, a Premium Individual plan will be shown, which we can modify in ‘Change plan’.
After entering the payment details and verifying the purchase, the service will be activated. In the Family plan, from ‘Profile’ and ‘Premium Family’ you can then add our relativeswhom we will invite in a simple way with a link.
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