Concurrent users

[Andrew_Stenton]

As a family we use Spotify a great deal. We have three Sonos boxes, I use Spotify with my phone and I have a separate streamer at home which I use. My problem is that the kids and I keep cutting each other off.  EG If I am on the train listening to Spotify and the kids call something up on a Sonos, I lose what I am listening to.

The only solution I can think of is to have a subscription for Sonos and one for me. But Spotify doesn't seem to give an option to have two subscriptions on one account?

Any suggestions?

[Peter__ · Accepted solution]

This issue comes down to licensing, which is a real pain. Spotify is licensed for "personal" usage only, meaning the account is "yours" hence why you can only stream in one place at a time. 

The only two things I can think to suggest are:

- Having two completely seperate accounts.

- Always using your phone in offline mode (and listen to offline playlists) that way you can listen and it won't cut the stream from your Sonos. 

[Andrew_Stenton]

Thanks - can I have two subscriptions related to me, or do I need to get another member of the family to set up an account?

edit to make question clearer

[Peter__ · Accepted solution]

You need to make a completely seperate account with a different email address or Facebook login. You can pay with the same card on more than one account though.

[Andrew_Stenton]

Thanks again