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What kind of Premium user are you - Online or Offline?

Ivan

No, this isn’t a personality test if this came to your mind first. 

 

I’ve been meditating on this since the first day I joined the Community team and I’ve always wanted to see what other Spotify users think and what listening habits they’ve developed after subscribing for the Premium service. I also think a discussion as such would give me a whole bunch of new ideas on how to get the best when exploring Spotify’s endless possibilities for finding new music or playing it in diverse ways. 

 

The gist of it is, I think a lot of people get Premium to either use the Online features or the Offline ones. Or both, of course. If you think about it, which one is to be chosen fully depends on one’s lifestyle and everyday dynamics.

 

I’m not saying nobody uses both equally, but I still have the feeling most users focus on either offline or online features after buying Premium. 

 

For example, the radio is unthinkable without a nice Internet connection. Same applies to our favorite Automix feature. And let's not forget just the ability to use Connect with a bunch of cool devices.

 

On the other hand, for me there’s nothing more peaceful than a mobile phone or tablet keeping you company on a plane or in the mountains where no Internet connection is available. This is where you only rely on what you’ve downloaded, but still can listen to hours of music and even find new items for your Liked Songs if you downloaded content you’ve never listened to but you wanted to try out. Not to mention offline mode gives your battery a longer life.  

 

What do you folks think? Tell us about your listening habits and favorite features in Offline or Online mode.

17 Comments
Xenia

I'm a 100% online listener - don't have a single song downloaded 😄

Soundofus

I am 95% online (computer)  /  5% offline listener (phone)

 

My online listening is mostly home, connected to my home system and for very short driving (like shopping around), connected with my phone to my car audio system.

 

When I am home online, I am 99% of time looking for new releases and new artists for feeding my daily playlists. So, I don't have anything downloaded on my PC.

 

My offline listening is essentially for long driving when you are not sure to get a good connection all along the way.

 

For being totally 'comfortable' and not distracted by something new, when I am  driving a long time, just because I know all the songs, the only playlist downloaded that I listen is my huge (almost 7 k songs and growing regularly) Oldies handpicked compilation that I am using like a non-stop random radio with crossfade at 10/12 seconds for having a fluid listening.

 

So, unless I am sleeping (a few 😄 ), there is always music somewhere around me.. 🙂

 

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AdamDam

I mostly use Spotify online, as the majority of my time using the app is spent at home, scrobbling music to Last.fm and browsing playlists/artists/albums. And while I’m usually listening to Spotify while I’m away from home as well, I don’t usually venture out to places without a cell phone connection, so I don’t need to use the offline listening feature. Sometimes I do listen offline on my phone, such as when I’m on an airplane or going on a hiking trip somewhere without cell phone service; however, these times are relatively uncommon compared to the times when I use Spotify online.

Gregoire1970

At home 100% online, mostly to Sonos speakers via Spotify Connect. I see no reason to download anything. Uptime is close to 100% with a 250 Mbps downstream connection, so I'm good.

 

When out running or road biking 100% offline due to meh cellphone reception.

 

Lately I've started running with just my Apple Watch (what a liberation to leave the phone home) and have had to resort to Apple Music for offline listening 😞

AlexEllis

online but i want to go offline. i want to buy premium right now but it does not allow me to and i dont know where to post a topic so i do it here lol please help me... and the offer ends today