The first thing to hit you at MP3 Audio Station is the promise of UNLIMITED mp3 downloads, a very tempting proposition when the site gives you access to 800 million songs and videos.
MP3 Audio Station is a one-stop shop for all your mp3 downloads, including music, video and software, so it’s just as well they offer fast download speeds. Of course, fast download speed is only half the story; it’s no advantage to get your music fast if the audio quality of the Fakazamusic downloaded really sucks. With MP3 Audio Station, you get quality audio downloads at fast speeds, so you’ll be filling your mp3 player with quality tunes right from the start.
You buy your download music via subscription, and you can choose from three different levels of subscription:
– $29.95 buys you one year of downloads, the equivalent of $2.49 a month.
– $32.95 buys you two years’ worth of downloads, the equivalent of $1.37 a month
– The best buy of all is the Unlimited Access deal at $34.95, which gives you unlimited music, video and software downloads for an indefinite period. (I resist using the words ‘forever,’ because who knows what’ll happen in the future of downloading anyway, right?) However, for those of us in the here and now with hungry mp3 players to fill, it’s a heck of a deal compared to the 79 cents a track at iTunes.
If you love your movies, you can upgrade to the Unlimited Full DVD and CD package, which deliver what it says for a mere $14.95 extra. Just remember that to successfully download movies, the faster your internet connection, the better.
Your subscription also includes a whole bundle of bonus software, and we’re not talking some backroom high school project stuff here. Software is included from developers such as LimeWire and Azureus, so you are really getting software that’s going to enhance your PC, not clog it up with useless blogware.