Monday, May 7, 2012
Field Report: New streaming service WiMP, compared with Spotify and Simfy
Signing up for WiMP is something "funny": I have to (and later) with my cell phone number and log me the cryptic password that I get to your mobile, well-noted. Then I can choose my subscription, in addition to credit card only allows for direct debit (here I am wearing an account number and sort code). PayPal is not offered.
Finally, I get the message: "From now on you can listen to music WiMP" But how that is, no one told me. I have to look in the footer, so I can download the software. Uh ... go crazy?
During installation, I notice that I have installed a long time no Adobe Air application.
The user interface makes installation and after logging back not a very good figure, if they draw a comparison with Simfy or Spotify. But it is indeed on the offer and the quality of the service itself. Here I am happy that I can hear the new album by Keane, Spotify on it (but on Simfy) are not.
Quickly notice that the operation of WiMP is much less intuitive than I am used to from Simfy or Spotify. Since I use the streaming service of my choice, but wants to use the time and I'll probably get used quickly as a result of the user interface, this point does not weigh quite so heavily.
The big plus for WiMP is supposed to be the music department, which is expressed specifically for the German consumer music recommendations. Now I have to Spotify for example The app from Laut.de added to the editorial anstinken must at least (after all, it is still more apps). What is here recommended to me, certainly meets my taste (Jack White, Soko, Michael Kiwanuka), but is out of date fairly quickly. Here are the "new" even more interesting. Ultimately, my sound-editing app that beats by miles ... is to be hoped that the editors elsewhere, I still notice positive. Perhaps in the long term, the "genre" to convince WiMP (at first glance to be delivered to me here quite good results). The album lists are worth a look. Charts, there are not, as I see it.
Again, back to usability: Stupid is already that I can not press directly in the overview on Play. I have to call an album on the single view in order to play it can.
Currently, I see clearly before Simfy Spotify. I mean, clearly Simfy has failed to position itself as a provider before Spotify belong here. WiMP I give a chance even if I have to admit that I will probably stay long term in Spotify ... unless WiMP is interesting for me to continue as the earlier albums by Keane available, or the editorial staff does a great job in the future.
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