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Labot2001:
Hey all!

New here to the forums, though I've been watching RB for a while and from what I gather it's coming along quite nicely...

Well, my first mp3 player was an iPod Mini in early 2006, after it broke I decided to get a new mp3 player in late 2007, I went with an 80gb MS Zune. Unfortunately, this was before I learned about the evils of DRM and expensive music and such.

So, as of late, I've been thinking about getting a used 30gb iPod video and putting Rocketbox on it so I can use it with services other than iTunes... namely, Spiral Frog (www.spiralfrog.com) . Ever heard of it?

I was wondering if anyone has used Spiral frog with a Rockbox'd iPod and how well it works together, etc, before I go and invest $100 or so in getting one. Any tips? TIA :)

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soap:
From their site:

--- Quote ---Q: Does SpiralFrog support transferring music to a portable music player?
A: Yes, you can transfer SpiralFrog music – songs and video – to up to two portable devices. The files you download from SpiralFrog are not compatible with an iPod or Zune, but work well with most other portable music players and music phones. You can find a partial list of compatible devices here:

http://www.playsforsure.com

SpiralFrog is categorized as a "subscription service" by the portable device specifications. If a device works with Napster To-Go, Rhapsody To-Go or the Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscription service, the same device should also work with SpiralFrog.

Note that some of the portable devices do not list their level of DRM (Digital Rights Management) support clearly or use consistent terminology. All the subscription services mentioned above require Windows Media Player version 10 or 11 to support the DRM placed on each downloaded file.

It is also possible that a device claims to support Windows DRM files, but in fact supports only purchased (non-expiring) tracks - and has Windows DRM 9 level support only

--- End quote ---

These are DRM encumbered tracks, and will not work with Rockbox.

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