iPhone Music Downloads ? Free or Paid Options?

While it seems like an irrelevant question to ask ? whether free or paid iPhone music downloads are better, you would discover that it is not. Nowadays, with so many free networks offering free music for your iPhone, it is really tempting. But the truth is free is not always the best as we find out why.

In today?s context, there are 2 options to feed your MP3-cum-phone with iPhone music downloads. One is to go to the paid music stores like iTunes, HMV, Walmart or paid membership services like iPhoneNova. The other is to use free networks.

Pros and Cons of Using Free Sites

The only benefit I can think of using these sites is the songs are free. When you download music for your iPhone at these places, they require you to download a software program to facilitate the transfer of songs from the network to your computer. This is where all trouble begins.

The truth is, to make the iPhone music downloads free, they need to make advertising dollar and this software would pack each song with an adware. Adware is actually a program that runs and activates ads such as pop up on your PC when you surf. Some download applications also install a spyware secretly on your computer to track your surfing behavior.

Since they run on file sharing networks, your computer is subjected to the risk of computer virus infiltration. Minor viruses can easily be removed by running your resident anti-virus program. High risk threats are not so easy to deal with. You may end up having to reformat your entire computer when your PC gets infected. Memory loss is not uncommon and you may end up losing important files and documents in the process.

Pros and Cons of Using Paid Sites

The disadvantage is naturally the cost. You do have to spend some money on your iPhone music downloads. But you do not need to wrestle with the host of problems I just described. The downloading environment is safe and secured and you absolutely do not worry about having your computer infiltrated by spyware, adware or computer viruses.

Another advantage is that the quality of the songs tends to be better than the free sites. The file format is also in the original iPhone-compatible format so all you need to do is plug and play.

The differences between the sites lie in its pricing, number of music files, user-friendliness of the download environment, speed of data transfer and the customer support. Other things like the selection of music genres and whether they come with free software to facilitate the download and conversion of files are also important.

There are now paid membership sites that make it very affordable for anyone who wants an endless supply of iPhone music downloads. For a one-time membership fee of less than $50, you get to download as many songs as you wish at any time and anywhere. This is probably why teens are going gaga over them.

Read my blog for the latest review of the top services for unlimited iPhone music downloads now.

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