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>> "I see providers offering free data for things like Spotify" Any source for this? I've only ever seen providers offer free Spotify membership, not free data

>> "I see providers offering free data for things like Spotify" Any source for this? I've only ever seen providers offer free Spotify membership, not free data. Edit: Thanks for the responses. I had no idea this was happening.

petepete 10y ago
Here's one not from the EU, but Switzerland https://www.engadget.com/2013/01/21/spotify-signs-deal-with-orange-switzerland/ https://www.engadget.com/2013/01/21/spotify-signs-deal-with-...
ORioN63 10y ago
From Portugal: http://www.wtf.pt/ http://www.wtf.pt/ Look for "APPS COM TRÁFEGO ILIMITADO" (Free data apps). You can see the apps below. or http://www.yorn.net/YORN/tarifario/yorn-x/index.htm#apps http://www.yorn.net/YORN/tarifario/yorn-x/index.htm#apps I'm not even sure it's legal, but people don't really care/see it as a problem.
swinglock 10y ago
Swedens I believe largest operators 3 and Telia has unlimited or a large amount of data that doesn't count towards the usual data limits when using specially selected services such as Spotify and Facebook.
- K0nserv 10y ago
  Telia also attached a condition that you had to promise to be nice on the internet and not practice "näthat"(net hate). Not joking either, they were then very unresponsive to criticism and questioning of their stance on net neutrality.
lorenzhs 10y ago
T-mobile used to do this in Germany until earlier this month. In their FAQ [1], they state that the following in spotify count against customers' data plan: videos, album covers, sharing, and Spotify's "discovery" feature. They add a flat 100MB to the data plan to cover that. Note that the streaming of music is not included, so it doesn't count towards data usage. They stopped offering this to new customers on August 2nd, 2016. [1] https://www.telekom.de/hilfe/mobilfunk-mobiles-internet/mobiles-internet-e-mail/apps/spotify/datenvolumen-belastung https://www.telekom.de/hilfe/mobilfunk-mobiles-internet/mobi... (in German)
pille 10y ago
Deutsche Telekom was doing this and advertising it in Germany a few years ago but they've since stopped[1]. Spotify data didn't count against your (usually very slim) mobile data limit. [1] http://www.golem.de/news/netzneutralitaet-telekom-fuehrt-drosselung-fuer-spotify-ein-1603-119994.html http://www.golem.de/news/netzneutralitaet-telekom-fuehrt-dro...
H4wk_cz 10y ago
Czech O2 offers free data for Spotify and 3 months of free premium membership. http://www.o2.cz/osobni/spotify/ http://www.o2.cz/osobni/spotify/ (in czech)
speg 10y ago
Happening in Canada too: http://www.videotron.com/unlimitedmusic http://www.videotron.com/unlimitedmusic
chebastian 10y ago
we have here in sweden providers(Telia) that does infact zero the data on any trafic from Facebook and Spotify.
nothis 10y ago
Happens in Austria with Drei. https://www.drei.at/portal/de/privat/services-und-apps/zusaetzliche-services/spotify/?utm_campaign=spotify&utm_source=alle&utm_medium=shortlink&utm_content=onsite https://www.drei.at/portal/de/privat/services-und-apps/zusae... "Kein Datenverbrauch" == Zero Rating.

petepete 10y ago

Here's one not from the EU, but Switzerland https://www.engadget.com/2013/01/21/spotify-signs-deal-with-orange-switzerland/ https://www.engadget.com/2013/01/21/spotify-signs-deal-with-...

ORioN63 10y ago

From Portugal: http://www.wtf.pt/ http://www.wtf.pt/ Look for "APPS COM TRÁFEGO ILIMITADO" (Free data apps). You can see the apps below. or http://www.yorn.net/YORN/tarifario/yorn-x/index.htm#apps http://www.yorn.net/YORN/tarifario/yorn-x/index.htm#apps I'm not even sure it's legal, but people don't really care/see it as a problem.

swinglock 10y ago

Swedens I believe largest operators 3 and Telia has unlimited or a large amount of data that doesn't count towards the usual data limits when using specially selected services such as Spotify and Facebook.

K0nserv 10y ago
Telia also attached a condition that you had to promise to be nice on the internet and not practice "näthat"(net hate). Not joking either, they were then very unresponsive to criticism and questioning of their stance on net neutrality.

lorenzhs 10y ago

T-mobile used to do this in Germany until earlier this month. In their FAQ [1], they state that the following in spotify count against customers' data plan: videos, album covers, sharing, and Spotify's "discovery" feature. They add a flat 100MB to the data plan to cover that. Note that the streaming of music is not included, so it doesn't count towards data usage. They stopped offering this to new customers on August 2nd, 2016. [1] https://www.telekom.de/hilfe/mobilfunk-mobiles-internet/mobiles-internet-e-mail/apps/spotify/datenvolumen-belastung https://www.telekom.de/hilfe/mobilfunk-mobiles-internet/mobi... (in German)

pille 10y ago

Deutsche Telekom was doing this and advertising it in Germany a few years ago but they've since stopped[1]. Spotify data didn't count against your (usually very slim) mobile data limit. [1] http://www.golem.de/news/netzneutralitaet-telekom-fuehrt-drosselung-fuer-spotify-ein-1603-119994.html http://www.golem.de/news/netzneutralitaet-telekom-fuehrt-dro...

H4wk_cz 10y ago

Czech O2 offers free data for Spotify and 3 months of free premium membership. http://www.o2.cz/osobni/spotify/ http://www.o2.cz/osobni/spotify/ (in czech)

speg 10y ago

Happening in Canada too: http://www.videotron.com/unlimitedmusic http://www.videotron.com/unlimitedmusic

chebastian 10y ago

we have here in sweden providers(Telia) that does infact zero the data on any trafic from Facebook and Spotify.

nothis 10y ago

Happens in Austria with Drei. https://www.drei.at/portal/de/privat/services-und-apps/zusaetzliche-services/spotify/?utm_campaign=spotify&utm_source=alle&utm_medium=shortlink&utm_content=onsite https://www.drei.at/portal/de/privat/services-und-apps/zusae... "Kein Datenverbrauch" == Zero Rating.