getting itunes w/ dial-up? Daughter just bought an ipod--size upgrade from a 4GB Creative player. We have dial up--it would take about 7 hrs to download the beast of a 51 meg file that is itunes.Apple tells me it's not possible to ge a CD with itunes--they no longer do that. I was told, believe it or not, get a friend with broadband to download the installer and burn it onto a CD for her!! What the ???? kind of an answer is that? NO WONDER I HATE APPLE--They suggested we go to the nearest Apple store (45 min away) and 'see if they'll burn me a disk'.Did I mention that I hate Apple? Such arrogance, assuming everybody has broad band.Meanwhile, she has an expensive paperweight, as she can't load a single song into it. getting itunes w/ dial-up? Daughter just bought an ipod--size upgrade from a 4GB Creative player. We have dial up--it would take about 7 hrs to download the beast of a 51 meg file that is... » Read More getting itunes w/ dial-up? Daughter just bought an ipod--size upgrade from a 4GB Creative player. We have dial up--it would take about 7 hrs to download the beast of a 51 meg file that is itunes.Apple tells me it's not possible to ge a CD with itunes--they no longer do that. I was told, believe it or not, get a friend with broadband to download the installer and burn it onto a CD for her!! What the ???? kind of an answer is that? NO WONDER I HATE APPLE--They suggested we go to the nearest Apple store (45 min away) and 'see if they'll burn me a disk'.Did I mention that I hate Apple? Such arrogance, assuming everybody has broad band.Meanwhile, she has an expensive paperweight, as she can't load a single song into it. « Show Less
718297
Just download it with your dialup, yeah it's 51MB and going to take a while, but I used to download hundreds of megabytes back when I had dialup. Here's a tip, let it run over night.
718298
Bay, I have dial up also. If you have a decent connection, it should only take about 3-4 hours. Although I do agree that for the money paid for an ipod, you should get the necessary software with it. As the previous post suggested, I let it download while I was sleeping. Good Luck.
1783991
I don't know what that means, but I'll tell you something weird about it... we cannot load iTunes on it. Whoever had it before us made sure no one would ever be able to have iTunes. Literally on the phone for hours and hours with Dell and Apple trying to figure out. Finally gave up....
340870
***********David W. Wilkins says:What is the difference between MP3 downloads and ITune downloads? Can they both go on an Ipod Classic? Thanks. ********The biggest difference is that most music on iTunes (and most other download services) has activation DRM on it. You don't own what you're "buying".You're MUCH better off buying MP3s from Amazon's music store, which doesn't have DRM. (Note that Amazon's video store DOES have DRM). Or of course the best choice is buying a CD, which has no DRM, and the highest audio quality, and can be easily ripped at any bit rate or format you want for your iPod. ***********David W. Wilkins says:What is the difference between MP3 downloads and ITune downloads? Can they both go on an Ipod Classic? Thanks. ********The biggest difference is that most music on iTunes (and most other download services) has activation DRM on it. You don't own what you're "buying".You're MUCH better off buying MP3s from Amazon's music store, which doesn't have DRM. (Note that Amazon's video store DOES have DRM). Or of course the best choice is buying a CD, which has no DRM, and the highest audio quality, and can be easily ripped at... » Read More ***********David W. Wilkins says:What is the difference between MP3 downloads and ITune downloads? Can they both go on an Ipod Classic? Thanks. ********The biggest difference is that most music on iTunes (and most other download services) has activation DRM on it. You don't own what you're "buying".You're MUCH better off buying MP3s from Amazon's music store, which doesn't have DRM. (Note that Amazon's video store DOES have DRM). Or of course the best choice is buying a CD, which has no DRM, and the highest audio quality, and can be easily ripped at any bit rate or format you want for your iPod. « Show Less
1607784
I just bought my first apple product and talked to the sales person about that very thing. From what I understand you can only use itunes downloads on apple product. However, if you can make CDs from your itune files you can turn around and load them on your computer and put them on an MP3. I have every CD I every bought on my computer and put them all on my MP3. However, I can not recommend buying this product because mine never worked right. I can't turn up the volume enough to hear it well through headphones or speakers. I have bought one of these brand new and they are a good product but this one is reconditioned and it must not have been done right. :/ I just bought my first apple product and talked to the sales person about that very thing. From what I understand you can only use itunes downloads on apple product. However, if you can make CDs from your itune files you can turn around and load them on your computer and put them on an MP3. I have every CD I every bought on my computer and put them all on my MP3. However, I can not recommend buying this product because mine never worked right. I can't turn up the volume enough to hear it well through headphones or speakers. I have bought one of these brand new and they are a good product... » Read More I just bought my first apple product and talked to the sales person about that very thing. From what I understand you can only use itunes downloads on apple product. However, if you can make CDs from your itune files you can turn around and load them on your computer and put them on an MP3. I have every CD I every bought on my computer and put them all on my MP3. However, I can not recommend buying this product because mine never worked right. I can't turn up the volume enough to hear it well through headphones or speakers. I have bought one of these brand new and they are a good product but this one is reconditioned and it must not have been done right. :/ « Show Less
1895314
& the file takes around 5 minutes to load)4) File downloads as a folder named fp_10.3.183.11_archive, open the folder and there is another folder named 10_3r183_11. Open this and there is a list of files, click on the file called flashplayer10_3r183_11_win (make sure it's this file not the similar named file ending winax!)5) Flash Player 10 will now be installed on your PC6) open the Learning Pad and it should work - Mine did!I'm just so relived I attempted to set up son's Xmas present before the big day otherwise he would have been very disappointed and I would have been very stressed!I hope this helps everyone else with the same issue and your kids will actually have a toy that works on Christmas day! & the file takes around 5 minutes to load)4) File downloads as a folder named fp_10.3.183.11_archive, open the folder and there is another folder named 10_3r183_11. Open this and there is a list of files, click on the file called flashplayer10_3r183_11_win (make sure it's this file not the similar named file ending winax!)5) Flash Player 10 will now be installed on your PC6) open the Learning Pad and it should work - Mine did!I'm just so relived I attempted to set up son's Xmas present before the big day otherwise he would have been very disappointed and I... » Read More & the file takes around 5 minutes to load)4) File downloads as a folder named fp_10.3.183.11_archive, open the folder and there is another folder named 10_3r183_11. Open this and there is a list of files, click on the file called flashplayer10_3r183_11_win (make sure it's this file not the similar named file ending winax!)5) Flash Player 10 will now be installed on your PC6) open the Learning Pad and it should work - Mine did!I'm just so relived I attempted to set up son's Xmas present before the big day otherwise he would have been very disappointed and I would have been very stressed!I hope this helps everyone else with the same issue and your kids will actually have a toy that works on Christmas day! « Show Less
818242
good question Beth ( if I may call you beth :) ) well its pretty easy cause pretty much all you would have to side load music from your computer if you want to get your music from iTunes
491465
iPods can play a variety of different media types, not just material downloaded from itunes. You will have to "rip" your CDs, which will basically copy them to your computer. After that is done, they can be loaded on the iPod. I have a mac, so I can't speak for PCs, but when I insert a CD, itunes gives me the option to import (read: rip) the CD with the click of a button. Importing a CD should take less than 5 minutes. One thing I have done is change the default encoder (itunes preferences -&gt; advanced -&gt; importing tab) from AAC (apple format) to mp3 (which is more common), but that's entirely up to the user. I'd recommend you swing by an apple store, they'll be able to answer any other questions you may have and can probably give you a demo.
2071630
First off, Itunes stink but I did have many songs that I downloaded from them. The easiest way is to get a CD that you can rewrite to. You burn the CD with your desired songs. Then you RIP the CD with Windows Media Player (select MP3 format before ripping), then go and rename the files to the original song titles. Since you can only fit so many songs on a CD, you then have to erase it do the process again. I now use Amazon to download music. You don't have to go through the hassle of converting to MP3.
629485
You can not load a CD collection. It has a single CD drawer you can use like a standard CD player. It has AM/FM radio and a dock for the older style Apple products. I plug my iPhone 4S into it and use iTunes. It looks quite nice and adds a lot to room.
950242
If you are planning to have your own music on the up ad with apps you might try to get a bigger gb. for my self it works great because all that I have on there is full of games and I use Pandora, with iTunes radio and I still have like 5 gb free
1439313
I have both a Dell laptop and a MacBook. All of my music is on the Mac therefore I use the Mac's iTunes to setup play lists and download music to the Shuffle. You can download music from you PC, but you will need to go to the Apple website and download the iTunes first (it's free). Next you will need to set up an iTunes account (it's free too, but you will need to register a credit card - they are hoping that you will eventually buy music from Apple but you don't have to). Once you have iTunes and an account you can manage music for the Shuffle. I don't know if iTunes will automatically pull music from your PC or if you will need to import your music. You can check the Apple website for help on that or do a quick Google search to answer that question. Both my children enjoy their Shuffles. May I will give you one more piece of advice with putting the music onto the Shuffle? Don't simply transfer CDs straight to the Shuffle - instead create individual playlists in iTunes and have them transferred onto the Shuffle. That will give you the power to have the specific playlist "named" when you wish to listen to it. If you simply transfer CDs onto the Shuffle the music will play but you will not be able to have each CD named when searching. (I hope I am making sense here - this is harder to put into words than to tell people in writing.) If there are any more questions you can ask and I will see if I can answer them.
939318
hmmm thanks for all the points y'all. this will help a lot of people too. By the way. speaking of FLAC I'm now looking into it. (I'm on the Mac.)How do you get your FLAC files? Do you rip them from CDs? also... I assume that it makes no sense to buy mp3s (lets say on iTunes) and then convert to FLAC as the mp3 is of lesser quality. Therefore to have FLAC files you would have to buy all your music on CD am I correct?if I can only buy iTunes music then hopefully the 256kbps files they sell will do these cans justice.Please enlighten me because having higher quality audio will definitely help my HD595s deliver their best. Thanks. hmmm thanks for all the points y'all. this will help a lot of people too. By the way. speaking of FLAC I'm now looking into it. (I'm on the Mac.)How do you get your FLAC files? Do you rip them from CDs? also... I assume that it makes no sense to buy mp3s (lets say on iTunes) and then convert to FLAC as the mp3 is of lesser quality. Therefore to have FLAC files you would have to buy all your music on CD am I correct?if I can only buy iTunes music then hopefully the 256kbps files they sell will do these cans justice.Please enlighten me because having higher... » Read More hmmm thanks for all the points y'all. this will help a lot of people too. By the way. speaking of FLAC I'm now looking into it. (I'm on the Mac.)How do you get your FLAC files? Do you rip them from CDs? also... I assume that it makes no sense to buy mp3s (lets say on iTunes) and then convert to FLAC as the mp3 is of lesser quality. Therefore to have FLAC files you would have to buy all your music on CD am I correct?if I can only buy iTunes music then hopefully the 256kbps files they sell will do these cans justice.Please enlighten me because having higher quality audio will definitely help my HD595s deliver their best. Thanks. « Show Less
607161
thanks for the reply.. I ended up buying the sansa shaker mp3 player (I liked the idea of having a speaker option), for my 8 yr old niece this Christmas. I wish I didn't. It seems that if you have a Mac, and buy music on iTunes you, can't transfer it to an mp3 player, unless it is an iPod. ITunes music is in AAC format... you can't change it mp3 format. Mac apparently says that the sound quality is better.. I'm not so sure, and I am definitely disappointed that Mac doesn't at least give you the option. I'll just continue to let her use my old 2nd generation iPod.
496870
the simple answer is yes, you can load them. you dont have to pay for what you already have on cd. and its very easy. also, i recommend using limewire to download music. i have more than a thousand songs on my ipod video and i've never paid for anything on itunes. you just download. and its legal. technically.
352633
I realize this may not work for everyone, but I have 2 daughters and we all three share the same i-tunes library on our desktop computer at home (which is backed up to an external hard drive for extra storage). We set up folders for each of us (Mom-workout, Mom-Old Jams, S-Country, S-Old Stuff, V-Disney, etc) and selected the "manual sync" option on our Ipods. You can have several Ipods on a library so it's really easy.... Then, we can drag and drop the songs from our library onto our individual play lists as we choose. When you plug in your Ipod, you select the playlists you want to sync only. It's pretty simple and convenient for us. AND, we are not purchasing duplicates or uploading CD's multiple times. Good Luck!
639214
Actually yes you can. I bought two for my daughters and anywhere including itunes that they find music the download without a problem.I don't know the technical differences besides brand name. However, the sound quality is good, also has files that can be stored so you can add more music.
17068
HI Anne, I got the 4g nano for Christmas. My first Ipod. It's pretty cool. Anyway i have fit 7 hours of video(movies), 1 hour of video podcasts and 130 songs all at once and still had 300mb free. I think for 50 bucks more it's well worth it to double the size. I made my own movies from my dvd's so i left off credits to save space. not sure if an itunes movie would take more space. Hope tha helps