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machej on 19/07/2014 - 19:36 rdio.com (1048 clicks)
Last edited 20/11/2015 - 15:59 by 1 other user

Basically this is a hack that will allow you to purchase your subscription at the Philippine's pricing. After being pissed off at paying $2/month more than the US per month I found out this method. You can choose what to pay by using a different country.

Step 1: Signup to Rdio
Step 2: Install hola.org free
Step 3: Set country to Indonesia (Thanks to sunilkimm) or Philippines.
Step 4: Go to subscribe and it will show you the price in that country.For me it was 99 Pesos. https://i.imgur.com/Mw89lh4.png
Step 5: Subscribe. (I used it on a Debit card, make sure you select Philippines/Indonesia and use a random postcode) DO NOT SET COUNTRY TO AUSTRALIA AT ANY STAGE!

Optional: Use it in conjunction with a spare tiny debit card account. I used it with my Ing Direct free $50.

You won't need to use Hola again whilst playing the music as the Rdio pricing locks in since people travel overseas everyday and they can't randomly change the price.

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      • jaydaberty on 20/07/2014 - 17:21

        What handset are you using + Android version?

  • WaffleCrusader on 20/07/2014 - 03:00
    +1

    Just signed up, will post how it goes.
    For anyone who is having difficulty with Hola (incredibly slow for me!) try using vpngate. It's free too and really easy to use - just double click 'VPN Gate Public VPN Relay Servers' after you open the app and select an Indonesian server.
    http://www.vpngate.net/en/

  • Spizz on 20/07/2014 - 10:22
    +1

    Would sign up however with the Rdio App on my Ipad some of the songs in the billboard Hot 100 are blanked out as unavailable. On the PC version the same thing, unless you switch to USA with Hola and then they are available.

    At least with the Spotify app all the songs are available on the App once you have signed up via the US Hola proxy.

  • Slippery Otter on 20/07/2014 - 10:58
    +1

    I tried changing to Philippines in my spotify profile. I almost got it to work… But rejected my CC.

    • Spizz on 20/07/2014 - 11:10

      What was the price?

    • ciab on 20/07/2014 - 11:14
      +1

      I signed in with my CC details and added an Indonesian Postcode and selected country as Indonesia.

      Rdio desktop apps for Mac and Windows
      http://help.rdio.com/customer/portal/articles/59055

      • aibargain on 20/07/2014 - 11:20

        Thanks ciab. Good link.

    • Axelstrife on 20/07/2014 - 12:13

      I already tried this last night if you will read up a bit towards the top i posted that both my NAB and my ING cards got declined.

    • Last Seen on 06/08/2014 - 14:41

      Same here, with no mention of Australia and whilst using a VPN - price was about $4/mo

  • Haxxa on 20/07/2014 - 11:45

    Not sure if it exists, but a geo-locking wiki should exist documenting all of these cool finds.

    But yes, unfortunately Spotify verifies both Paypal and Credit Card Accounts, so no luck there.
    A work around is to use a Prepaid Card but that is getting much deeper.

  • renaldof on 20/07/2014 - 12:56

    I ended up canceling my Rdio account and changing my Spotify to Brazil, as I hold a CC there and it costs about AU$ 7. Don't know why I didn't think about it before…

    • Spizz on 20/07/2014 - 13:25

      Well done. No different in terms of content?

  • Pobman on 20/07/2014 - 13:05

    I had an old account not new and although billing went through OK at 36,000 Rupiah if I now go to my 'Subscriptions' page in RDIO it says:

    "2 Unlimited subscriptions for $36,000.00 a month."

    Yes a dollar sign… hope they don't try for $36K next month :)

  • Vhope07 on 20/07/2014 - 14:09

    my cc's are not being accept with indonesia and real postcodes for Indonesia :)

  • paul_5666 on 20/07/2014 - 14:43

    People are reporting issues. Not sure if I should pull the trigger on this deal

    • Axelstrife on 20/07/2014 - 14:52

      speaking as someone to pulled said trigger theres no problems if you do it properly.

      • paul_5666 on 20/07/2014 - 14:58

        So there aren't blanked out songs as mentioned by https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/153389#comment-2126615 ?

        • machej on 20/07/2014 - 15:07

          For $2 it's probably worth testing but give me some song names and I can check for you. OR make your rdio profile public and PM the link to me and i'll screenshot what's greyed out.

        • Fybre on 20/07/2014 - 15:14

          I'm finding some Aussie artists have partial listings (INXS for one). But for $2 per month, I don't really care all that much.

        • Axelstrife on 20/07/2014 - 15:18

          That's not an issue thats todo with copyright same as when youtube videos are not avalible to Australia.

        • Spizz on 20/07/2014 - 15:31

          There are those issues as I mentioned, however those same issues would still appear if yoy pay your $12 and signed up from here in Australia.

          It would seems that some songs are blanked out for Australia, but are available if you are using a USA proxy. Easy to verify. Just look at the Billboard Hot 100 without a proxy so Rdio knows your in Australia, and then change to a US proxy so it thinks your in the US and those songs are now available.

          If you can live with those caveats @ $2 per month then go for it. Otherwise for myself spotify, though full price, doesn't restrict songs once you setup your account via a US proxy and then access the service from Australia. YMMV.

        • paul_5666 on 20/07/2014 - 21:06

          I decided to give it a try, its only $2. I couldn't get Hola to work though so using an Indonesian VPN found at http://www.vpngate.net/en/

          edit: successful! at $2/mth I won't even notice the charge and it means I don't need to pirate my music. Very worth it.

  • chill on 20/07/2014 - 19:59
    +3

    Although this is a great price. The whole streaming music setup is just not worth the problems

    1) Geo restrictions as mentioned (I'm talking generally even if paying the full price, where certain content is only available in certain countries for certain time periods)

    2) Label/Artist restrictions

    and worst of all

    3) You create a playlist and then songs start disappearing because of 1 & 2.

    So much potential but so disappointing

    • machej on 20/07/2014 - 20:03

      So with this method you can set Rdio to US and get even more content than Aus.

    • ciab on 20/07/2014 - 20:07

      I haven't come across any of the above. I'll check on my subscription.
      What artist/songs?
      What labels/artist?

    • Axelstrife on 20/07/2014 - 21:28
      +2

      1) people are doing it wrong mines working perfectly no sign in sign about any geo restrictions other then the neew for hola for the obvious sign up.

      2) comes with Australians version aswell

      3) IT'S 2 DOLLARS QUIT BEING SO CHEAP.

  • thesilverstarman on 20/07/2014 - 23:08
    +3

    Awesome. Worked a treat. I've been a lurker here for years. Had to sign up just to vote + and says thank you.

    • machej on 21/07/2014 - 00:37
      +1

      Cheers! Much appreciated.

  • Darkhour on 20/07/2014 - 23:12

    its restricted certain artists and albums. i.e. Machine Head's Burn My Eyes album (among others) disappeared when I went Indonesian and purchased the subscription. I'm thinking or maybe cancelling and trying another country.

    • machej on 21/07/2014 - 00:39

      Even if you do US it's still $2/month cheaper than here.

  • attfiecz2 on 21/07/2014 - 07:14

    all done and signed up. put the kids on too, second one was a whopping 90 cents. mother in law has a subscription that will be cancelled today and replaced by a 70 cent invite one. thanks OP.

  • scottys88 on 21/07/2014 - 10:14
    +1

    Thanks, love Rdio. Pandora can be a bit repetitive at times so this is a welcome change. Cheers

  • repomonkey on 21/07/2014 - 10:32

    Just signed up without any problems. Used my Australian (Westpac) CC. Works on web and iPhone (Wifi and 3G/4G) without any problems.

    • ciab on 21/07/2014 - 12:34

      Where is the OPs + vote?

      • fredblogs on 21/07/2014 - 13:20

        N00b question - how do you tell that he didn't?

        • Axelstrife on 21/07/2014 - 13:31
          +2

          People who plus 1 has a + symbol nextto there name

  • lolmao on 21/07/2014 - 12:46
    +1

    $1.84 on 28 degrees

  • Last Seen on 21/07/2014 - 16:42

    very cool. thanks OP!
    ..now too see what i do/don't have access to

  • drmac on 22/07/2014 - 14:12

    Still working today - just signed up using hola and 28 degrees.

  • rawm on 22/07/2014 - 20:38

    Just signed up, took a little while but seems to be okay so far. I used ING card and Hola proxy using Indonesian server R20,000 apparently to be taken out on August 5, 2014. Says Visa ending XXXX expires 10/2017. Massive Bargain if it all falls into place!

  • rawm on 25/07/2014 - 13:10

    Anyone else having Geo-Blocking issues? Im finding it confusing to see that some people have full access while others (like me) don't! :( Anyone have a go-around with this?

    • machej on 25/07/2014 - 18:55

      It's been mentioned before. You may need to choose another country.

  • funky on 25/07/2014 - 15:11

    Yeah same issue here can play "One Day - Mainline" album using a free AU trial but once subscribed via Indonesia the album is unavailable.

    • machej on 25/07/2014 - 18:55

      It's been mentioned before. You may need to choose another country.

      • rawm on 25/07/2014 - 21:02

        But what do you mean 'choose another country?' How? Hola? Preferences?

        • machej on 25/07/2014 - 22:07

          Yep, you can use hola and subscribe for another country like the US and it will still be cheaper than Aus.

  • krouton24 on 27/07/2014 - 19:17
    +2

    For those who were trying to do something similar with Spotify, I've found Malaysia works and is approx A$4.99/mth.
    Philippines is the cheapest but could not get it to work.

    I'm finding the Rdio app to be really sucky so am going back to Spotify.

    • rawm on 28/07/2014 - 08:19
      +1

      Im finding (apart from the freakin geo-restrictions) Rdio really good - especially for $1.83 per month, but wouldn't hand out $11.99 AUD, that's for sure.

    • shaiguy on 31/07/2014 - 20:29

      You're awesome! - this works. It didn't work on my Visa but did on AMEX… perhaps this also worked for other regions. Happy at the moment and thanks again for this.

    • iitakeiteasy on 01/08/2014 - 05:29

      hey kruton24, can you please confirm how you made it work ? my payment methods doesn't work coz i only have cba cc and debit cards, paypal didn't work either.

      • krouton24 on 21/08/2014 - 06:43

        I used Hola on Chrome with a commbank debit card which seems to work well for overseas subscriptions.

  • leewsimpson on 03/08/2014 - 07:20
    +1

    Went through checkout process when this deal was announced on Ozbargain and it was under $2 per month. Just been charged by Paypal today for the full $12. Anyone else have that issue?

    • rawm on 04/08/2014 - 20:36

      I'll update on Aug 5 when my billing cycle starts. Anyone else?

      • rawm on 10/08/2014 - 20:52

        So no nasty surprise for me for billing cycle, any clarity on why you've been charged the $12?

        • machej on 10/08/2014 - 21:10

          I guess they didn't purchase the sub straight away and therefore didn't lock the price in. Now they will have to pay full price unless they start a new account.

        • Axelstrife on 12/08/2014 - 03:32

          He used paypal which would of shown his proper country and therefore the full price.

        • rawm on 12/08/2014 - 06:43
          -1

          @holden93: so he's locked in to 12x payments of $12? Ouch…

        • Axelstrife on 12/08/2014 - 19:29
          +1

          @rawm: simply cancle it in paypal no one is locked into anything.
          i can cancle mine right now if i wanted.

    • machej on 04/08/2014 - 21:23

      Just confused how it has been a month already since you began.

      • leewsimpson on 09/08/2014 - 10:14

        I think they waited for the free trial to expire.

  • machej on 19/08/2014 - 22:18
    +1

    I have been charged the discounted rate for the upcoming month. So it still works perfectly.

  • krouton24 on 21/08/2014 - 06:42
    +1

    Mine got auto cancelled. Oh well

    • fredblogs on 21/08/2014 - 13:58

      did they say why?

  • sweefu on 21/08/2014 - 19:31

    Just thought I would update this.

    Went through the whole process as described, used Hola and set country to the Philippines.

    I payed through paypal, and it said it would bill me ₱99.00 a month. When I agreed and went through with the payment it actually charged me AUD$11.99. Not going to do anything about it, as it's the risk you take doing something a bit cheeky, but will be cancelling the subscription.

    Careful if you're planning on doing the same thing. Perhaps they're checking payapl accounts now like spotify?

    • machej on 23/08/2014 - 21:53

      This has been mentioned before. I recommend only using a CC/DC.

  • Axelstrife on 22/08/2014 - 01:53

    idk whats going on but i didnt get charged a single cent and my subscription is still going.
    there nothing on my transaction history for my nab bank.
    i am looking at the app on my phone and it shows nothing taken out.

    • Axelstrife on 27/08/2014 - 01:28

      was late showing $2.43 came out :)

      • rawm on 01/09/2014 - 21:22

        I've had a quick look at my ING account details and can't see any withdrawals from Rdio - I'll check back here again when I know more. Still have full service, this is one solid deal.

        • rawm on 09/09/2014 - 11:29

          Update: $1.82 deducted from my VISA account on 8.9.14 - still have full service!

        • rawm on 21/10/2014 - 20:50

          @rawm: last month was billed $1.89 as AUD was down against Indonesian rupiah.

  • lolmao on 23/08/2014 - 03:49

    syncing songs to phone/ipad is really slow for me. anyone else?

  • aibargain on 06/09/2014 - 19:55

    I originally signed up with CC - Mastercard Cashcard, thinking by using an international CC that accepts any currency would be less likely to be cancelled.

    Billing cycle is 19th of the month, August came through as 99 Pesos.

    Check on account history in Rdio > Settings for invoices.

  • machej on 04/10/2014 - 22:42

    Still working fine. :D

  • fredblogs on 11/10/2014 - 00:18

    No cold chisel in Philippines - anyone else have this issue?

    • rawm on 28/10/2014 - 10:18
      +1

      the Philippino climate wouldn't sustain a cold chisel. They'd have humid chisels tho…

      • fredblogs on 28/10/2014 - 16:56
        +1

        You're definitely a dad (as am I).

        Seriously though, I've noticed quite a lot of "Not available" songs/albums/artists. Kinda frustrating but who's complaining at $2.50/month.

        My wife is like "why should I use rdio when every song is on youtube?" and I think she has a point.

        • rawm on 14/11/2014 - 13:31
          +1

          Yep, dad over here.
          Deal is still working fine for me, only downside is yes, the number of 'not availables' and the fact the IDR is creeping upwards lately. Still, for $1.90ish, this app is very handy, uses less bandwidth than youtube (mobile data esp) and is quite user friendly. Still remains a solid bargain.

        • Agret on 14/11/2014 - 13:43

          @rawm: I would be interested in seeing how many 'not available' are actually available to Australians anyway, I imagine it's mostly just USA-exclusive library tracks. I find the app great too especially since you can set a separate quality for mobile data or normal data. It's great to be able to download a bunch of albums onto my phone then listen to them offline too :) saves the hassle of finding torrents and downloading them haha

  • machej on 19/11/2014 - 20:36

    Rdio has 320kbps AAC in case you missed it. Enable it in advanced settings.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2014 - 14:17

    I can confirm this works with choosing the US as well. I know it isn't as cheap as choosing Philippines but you do get access to a lot more songs than you do in Australia (except for Cold Chisel and the occasional Aussie Artist).

    • fredblogs on 12/12/2014 - 15:48

      If you're happy to pay more, why not just go with Spotify?

      • [Deactivated] on 15/12/2014 - 10:55

        Spotify has a cached song limit of 3,333.. Rdio does not.

  • lime111 on 18/01/2015 - 15:11

    Still working for me, signed up for a family account out of indonesia using a VPN. $2.89 a month for me and the wife is great.

  • xyzed on 09/03/2015 - 12:20
    +1

    Still working with my Entropay CC, but failed with my ANZ, NAB, UBank, ING, Bank West CCs.

    Tried with Spotify and Deezer but Spotify seems to realise the country, even the Entropay says it's a Malta CC. Pity as I'd much prefer either of these 2 and RDIO streaming seems to stall at times and the current trends/top 40 are filled with unknown artists performing the song versus the real artist (I went Indonesia).

    Anyone tried the Spotify Gift cards from eBay (US spoitfy accounts)?

  • wem77 on 07/06/2015 - 12:05

    Just to confirm, this is still working for me on a 28 Degrees card. No issues at all!

  • Last Seen on 07/06/2015 - 20:01

    Same here.

    Spotify I can't get working for the life of me, but Rdio is still going strong.

  • Zwarzy on 29/10/2015 - 20:39

    Couldn't get this to work, it just quotes 9.99USD for any country that I select. Any suggestions?

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