How to listen to music on Spotify and save money if you live in Russia

What is Spotify and Why is it Popular

Spotify is one of the earliest streaming music services. Now its audience numbers more than 100 million people, and the library contains more than 30 million musical compositions. The service is very popular and is available in many countries around the world.

What is the secret of his success? Everything is simple here. The Spotify client is available on almost all devices, including game consoles, TVs, and stereos. And thanks to cross-platform, you can start listening to the track on your computer, and continue on your phone from the same place.

In addition, it is worth using the service for a while, and he will turn into a music lover's best friend who knows all your preferences and is happy to give advice on what to listen to. The recommendations work almost perfectly.

In addition, Spotify offers quality playlists hand-picked by curators and musicians, as well as personalized radio.

How to Sign Up for Spotify

Unfortunately, Spotify never appeared in Russia, although it was close to it. For the service to work, you will need to use a VPN service like TunnelBear.

1. Turn on the VPN and select any country where Spotify is officially located, such as the United States.

2. Go to the official website of the service and click Get Spotify Free.

3. Register an account by filling out a simple form. If you have a Facebook account, you can use it.

4. Done. The client will automatically download immediately.

After registering a VPN account, you can turn off, however, after a couple of weeks Spotify will begin to swear that you have been abroad for too long. Then turn on the VPN again and sign in to your account.

How to Download Spotify on Android

Spotify is not officially represented in the Russian store, so you have to download the apk file. If you wish, you can get yourself a new account in another region, for example, in the USA or any other country where the service officially operates. In this case, you can download the application directly from the Google store.

How to Download Spotify on iOS

Apple's operating system is a little more complicated. Since you cannot install the application from third-party sources on iOS, you will have to create a new Apple ID and download the client from the store.

What is a premium subscription for?

It all depends on how you listen to music. If on a computer, there is no particular point in subscribing. The desktop version has practically no restrictions, except that you cannot select the highest sound quality.

But on mobile devices, using the free version is not so comfortable:

The app has unobtrusive ads.
You cannot select any song from an album or playlist.
You can only skip six songs per hour.
You cannot listen to music offline.

The restrictions are not critical, but at the same time, you feel some constraint when using the service. Therefore, it makes sense to subscribe to use Spotify to its fullest.

To pay, you need two PayPal accounts: one in Russia, the other in the same country where the Spotify account is registered. Top up the first account from a bank card and transfer money to a foreign account, and from it you will already pay for a premium subscription.

A monthly subscription in the USA costs 10 dollars, which in our money is about 600 rubles. The price bites: the same Apple Music costs three times cheaper. But there are a few tricks that can help you save a lot.

How to save on subscription

Family subscription

Make an appointment with friends or family and get a family subscription for six people. For this:

1. Go to the Premium section of the website.

2. Scroll down and select Premium for Family.

3. After you pay for the subscription, you will have a unique link that you can send to relatives or friends.

Important: make sure that all family members' accounts are registered at the same mailing address as yours.

Filipino account

The cheapest subscription to Spotify is for residents of the Philippines, although some artists may not be in the country's music library.

Sign up for a Spotify account with Philippines as your country of residence. The TunnelBear service is not suitable for this, so you will have to choose any other VPN that provides servers in the Philippines, for example VyprVPN.

However, pretending to be citizens of this country is not enough. The fact is that without a Philippine bank card, you will not be able to pay for the subscription. The Philippine PayPal will not help if the regional bank card is not linked to it.

We'll have to go a roundabout way:

1. Register at mol.com. In the MOL Account line, be sure to indicate the MOL Philippines.

2. Enter Spotify (PH) in the search box.

3. Select the desired gift card and pay for it in any convenient way. But it is better to use PayPal, because the service does not like it when a purchase is paid on a Filipino account with a card of Russian banks.

Everything is ready, all that remains is to enter the code from the card in the Spotify web interface and enjoy music without restrictions. Don't forget to turn on the VPN first.