Imagine being able to listen to any band you can think of anywhere, anytime. Whether it’s a long-forgotten group from your youth or the latest tracks from South Africa’s top bands, chances are it’s on Deezer.
Deezer is a music streaming service that gives you access to more than 35 million tracks from local and global artists on your phone, tablet or computer. Rather than buying individual songs or albums, you pay a monthly fee of R59.99 to access more music than you could ever listen to in one lifetime.
‘Deezer has one of the biggest local music catalogues. So if you’re interested in gospel, for instance Rebecca Malope, or want to listen to house like Liquid Deep, it’s all available on Deezer. The great thing about Deezer is because it’s a licensed service, everyone in the music chain gets a percentage of the profits – everyone from the songwriters to the actual musicians – so you’re making sure that the music industry thrives,’ says Rehana Hassim from Vodacom.
When it comes to how much data you’ll use, Rehana says: ‘An average song is about three and a half minutes long, but if you’re listening to classical music, a song could be 7 minutes while trance music could be up to 15 minutes. So it depends on what type of music you’re listening to. On average, you’ll use between three and seven megabytes of data for a song.’
What’s more, you don’t need to be connected to the internet to listen to music: you can sync albums to your computer or your smartphone and listen to them even when you’re not online.
Get two months free from Vodacom
- Vodacom customers get two months for free when subscribing to Deezer. This will roll over into a R59.99 monthly subscription.
- The Deezer app is available in the Windows, Apple, Android and BlackBerry app stores. After you’ve downloaded the app, follow the prompts to claim your two free months from Vodacom.
- For PrePaid customers who need additional data, Vodacom has daily data internet bundles available. The direct USSD string is *111*1015# and they can purchase the R20 / 250MB daily bundle.
