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Does using iTunes Match on iPhone use your monthly cellular data?

Ok guys so just a quick question, I'm contemplating on signing up for the iTunes Match service, the only thing that's holding me back is the thought that downloading or "streaming" a song on my iPhone off my cloud onto my music library will use up my monthly cellular data that Verizon puts a cap on all of its customers. Because if so, that's making the Match service totally useless, being that your only gonna be able to listen to a certain amount of songs per month because with someone like me who has almost 4,000 songs in my library, that data is gonna be used up pretty quick on top of everything else we do with the iPhone. So if somebody could answer this for me, being you know by experience you just know by hearing stuff through the forums here that would be awesome. Cheers!

iPhone 4

Posted on Jun 3, 2012 2:59 AM

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Posted on Jun 3, 2012 3:14 AM

Hi,


The idea of iTunes Match is to store all your music on the cloud.

You have the possibility with this service to store on your iPhone your most favorite songs.

Of course, if you want to listen to songs that are not on your iPhone, it will stream or download from iCloud.

It will use your cellular data.

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Jun 3, 2012 3:14 AM in response to _jefftarango_

Hi,


The idea of iTunes Match is to store all your music on the cloud.

You have the possibility with this service to store on your iPhone your most favorite songs.

Of course, if you want to listen to songs that are not on your iPhone, it will stream or download from iCloud.

It will use your cellular data.

Jun 3, 2012 8:38 AM in response to _jefftarango_

_jefftarango_ wrote:


Ok guys so just a quick question, I'm contemplating on signing up for the iTunes Match service, the only thing that's holding me back is the thought that downloading or "streaming" a song on my iPhone off my cloud onto my music library will use up my monthly cellular data that Verizon puts a cap on all of its customers.

iTunes Match does not stream to iOS devices. All songs played are downloaded. And... yes, if you are away from a wi fi network the mobile data network will be used.


To listen to music without using mobile data pre-download music while on a wi fi network, then the songs will be played without using the mobile data network.

Does using iTunes Match on iPhone use your monthly cellular data?

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