Can I listen to the music on my iPhone through 2 different computers?

Id like to listen to the music on my iPhone through two different computers, without the whole sync thing. Like iPods have done forever. Is that possible?

Is your second computer also a mac?
Have a read of this thread:-
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1342974&start=30&tstart=0
People have achieved what you're after, but it's a workaround and not an official method.
Hope this helps
Andy

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Thank you for all the information you provided, and congratulations on your new laptop!
I do not think this has to do with setting up iCloud on your new computer. You might not have the option to manually manage music checked on your devices. This box would need to be checked if you are dragging content over to your iPhone or trying to delete by pressing the delete key:
You can find more information at the full article:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1535
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For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will have to use third party commercial software. See this document by turingtest2: Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

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