HT4914 for itunes match the 24,99 a year , are the only costs ? No other costs can occur ?

Hi with itunes match is the yearly fee the only costs?
there are no additonal costs that can occur ?

The yearly fee is the only cost for iTunes Match itself. You may encounter other charges not directly related to iTunes Match; additional space for documents or photos in iCloud, for instance. And of course there is a charge to purchase music from the iTunes Store, if you're not matching tracks acquired from CDs or other sources.
Regards.

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    Hi all,
    I love the concept of iTunes Match and plan on subscribing, however I am aware there might be pitfalls due to our (not so unique) setup at our house and I am keen to ensure I set things up correctly to avoid headaches.
    I'm hoping you all and your seven months of consuming this service will help me!!
    Firstly, I'll describe our setup.
    2 people. 3 Apple ID's (1 each + 1 shared iCloud).
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    1 Macbook (home). Snow Leopard.
    2 iPhones
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    Currently my fiance and I use our individual Apple ID's to purchase songs and apps that suit our own tastes. We share an iCloud ID across our iOS devices and iMac (which allows us to sync calendars, contacts, photostream etc).
    Currently our shared iCloud ID has 0 computers or devices authorised to play content purchased with its ID as no purchases have been made (outside of some apps on the iMac).
    My personal Apple ID has 4 computers and 2 devices authorised. (iMac, Macbook, No Idea 1, No idea 2, iPhone and iPad).
    My fiance's Apple ID has 5 computers and 1 devices authorised. (iMac, No Idea 1 through 4, iPhone)
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    Firstly, should we both de-authorise all devices from our iTunes accounts?  As I understand it this would clean the slate for us in terms of authorised devices.
    However, I'm aware there's some 90 day doohickey to slow down using multiple ID's on a computer.  So an option here would be to de-authorise (and then re-authorise the iMac) for my fiance's account devices... and wait 90 days to do the same for mine, considering I have one computer up my proverbial sleeve.
    Secondly, which Apple ID should we use for iTunes Match? It seems to make logical sense to use the shared iCloud ID.  However, as no music has been purchased using this ID, I'm not sure if this will complicate things (despite the computer we would upload from using this ID as its iCloud ID and being authorised to play the songs purchased from both our accounts).  Can't seem to really find any documentation to clarify this.
    Thirdly, and this might just be my idiotness, but I can't quite work out if a model of using our shared iCloud ID for match, but then continuing to purchase music from our individual Apple ID's will actually even work.
    Finally - to put it most simply, I really don't know what I don't know here.. so if there are any things you believe I should be considering or any tips or advice or recommendations you believe would help me, I'd really, REALLY appreciate to hear them.

    Okay - just been through the EXACT same thing.
    AppleCare just advised me of the situation and here is my summary for you:
    Despite supporting a different iCloud ID and Apple ID for store purchases on one device simultaneously, you will run into issues with this model.  I just have. i.e. While iCloud ID's can be different to Apple ID's and treated as such by some Apple services - iTunes doesn't work this way.
    I used our shared iCloud ID to sign up to iTunes Match and while this worked, here are the pitfalls:
    - On your Mac: You cannot be signed into iTunes Match with your iCloud ID and the iTunes Store with your normal ID simultaneously.
    To continue to use your current model of ID management - you will need to make iTunes store purchases with your normal ID, then sign into iTunes Match with the appropriate ID to allow these purchases to upload to the cloud.
    - On your iPhone: You cannot be signed into iTunes Match with a different ID to that which you are signed into the App Store with.
    You would need to either use your iTunes Match ID on your phone to access your Music, or revert back to your normal ID and just use "playlists" etc to sync your tracks as per usual.
    - You will be able to use the iTunes Match on your Work PC's.. so long as you don't try to sign in with your normal ID also. Or first. Remember that 90 day rule thing and sign in with the iTunes Match ID on your work PC.
    The AppleCare staffer said we're not alone (obviously) and that he hopes that in time Apple will look to supporting account merging etc. However, they don't right now.

  • HT4914 How long is the $24.99 subscription period for iTunes Match, nowhere does it show the time period?  Week, month year?

    How long is the $24.99 subscription period for iTunes Match, nowhere does it show the time period?  Week, month year?

    It's an annual amount - it's at the top of that page :
    iTunes Match requires an annual subscription fee of $24.99

  • One account for itunes match and one for all the rest?

    Hello everybody
    I was wondering how to use an Apple ID for iTunes Match and other for iCloud and backups. I found an article on the website that said that you actually can do that, but my question arises when I find out that now I only use one ID, all my apps are in there, along with my iPhone backups and stuff. So, if I create an ID for subscribing to iTM, will I lose the ability to update my apps on the old ID?
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    The article is: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
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    I know, but I can't use my credit card on my iTunes Store account, since it's a US ID. What if I change the country of my ID? How often can I change it? I was thinking of changing it, purchasing iTM, and then changing it back... can I do that?
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  • I just subscribed to iTunes Match but I find my iPhone 4s is matched to the wrong Apple ID.  iCloud is properly linked to the same Apple ID I registered for iTunes Match but I can't seem to get my iPhone to link Match to that ID.

    How can I link iTunes Match to my proper Apple ID?  I have two ID's and my phone accesses iCloud with the proper ID but it insists on trying to access iTunes Match using the wrong ID so I get the message that I'm not registered for iTunes Match.

    The iCloud and iTunes Store account ID are not the same thing. They can be different although some folks, like myself, do have the same Apple ID for all the Apple services. Go to Settings > Store and enter the exact same iTunes Store account ID you used to purchase iTunes Match. Be aware you can only switch Apple IDs on an iOS device every 90 days.

  • On iTunes 11, how can I access home sharing if the music is from a CD? Is there any way I can download these songs if (A) I no longer have the CD, or (B) I do not want to pay $25 a year for iTunes Match?

    On iTunes 11, how can I access home sharing if the music is from a CD on a different computer using Home Sharing? Is there any way I can download these songs if (A) I no longer have the CD, or (B) I do not want to pay $25 a year for iTunes Match?

    Yes, you can copy songs that you ripped from a CD to your Home Sharing computer.
    Turn on Home Sharing first on both computers.  To do that, go to File > Home Sharing > Turn on Home Sharing.  Enter your Apple ID and password.
    Now go to your computer that you want to copy the songs to and connect to your Home Share.  You can do that by clicking on the popover button located at the left top corner right below the play control buttons.  Click on it and scroll to the bottom until you see your Home Share and select it.
    Go to Music in your Home Share.  Select the songs that you want to copy in your Home Share and click Import at the bottom right corner.

  • For iTunes Match, how come some songs "match" on an album and other songs on the same album "upload" without matching?

    For iTunes Match, how come some songs "match" on an album and other songs on the same album "upload" without matching?  All songs are available on iTunes.  I don't get it!  Any way to manually match songs that iTunes apparently can't match?  I have hundreds in this unmatched state.

    gsl wrote:
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    The main task that Shazam has is to identify the name or a track and the artist. I believe that it suggests the album as well, but if it gets that wrong then it doesn't really matter too much.
    With iTunes Match, getting the album (i.e. identifying which version it is) is much more important. If it gets that wrong then it breaks up the flow of an album. This makes the task that match has very much harder.
    In fact, there is a strong argument to say that currently the problem iTunes has is that it is matching too many songs, resulting in matches from different albums.
    I'm sure that match is not struggling to identify whether it has a song or not, but whether it has the correct version of a song. When you introduce different masterings into the process then, depending on the thresholds set, it is probably correct in concluding that it hasn't got a particular version, even if you think it has.
    The solution would appear to me to be a tweaking of the matching thresholds along with the ability to force an upload, but we just don't know what restrictions they have (remember that if Shazam gets it wrong the it doesn't present you with a copy of a new track that you didn't have previously). It is almost certainly not just a case of improving their technology.

  • HT1711 I have over 100 songs I bought back before mid-2009 when Apple dropped this DRM thing. If I want to play those songs on Sonos, the ONLY way to do so is pay Apple another $25/year for iTunes Match and re-download them??

    I have a Sonos system in my house and suddenly discovered that many songs I bought off of iTunes years ago are 'grayed out' when I try to play them from my iPhone or do not appear as options at all when I try to play them on Sonos from my overall music library.  It's well over 100 songs I bought back before mid-2009 when Apple dropped this DRM thing. From what I think I am reading, if I want to play those songs on Sonos, the ONLY way to do so is pay Apple another $25/year for iTunes Match (which I don't have any interest in) and then re-download them all in iTunes Plus format??

    Matt, 
    I agree it was not all communicated real well, but in your case it will work out.  You missed the program where you could have upgraded 100 tracks for 30 cents each (=$30) but now you can do it via Match (=$25).  It works pretty simply, per this document:
    Can I upgrade my previously purchased music to iTunes Plus?
    Yes. If you subscribe to iTunes Match, you can download your previously purchased music again in the iTunes Plus format. To do so:
    You need to delete the original DRM song from your library first. Doing this enables you to download the song again in the iTunes Plus format from iTunes in the Cloud.
    Click the Purchased tab in the iTunes Store.
    Click Music.
    Locate the artist of the song you want to upgrade.
    Click the iCloud Download icon next to the song you want to upgrade.
    Just don't forget to put the Plus files on your hard drive -- properly backed up of course -- and to cancel the Match subscription before the second year rolls around!

  • I have an iPhone 4 on IOS5. I signed up for itunes match. After everything uploaded to the cloud, my songs are messed up. I'll select a song and the title will show with the right art work but a different song will start playing.  Anyone have a solution?

    I have an iPhone 4 on IOS5. I signed up for itunes match. After everything uploaded to the cloud, my songs are messed up. I'll select a song and the title will show with the right art work but a different song will start playing.  Some songs won't play at all even though they do appear in the itunes store. The artwork almost always shows u blank until you turn it to landscape then it will appear. Anyone know what's going on?

    I have found that scrolling through the album list (past albums without art) triggers the progress wheel next to the wifi symbol. You can scroll quickly through the whole collection and then wait! Artwork will appear gradually...
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  • HT4913 If I sign up for iTunes Match, and then turn the iTunes Match on my iPad, will my music library from the iPad that is not currently in iCloud move to the iCloud?

    I have a large music library on my iPad, that is not currently on iCloud or on my main PC. If I sign up for iTunes Match, and then turn the iTunes Match on my iPad, will the music library from the iPad that is not currently in iCloud move to the iCloud? Or will I loose all that music?

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    Tap the song you wish to download.

  • HT3702 I see Apple billed me for 24.95 for ITunes Match - whatever that is.  Has anyone else got the feeling that Aplle should make sure a customer is actually ordering something.  Big business in unconscionable.

    I am sick about the lack of ethicacy in business today.  Everytime I turn, some merchant has giged my again.  Apple's made know clear indication that there would be a billing for ITunes Match service - and I could not therefore authorize it.  How many of you think Apple owes its customers for doing this - which they sould have and could haveknown to be wrong. itunes Match  IS NOT EVEN LISTED AS A PRODUCT.

    It is a subscription service you have to authorize payment before you can even use it.  I am not certain but maybe if you have one click buy enabled you maybe, perhaps, accidentally bought it.  Also you may want to check with anyone else in your household who may have decided to get it without your knowledge/approval. 
    I don't think apple is to blame in this instance and I think you need to figure out what you're doing with your account before you start lambasting a company that is rated highest in customer satisfaction year after year after year...
    You should also take a look at this http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/ please note the GIANT BLUE BUTTON that reads "subscribe for 24.99 a year" oh yeah that's really tricky how they did that.  They sure mislead you. 
    Now you're probably going "did i try that out last year and forget about it cause i didn't like it?"  Perhaps cause itunes match SUCKED in iOS 6.  It was AWESOME in iOS 5.  Next thing you know a year goes by and poof your SUBSCRIPTION auto renews because you failed to cancel it.  If you don't like the service and don't want it go to itunes, go to the store, open your account, and click manage subscriptions and remove itunes match. 
    And one last thing you elected to use a lot of big words but failed to discern the difference between "know" and "no" 
    giged my again.  Apple's made know clear indication that there would be a billing for
    Have a nice day.

  • I recently signed up for iTunes Match.  It works well on my iPad2 but not my iPhone4S.  A while ago my music did show up but it was grayed out.  Now I don't see anything.  I've tried everything I can think of.  I'm running the latest operating system

    I recently signed up for iTunes Match.  It works well on my iPad2 but not my iPhone 4S.  A while ago my music did show up on my phone but much of it was grayed out.  Now I don't see anything on my iPhone.  I've tried everything I can think of.  I'm running the latest operating system and software

    Try the tips in this thread: iTunes Match - 'No Music' on iPhone 4

  • I have iTunes installed on a laptop that I use for work, but it's owned by my employer.  A new policy my have them deleting iTunes from the machine.  If that happens, will I lose all my music?  I am an iCloud user and pay for iTunes match.

    I have iTunes installed on a laptop that I use for work, but it's owned by my employer.  A new policy my have them deleting iTunes from the machine. If that happens, will I lose all my music?  I am an iCloud user and pay for iTunes match.

    If they just delete iTunes, the music files should still be there. I suggest making a backup of them though. Locate your iTunes folder (The one that contains your library file) and just copy the whole thing to your Documents folder or wherever you like (Just not in the same directory of the original folder otherwise the computer will get confused and could confuse your iTunes library). Then you will have a backup of all your music, plus if you purchased it from iTunes, you will still have it linked to your Apple ID so you can re-download them to any computer with iTunes on it when you feel like it.

  • Can not get Itunes match to work. It stops on the first step and on my status bar it just says "sending information to apple" this goes on for hours. Help please.

    Help please. I cannt get itunes match to work. It just stops on the first step and the status bar continues to say "sending information to apple" for hours. Any ideas?

    I am having a similar issue with iTunes Match. It keeps hanging up on the same number of files (11035 of 15455) during STEP 2. I've tried signing out, re-opening iTunes, re-booting, etc. Still comesup stuck for hours. What I also don't understand is why the "iCloud Status" option in "View/View Options" disappears intermittently. It was there when I first booted up this morning and I reviewed all my music files to see if there were any "errors" and there werne't any. But after Match gets stuck on the same file niumber (11035) I 've signed out and re-booted and now the "iCloud Status" check box is missing from "View Options" (only the "iCloud Download" option remains present all the time. Please help. (I've also checked to make sure all the music files are within the suggested bit rate parameters and file type - This is also a brand new iMac out of the box). Running out of troubleshooting ideas and beginning to think this service just doesn't work well.

  • HT4914 I was billed for iTunes Match and I was not aware and would like to cancel it and get a refund for it. I don't store my music in iCloud and still have 4.5 gig of my 5 gig free. Please advise

    I was billed for iTunes Match and I was not aware and would like to cancel it and get a refund for it. I don't store my music in iCloud and still have 4.5 gig of my 5 gig free. Please advise

    Go here:
    http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/
    and follow the instructions to contact the iTunes Store and make your request.
    Regards.

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