What is MP3?

MP3 is a compressed music file and stands for MPEG-1 layer 3, that means Motion Pictures Expert Group 1 Layer 3. MP3 is a encoded wave file, it has sound quality nearly the same as audio CDs, but the size of the file is much smaller than the CD format. The size of a MP3 file comparing to a wave file is about 1:10, but the sound quality is around 95% of the wave file

Are MP3s legal?

It is legal when the song's copyright holder has granted permission to download and play the song. It is legal to encode MP3s for personal use, however it is illegal to distribute or trade MP3s without permission from the song's copyright holder. As some of these sites , relate to Peer to Peer networks you will find both Copyrighted and non-copyrighted songs and other files. It is imperative that you share responsibly. Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual compositions. Persons who reproduce, distribute, or publicly perform or display works without a copyright owner's consent, may be in violation of the law. You are responsible for your conduct and for ensuring that it complies with all applicable copyrights or other intellectual property rights and data-protection and privacy rights. 

What is DRM encryption?

anaged and is an encryption found most commonly in music and video files to restrict the free use and transfer of the media. DRM encrytptions are put in place to try and assure only paying customers have access to the media, and to avoid to a certain point the amount of piracy that can be done with the files.

Which sites do we review?

We've browsed the internet and done our research on many services and companies and came down to the ones we show on this site according to who we felt offered the best service taking in consideration music selection, user friendly-ness, customer service, and costs. You can view our full review of any of the sites we compare on the website through the review links whcih gives a thorough overview of each service.

Are the services you review legal?

We only review sites that have the proper licenses with the major and indie labels making it 100% legal

Why join a pay site when I can use a free service?

Nothing is really for free,  many  free file sharing programs contains adware and spyware that will slow down your computer, take over your browser and bombard you with advertising and you will get limited technical and customer support. You get what you pay for and if its free......  You can read more HERE. 

 There are 2 types of music related sites  listed and reviewed on this site. The first group  focus on supplying you a selection of P2P music download programs ranging from WinMx to Sharazaa and others containing  no adware or spyware ( or include programs to stop the adware or spyware) and provide great technical support and help in using  these programs.  If you don't care about these things you can go directly to kazaa or Morpheus and download their free software but your own your own. But the small price these sites charge are well worth it! But just remember, that much of what  you will find.... on these networks, which will be thousands of songs and movies,  may be illegal for you to download depending upon the copyrights and country you are in.  Using P2P is legal but you should not use it to break the law.

The other type of sites listed are realRapsody and Napster which do not use P2P technology and you pay per download. Every thing you will find on their network is 100% legal!

How do I cancel and get a refund.

Please do not send us your refund or cancellation request as we are just a review site; not the site that you have joined. If after joining any of the listed sites you are not completely satisfied, most, if not all of these sites offer a full refund policy if cancelled within your evaluation period.

To cancel, you can simply send the site you joined an email with your name, the date you joined and login information indicating clearly your situation. Most websites also guarantee a response within 24 to 48 hours.

The email confirmation from the MP3 site will include the name of the credit card processor they used such as Paysystems, ibill or clickbank. You can either call them on the phone or go to their website to cancel. Please also note, most websites have their customer service number on the credit card descriptor: you can view this on your next credit card or bank statement.