Anyone using Ruckus Network?

[squeak12 10+ year member]

Anyone using it for downloads? They have some kind of P2P set up with colleges and all you need is a student email and supposedly its free and legal to download whatever you want...? Seems like its torrents as well from what Ive seen.

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[squeak12 10+ year member]

I did a Wiki search, and I dont think you can burn them on cds or put them on iPods unless you pay, but they will go onto Zunes? Either way, Im listening to C3 now, and I dont think I like it...

 

[dan7532 10+ year member]

my university has a deal with ruckus, but all the music is in protected .wma and I cannot figure out out to remove the restricitons so if it's not going on my fagPod, i'm not listening to it.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

Yes, I have been using it for 3 years now, but sparingly as it's pretty shitty. Poor sound quality with DRM that doesn't let you do anything.

 

[HellsRise 10+ year member]

Get Tunebite. I paid $30 for it, however you can find it on torrents for free. It re-records the songs and the new one doesn't have DRM protection on it.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

Get Tunebite. I paid $30 for it, however you can find it on torrents for free. It re-records the songs and the new one doesn't have DRM protection on it.

You lose SQ that way and since they sound like *** to begin with i'd rather not.

 

[dan7532 10+ year member]

Any comments on sq from using tunebite?

 

[HellsRise 10+ year member]

No worse than the recorded quality, IMO. I don't mind the SQ of Ruckus...I dunno if bose301 just had some bad CDs or what but I'm not complaining about any of the songs I've downloaded.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

No worse than the recorded quality, IMO. I don't mind the SQ of Ruckus...I dunno if bose301 just had some bad CDs or what but I'm not complaining about any of the songs I've downloaded.

No, I am a discerning listener. Ruckus sounds much worse than CDs, and I am not the only one who thinks so, every single friend I have who has used Ruckus says the same thing.