I just wanted to thank OP for asking the question. I feel like I don't listen to music as often now - or listen to the same songs - because I can't figure out music anymore.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the replies! so basically I need to get one of these subscription services and then stream it?

Songza is free

I use songza and YouTube. I cast it to my sound system hooked up to my television.
If I am casting I use chromecast. We also have amazon fire tv (streaming system) that I can use to get to the YouTube app on my tv and play music.
On top of that we have docking speakers in other rooms that I can plug my iPad or iPhone into and stream songza through the speakers.

Anonymous wrote:What is a Bluetooth speaker?

It is a wireless speaker that connects to a player (phone or iPod/iTouch or stereo) via Bluetooth, which is a wireless standard.

If your computer is a Mac, you can plug your phone into your laptop and down load songs to your phone. It will take up memory storage.

Anonymous wrote:I have an iPhone, and a computer, and a tablet... but I guess I want to be able to listen to music at home, in the car, etc...

At home (or anywhere with wi-fi), you can listen to Spotify for free. Same goes for Pandora. If you have Sirius, that would be free to listen to as well.

I buy music as I see fit, and once you download a song to your PC, phone, or tablet, you are not using data, just phone battery unless you keep it plugged in your car. I do not use any of the subscription services. Sometimes, an entire album is cheaper to buy on iTunes than song by song.