Fluister may restrict unlimited listening from November
Fluister’s public pages still report unlimited access and offer no explanation of the announced change.
According to a new headline in the tech feed, audiobook service Fluister will change its offering from 1 November. Fluister’s public website and customer-service pages currently still report that users can listen and read without limits.
Fluister offers audiobooks, podcasts and e-books through an app. The public product page states that users have unlimited access to more than 300,000 titles. The customer-service information also says that certain DPG Media subscriptions provide unlimited access.
The new news selection reports that unlimited listening will be scrapped from 1 November. No official explanation from Fluister was available in the public sources consulted regarding the precise change, the subscriptions affected or any transitional arrangement.
This makes the distinction between a change for new customers and a change for existing subscribers important. Services can, for example, introduce a new pricing model without immediately changing ongoing subscriptions. Without terms and conditions or a message to customers, it cannot be established which group will be affected by the change.
Fluister is part of DPG Media. The platform was set up with audiobooks, podcasts and e-books. Users gain access through their own subscriptions and subscriptions to various DPG titles. The current public information on that connection still assumes the unlimited model.
For users, the start date, price, maximum listening time and treatment of downloaded books are particularly important. Publishers and authors may also be affected if the revenue model for usage changes.
As long as Fluister publishes no public product terms or announcement, the announced change cannot be fully checked. Reporting therefore remains limited for now to flagging the possible change and establishing that the public information has not yet been updated.
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Fluister’s current operation has been confirmed through its public product and customer-service pages. The announced restriction from 1 November remains unconfirmed and has therefore not been presented as an established fact.
- confirmed Fluister offers audiobooks, podcasts and e-books. — Stated on the official website. source
- confirmed Fluister mentions more than 300,000 audiobooks, podcasts and e-books. — Stated on the product page. source
- confirmed Certain DPG Media subscriptions provide unlimited access. — Stated in the official frequently asked questions. source
- uncertain Unlimited listening will be scrapped from 1 November. — The change appeared in the news selection, but not in the public product information consulted. source
1 correction(s) applied
- Was: Fluister will scrap unlimited listening from 1 November.Now: Fluister may restrict unlimited listening from 1 November; the public product information does not yet confirm this. (No official public confirmation was available.)
Editor's note
The announced change from 1 November could not be confirmed through a public announcement by Fluister. The current public product information still refers to unlimited access.Sources
- Fluister — onbeperkt luisterboeken en podcasts ontdekken — Fluister
- Veelgestelde vragen abonnement — Fluister
- Fluister — DPG Media
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