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I would worry about anything streamed as it could be interrupted and stop working without you knowing. &nbsp;It could be a pain constantly having to restart the stream.<br />
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Personally I found it easier to simply buy 2-3 albums from iTunes and use an iPod.<br />
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you can get free radio apps for iPod touch / iPhone that would work as well.
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I would worry about anything streamed as it could be interrupted and stop working without you knowing.  It could be a pain constantly having to restart the stream.

Personally I found it easier to simply buy 2-3 albums from iTunes and use an iPod.

you can get free radio apps for iPod touch / iPhone that would work as well.

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Just what I'm looking for. &nbsp;Thanks.
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Whenever I set out to find free streaming (Bach piano preferred) I end up at paid sites. &nbsp;Does there exist and actual site where I can have a good assortment of royalty free music that could be used for on-hold? &nbsp;Alternatively is there a source similar to Pandora from which I could stream a classical or jazz radio station into my IVR on-hold? &nbsp; Thank you.
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Whenever I set out to find free streaming (Bach piano preferred) I end up at paid sites.  Does there exist and actual site where I can have a good assortment of royalty free music that could be used for on-hold?  Alternatively is there a source similar to Pandora from which I could stream a classical or jazz radio station into my IVR on-hold?   Thank you.

Truly free on-hold music stream or music files?

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