It requires network access at <i>some</i> point, but once you&#x27;ve got thousands of songs downloaded to your device, then you don&#x27;t have to have any connection at all to listen.<p>Google Music Play is not good if you a) can&#x27;t afford $8&#x2F;month, b) <i>never</i> have a network connection at all or c) don&#x27;t have a device with 1GB-2GB of storage space available for your music.<p>I&#x27;m guessing not using Google Play music for you is more than just a technical thing.