V CAST Music From Verizon Wireless:

Mobile music is going to become mainstream thanks to V CAST Music, from Verizon Wireless.

V CAST Music lets music lovers download music over the air directly to their wireless phones, straight to their Windows(R) XP PCs, and transfer new and existing digital music from the PC to their wireless phone and to compatible portable music players.

Highlights of V CAST Music from Verizon Wireless include:

  • One million songs will be available on V CAST Music by spring; songs are from artists at major music labels (Warner Music Group, EMI Music, Universal and Sony/BMG), as well as independent providers (including The Orchard).
  • Purchases from the phone include two copies of every song — one for the phone and one for the Windows XP PC.
  • Purchases from the PC cost $0.99 and include a single download to the PC that may be transferred via USB cable to the phone; purchases from the handset cost $1.99 and include two copies of every song, one for the phone and one for a Windows XP PC.
  • The first two V CAST Music phones to choose from: the Samsung a950 for $99.99 or the LG VX8100 for $149.99, with more phones to come soon.
  • Free sideloading — the ability to take digital music on the PC, including MP3 formatted music, and sync it with the mobile phone through a USB cable.
  • The use of the widely respected and comprehensive Microsoft Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) standard.
  • Search, browse, preview, download and play high-quality digital music directly from wireless phones or online in the Verizon Wireless V CAST Music Store. Visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/music for more information.

Pricing
Verizon Wireless offers two pricing options that give customers flexibility, depending on how they want to get their music.

The V CAST Music Store already boasts a collection of more than a half- million songs and will contain a million songs by spring. Songs purchased from V CAST Music from the PC cost $0.99 for a single download to the PC that may be transferred to the phone via USB cable. For music lovers who want immediate gratification, song purchases made from the handset cost $1.99 for a copy sent immediately to the phone and a second sent to the PC for download.

Customers need a subscription to the V CAST VPak, which is $15.00 monthly access, added to their Verizon Wireless calling plan to access V CAST Music on their phones. For a limited time, customers who sign up for V CAST receive one month of V CAST service free. Customers interested in managing their music from their PCs in the V CAST Music Online Store can do so without a V CAST VPak.

Five Free Songs Offer
For a limited time, Verizon Wireless is also offering V CAST Music customers the option of downloading five songs for free from a variety of artists. The tracks include:

  • The Fugees, “Take It Easy” from their upcoming album
  • Shakira, “Animal City” from the album “Oral Fixation Vol. 2″
  • Shakira, “Las de la Intuicion” from the album “Fijacion Oral Vol. 1″
  • Yellowcard, “Lights and Sounds (Live)” from the V CAST Music exclusive EP “What Happens in Vegas … “
  • OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), “If You Leave” from the album “The OMD Singles”
January 19th, 2006 Posted by David in News at 3:40 pm Comment Now! »
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