Verizon Wireless and
Rhapsody, the digital music service from RealNetworks
and MTV Networks, launch V CAST Music with Rhapsody. Combining Verizon
Wireless' over-the-air mobile music service with
Rhapsody's desktop solution, V CAST Music with Rhapsody
delivers unlimited monthly access to music on up to three
Rhapsody-compatible mobile phones and players and online on multiple
PCs and seb browsers
Customers who purchase music over-the-air are able to download the
master copy of the songs or albums to their PCs free of digital rights
management (DRM) software that restricts how and where music can be
played.
When
customers download the V CAST Music with Rhapsody Software to their PCs
and sign up for the monthly subscription, they have the ultimate music
management service, including:
- Unlimited subscription syncing with access to more than 5 million songs
- Creating and accessing playlists, viewing playlists of other users, including celebrities
- Burning, importing and converting CDs to play anywhere
- Managing an existing digital music collection for free and syncing it to their mobile phones
- Buying non-protected MP3s of songs on the PC for 99 cents per song
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Buying songs on the phone, over-the-air - get two copies of the song
for just $1.99 (one is over-the-air, the second master copy is the file
customers download onto their PCs)
Verizon Wireless customers who simply want to manage or buy music
can download the V CAST Music with Rhapsody software for free at
www.verizonwireless.com/music. Customers interested in a subscription
may sign up for $14.99 monthly subscriptionWith V CAST Music with Rhapsody, Verizon Wireless customers are
still able to purchase songs over-the-air within the V CAST coverage
area for $1.99 and get two copies of the song: the first for their
phones, the second for their PCs in the DRM-free MP3 format
While Verizon Wireless customers continue to have the ability to get
their favorite music while on-the-go via full-song over-the-air
downloads, ringtones and ringback tones, V CAST Music with Rhapsody
also provides them with an award-winning desktop music application,
allowing them to sync their favorite music quickly and easily, directly
to their mobile phones. Now music lovers will be able to manage their
collections with the most comprehensive music management tool and take
their music with them anywhere.
John Harrobin, senior vice president of digital media and marketing
for Verizon, said, "V CAST Music with Rhapsody fulfills Verizon's
promise to deliver the best mobile experience to our customers. Now,
music fans can not only get the benefit of immediate access to music
over-the-air, but also - through our partnership with Rhapsody - they
can connect their mobile music and devices they carry with them
everyday with the ultimate desktop experience."
Rob Williams, senior vice president of music products for
RealNetworks, noted, "Working with Verizon Wireless, we are able to
extend the reach of the award-winning Rhapsody service to millions of
mobile phones. V CAST Music with Rhapsody gives mobile phone users the
best experience of any music service on the market while also giving
them access to unlimited music, whether at home or on-the-go."