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Microsoft Deal Limits Verizon MP3 Phones

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the electronic-sabot dept.

An anonymous reader writes "PCSIntel is reporting that the new VCast music system by Verizon may not be quite as positive as users were led to believe. Claims were made that the new software for this service would disable the ability to play MP3s on these phones. It turns out that the ability to play MP3s still exists but only because the software first converts it to the WMA format. This conversion, however, is not available for phones on Mac or Linux, leaving these customers unable to play MP3s."

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  1. Reverse engineers.. by Travoltus · · Score: 4, Funny

    start your engines!

    Preferably in another country, that is. We wouldn't want anyone being being sent to Guantanamo as a terrorist for the crime of enabling Americans to upload music to Vcast on their own terms...

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  2. Email them by XB-70 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you want something done, start contacting Verizon and make some noise.
    Here: Mark Marchand, Director, Media Relations, (518) 396-1080
    Email: mailto:mark.a.marchand@verizon.com
    Also, contact your government representative and make some noise there too. This sort of thing is going on way, way too much - if we make ourselves annoying as hell to deal with, they will take notice.

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