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Cingular's Free Music

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the beer-with-a-subscription-fee dept.

PreacherTom writes "Music on one's mobile phone is nothing surprising: in fact, it is the entire principle of the upcoming iPhone. Downloading it for free is a different matter; both Verizon and Sprint's service directs to a proprietary store and charges up to $2.50 per song. Cingular plans on taking another route, having announced that they are gearing up to offer free music downloads to compatible phones. They hope to make up the difference through fees from the music subscription services for each new reference. The catch: a $15 per month fee."

3 of 86 comments (clear)

  1. "free" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "Free" for the low low cost of $15 a month......doesn't sound very free to me

  2. hmmm, by joe+155 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Call me a purist but a $15/month isn't "free" - no matter how you try and spin it, free is $0 a month, forever...

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    *''I can't believe it's not a hyperlink.''
  3. Free? by Threni · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So now we have:

    Free as in beer
    Free as in liberty
    and
    Free as in "Only $15 per month"!