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PS - Engadget, don't forget, the user manual for the N75 posted on the FCC yesterday states it'll be a Cingular Music Phone also. ]]>Nov 2nd 2006 12:22PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/Nov 2nd 2006 12:38PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/Nov 2nd 2006 12:46PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/
Why don't you look into raising that price too and allow more customers to churn....]]>Nov 2nd 2006 12:46PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/
maybe the advertising or rollout starts the 6th, or i got lucky, but it's been since October 17th for me.]]>Nov 2nd 2006 12:51PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/
If you purchase songs from the pc, it is also $.99 per song, without havign to purchase a monthly subscription to a 3rd party provider.

The $1.99 price is for OTA, and provides two versions of the song, one to download on the pc, one directly to the phone.

So, pricing on Cingular's service is technically not as good as Verizon Wireless. Not sure about Sprint.]]>Nov 2nd 2006 1:51PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/
The CDMA carriers can do music services because they upgraded their 1xRTT networks (at least in a good number of markets) to EV-DO, which can handle the bandwidth and are fast enough so downloading 4MB music files is bearable.

I'm supprised T-mobile didn't launch a service like the Cingular one. They could try to leverage their HotSpot network to get around the lack of over the (cellular) air ability. ]]>Nov 2nd 2006 1:56PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/Nov 2nd 2006 2:13PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/
I too have a Sony Ericsson w810i. However, I have had mine since October 13th. It has the Cingular Music icon and everything layed out like the screenshot above (except with Walkman), but the bookmarks are not directed to any music service site yet. I don't know what Cingular's plan is for implementing this. I am also unsure if the company will be changing the w810's from here on to accommodate this availability.

Does anybody know how I/we will be able to use Cingular Music now that it is soon to be released to the public? Like I said, there is no relative link from the Music menu to Cingular's future site. Please help.]]>Nov 3rd 2006 12:02AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/
I don't know if anyone else has found this yet (and if it's anything new), but under Cingular's support section online at their web page, there is a tidbit of info about Cingular Music. Then try going to MEdia Net on your phone. Notice that's there no Cingular Music link? Well if you go to...

wap.cingular.ericyhost.com

...Then you will find Napster Mobile. However, this is now part of Cingular's MEdia Net. This just shows that Cingular has a layout set up for their release soon. I don't know if what I shared was anything exciting... Just a coincidence.]]>Nov 3rd 2006 1:04AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/
So what the heck is Cingular offering now? You pay more money a month so you can sync songs from already existing services on your desktop? I don't get it. You can already download songs to your device without this new service. What a joke.]]>Nov 24th 2006 12:04AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/11/02/cingular-launches-cingular-music/Aug 29th 2007 9:13PM