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Apparently charging twice the price of itunes and locking music into a mobile phone people change every 12-18 months is an appropriate business model in 2009

If I buy these songs on your service - and they're locked to my phone - what happens when I upgrade my phone in six months' time?

Well, I think you know the answer to that

Hugh - looking for a job near you soon... or the businessman of the year for suckering gulible idiots into buying this crap?

Cell phone companies operate a lot differently over here than they do in the UK and Europe - networks are a lot more closed in general. My company has been doing this for years, it's a pretty common practice. While technically my songs aren't locked in my phone, I have to have Windows Vista to move songs to / from a compter, and I don't. They're basically treated like ringtones - they'll give you a credit to get a new one if you had it for < 60 days on your old phone, as a "courtesy." Our ringtones are $2 each, and the mobile web apps on the phone blocks the cheapo online ringtone services.
Some (most?) of the major providers won't even let you keep your phone from another provider when you switch, because thier phones are designed specifically for their network. My company made a big announcement about a year ago that they'd let you keep your phone, but I read the other day that so far that's only available for like 2 *commercial* devices, and no consumer ones.

So yeah, it sucks. That's capitalism for ya. There's no money in being a service provider anymore, so they have to find a way to beef up the data charges.

I wondered if it was something that they did in other markets and misjudged the local market here, thanks for clarifying.

Who listens to music on a mobile phone anyway?

Jan "Not counting fancy dancy people with an iphone (I hate you because I want one!)" Deal

I know for a fact that Bill Gates is a bud light drinker.

That's saying something.

I know for a fact that Bill Gates is a bud light drinker.

That's saying something.

so are me and justin now.

ka"least money, least calories"tie

I know for a fact that Bill Gates is a bud light drinker.

That's saying something.

so are me and justin now.

ka"least money, least calories"tie

sad but true. We also like to watch bad 80's movies on TVland. Don't judge us.