Comments on: Omnifone’s MusicStation launches to nail Apple, Napster, and that crap Orange Music service http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/02/omnifones_musicstation_launches_to_nail_apple_napster_and_that_crap_orange_music_service.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:00:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/02/omnifones_musicstation_launches_to_nail_apple_napster_and_that_crap_orange_music_service.html/comment-page-1#comment-36970 Ben Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:55:03 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/02/omnifones_musicstation_launches_to_nail_apple_napster_and_that_crap_orange_music_service.html#comment-36970 Sorry chaps but this is untrue. Omniphone have no deal with Orange, and are not close to doing so. I'm afraid this is smoke and mirrors from some over enthusiastic PR company Sorry chaps but this is untrue. Omniphone have no deal with Orange, and are not close to doing so. I’m afraid this is smoke and mirrors from some over enthusiastic PR company

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]]> By: Darren http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/02/omnifones_musicstation_launches_to_nail_apple_napster_and_that_crap_orange_music_service.html/comment-page-1#comment-28225 Darren Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:14:21 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/02/omnifones_musicstation_launches_to_nail_apple_napster_and_that_crap_orange_music_service.html#comment-28225 Hi Ewan, Some points for your issues: 1. Since this is a subscription service, the memory in your device is a little less relevant than usual if you are an OTA user - The software will delete old music to make space for new music. This mainly affects side-loader users (and considering that Voda and Orange have high data costs, this is likely to be the case) who will only be able to store around 700 songs on a 512MB card. Since the music is rented, more storage space only limits the music you can store locally - you never get to 'keep' the music and you always have access to the 1mn songs on the network assuming you pay your bills. 2. You can side load - use your PC's internet connection and connect one of those cludgey cables. Yuck 3. Im not sure that you can't access it on your PC - will need to look further 4. Their argument will be that since you use a subscription service you can take your music with you - since you never owned it. You will need to redownload it - but then again you would need to do that with a pay-per-track model as well 5. A difficult one. Technically you have no music so its your account that would need to be ported. Since the music is (IIRC) DRM'd according to your MSISDN, you can technically port the music - but unless they have a billing arangement with the new operator they will still be able to lock you out when the software trys to authorise a song. 6. No idea. 1m songs sounds suspiciously like only one or two of the big 4. 7. No - no you cannot. Deal killer for me. Hi Ewan,

Some points for your issues:

1. Since this is a subscription service, the memory in your device is a little less relevant than usual if you are an OTA user – The software will delete old music to make space for new music. This mainly affects side-loader users (and considering that Voda and Orange have high data costs, this is likely to be the case) who will only be able to store around 700 songs on a 512MB card. Since the music is rented, more storage space only limits the music you can store locally – you never get to ‘keep’ the music and you always have access to the 1mn songs on the network assuming you pay your bills.

2. You can side load – use your PC’s internet connection and connect one of those cludgey cables. Yuck

3. Im not sure that you can’t access it on your PC – will need to look further

4. Their argument will be that since you use a subscription service you can take your music with you – since you never owned it. You will need to redownload it – but then again you would need to do that with a pay-per-track model as well

5. A difficult one. Technically you have no music so its your account that would need to be ported. Since the music is (IIRC) DRM’d according to your MSISDN, you can technically port the music – but unless they have a billing arangement with the new operator they will still be able to lock you out when the software trys to authorise a song.

6. No idea. 1m songs sounds suspiciously like only one or two of the big 4.

7. No – no you cannot. Deal killer for me.

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