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Sprint Launches Streaming Music and Local TV

Dec 20, 2004, 10:59 AM by (staff)

Sprint today launched several new streaming-multimedia services, including a broadcast music service and local TV content. The new streaming music content is provided by Music Choice®, and includes audio channels for several different genres, as well as the "Music Choice Today" video feed. Music Choice is known for providing the music channels for many popular digital cable and satellite TV networks. The service is initially available on the Sanyo MM-7400, for $5.95 per month. Separately, Sprint announced a partnership with WRAL-TV to provide the country's first streaming multimedia content for mobile phones from a local TV station. For $3.99 per month, residents of Raleigh, N.C. can receive local news, traffic, and weather on their mobile phones, including animated weather maps and live traffic video.

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viper

Dec 20, 2004, 1:51 PM

Corporate Radio Sucks

i keep hearing of operators and internet technologists who seek to bring radio to phones.

Great, the only problem is that they all want to bring the same tired corporate, clear channel filtered garbage to our phones.

Now why would i pay extra to hear on my phone the same noise i don't want to hear for free on my car radio?

For this to work you need variety and unique content otherwise it will fail. The industry just does not get that and they continue to make contracts with the major labels and distribution apartus to put britney on our phones. No thanks.

akaszuba

No ****, I'll drink to that! 😁

wintersky95

Sprint PCS = Supposed great data network with the crappiest content.

cpc3676

Um I am thinking this is some sort of trick question. You would not pay for a radio on your phone because you like music that is not played on the radio. Last time I listened to the radio I heard all different kind of songs. If you are hearing noise i...
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angel_kitten

If they would do something like XM radio for cell phones I think that might actually be something I would pay for at least give us something with more choices. 🙂

ShackAttack

Dec 20, 2004, 11:31 AM

Battery Life?

I guess it's time to get out the 2 pound battery again. Anyone have a clue on battery life with this feature?

akaszuba

My friend who's with Cingular has something similiar to this called MobiTV, it offers 20 something TV channels straight to your phone, she said when using it, it drastically drains her battery. I figure with this new thing Sprint is launching, it'd ...
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maokh

Dec 20, 2004, 1:52 PM

Any idea what bitrate?

Any idea if audio content is QCP, AMR, or a higher bitrate AAC stream? 64Kbps AAC would be ideal.

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