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VCAST Music Disables MP3 Playback

Jan 9, 2006, 4:02 PM by (staff)

Phonescoop has confirmed early reports that the VCAST Music upgrade for the VX8100 disables MP3 playback on the phone, at least when mp3s are saved directly to the memory card. Verizon clearly stated the music player would support mp3s stored on users' PCs. We have not been able to test this yet, but it is likely that Windows Media Player on the desktop transcodes the MP3 to a WMA file before saving it to the phone. If this is not the case and the phone is still capable of playing back MP3s without transcoding, they still can only be added to the phone's music library through the desktop. It is impossible to force the phone to add MP3 files to its music library from the device.

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CLARIFICATION: Verizon Wireless V CAST Music - MP3 vs. WMA Files	WirelessGirl2005	Jan 12, 2006, 1:49 PM
Re: CLARIFICATION: Verizon Wireless V CAST Music - MP3 vs. WMA Files by yeahright Jan 12, 2006, 2:54 PM Re: CLARIFICATION: Verizon Wireless V CAST Music - MP3 vs. WMA Files by SystemShock Jan 12, 2006, 3:37 PM Re: CLARIFICATION: Verizon Wireless V CAST Music - MP3 vs. WMA Files by broadwaylos Jan 13, 2006, 1:47 AM Re: CLARIFICATION: Verizon Wireless V CAST Music - MP3 vs. WMA Files by kvazzz Jan 13, 2006, 2:12 AM (more replies...) Re: CLARIFICATION: Verizon Wireless V CAST Music - MP3 vs. WMA Files by SystemShock Jan 13, 2006, 2:25 AM (more replies...)
Why is WMA a "lossy" format?	mycool	Jan 11, 2006, 12:11 PM
Re: Why is WMA a "lossy" format? by kvazzz Jan 11, 2006, 12:43 PM Re: Why is WMA a "lossy" format? by VZWrep1906 Jan 11, 2006, 12:44 PM Re: Why is WMA a "lossy" format? Well, because it 'loses' information by SystemShock Jan 11, 2006, 6:48 PM Re: Why is WMA a "lossy" format? Well, because it 'loses' information by kvazzz Jan 12, 2006, 1:07 AM Re: Why is WMA a "lossy" format? Well, because it 'loses' information by SystemShock Jan 12, 2006, 6:08 AM Re: Why is WMA a "lossy" format? Well, because it 'loses' information by txjeep91 Jan 19, 2006, 1:40 PM (more replies...)
No worries...Here's the fix!	lima_charlie	Jan 10, 2006, 2:13 PM
Re: No worries...Here's the fix! by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 2:51 PM Re: No worries...Here's the fix! by Mary424 Jan 12, 2006, 5:52 PM Re: No worries...Here's the fix! by littledrummerboy Jan 12, 2006, 6:49 PM Re: No worries...Here's the fix! by littledrummerboy Jan 12, 2006, 6:52 PM (more replies...) Re: No worries...Here's the fix! by madisonmom22 Jan 19, 2006, 12:41 PM Re: No worries...Here's the fix! by txjeep91 Jan 19, 2006, 1:56 PM Re: No worries...Here's the fix! by madisonmom22 Jan 19, 2006, 2:10 PM
Class Action #2!!!!	SForsyth01	Jan 9, 2006, 4:58 PM
Re: Class Action #2!!!! by alejandro Jan 9, 2006, 5:01 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by muchdrama Jan 10, 2006, 4:39 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by trippin Jan 9, 2006, 5:04 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by VzwRsR Jan 9, 2006, 5:12 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by evilbstrd666 Jan 9, 2006, 8:12 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by devron Jan 9, 2006, 9:15 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by broadwaylos Jan 13, 2006, 1:54 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by SForsyth01 Jan 10, 2006, 8:07 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by kid3603ego Jan 11, 2006, 11:16 AM you are cheap! by hybrid22 Jan 9, 2006, 8:58 PM ....and you're lazy and spend too much for low quality downloads. by devron Jan 9, 2006, 9:08 PM Re: you are cheap! by SForsyth01 Jan 10, 2006, 8:12 AM Re: you are cheap! by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 12:46 PM Re: you are cheap! by SForsyth01 Jan 10, 2006, 12:51 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by turbodeuce Jan 10, 2006, 3:45 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by SForsyth01 Jan 10, 2006, 9:04 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by duckbutter Jan 10, 2006, 9:27 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by SForsyth01 Jan 10, 2006, 9:32 AM (more replies...) Re: Class Action #2!!!! by broadwaylos Jan 13, 2006, 2:02 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by MntnMan Jan 10, 2006, 12:48 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by clr7181 Jan 10, 2006, 12:55 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by SForsyth01 Jan 10, 2006, 1:23 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 1:34 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by staiano Jan 10, 2006, 1:37 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by clr7181 Jan 10, 2006, 2:33 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by SForsyth01 Jan 10, 2006, 3:04 PM (more replies...) Re: Class Action #2!!!! by nikedabs Jan 12, 2006, 1:35 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by SForsyth01 Jan 12, 2006, 8:05 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by nikedabs Jan 12, 2006, 1:35 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by halo Jan 10, 2006, 1:12 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by temp_name Jan 11, 2006, 2:21 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by sowhatsowhat10 Jan 11, 2006, 10:54 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by somethingcivic Jan 11, 2006, 3:24 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by molsky99 Jan 11, 2006, 9:40 PM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by nikedabs Jan 12, 2006, 1:29 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by mrtny247 Jan 14, 2006, 10:44 AM Re: Class Action #2!!!! by txjeep91 Jan 19, 2006, 1:19 PM
This will hurt the service	truongn2	Jan 11, 2006, 11:42 PM
Re: This will hurt the service by SystemShock Jan 12, 2006, 5:53 AM Re: This will hurt the service by temp_name Jan 12, 2006, 10:42 AM Re: This will hurt the service by SystemShock Jan 12, 2006, 3:27 PM Re: This will hurt the service by bash1 Jan 15, 2006, 1:14 PM (more replies...)
Question on the 950	Mary424	Jan 14, 2006, 1:34 PM
trekie alert	slauttr	Jan 12, 2006, 2:19 PM
Re: trekie alert by muchdrama Jan 12, 2006, 2:56 PM Re: trekie alert by SteveHRocks Jan 14, 2006, 8:51 AM
Ringtones and external memory	rcm-wayne	Jan 12, 2006, 3:17 PM
Re: Ringtones and external memory by DeathAwaitsUsAll Jan 12, 2006, 3:38 PM Re: Ringtones and external memory by SystemShock Jan 12, 2006, 3:40 PM Re: Ringtones and external memory by DeathAwaitsUsAll Jan 12, 2006, 3:42 PM Re: Ringtones and external memory by rcm-wayne Jan 12, 2006, 3:54 PM Re: Ringtones and external memory by SystemShock Jan 12, 2006, 3:55 PM (more replies...) Re: Ringtones and external memory by DeathAwaitsUsAll Jan 12, 2006, 3:59 PM Re: Ringtones and external memory by SteveHRocks Jan 12, 2006, 7:38 PM
Mp3 Usage	johnmag32	Jan 12, 2006, 1:20 PM
Re: Mp3 Usage by SystemShock Jan 12, 2006, 3:32 PM
How much loss?	temp_name	Jan 12, 2006, 1:33 AM
Re: How much loss? by SystemShock Jan 12, 2006, 6:21 AM Re: How much loss? by temp_name Jan 12, 2006, 10:40 AM Re: How much loss? by SystemShock Jan 12, 2006, 3:23 PM
Guess I Won't Be Usin' VCast Music Then..	SystemShock	Jan 9, 2006, 5:11 PM
there are, and will be other choices by eric Lin Jan 9, 2006, 5:24 PM Re: Guess I Won't Be Usin' VCast Music Then.. by VzwRsR Jan 9, 2006, 5:30 PM Re: Guess I Won't Be Usin' VCast Music Then.. by Something Tough Jan 9, 2006, 6:28 PM Re: Guess I Won't Be Usin' VCast Music Then.. by SystemShock Jan 9, 2006, 6:38 PM Re: Guess I Won't Be Usin' VCast Music Then.. by kvazzz Jan 9, 2006, 11:50 PM Re: Guess I Won't Be Usin' VCast Music Then.. by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 3:26 AM (more replies...) Re: Guess I Won't Be Usin' VCast Music Then.. by csnowbordr Jan 9, 2006, 6:42 PM Re: Guess I Won't Be Usin' VCast Music Then.. by SystemShock Jan 9, 2006, 6:55 PM
The breakdown of things	temp_name	Jan 11, 2006, 12:40 PM
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Ruh roh Raggy.	HurricaneDonald	Jan 9, 2006, 4:19 PM
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Reason for WMA requirement for Vcast Music	MntnMan	Jan 10, 2006, 12:35 PM
Re: Reason for WMA requirement for Vcast Music by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 12:43 PM Re: Reason for WMA requirement for Vcast Music by MntnMan Jan 10, 2006, 12:58 PM Re: Reason for WMA requirement for Vcast Music by MntnMan Jan 10, 2006, 1:04 PM Re: Reason for WMA requirement for Vcast Music by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 1:18 PM (more replies...) Re: Reason for WMA requirement for Vcast Music by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 1:14 PM Re: Reason for WMA requirement for Vcast Music by MntnMan Jan 10, 2006, 1:20 PM (more replies...) Re: Reason for WMA requirement for Vcast Music by halo Jan 10, 2006, 1:15 PM Re: Reason for WMA requirement for Vcast Music by jlatimer Jan 11, 2006, 6:21 AM Re: Reason for WMA requirement for Vcast Music by staiano Jan 11, 2006, 11:34 AM
What's the big deal?	kvazzz	Jan 9, 2006, 11:41 PM
Re: What's the big deal? by johnmag32 Jan 10, 2006, 4:00 AM Re: What's the big deal? by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 4:08 AM Re: What's the big deal? by johnmag32 Jan 10, 2006, 4:43 AM Re: What's the big deal? by johnmag32 Jan 10, 2006, 4:45 AM Re: What's the big deal? by WirelessGirl2005 Jan 10, 2006, 5:15 PM Re: What's the big deal? by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 8:51 PM Re: What's the big deal? by SForsyth01 Jan 10, 2006, 10:21 AM Re: What's the big deal? by jlatimer Jan 10, 2006, 11:27 AM Re: What's the big deal? by johnmag32 Jan 10, 2006, 4:37 PM Kudos my friend by lima_charlie Jan 10, 2006, 6:12 PM Re: Kudos my PENGUIN! by kvazzz Jan 10, 2006, 11:57 PM Re: Kudos my PENGUIN! by SystemShock Jan 11, 2006, 12:01 AM
MP3 players and formats	jlatimer	Jan 10, 2006, 11:21 AM
Re: MP3 players and formats by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 12:16 PM Re: MP3 players and formats by WirelessGirl2005 Jan 10, 2006, 5:24 PM Re: MP3 players and formats by SystemShock Jan 10, 2006, 8:53 PM
C Net News Article	johnmag32	Jan 10, 2006, 4:42 PM
REALLY BIG QUESTION	djdelay	Jan 10, 2006, 1:08 PM
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THE V710 All OVER AGAIN	CDMA2	Jan 10, 2006, 10:47 AM
Re: THE V710 All OVER AGAIN by staiano Jan 10, 2006, 1:33 PM
MP3 lockout temporary???	jlatimer	Jan 10, 2006, 11:19 AM
Re: MP3 lockout temporary??? by staiano Jan 10, 2006, 1:31 PM

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