Today, Alltel, the littlest big carrier, launches Jump Music, software that's iTunes-like in its bifold attributes as music administrator and storefront. The advertisement ability assume like a non-event to a lot of Giz readers—how abounding Alltel barter are even out there in the Giz nation? But you may wish to alpha paying absorption to the carrier: Like T-Mobile, Alltel has amorphous to abode apropos of younger, added deal-conscious barter with different appraisement and abnormal buzz features. Alltel launched the "My Circle" network, which lets you aces 10 humans from any arrangement that you wish to allocution to for free. (OK, for "free.") Now it is accepting into the music business.
As admirers of the anointed Frog Design (or, if you adopt the k.d. lang version, "frog design") we were stoked to apprehend that Alltel acclimated them to architecture the user interface for the music store. Frog had ahead advised a "cell top" interface for an Alltel-powered Samsung u520. Now it seems it's extending that artful to the desktop, as you can see above.
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Design cred aside, the Jump Music software is air-conditioned because it provides a storefront to eMusic, the DRM-free music abundance that reminds us every so about that it is added alone to iTunes in downloaded songs. (And you get 35 chargeless advance for joining, as against to eMusic's accepted 25 chargeless tracks.)
The software will administer your absolute MP3s, and acquiesce you to array and alteration advance to phones including the LG AX8600, MOTOKRZR K1m, MOTORAZR V3m, The Wafer by Samsung and the above u520. It doesn't attending absolute abundant to be some affectionate of abounding backup for iTunes (or, for that matter, Windows Media Player or any added administrator you prefer). And yes, I apperceive that every carrier and a lot of handset makers accept some array of PC applicant software, about advised to accumulate you from calmly putting annihilation you wish on the phone.
But somehow this feels different—like there's an absolute spirit animate in this accurate business scheme. Am I amiss or right? Well, Alltel says it has 12 actor members. If one of you is account this, amuse download the software, futz about with it, and address back. Worse affair that happens is that you get ashore with 35 chargeless MP3s and a quick uninstall. – Wilson Rothman
Alltel Wireless launches Jump MusicFree, easy-to-use software helps barter transform wireless phones into adaptable music players
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Wireless, America's better network, today launched Jump Music, a chargeless and easy-to-use software that enables barter to alteration accordant music files from claimed computers to their wireless phones.
The PC-based Jump Music appliance gives Alltel Wireless barter greater ascendancy over their adaptable music experience, allotment them to find, administer and calmly alteration music files with the simple bang of a button.
"For those who accept been cat-and-mouse for an simple way for barter to put music on their phones—Jump Music is it," said Wade McGill, chief carnality admiral of wireless articles for Alltel. "Jump Music makes it abundantly simple for our barter to yield their music with them anywhere they go, and it demonstrates our charge to accouterment barter best and ascendancy over their wireless experience."
Jump Music, developed by strategic-creative consultancy frog design, is accessible for download at www.alltel.com/jumpmusic. The website appearance a convenient interface and enables barter to calmly cross to eMusic—one of the world's better online music stores—where they can acquirement added music from eMusic's all-inclusive archive of added than 2.5 actor advance in the DRM-free MP3 format. New Jump Music users will aswell adore a appropriate anterior action of 35 chargeless eMusic tracks.
Jump Music is initially accordant with 5 Alltel phones: the LG AX8600, MOTOKRZR K1m and MOTORAZR V3m, and the Samsung u520 as able-bodied as The Wafer by Samsung.
Jump Music Accessory Kits, featuring a 256 MB anamnesis card, USB cable and a stereo headset, are accessible at Alltel Wireless retail food or online at www.shopalltel.com for just $49.99.
Alltel Wireless offers absolute appearance including "My Circle," acceptance barter to accept who they alarm for free—any 10 numbers, any network; Anytime Plan Changes, giving barter the adaptability to change their amount plan any time, after extending their contract; and Celltop, a patent-pending technology that offers barter an easier way to access, administer and adapt a advanced ambit of advice already accessible on their phones.
Alltel (NYSE: AT) is buyer and abettor of the nation's better wireless arrangement and has 12 actor customers. For added advice about Alltel, amuse appointment www.alltel.com.
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