11-04-2004, 09:00 AM
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Napster To Go Service for Portable Devices
"Napster is previewing its forthcoming Napster To Go service. This service leverages new Windows Media 10 technologies to enable Napster subscribers to download music to portable devices, a technology called Janus. Music remains protected, and if a user's subscription ends, the music won't play any more. It's tunes to rent."
I find it strange that they're "previewing" this feature, because I used it more than a month ago. When I first connected the Portable Media Center that Microsoft had loaned me, I saw this pop-up window inside the WMP10 client. I clicked yes, and was able to transfer my subscription-based songs to the player. I've done the same thing with my Dell Axim X50, and it worked like a charm. The one thing I'm not sure about is how long the songs will last on a portable device that doesn't connect back to the host machine and the Internet - would they time out after seven days? A month?
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11-04-2004, 09:28 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Nov 2003
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So this wont work without WM10 for the PPC huh.. I sure hope iMate releases the upgrade to WM10 for the PDA2k! Man...
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11-04-2004, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jemichael
So this wont work without WM10 for the PPC huh.. I sure hope iMate releases the upgrade to WM10 for the PDA2k! Man...
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Yeah, sad but true - WMP10 is the only software that authenticates the files properly...
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11-04-2004, 09:46 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
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So is this a music renting sceme?
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11-04-2004, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dean_shan
So is this a music renting sceme?
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Yes, it's a music subscription program. I pay $9.95 a month +$5 for the "To Go" service on portable devices, and I can download/listen to as much music as I want from Napster...with the exception of some artists who have flagged their songs as being only for sale. Doh! :roll:
For the most part, I like it, though I think I'll cancel the "To Go" portion ($5 a mont) because I don't do enough travelling to warrant needing to put my subscribed music on my Pocket PC.
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