V CAST Music from Verizon Wireless

Mobile music has changed with V CAST Music mobile music service from Verizon Wireless. V CAST Music lets you download music directly to your wireless phone, to your Windows XP PC, and also transfer new and existing digital music from the PC to your wireless phone and to compatible portable music players. To mark the launch of V CAST Music, exclusive new tracks from Yellowcard recorded live earlier this month at a concert at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas are available on the service, and five songs from top artists including The Fugees, Shakira, Yellowcard and OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) are available free for a limited time to V CAST Music customers.

Highlights of V CAST Music from Verizon Wireless include:

• One million songs will be available on V CAST Music by spring; songs are from artists at major music labels (Warner Music Group, EMI Music, Universal and Sony/BMG), as well as independent providers (including The Orchard).
• Purchases from the phone include two copies of every song – one for the phone and one for the Windows XP PC.
• Purchases from the PC cost $0.99 and include a single download to the PC that may be transferred via USB cable to the phone; purchases from the handset cost $1.99 and include two copies of every song, one for the phone and one for a Windows XP PC.
• The first two V CAST Music phones to choose from: the Samsung a950 for $99.99 or the LG VX8100 for $149.99, with more phones to come soon.
• Free sideloading – the ability to take digital music on the PC, including MP3 formatted music, and sync it with the mobile phone through a USB cable.
• Search, browse, preview, download and play high-quality digital music directly from wireless phones or online in the Verizon Wireless V CAST Music Store.

Visit www.verizonwireless.com/music for more information.