Cingular offers Napster, Yahoo! and XM music services

Cingular_logo_1Cingular finally joined the ranks of U.S. cellular providers that offer streaming music services to the cellphone today, with a press release offering:

  • Most comprehensive music subscription service of its kind ever offered by a U.S. wireless carrier
  • The largest collection of mobile music content available on the handset from the leading online music retailers
  • First and only U.S. carrier to enable mobile portability of online subscription music content from Napster and Yahoo!
  • Simple one-click access to a complete-suite of music related content, giving users easy access to all things music on their phone in one location

Music offerings and price will vary by the service chosen. Access to Napster will run you $14.99 a month, Yahoo! Music is as low as $11.99 monthly, while access to XM satellite radio costs $8.99 a month. Currently, only five Cingular phones will be supported (Cingular SYNC™ by Samsung, LG CU500, Sony Ericsson W810i, Sony Ericsson W300i and Cingular 3125), but it’s a safe bet to see these services gain support on most handsets going forward.

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