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Old 08-15-2006, 05:27 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ClwTL
That is half true. Verizon is blocking the usage of mp3 format but it won't limit music to just over the air. If you download songs in a wma format from p2p sites or use nero or windows media player to convert avi or mp3 into wma then it will work fine. Verizon made a large business deal with Microsoft so they are using their software exclusively but they will never block you from using the computer to dump music into the card
I assume the reason behind forcing people to use wma format over mp3 is DRM (Digital Rights Management).

It's kind of sneaky for Verizon to coerce customers with old VX8100 phones to upgrade without letting them know in advance that they will not be able to play the MP3 files anymore.
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