Sprint Streams Music To Wireless
One of the more intriguing applications for high speed wireless networks is music on demand. Personally I think this has way more potential than video calls or streaming video. Given the delayed roll out of 3G and the music industry's slow adoption of digital services we're quite a ways away from full fledged wireless music on demand. We're still waiting for a wired version worth subscribing to. But carriers and record labels are taking baby steps. Today Sprint partnered with Warner Music to offer a suite of music related services including streaming music clips. The service costs $3.99 per quarter plus $2 per ringtone and screen saver download. The service seems expensive, especially when you consider you have to pay for data service as well.
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