Omnifone.com - The Future of Mobile Downloads

MusicStation is a new music service for mobile phone users. It enables users to download unlimited amounts of music for just €2.99 or £1.99 a week. There’s one thouch billing and there are no undisclosed costs for downloads and there are no extra data charges. The service functions with handsets from all manufacturers be they Java, Symbian, or 2.5G. MusicStation also offers personalized recommendations and music news relating to your favorite artists, their new releases, gigs and more, all based on your listening habits. The more you listen, the better the recs and the more in depth news you’ll receive. Of course, no site worth its salt these days can go without offering a few social features, and so MusicStation too has a community behind it with user profiles, user playlists, track sharing and ratings. It’s currently available in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Hong Kong, Romania, Poland and Turkey among other countries, with Europe being predominant.

“MusicStation gives you unlimited access to the world’s music. Find all your favourite music, select from the charts, use top user generated playlists and check out automatic recommendations unique to your profile. At home, at work, on the train. Unlimited access to music, wherever you are.”

MusicStation provides a welcome alternative for music lovers. The very fact that it’s geared towards cell phone users ensures it a large market. As phones get more sophisticated, they’re becoming a replacement for more traditional music players and users will look for easy and affordable sources to get music directly to their handsets.

Will MusicStation extend itself to online purchasing and downloading? Will it expand into the US?