Sprint Emphasizes Music in Deals With Spotify and Harman Kardon
 

Sprint Emphasizes Music in Deals With Spotify and Harman Kardon
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For Sprint, music took center stage today. The carrier an**unced a partnership with Spotify to offer cheaper premium music subscriptions to customers on the carrier's shared "Framily" plans. It also unveiled a new phone, the HTC One M8 Harman Kardon Edition, optimized for music playback.

See also: How Spotify Engineered the New Music Eco**my


"Because of [past] limitations, mobile music was compressed," Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said at an event in New York City. "Video has taken advantage of... developments. We think it's high time music does, too."

Sprint Framily customers will be able to sample Spotify's premium service — which enables playback on smartphones and tablets — for a six-month trial (instead of the usual 30 days). After that, the cost depends on the number of subscribers: $7.99 per month per user if you have 1-5 people on the plan, or $4.99 for 6-10. Those promotional rates last for somewhere between 18 to 24 months. Read more...

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