Mobile operator, Aircel, has launched a new service called ‘Pocket Music International’ where it offers its subscribers full music track downloads. How to access: Aircel users can visit the WAP portal music.pocketinternet.in on their mobile handset and download full songs. The service is available on a daily subscription of Rs. 5 in which the user gets 5 song downloads daily, which translates to Re 1 per song. It's unclear whether a user can download more than 5 songs a day for an extra charge. We have contacted Aircel for a clarification. Content: Aircel has partnered with two global music recording labels - Sony and Universal. The catalog includes international artists like, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, Bryan Adams, Pitbull, Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez, among others. The tracks are DRM free and hence can be transferred to any devices. We have contacted Aircel for a clarification along with the information on the bitrate of the songs downloaded. We will update the post once we receive a response. Previously, Aircel had launched Aircel Music Cloud, a service that allows users to stream unlimited music along with couple of music downloads. It offered monthly, fortnightly & weekly packs for Rs 30, Rs 20 and Rs 10 respectively that offered unlimited music streaming. It also offered 5 free song downloads with the monthly pack, 3 free downloads with the fortnightly pack and 1 free song download with the weekly pack. Other Players: Recently, Apple launched its iTunes service in the Indian market. Users in India can now buy and download local and international…
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