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Using PlayNow™

You can listen to the latest and most popular music from the PlayNow™ application. You can also download tracks of your favourite artists.

You can also listen to music from PlayNow™ using Sony Ericsson Mediascape. When you open the music home screen in Sony Ericsson Mediascape, you can view the latest music content from PlayNow™ on the lower part of the screen.

To start PlayNow™ from the Home screen

To start PlayNow™ from Mediascape

  1. From the Home screen, tap "Mediascape".
  2. If the music home screen is not shown, tap "Music" .
  3. In the middle right part of the screen, tap "More". You can directly access PlayNow™ or alternative service provided by your operator, where you can browse for music.

To search for music in PlayNow™

  • From the PlayNow™ screen, press and tap "Search". Search for music by artists and albums.

To purchase music from PlayNow™

  1. Tap any album art to view the details. To listen to a track, tap the thumbnail view of the track.
  2. Tap the artist name to see the albums of the same artist.
  3. To purchase the track, tap the buy option.
  4. You will receive a text message about the payment charges.
  5. The music you buy will be stored on the memory card and available to you as local audio content in Sony Ericsson Mediascape.

You can also purchase music from Sony Ericsson Mediascape by tapping the album art in thumbnail view in the lower part of the music home screen.

Payment

The payment method is premium SMS.

A premium SMS is a text message which incurs an extra charge compared to that of standard text message. Operators invoice you for premium SMS on the monthly bill or deduct the amount automatically from your prepaid account.

Additional operator costs may apply to some purchases.