New Wireless Podcast Service by TPN and Azure! Now wheres that wireless iPod?
Cam and Mick over at The Podcast Network (TPN)have done it again with another inertize first in the Podcast game. They have partnered with Azure to have a wireless plan that allows the user to download podcasts from TPN! Heres a snipet from the Press Release:
Cameron Reilly, Co-Founder of TPN, said that this service was another major milestone in the history of podcasting as it was the first alliance between a publisher of podcast content and a network provider. Business travelers can now get low-cost access to their favourite TPN podcasts through using a special Azure account at any of their 400+ hotspots across Australia. This brings podcasting one step closer to the immediacy of traditional radio, he said.
To quote the Guiness Ad: “Brilliant!”. Heres a look at what the plan entails:
Azure - Billing and Access Plan Options:
7. Wireless Podcast Service
Get access to The Podcast Network to download your favourite shows.
Pay for access by credit card from the login page at an Azure hotspot:
- Select the download data limit required and enter your credit card details.
- You are given a username and password.
- You can only use the www.thepodcastnetwork.com website.
- You can login as many times as the account remains valid.
- The account is valid for 1 year from first use, or until the data runs out.
- The account options and costs (inc GST) are:
150 MegaBytes - $10.10
400 MegaBytes - $20.20
Should be interesting to see how this goes and if people want there podcasts in this method of delivery. I wouldn’t see a huge take up of this at first but could see it as being very good for catching that episode that you missed of G’day World, catching up on the Footy News on the run or even Listening to some Hard core Podsafe Rock.
This really leaves one question left! Wheres the Wireles iPod (or iRiver) to take full advantage of this?
Molly
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