78 PlayNow™ P990i
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PlayNow™
With PlayNow™ you can download top music hits,
videos, games and pictures to your phone. You can then
set downloaded files as alarm signals, ringtones,
wallpapers, and screen savers, or add them to your
contacts.
All content of the PlayNow service is available on a Web
page that is updated regularly by Sony Music
Entertainment. Before deciding to purchase, you can
preview most of the content.
Note: Copyright-protection may prevent content from
being copied, modified or transferred. If a file is
copyright-protected, or if an access key has expired or is
unavailable, an icon is displayed by the file name.
Before using PlayNow
Before you can use PlayNow please ensure that you
have the following:
• A phone subscription that supports GPRS or 3G
data transmission. Alternatively, you can have a
wireless LAN connection.
• An Internet account and the correct settings in your
phone, see Setting up Internet, email and MMS on
page 102.
• Free memory in your phone.
To preview the content
1. To open PlayNow select
Multimedia > PlayNow™.
2. Select the Web link you wish to preview. The
content is downloaded to your phone and images
and ringtones can be previewed. Press
Continue.
Tip You can return to the PlayNow start page from
wherever you are in the PlayNow website by pressing
.
To purchase the content
1. If you wish to purchase the content, select
Yes. Your
phone bill or prepay phone card will be charged by
your network operator, and you will receive a text
message confirming that the item is paid for and
made available. The content is automatically saved
to the folder for that media type.
2. Depending on the type of file, you will be asked
whether you wish to install, play or use it now.
Select
Yes and then choose how to use it.