Verizon Wireless has unveiled a new music service as part of it's Vcast offering which will allow consumers to download full-length songs and transfer them between their handset and a Windows XP personal computer. Downloads from a PC will cost $1 and can be moved to the phone via a USB cable. Purchases from a 
handset will cost $2, but include two copies of the song so that it can be played on both the phone and the PC. Entire albums will be available via computer and Verizon promised 1 million songs will be available by spring from Warner Music Group, EMI Music, Universal, Sony BMG and indy distributor The Orchard. The download service debuts January 16th in a somewhat abbreviated version.
Verizon joins Sprint Nextel Corp. in offering full-track music downloads with Sprint's downloads costing a whopping $2.50. Amp'd Mobile promises 99 cents downloads when it debuts later this year.
