- V CAST
V CAST is a
3G EV-DO network created byVerizon Wireless to deliver audio, video, and entertainment content. The typical download speed is between 400 and 700kilobit s per second with burst speeds of up to 2megabit s per second. V CAST provides music downloads and streaming video clips, which can be saved to the phone or a removablememory card , though they cannot be read by other phones or computers, since they are heavily protected bydigital rights management software based on Windows Media Video 9 and developed by PacketVideo [http://www.packetvideo.com/] . There isbuffering before the video stream is played and possibly during video playback, depending on the quality of the connection. V CAST is implemented as a permanently installedBREW application on a V CAST compatible phone.V CAST prevents video playback and menu navigation if there is no EV-DO coverage available.
V CAST is one of the few mobile phone-based systems on which more advanced games, including those with 3-D graphics (similar in quality to the original
Sony PlayStation or theSega Saturn ), can be played. Most, but not all, V CAST games require airtime for use, but most of the V CAST plans give users unlimited airtime for all videos and games.The V CAST service plans provide both basic and premium content, and the service provides users with the ability to upload music from personal computers to cellphones -- some with the help of third-party software such as
BitPim .V CAST enabled phones
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LG VX8000
*LG VX8100
*LG VX8300
*LG VX8350
*LG Chocolate (VX8500)
*LG Chocolate (VX8550)
*LG Chocolate (VX8600)
*LG VX8700
*LG VX9400
*LG The V (VX9800)
*LG enV (VX9900)
*LG Voyager (VX10000)
*LG enV2 (VX9100)
*Motorola E815
*Nokia 6315i
*Samsung SCH-a890
*Samsung SCH-a930
*Samsung SCH-a950
*Samsung SCH-a970
*Samsung SCH-u470
*Samsung SCH-u540
*Samsung SCH-u740
*Samsung SCH-u750
*Audiovox CDM8940 (sold under the Verizon name)
*RAZR V3m
*Motorola KRZR K1m
*Motorola RAZR maxx Ve
*Motorola RAZR 2 V9m
*Motorola Vazr 2 V9m External links
* [http://products.vzw.com/index.aspx?id=video V CAST website]
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