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3 To Launch HTC Hero And Spotify Music Service Bundle

Wed, 21 Oct 2009

Mobile network operator 3 has confirmed it is to offer the HTC Hero smartphone together with popular music streaming service Spotify .

From next month, the new bundled package will be available to 3 customers on a £35 a month, two year contract, with an additional handset fee of £99.

The 24 month contract will include unlimited Spotify Premium for mobile and PC (worth £240 on its own), 750 cross-network minutes, free 3-3 calling, unlimited texts and unlimited email and internet browsing.

Spotify, which won this year’s Innovation of the Year Award from T3 magazine, allows users to stream ad-free music from a selection of over six million songs.

Charlotte Blanchard, director of products &services at 3, said: "This partnership continues our commitment to bring popular internet services to our customers. Spotify Mobile is a fantastic digital service which gives consumers the ability to enjoy and share music in an affordable way."

Spotify global head of business development, Faisal Galaria added: "This is a very exciting deal for Spotify . We're intent on offering people a high quality, simple yet powerful portable music experience at a fair price and we're thrilled to be working with 3 to bring Spotify to UK music fans."

The touch-screen HTC Hero, which was last week voted the Stuff magazine and T3 Gadget of the Year, is the first Google Android -based handset to launch on the 3 network and also the first to take advantage of Spotify Premium .

HTC Europe executive director, Jon French said: ‘The HTC Hero is about personalised communication and therefore has a natural synergy with Spotify and 3 ."

"Whether it’s listening to the music they love or communicating with friends and family via a range of internet services, the Hero allows you the freedom to use your phone as you please."
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