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May
2009

Amazon MP3

The Amazon MP3 application on the Pre allows you to download and stream music files from the Amazon store. Once you find a song you can just hit “buy”, when you’ll be taken to your Amazon account for sign-in (if you haven’t already done so) and it’ll use the payment mechanism setup there. If the charge is unsuccessful, it’ll ask you to update your Amazon account and if you click the proffered link, it’ll take you to Amazon within the Web Browser app. This app works for both 3G and Wi-Fi connections and there is no noticeable difference in streaming quality between the two. 

Palm Pre Applications : Amazon MP3 Palm Pre Applications : Amazon MP3

You can play the music file in the background while you’re using other applications on the Pre. One caveat, however, is that there is no way to actually save the mp3 file itself for later offline playback. However, with an unlimited data plan this will not really be an issue, especially since the streaming is uninterrupted and high quality.



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3 Responses to “Amazon MP3”

  1. Robert May 31st, 2009 at 1:32 am

    For those of us who ride subways to work in the morning it doesn’t matter how good the network is — it is simply unreachable. Saving the music for offline playback is crucial.

  2. Mike November 19th, 2009 at 9:23 am

    After paying for a MP3 on this Amazon app yesterday, the download failed. I can’t seen to get my Pre to “Retry” the download, and Amazon will charge me again if I try to redownload the MP3. Frustrating! Anyone know how to help?

  3. Arie January 6th, 2010 at 7:30 pm

    Amazon will not charge you again if you re-download using the same device and credentials.