interesting little tidbit...
...Verizon's Music Service Hampers MP3 Ability - Yahoo! News...
whither bluetooth, music? nah... granted, at first blush, this might seem to echo earlier decisions to disable bluetooth in some devices, with, per the opinion of some, the goal of controlling content/services and related "walled" revenue. but that's apparently not the case. near as i can tell, this appears to be a temporary disabling of non-vcast mp3 functionality until non-vcast content can be integrated into a single vcast interface. but it's not even that really...
if you're so disposed, you can apparently convert mp3 to wma, transfer to the phone, and get vcast playback (vcast platform relies on MS media player 10 software which, of course, supports wma, but not mp3). or, if you don't want to take this extra step, and don't mind what i understand might amount to a dual music interface on your device, the folks at pcsintel (linked) outline what appears to be a pretty simple 5 step hack (for one handset anyway) to turn non-vcast mp3 support back on.
hmmm... it shouldn't be this complicated. ideal: have tunes (legitimately acquired), have device, put tunes on device, listen, enjoy.
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