V CAST
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V CAST is a 3G
EV-DO network created by Verizon Wireless
to deliver audio, video, and entertainment content. The typical download speed is between 800 kilobit
s and 1.4 megabit
s per second with burst speeds of up to 3.1 megabit
s per second. V CAST provides music downloads and streaming video clips, which can be saved to the phone or a removable memory card
, though they cannot be read by other phones or computers, since they are heavily protected by digital rights management
software based on Windows Media Video 9 and developed by PacketVideo http://www.packetvideo.com/. There is buffering 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 installed BREW 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 PlayStation
or the Sega 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
.
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
EV-DO network created by Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....
to deliver audio, video, and entertainment content. The typical download speed is between 800 kilobit
Kilobit
The kilobit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage. The prefix kilo is defined in the International System of Units as a multiplier of 103 , and therefore,...
s and 1.4 megabit
Megabit
The megabit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage. The prefix mega is defined in the International System of Units as a multiplier of 106 , and therefore...
s per second with burst speeds of up to 3.1 megabit
Megabit
The megabit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage. The prefix mega is defined in the International System of Units as a multiplier of 106 , and therefore...
s per second. V CAST provides music downloads and streaming video clips, which can be saved to the phone or a removable memory card
Memory card
A memory card or flash card is an electronic flash memory data storage device used for storing digital information. They are commonly used in many electronic devices, including digital cameras, mobile phones, laptop computers, MP3 players, and video game consoles...
, though they cannot be read by other phones or computers, since they are heavily protected by digital rights management
Digital rights management
Digital rights management is a class of access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals with the intent to limit the use of digital content and devices after sale. DRM is any technology that inhibits uses of digital content that...
software based on Windows Media Video 9 and developed by PacketVideo http://www.packetvideo.com/. There is buffering 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 installed BREW 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 PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
or the Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
), 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
BitPim
BitPim is an open source program designed for managing content on CDMA devices. Most mobile phones using a Qualcomm-manufactured CDMA chipset are supported...
.
V CAST enabled phones
- Verizon Wireless G'zOne BoulderVerizon Wireless G'zOne BoulderThe G'zOne Boulder was a handset offered by Verizon Wireless from August 2008 through November 2009. It was marketed as a durable, rugged, water-resistant handset that could weather rough handling and can be submerged in a meter of water for thirty minutes. The phone features Casio G-Shock...
- Verizon Wireless CDM8975
- Verizon Wireless CDM8950
- HTC Droid Eris
- HTC Droid IncredibleDroid IncredibleThe HTC DROID Incredible is a smartphone manufactured by HTC Corporation using the Android operating system. The DROID Incredible was released on April 29, 2010, and is available through Verizon Wireless only. The device is similar to the Sprint HTC Evo 4G...
- HTC ThunderboltHTC ThunderBoltThe HTC ThunderBolt is the first 4G LTE smartphone on the Verizon Wireless network. It is a CDMA/LTE variant of the HTC Desire HD...
- LG VX8000
- LG VX8100LG VX8100The LG VX8100 is a mobile phone that was available through Verizon Wireless in 2005 and 2006. It used Verizon's EV-DO network and was one of the first phones to support V CAST service. It also featured Bluetooth capability, stereo speakers, and a MiniSD slot....
- LG VX8300
- LG VX8350LG VX8350The LG VX8350 was designed to replace the LG VX8300, and has in turn been replaced by the LG VX8360.The complete LG VX8350 list of specifications are:- External links :*...
- LG VX8360
- LG Chocolate (VX8500)LG Chocolate (VX8500)The LG VX8500 is a slider cellphone-MP3 player hybrid that is sold as a feature phone. In the U.S. it was released by Verizon Wireless in July 2006 and made available online, and later released in Verizon stores in the U.S. on August 7, 2006. In addition to the original black model , the LG...
- LG Chocolate (VX8550)LG Chocolate (VX8550)The LG Chocolate mobile phone is the upgrade to the popular LG Chocolate music phone for Verizon Wireless in the USA and Telus in Canada. It was released online July 7, 2007 and comes in black, black cherry , blue mint , and ice blue...
- LG Chocolate (VX8600)
- LG VX8700LG VX8700LG VX8700 is a thin clamshell mobile/cellular camera phone designed and manufactured by LG, for CDMA carriers such as Verizon Wireless, Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility....
- LG VX9400LG VX9400The LG VX9400 is a mobile phone manufactured by LG Electronics. This CDMA phone is supplied by Verizon Wireless in the United States. It was one of the first two phones on the market to support live mobile TV broadcasts using Qualcomm's MediaFLO technology...
- LG Versa (VX9600)
- LG Dare (VX9700)LG Dare (VX9700)The LG VX9700 is a CDMA touch screen cell phone made by LG. The phone features touch screen navigation, a 3.2 megapixel camera with face recognition and many photo enhancing tools, a camcorder, customizable shortcut menus, handwriting recognition, and a multitask music player. The LG Dare is the...
- LG The V (VX9800)LG The V (VX9800)The V is a CDMA mobile cell phone. It was released For Verizon Wireless in 2005.Since then, it has been updated by the enV and enV2 , which are much slimmer and maintain most of the features of The V, while adding a 2.0 megapixel camera and stereo bluetooth support.-External links:* *...
- LG enV (VX9900)LG enV (VX9900)The LG enV , also known as the VX9900, is a Bluetooth-enabled and V CAST-ready mobile phone that includes a full "qwerty" keyboard and a 2.0 megapixel camera...
- LG Voyager (VX10000)LG Voyager (VX10000)The LG VX10000, also known as the Verizon Voyager or LG VX10K, is an Internet-enabled multimedia phone designed by LG Electronics and on the Verizon Wireless network, Telus, and Bell Mobility. The external screen is touch enabled with a virtual keyboard and buttons. It features an internal screen...
- LG enV2 (VX9100)LG enV2 (VX9100)The LG enV² is a Verizon Wireless digital messaging phone manufactured by LG. It is available in standard black as well as maroon . Both the colors are available at Verizon Wireless stores, and were released on the same date. It is also capable of installing VZ Navigator...
- LG enV3 (VX9200)LG enV3 (VX9200)The LG enV3 is a mobile phone built by LG Electronics, and released from Verizon Wireless in the United States and Telus Mobility in Canada . It succeeded the LG enV2. Along with a slimmer design, the enV3 also boasts a full keyboard, a 2.6 inch screen and a 3.0 Megapixel camera...
- MotorolaMotorolaMotorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
E815Motorola E815The Motorola E815 is the successor to the V710, and like its predecessor, it is a premium phone which shares a large number of similar features, including:... - NokiaNokiaNokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
6315i - SamsungSamsungThe Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
SCH-a890 - Samsung SCH-a930
- Samsung SCH-a950
- Samsung SCH-a970
- Samsung SCH-u470Samsung SCH-u470The Samsung SCH-u470, or Juke, is a mobile phone offered exclusively by Verizon Wireless. It was released in 2007 in three colors: red, teal, and navy. The phone is a music player when closed, and swivels for use of the mobile phone...
- Samsung SCH-u540Samsung SCH-u540The Samsung SCH-u540 is a flip phone offered by Verizon Wireless and Telus.While the design is similar to that of other phones offered in the past for Verizon, the phone differs from many VGA-only capable phones in that it offers the VCast music download service.The phone comes with a 1.3 megapixel...
- Samsung SCH-u550
- Samsung SCH-u740Samsung SCH-U740The Samsung Alias was a cell phone made by Samsung. The phone was originally available in a champagne finish then black, with the dialing keys in grey in contrast to black keys...
- Samsung SCH-u750
- Samsung Gleam
- Samsung Flipshot
- Samsung Renown
- Samsung GlydeSamsung GlydeSamsung SCH-U940 is a Verizon Wireless touch-screen phone made by Samsung. The Glyde was based on the popular European Croix, but was later adapted for the United States. It was released in late May 2008 in Verizon stores. As of August 2009, the phone is no longer listed for sale on Verizon's...
- AudiovoxAudiovoxAudiovox Corporation is an American consumer electronics company founded in 1965 and headquartered in Hauppauge, New York.Among the domestic brands now owned by Audiovox are: Acoustic Research, Advent, Code Alarm, Invision, Jensen, Prestige, RCA, and Terk. The international brands they own include...
CDM8940 (sold under the Verizon name) - RAZRMotorola RAZR V3Motorola RAZR is a series of clamshell mobile phones by Motorola, and is one of the series in the 4LTR line. They were first developed in July 2003 and were released in the market in the third quarter of 2004....
V3m - Motorola KRZR K1m
- Motorola RAZR maxx Ve
- Motorola RAZR 2 V9m
- Motorola Vazr 2 V9m
- Motorola Krave ZN4
- Motorola W755
- Motrola Rapture
- Motorola Adventure V750
- Motorola DROIDMotorola DroidThe Motorola Droid is an Internet and multimedia enabled smartphone designed by Motorola, which runs Google's Android operating system. The Droid had been publicized under the codenames Sholes and Tao and the model number A855...
- Motorola Droid 2Motorola Droid 2The Motorola Droid 2 is the fifth phone in Verizon's Droid line. In the U.S., it is available exclusively on Verizon Wireless, and was released August 12, 2010 . It runs the Android operating system by Google, and can run Flash Player 10.1...
- Motorola Droid ProMotorola Droid ProThe Motorola Droid Pro, also offered by Sprint as the Motorola XPRT, is an Android-based smartphone manufactured by Motorola and released on November 18, 2010, for Verizon Wireless and June 5, 2011, for Sprint...
- Motorola DROID XMotorola Droid XThe Motorola Droid X is a smartphone manufactured by Motorola Mobility, Inc. that runs the Android 2.3 software; the version of the hardware released in Mexico is called the Motorola Motoroi X. The Droid X has been distributed since July, 2010 by Verizon Wireless in the United States and Iusacell...
- Nokia 6205