Europeans can Register New Walkman for Free Album
Reside in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Ireland, Switzerland, The Netherlands or the United Kingdom? You’re in luck today, because apparently you can recieve an album at the Connect Store by simply registering your NW-A series Walkman through Connect Player. Hopefully this peace offering will help you completely forget the numerous woes experienced with the unit, that is if you can get the album on the player itself..
Instructions:
- 1. Install the CONNECT Player software (on the enclosed CD-ROM of the WALKMAN® package) and connect to the Internet.
- 2. Launch the CONNECT Player and click on the CONNECT Store link on the left-hand menu.
- 3. Register for CONNECT via the button “Not registered yet?”
- 4. Use the Music Search function to find the album you want.
- 5. Listen to a sample from the track by clicking the loudspeaker icon.
- 6. Add your selection to the shopping cart button.
- 7. Download your album by clicking the shopping cart icon at the top of the screen.
- 8. Enter the voucher code you received via email. Click the “Apply” button followed by the “Buy now” button.
- 9. Your album will automatically download to your PC, into the “My Music Library” section of the CONNECT Player.
Not exactly a peace offering, they have been doing this in the UK for some time now (probably since it’s launch)
I managed to get 2 as i got one for my returned unit (A1000) before i took it back for exchange.
This, vs. the free 50 songs for registering your HD unit with Connect Store/SonicStage.
Somehow, the A1000 owners keeps on getting the shaft that keeps on giving. Yeesh.
Well,
They do oblige you to use CONNECT player for this.
I am using SonicStage. At least this one works. But when I go to CONNECT store and try to register, I get
“It appears that your computer is currently accessing Connect from outside the United States. Due to licensing restrictions, music on Connect is not available for download from outside the United States.”
Nice move Sony!
It seems this doesn’t work anymore, as I haven’t gotten a code off Sony…