Vodafone is looking to counter O2's roll out of the iPhone by offering its customers access to free music downloads.

Subscribers who spend over £40 per month and are on 18-month contracts will be able to download an unlimited amount of music from the operator's portal.

Vodafone recently agreed a deal with Omnifone to carry its subscription music service, Musicstation. The package retails at £1.99 per week but premium subscribers are to be given free access in what...

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... appears to be a bid to stop music lovers from churning away to rival O2, following its launch of the Apple iPhone on 1 November.

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