"In order to purchase anything from Connect you must download their software. Compared to other services the software seems a little well not sure how to put it. Lets just say the software is not very well polished. Setting up and account and buying this are pretty straightforward.

After each transaction downloads are started immediately. Re-download of the songs are fairly easy. I have been using Sony's Connect for over two years now, and just a warning some songs I have downloaded are no longer available to download. I mean they are no longer in the store, so it is always wise to keep things backed up.

A small annoyance is you have to long into your account to see what you have purchased. After using other online music stores, I have come to favor having an email copy of my transactions. Also, Sony doesn't really put too much in to some of the pages. Take for consideration the Free music and Deals; they have several out dated deals that have expired several months ago. Those deals are mixed in with current deals.
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