Catch the Beat with Songcatcher and Background Music from Dialog

Dialog GSM, Sri Lanka’s largest mobile communications service operator is all geared up to set the groove for millions of music lovers with the launch of ‘Dialog Songcatcher’ and ‘Dialog Background Music’, two very exciting value added services that are expected to create new ripples in the mobile industry by catering to the vibes of music lovers from across the country.‘Dialog Songcatcher’ will bring music direct to mobiles giving customers the luxury of downloading their favourite songs anytime, anywhere.

Songcatcher offers Dialog Post-paid and Kit Pre-paid customers the convenience of storing their favourite songs on their Dialog mobile as and when they hear them through a simple process of dialing 389 and holding the phone against any music generating source (i.e.: Radio, TV, Speaker) for 15 seconds.

Upon capturing & identifying the music track, the Songcatcher will send in a SMS with details of the song name, artiste and a WAP link to download the available content in the form of a Ring Tone or MP3 format.

Songcatcher is based on the music recognition technology where voice frequencies are used to recognise music patterns. ‘Dialog Background Music’ allows Dialog Post-paid and Dialog Kit Pre-paid customers to play Background Music during call conversations. Background Music includes songs, background effects and sound effects, spicing up the conventional phone conversations with Background Music to suit the mood.

While options are plenty with an array of English, Sinhala and Tamil Background Music to choose from, customers are also given the opportunity to try out this exciting new feature by dialing ** followed by the recipients phone number and pressing keys 1 to  5 on the phone key pad during the call conversation. Dialog GSM, continues to deliver the best in mobile telecommunications to its 4.3 million strong customer base granting customers a truly unique mobile experience. Speaking about the launch of Background Music Mr. Nushad Perera, Group Chief Marketing Officer of Dialog Telekom PLC said, “Dialog GSM has been reinventing the potential of mobile communications in Sri Lanka time and time again.

With the launch of Songcatcher and Background Music we have added a new audio dimension to Dialog subscribers’ mobile phone conversation. With the launch of these two features personalising your mobile phone has reached a new level to not only including the setting of one’s phone but to also personalise conversations with background audio accessories.”Songcatcher and Background Music services are bound to add more colour to the ever expanding plethora of services offered by Dialog encircling hugely popular music related services such as Ring Tones & Ring In Tones.

Dialog Telekom, an ISO 9001 certified company, is a subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia. Dialog operates 2.5G and 3G Mobile Communications networks supporting the very latest in multimedia and mobile Internet services.

The Company has the distinction of being the first 3G operator in South Asia to commence commercial operations. Its local coverage spans all provinces of Sri Lanka, while international roaming is provided in over 200 destinations.  Dialog Telekom, the largest and fastest growing cellular service in Sri Lanka, serves a subscriber base in excess of 4 Million Sri Lankans.