Pandora in your automobile?

GeoUSA · Jan 28, 2010

Is anyone using Pandora or another streaming music site in your car/truck? I have been an XM satellite radio customer since their service started. When my current prepaid year ends in several months I may drop the service. I have paid for one year of commercial free Pandora and am enjoying it.

While I don't mind connecting the adapter to my G1 and plugging into my car's Aux port, a Bluetooth solution which connects when my phone is in range would be ideal. Does anyone use a stereo Bluetooth adapter to connect into your car's Aux port with success? If so, who makes it? I don't wish to change out my head unit for one that supports Bluetooth at this point.

Thanks!

cigar3tte · Jan 28, 2010

I'm currently using the 3-in-1 adapter to do this. The sound quality gets lost a bit (high pitch, low volume ringing, some static pops), but I can't keep the phone charging using the stereo jack adapter by itself.

Curious how BT would sound.

Go Blue · Jan 28, 2010

I fired XM -- cancelled 4 cars and 1 roady -- and have been using Pandora exclusively in the car for the last 2 months. I am using the AUX cable. Won't ever go back.

Free vs predatory billing practices?

Choice vs whatever they send to you?

No commercials ?

Easy decision.

Markroberthon · Jan 28, 2010

I use Pandora and Slacker in my car, I still have an XM sub, but I don't use it anymore....maybe I should get that canceled..... I am using the Aux port, and the sound quality is great. I also have a subscription to Rhapsody, and have been using the beta for Android, which also works great. I can pick exactly what I want....beats XM any day.

Nexoid · Jan 29, 2010

Pandora over BT to my Alpine Head Unit is lesser quality then if I use Aux Port. Not nearly bad enough for me to care much. If I had top of the line speakers that could easily define all the nuances of the audio stream.. maybe then it would be a different story.

I wish it worked through Mini USB.. I can use the USB, but only for music stored on my SD card. I can even control my music folders through the unit itself!.. (Looks like I'm selling the Ipod

+1 for the Nexus = Nexus 14,567 by now lol)

I'm sorry though I don't have any experience with BT dongles that can be used through the AUX. Only through native head unit capabilities.

jamo · Jan 29, 2010

I just canceled my XM sub yesterday because Pandora works so well through my Aux input in my car. Another thing that is great, however, is that when a call comes in the call stays in my speakers. Some might take this for granted, but I just switched from a Blackberry Curve and it would switch to the phone speaker whenever a call came in. So, I can be listening to music, and then talk on speakerphone, then go right back to listening to music. All of this is for free, of course.

IOWA · Jan 29, 2010

Pandora works great, and if you get a call, ( i actually like this ), the music stops and your ringtone plays, and sense i like most of my music loud, i dont miss any more calls =D

GeoUSA · Jan 29, 2010

Thanks everyone. When XM and Sirus applied for the merger in 2008 and cited all of the looming competition as the reason, I didn't really see net radio as a threat. What a difference a couple of years makes! 3G really improves net radio. In my gym my connection with Tmo drops back to Edge which doesn't work very well.

After some research I found what appears to be a promising Bluetooth to Aux device: Kensington LiquidAUX Bluetooth Car Kit - K33428US - Buy.com.

If anyone tries this, please report back.

Pandora in your automobile?

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