Slacker vs Pandora?

CrimsonToker · Sep 6, 2014

I've used Pandora a lot, and am thinking of subscribing to the paid service finally. But i just now found Slacker. I like it so far, but before i start paying for Pandora i want to know if this app can stack up to it

Deleted User · Sep 6, 2014

One thing I like about Slacker is the ability to cache stations for offline playing. Pandora doesn't do that.

CrimsonToker · Sep 7, 2014

How does that work?? Sounds like it would be more off a data hog than Pandora...

Th3M4dP1ay3r · Sep 7, 2014

Pandora FTW because I hate slacker.

Deleted User · Sep 7, 2014

CrimsonToker said:
How does that work?? Sounds like it would be more off a data hog than Pandora...

You set it to cache data only while on wifi. I think you have to pay 4.99 a month to be able to cache stations offline.

Th3M4dP1ay3r · Sep 7, 2014

Which Pandora Doesn't have but $4.99 just for caching stations???? Ridiculous.

Deleted User · Sep 7, 2014

Th3M4dP1ay3r said:
Which Pandora Doesn't have but $4.99 just for caching stations???? Ridiculous.

And no ads and unlimited skipping.

Th3M4dP1ay3r · Sep 7, 2014

regression said:
And no ads and unlimited skipping.

Your right but the caching stations thing is ridiculous espically when you can do that with Google Play Music (the player).

Deleted User · Sep 7, 2014

Th3M4dP1ay3r said:
Your right but the caching stations thing is ridiculous espically when you can do that with Google Play Music (the player).

Well, you can only cache music you own with Google Play Music. To cache radio stations with Google Play Music, you need to subscribe for 9.99 / month.

Just curious, what did you not like about Slacker?

Th3M4dP1ay3r · Sep 8, 2014

My mom finded it real hard to use. She uses T-Mobile and she uses a HTC Desire 4G. Then I try to uninstall it and boom it's a system app. I disabled it on the phone and force stopped it to prevent it from hogging any resources when not using it.

mikedt · Sep 9, 2014

Th3M4dP1ay3r said:
My mom finded it real hard to use. She uses T-Mobile and she uses a HTC Desire 4G. Then I try to uninstall it and boom it's a system app. I disabled it on the phone and force stopped it to prevent it from hogging any resources when not using it.

That's an agreement between Slacker and T-Mobile, to include it on the subsidised phones they supply. Which means using Slacker rather than Pandora for streaming with T-Mobile, it's inclusive and doesn't count against the limited data plan.
Free Music Streaming & Downloads with Simple Choice Plans | T-Mobile
"Data charges do not apply." for Slacker.

Th3M4dP1ay3r · Sep 13, 2014

mikedt said:
That's an agreement between Slacker and T-Mobile, to include it on the subsidised phones they supply. Which means using Slacker rather than Pandora for streaming with T-Mobile, it's inclusive and doesn't count against the limited data plan.
Free Music Streaming & Downloads with Simple Choice Plans | T-Mobile
"Data charges do not apply." for Slacker.

Oh ok. My mom hates slacker really though. I downloaded and put my Pandora account on the phone though. It's just a little sluggish

sfbloodbrother · Sep 14, 2014

I would honestly go for $3.00 more and go for the Google All access subscription. With that, you get unlimited ad free music streaming of ANY song, artist, album, radio station you want.

If you only want to listen to one album from one artist, you can do that. Only want to listen to one song, you can do that.

If you want to download a full album to your phone on Wi-Fi, because you know you are going into a no data zone, you can do that. When I had it, I really liked the service. The quality of the music is great too, however it's more data intense than the other 2 apps.

30 minutes of listening will cost 65 mb of data. If your like me, that's about 3-5 GB of data a month.

systango · Sep 15, 2014

Pandora Internet Radio was one of the pioneers of the streaming-music revolution. Born at the turn of the millennium and refined ever since, Pandora creates a personal radio station for you, based on the songs and artists that you love.

Slacker Radio offers listeners a vast selection of music, and some great perks are available to those with a few extra dollars to spend each month. Subscribe to Slacker Plus or Slacker Premium Radio, and you can save favorite artists and stations directly onto your smartphone.

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