I keep hearing people say that but I don't get that many. A 30 second commercial once, maybe twice an hour is not a deal breaker for me. Weird, I have heard people say they get them every other song.Originally Posted by Webhead
I keep hearing people say that but I don't get that many. A 30 second commercial once, maybe twice an hour is not a deal breaker for me. Weird, I have heard people say they get them every other song.
Only this is the "cloud thing". Everything I read suggests they only store it as AAC.
I get a commercial every 15-20 minutes. no big deal.
not so blue
It must be a regional thing since most the commercials I hear are for more local businesses. Maybe no one paying to advertise in this market means there are no commercials to air.
Yay me.
Last few times I've tried Pandora, I get about 2-3 songs then 45 seconds of commercials or more. It was worse than FM radio. You had mentioned previously that it could depend on location. So if my location is offering that many commercials, then no thanks. Spotify on the other hand works great. Even better is just to pay $14.95 a month for SiriusXM and listen to the Hair Nation channel with NO commercials.
That could be true. I am unaware of that though. All I know is that if I purchase music on itunes and then download it on my computer, it's MP3. Maybe it's changed though. It's been awhile since I used itunes on my computer.
I thought about paying for Pandora. not to get rid of the commercials but to get unlimited skips. that would be sweet. I have discovered a few new bands through Pandora and I would like to dig deeper into what they have. I have toyed with paying for XM but then I have to get special gear. I already have internet and a smart phone.Last few times I've tried Pandora, I get about 2-3 songs then 45 seconds of commercials or more. It was worse than FM radio. You had mentioned previously that it could depend on location. So if my location is offering that many commercials, then no thanks. Spotify on the other hand works great. Even better is just to pay $14.95 a month for SiriusXM and listen to the Hair Nation channel with NO commercials.
you can do an internet only xm subscription I believe to listen on your phone / computer.
Yup. This is what I'm doing. I got the app on my iphone. The app really needs a major overhaul in terms of UI but as far as functionality goes, it works great.
One part of it that sucks is that everything is a subscription now. Before you know it, I'm going to have 58 subscriptions every month for various things. It's too much stuff to keep track of. I wish there was a way to consolidate all these things. Like if SiriusXM had the ability to search for specific songs, that would take care of everything. But as it stands there are pros/cons for Pandora, Spotify, Sirius, iTunes, etc.
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