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Pandora

Pandora offers a free, ad-supported internet radio, analyzing over 400 song attributes through the Music Genome Project. Customize your listening with Pandora One for $4.99/month, featuring high-quality streaming, unlimited skips, no ads, and enhanced user interaction across desktop applications.

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Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once)
  • Proprietary

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  • Mac  Pandora One desktop software available with $36 annual subscription (Free trial)
  • Windows  Pandora One desktop software available with $36 annual subscription (Free trial)
  • Online  Free online streaming radio (US Only)
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Apple Watch
  • Apple TV
  • Kindle Fire
  • Android Auto
  • Apple Car Play
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Comment summary: Pandora is praised for its excellent music recommendation capabilities and service quality, though its geographical restrictions limit accessibility for users outside the US. Some users reminisce about its past availability in countries like the UK and express a wish for broader access. The service is appreciated for discovering new music, but there are suggestions it could improve bitrate quality and cater better to individual song preferences. Alternatives such as Last.fm and Grooveshark are also mentioned.
Top Positive Comment
Nico Parker
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Pandora is a great radio service and it helps with discovering new music.

Top Negative Comment
anacrolix
-1

Doesn't work in Australia. Grooveshark does.

Sunil Klo
0

probably has the best music suggestions.

James Colburn
0

Sometimes I don't want to choose what to listen to and Pandora helps me discover new music.

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yashgtaph
0

Unfortunately there is no Pandora in France .We are looking forward to =(

thelivingded
1

Fairly good at making recommendations based on what you enjoy. Though I use Grooveshark for most of my music listening, I often use this for finding new music (since GS's radio feature kinda sucks -_- ).

OmgItsTheSmartGuy
0

Can't you just make a new account or something? I doubt many people need even 10 hours a month (including me).

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What is Pandora?

Pandora Radio is a free (ad-supported) internet radio founded in 2000. Using the Music Genome Project, over 400 attributes of songs are analyzed in order to personalize radio stations from music you like.

For $4.99/month you can upgrade to Pandora One and enhance your experience with these new features:

  • High Quality Streaming: When listening on the web, experience 192K bits per second audio.

  • Pandora One Desktop: Listen to Pandora from a dedicated desktop application; no need to keep a browser window open. Control playback from the Windows taskbar or the Macintosh dock. Get popup alerts when a new song starts to play.

  • No Ads: Pandora One is completely free of any sort of advertising: no audio ads, no visual ads. Its just you and your music.

  • Personalize Your Look: Surround the Pandora player with one of 8 custom "skins" that will make the look of Pandora as personalized as the music.

  • Mini Player: Minimize Pandora One into the smallest possible browser window. This makes it easy for the web version of Pandora to live side by side with other web sites and applications.

  • Skip All Day Long: With the standard ad supported version of Pandora youre limited to 12 total skips per day. With Pandora One youll be able to skip as many times per day as youd like (note you will still be limited, thanks to licensing constraints, to six skips per hour).

  • Extended Interaction Timeout: Listen for up to 5 hours in a row without interacting with Pandora at all. Just turn it on and let it go. Every time you interact the timer is reset so just one click around lunchtime can get you through an entire workday.

[Pandora is only available in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand.]

Pandora information

  • Developed by

    US flagPandora Media, Inc.

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) + free version with limited functionality.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.3

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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