RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel 
If you have your own CD's then they will upload to Apple Music where they would 
be available to you on all your devices.


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Kelly 
Pierce
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 8:59 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

I used Apple Music within the first six months after its release. It had very 
little classic jazz recordings, except for the big names.
There was virtually nothing from contemporary independent artists. I was better 
off ripping CD’s and loading them onto my iPhone and using services like 
Spotify and Pandora.

Kelly



On 2/20/18, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
>
>
> Here an article from a Google search for "Apple Music annual subscription":
>
>
>
> Apple Music adds $99 annual subscription option, saving users 
> $20/year n-option/>
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sieghard
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of M.
> Taylor
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 11:49 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or 
> Google Play Music for iOS?
>
>
>
> Hello Sieghard.
>
>
>
> I did not know that one could purchase an entire year of Apple Music, 
> at once.  If this is the case, then I will definitely be subscribing 
> to it as I prefer an annual subscription to a monthly one.
>
>
>
> Okay, I'll look into it as HomePod is, for whatever reason, my 
> preferred music playback speaker.  There's just something about that 
> rich, elegant, sophisticated sound that it emits.
>
>
>
> Thank you, my friend.
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
>
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
>
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 10:18 PM
>
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>
> Subject: RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or 
> Google Play Music for iOS?
>
>
>
> Hi Mark,
>
>
>
> I know there are a lot of replies to your message and I haven't read them.
> However, let me say this, you bought the HomePod and said you enjoy it 
> a lot. Do yourself a favour and buy the Apple Music subscription, I 
> believe if you prepay for the entire year it is cheaper than $9.99 a 
> month or maybe it's that you can buy a gift card for a 1-year 
> subscription for a reduced price. If you like the HomePod as much as 
> you said this will give you absolutely the best experience bar none. 
> Being able to simply tell your HomePod what you want to listen to 
> beats using another app and Airplay in my humble opinion.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sieghard
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
>
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com
> > On Behalf Of M.
> Taylor
>
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 7:36 PM
>
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>
> Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google 
> Play Music for iOS?
>
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
>
>
> Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, 
> anytime soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.
>
>
>
> The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music 
> service is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio 
> stations based on artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  
> Apparently, Apple has now restricted this functionality to only Apple Music 
> subscribers.
>
> (smart).
>
>
>
> Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free 
> alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use 
> the custom selection feature rarely.
>
>
>
> So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or 
> Google Play Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom 
> stations based on selected criteria?
>
>
>
> I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to 
> at least put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).
>
>
>
> All replies greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.
>
>
>
> Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  
> Wow!  I was extremely impressed.
>
>
>
> I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my 
> beloved Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, 
> very long, long time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio 
> games that Echo offers.
>
>
>
> The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal 
> contact features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> The following information is important for all members of

Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-20 Thread Kelly Pierce 
I used Apple Music within the first six months after its release. It
had very little classic jazz recordings, except for the big names.
There was virtually nothing from contemporary independent artists. I
was better off ripping CD’s and loading them onto my iPhone and using
services like Spotify and Pandora.

Kelly



On 2/20/18, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
>
>
> Here an article from a Google search for "Apple Music annual subscription":
>
>
>
> Apple Music adds $99 annual subscription option, saving users
> $20/year
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sieghard
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of M.
> Taylor
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 11:49 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google
> Play Music for iOS?
>
>
>
> Hello Sieghard.
>
>
>
> I did not know that one could purchase an entire year of Apple Music, at
> once.  If this is the case, then I will definitely be subscribing to it as I
> prefer an annual subscription to a monthly one.
>
>
>
> Okay, I'll look into it as HomePod is, for whatever reason, my preferred
> music playback speaker.  There's just something about that rich, elegant,
> sophisticated sound that it emits.
>
>
>
> Thank you, my friend.
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
>
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
>
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 10:18 PM
>
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>
> Subject: RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google
> Play Music for iOS?
>
>
>
> Hi Mark,
>
>
>
> I know there are a lot of replies to your message and I haven't read them.
> However, let me say this, you bought the HomePod and said you enjoy it a
> lot. Do yourself a favour and buy the Apple Music subscription, I believe if
> you prepay for the entire year it is cheaper than $9.99 a month or maybe
> it's that you can buy a gift card for a 1-year subscription for a reduced
> price. If you like the HomePod as much as you said this will give you
> absolutely the best experience bar none. Being able to simply tell your
> HomePod what you want to listen to beats using another app and Airplay in my
> humble opinion.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sieghard
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
>
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com
> > On Behalf Of M.
> Taylor
>
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 7:36 PM
>
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>
> Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play
> Music for iOS?
>
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
>
>
> Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime
> soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.
>
>
>
> The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music
> service is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations
> based on artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple
> has now restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
>
> (smart).
>
>
>
> Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free
> alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the
> custom selection feature rarely.
>
>
>
> So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play
> Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on
> selected criteria?
>
>
>
> I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at
> least put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).
>
>
>
> All replies greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.
>
>
>
> Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I
> was extremely impressed.
>
>
>
> I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my
> beloved Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very
> long, long time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that
> Echo offers.
>
>
>
> The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact
> features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
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RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel 
Hi Mark,



Here an article from a Google search for "Apple Music annual subscription":



Apple Music adds $99 annual subscription option, saving users 
$20/year





Regards,

Sieghard



-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 11:49 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?



Hello Sieghard.



I did not know that one could purchase an entire year of Apple Music, at once.  
If this is the case, then I will definitely be subscribing to it as I prefer an 
annual subscription to a monthly one.



Okay, I'll look into it as HomePod is, for whatever reason, my preferred music 
playback speaker.  There's just something about that rich, elegant, 
sophisticated sound that it emits.



Thank you, my friend.



Mark



-Original Message-

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel

Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 10:18 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Subject: RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?



Hi Mark,



I know there are a lot of replies to your message and I haven't read them. 
However, let me say this, you bought the HomePod and said you enjoy it a lot. 
Do yourself a favour and buy the Apple Music subscription, I believe if you 
prepay for the entire year it is cheaper than $9.99 a month or maybe it's that 
you can buy a gift card for a 1-year subscription for a reduced price. If you 
like the HomePod as much as you said this will give you absolutely the best 
experience bar none. Being able to simply tell your HomePod what you want to 
listen to beats using another app and Airplay in my humble opinion.



Regards,

Sieghard



-Original Message-

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
> On Behalf Of M. 
Taylor

Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 7:36 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?



Hello Everyone,



Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime 
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.



The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music service 
is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations based on 
artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple has now 
restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.

(smart).



Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free 
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the custom 
selection feature rarely.



So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on 
selected criteria?



I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at least 
put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).



All replies greatly appreciated.



By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.



Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I was 
extremely impressed.



I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my beloved 
Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very long, long 
time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that Echo offers.



The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact 
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.



Mark





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RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-19 Thread M. Taylor 
Hello Sieghard.

I did not know that one could purchase an entire year of Apple Music, at once.  
If this is the case, then I will definitely be subscribing to it as I prefer an 
annual subscription to a monthly one.  

Okay, I'll look into it as HomePod is, for whatever reason, my preferred music 
playback speaker.  There's just something about that rich, elegant, 
sophisticated sound that it emits.  

Thank you, my friend.

Mark

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 10:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

Hi Mark,

I know there are a lot of replies to your message and I haven't read them. 
However, let me say this, you bought the HomePod and said you enjoy it a lot. 
Do yourself a favour and buy the Apple Music subscription, I believe if you 
prepay for the entire year it is cheaper than $9.99 a month or maybe it's that 
you can buy a gift card for a 1-year subscription for a reduced price. If you 
like the HomePod as much as you said this will give you absolutely the best 
experience bar none. Being able to simply tell your HomePod what you want to 
listen to beats using another app and Airplay in my humble opinion.

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 7:36 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime 
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.  

The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music service 
is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations based on 
artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple has now 
restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free 
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the custom 
selection feature rarely.

So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on 
selected criteria?  

I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at least 
put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).

All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I was 
extremely impressed.  

I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my beloved 
Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very long, long 
time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that Echo offers.

The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact 
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.  

Mark


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RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel 
Hi Mark,

I know there are a lot of replies to your message and I haven't read them. 
However, let me say this, you bought the HomePod and said you enjoy it a lot. 
Do yourself a favour and buy the Apple Music subscription, I believe if you 
prepay for the entire year it is cheaper than $9.99 a month or maybe it's that 
you can buy a gift card for a 1-year subscription for a reduced price. If you 
like the HomePod as much as you said this will give you absolutely the best 
experience bar none. Being able to simply tell your HomePod what you want to 
listen to beats using another app and Airplay in my humble opinion.

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 7:36 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime 
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.  

The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music service 
is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations based on 
artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple has now 
restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free 
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the custom 
selection feature rarely.

So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on 
selected criteria?  

I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at least 
put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).

All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I was 
extremely impressed.  

I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my beloved 
Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very long, long 
time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that Echo offers.

The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact 
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.  

Mark


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Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-19 Thread Kelly Pierce 
Be careful what you wish for. The high quality sound on spotify is a
bandwidth hog. For my 40 minute work commute, it eats up more than 100
MB of data. Of course, Spotify offers a lower quality setting that
uses a lot less data. If you live in a big city and ride subways like
me, the noise inside the car means that someone is likely not going to
notice much of a difference in sound quality. I only can when I am
wearing my Beats Solo3 headphones, which cup over my entire ear. The
algorithm in Pandora that selects songs is far superior than the one
in Spotify. also check out jango Radio. the app offers unlimited skips
unlike spotify and Pandora, but the music selection in the audomatic
playlist is awful. I go to this app after I have maxed out my skips on
Pandora and Spotify.

Kelly

On 2/19/18, Cristóbal  wrote:
> My understanding is that you get higher quality audio with a paid
> subscription as well. I think they offer a trial if you wish to sample what
> they consider "high quality".
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Evan Reese
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 9:23 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google
> Play Music for iOS?
>
> Well, as I said, I wouldn't mind the ads so much, but the sound quality on
> the app I installed was noticeably lower than that of Tune-In.
> Perhaps I am spoiled because I have Hope for Pandora on my laptop, and the
> sound quality of that is very good. The difference between the sound quality
> of my Hope for Pandora and the Pandora app I installed was very noticeable.
> Evan
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Cristóbal
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 11:51 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google
> Play Music for iOS?
>
> In order to get rid of the adds, you have to subscribe to a plan. For free,
> I can live with a 30 secodn add every now and then. Same goes for sound
> quality. I'm not enough of an audiophile to fuss over quality since I'm
> usually only running Pandora when working out or as background music while
> doing something else anyway.
> As far as the app itself, it's VoiceOver accessible and you can create
> stations with either a genre, artist and I'm assuming song (I've only done
> the first two). Today in fact, I created a station with the German band
> Rammstein. Don't use Spotify, so can't say either way on that.
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Evan Reese
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 6:46 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google
> Play Music for iOS?
>
> Mark,
> I can't answer your question about Pandora for iOS because I got the app for
> my iPad Mini and deleted it shortly thereafter.
> The sound quality was degraded, and I had to listen to advertising. I would
> have been willing to put up with one or the other, (although I would have
> prefered good sound quality and having to listen to ads rather than the
> other way around), but I felt it was just too much to put up with both poor
> sound quality and ads on top of that.
> Evan
>
> -Original Message-
> From: M. Taylor
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:36 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play
> Music for iOS?
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime
> soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.
>
> The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music
> service is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations
> based on artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple
> has now restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
> (smart).
>
> Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free
> alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the
> custom selection feature rarely.
>
> So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play
> Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on
> selected criteria?
>
> I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at
> least put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).
>
> All replies greatly appreciated.
>
> By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.
>
> Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I
> was extremely impressed.
>
> I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my
> beloved Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very
> long, long time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that
> Echo offers.
>
> The way I see it, I will use HomePod

RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-19 Thread Cristóbal 
My understanding is that you get higher quality audio with a paid subscription 
as well. I think they offer a trial if you wish to sample what they consider 
"high quality". 

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Evan Reese
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 9:23 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

Well, as I said, I wouldn't mind the ads so much, but the sound quality on the 
app I installed was noticeably lower than that of Tune-In.
Perhaps I am spoiled because I have Hope for Pandora on my laptop, and the 
sound quality of that is very good. The difference between the sound quality of 
my Hope for Pandora and the Pandora app I installed was very noticeable.
Evan

-Original Message-
From: Cristóbal
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 11:51 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

In order to get rid of the adds, you have to subscribe to a plan. For free, I 
can live with a 30 secodn add every now and then. Same goes for sound quality. 
I'm not enough of an audiophile to fuss over quality since I'm usually only 
running Pandora when working out or as background music while doing something 
else anyway.
As far as the app itself, it's VoiceOver accessible and you can create stations 
with either a genre, artist and I'm assuming song (I've only done the first 
two). Today in fact, I created a station with the German band Rammstein. Don't 
use Spotify, so can't say either way on that.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Evan Reese
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 6:46 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

Mark,
I can't answer your question about Pandora for iOS because I got the app for my 
iPad Mini and deleted it shortly thereafter.
The sound quality was degraded, and I had to listen to advertising. I would 
have been willing to put up with one or the other, (although I would have 
prefered good sound quality and having to listen to ads rather than the other 
way around), but I felt it was just too much to put up with both poor sound 
quality and ads on top of that.
Evan

-Original Message-
From: M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:36 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime 
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.

The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music service 
is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations based on 
artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple has now 
restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free 
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the custom 
selection feature rarely.

So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on 
selected criteria?

I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at least 
put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).

All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I was 
extremely impressed.

I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my beloved 
Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very long, long 
time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that Echo offers.

The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact 
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.

Mark


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Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-19 Thread Evan Reese 
Well, as I said, I wouldn't mind the ads so much, but the sound quality on 
the app I installed was noticeably lower than that of Tune-In.
Perhaps I am spoiled because I have Hope for Pandora on my laptop, and the 
sound quality of that is very good. The difference between the sound quality 
of my Hope for Pandora and the Pandora app I installed was very noticeable.

Evan

-Original Message- 
From: Cristóbal

Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 11:51 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google 
Play Music for iOS?


In order to get rid of the adds, you have to subscribe to a plan. For free, 
I can live with a 30 secodn add every now and then. Same goes for sound 
quality. I'm not enough of an audiophile to fuss over quality since I'm 
usually only running Pandora when working out or as background music while 
doing something else anyway.
As far as the app itself, it's VoiceOver accessible and you can create 
stations with either a genre, artist and I'm assuming song (I've only done 
the first two). Today in fact, I created a station with the German band 
Rammstein. Don't use Spotify, so can't say either way on that.

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Evan Reese

Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 6:46 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google 
Play Music for iOS?


Mark,
I can't answer your question about Pandora for iOS because I got the app for 
my iPad Mini and deleted it shortly thereafter.
The sound quality was degraded, and I had to listen to advertising. I would 
have been willing to put up with one or the other, (although I would have 
prefered good sound quality and having to listen to ads rather than the 
other way around), but I felt it was just too much to put up with both poor 
sound quality and ads on top of that.

Evan

-Original Message-
From: M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:36 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?


Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime 
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.


The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music 
service is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations 
based on artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple 
has now restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.

(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free 
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the 
custom selection feature rarely.


So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on 
selected criteria?


I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at 
least put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).


All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I 
was extremely impressed.


I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my 
beloved Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very 
long, long time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that 
Echo offers.


The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact 
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.


Mark


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RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-19 Thread sherrywells1157 
I use the free version of Pandora with my Google Home.  The sound on the Google 
Home is very good & the ads are few & far between.  You can ask Pandora to play 
songs by a given artist but what you get is their idea of a radio station for 
that artist.  Frequently I will hear one song by the artist I want for every 5 
songs by others that Pandora deems similar.  You can say thumbs up or down & 
Pandora fine tunes the station a bit to get the sound you like.  This isn’t 
really too bad for free & is a good way to find new artists.  I would like more 
control though so am thinking of subscribing to Google play.

Sherry Wells


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From: M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:36 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime 
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.

The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music service 
is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations based on 
artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple has now 
restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free 
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the custom 
selection feature rarely.

So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on 
selected criteria?

I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at least 
put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).

All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I was 
extremely impressed.

I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my beloved 
Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very long, long 
time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that Echo offers.

The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact 
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.

Mark


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Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-19 Thread Doc wright 
Pandora will allow you to customize stations. You just have to be able to 
endure the commercials.
- Original Message - 
From: "M. Taylor" 
To: 
Sent: February 18, 2018 07:36 PM
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?


Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.

The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music
service is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations
based on artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple
has now restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the
custom selection feature rarely.

So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on
selected criteria?

I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at
least put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).

All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I
was extremely impressed.

I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my
beloved Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very
long, long time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that
Echo offers.

The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.

Mark


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RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-18 Thread Cristóbal 
In order to get rid of the adds, you have to subscribe to a plan. For free, I 
can live with a 30 secodn add every now and then. Same goes for sound quality. 
I'm not enough of an audiophile to fuss over quality since I'm usually only 
running Pandora when working out or as background music while doing something 
else anyway.
As far as the app itself, it's VoiceOver accessible and you can create stations 
with either a genre, artist and I'm assuming song (I've only done the first 
two). Today in fact, I created a station with the German band Rammstein. Don't 
use Spotify, so can't say either way on that. 
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Evan Reese
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 6:46 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

Mark,
I can't answer your question about Pandora for iOS because I got the app for my 
iPad Mini and deleted it shortly thereafter.
The sound quality was degraded, and I had to listen to advertising. I would 
have been willing to put up with one or the other, (although I would have 
prefered good sound quality and having to listen to ads rather than the other 
way around), but I felt it was just too much to put up with both poor sound 
quality and ads on top of that.
Evan

-Original Message-
From: M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:36 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime 
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.

The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music service 
is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations based on 
artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple has now 
restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free 
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the custom 
selection feature rarely.

So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on 
selected criteria?

I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at least 
put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).

All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I was 
extremely impressed.

I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my beloved 
Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very long, long 
time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that Echo offers.

The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact 
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.

Mark


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Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-18 Thread Richard Turner 

Mark,
I just compared the free Pandora with the free Spotify.
I would say Spotify's quality is hands down better than Pandora.
Yes, you get about a 30 second commercial every 30 minutes, but its free.
-i just searched for Joni Mitchell and began listening.
For free, you have to use "Shuffle play."
But, Outside of my personal CD collection that I have imported into iTunes, 
Spotify makes a nice supplement.
Richard




“The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.”

- Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, page 1

On Feb 18, 2018, at 7:14 PM, Andy Baracco 
> wrote:

I have both, as well as free Spotify. You can create stations based on artist 
and genra. But you can't request a specific song.

Andy

- Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" 
>
To: >
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 6:36 PM
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?


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Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.

The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music
service is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations
based on artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple
has now restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the
custom selection feature rarely.

So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on
selected criteria?

I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at
least put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).

All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I
was extremely impressed.

I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my
beloved Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very
long, long time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that
Echo offers.

The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.

Mark


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Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-18 Thread Andy Baracco 
I have both, as well as free Spotify. You can create stations based on 
artist and genra. But you can't request a specific song.


Andy

- Original Message - 
From: "M. Taylor" 

To: 
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 6:36 PM
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?




Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, 
anytime

soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.

The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music
service is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio 
stations

based on artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple
has now restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the
custom selection feature rarely.

So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google 
Play

Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on
selected criteria?

I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at
least put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).

All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I
was extremely impressed.

I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my
beloved Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very
long, long time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that
Echo offers.

The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal 
contact

features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.

Mark


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Re: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-18 Thread Evan Reese 

Mark,
I can't answer your question about Pandora for iOS because I got the app for 
my iPad Mini and deleted it shortly thereafter.
The sound quality was degraded, and I had to listen to advertising. I would 
have been willing to put up with one or the other, (although I would have 
prefered good sound quality and having to listen to ads rather than the 
other way around), but I felt it was just too much to put up with both poor 
sound quality and ads on top of that.

Evan

-Original Message- 
From: M. Taylor

Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 9:36 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?


Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.

The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music
service is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations
based on artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple
has now restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the
custom selection feature rarely.

So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on
selected criteria?

I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at
least put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).

All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I
was extremely impressed.

I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my
beloved Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very
long, long time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that
Echo offers.

The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.

Mark


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RE: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play Music for iOS?

2018-02-18 Thread Janet Wright 
Hi mark I use Pandora music and think it it easy to customize your music never 
doen it and haven't played around with the google music on I o s just on google 
android 

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
M. Taylor
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2018 7:36 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Is Anyone Using the Free Version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?

Hello Everyone,

Okay, I know I said that I had no plans to subscribe to Apple Music, anytime 
soon but, well, let's just say I'm reconsidering this position.  

The primary reason why I didn't feel the need to subscribe to a music service 
is because, once upon a time, one could create custom radio stations based on 
artists, genres, a song title, etc, in iTunes.  Apparently, Apple has now 
restricted this functionality to only Apple Music subscribers.
(smart).

Before I take the subscription plunge, I would like to consider free 
alternatives if for no other reason but that I know that I will use the custom 
selection feature rarely.

So, is anyone using either the free version of either Pandora or Google Play 
Music for iOS?  If so, is it possible to create custom stations based on 
selected criteria?  

I'm probably going to end up subscribing to Apple Music but wanted to at least 
put this question out there, in the Ether (smile).

All replies greatly appreciated.

By the way, I'm still loving my HomePod.

Went over to a friend's house today to check out the Amazon Echo.  Wow!  I was 
extremely impressed.  

I think I'm going to pick up an Echo Dot and use it at least until my beloved 
Siri can catch up, as I truly think she will, in time-a very, very long, long 
time perhaps, (big smile).  Really enjoyed the audio games that Echo offers.

The way I see it, I will use HomePod for audio playback and personal contact 
features, as they become available, and Echo Dot for fun.  

Mark


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