Re: Streaming Music Services

[Christopher Chaltain]

I compared iTunes Radio and Pandora a bit more this morning. Pandora 
also integrates nicely into the lock screen and the control Panel, but 
iTunes Radio does give you the like/dislike button on the lock screen 
and the Control Panel whereas you have to go to the Pandora app to give 
a song the thumbs up or thumbs down. On the downside with iTunes Radio, 
you have to double tap on the like/dislike button before you can select 
play more like this or never play this track again, whereas Pandora 
let's you do this right from the Pandora main screen. therefore, it's 
probably a push unless you're in the lock screen and have a passcode set.

I do find the Pandora main screen to be a bit more cluttered, and I do 
have to wait for VoiceOver to restart after it gets hung up in the 
middle of the Pandora screen. Other than this, they're pretty comparable 
from an accessibility stand point.

I haven't really compared the music selections much between the two 
services. The Classic Hard Rock genre on iTunes Radio did seem pretty 
small to me though, but when I switched to the Classic Rock genre, I was 
much more satisfied. Pandora seems to do a better job of playing playing 
more songs I like, but maybe that's because I've been using it longer 
and it has more data about what I like and don't like. It's also a catch 
22 since that also means I hear less new music that I might like, which 
maybe is why I've been using iTunes Readio a bit more lately.

LKike I said below, they're both free and accessible, so give them both 
a download and a try before deciding if you want to upgrade.

On 12/13/2013 02:10 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
iTunes Radio is also a nice option. It's very accessible on the iPhone.
I use iTunes Radio and Pandora. I like Pandora because I can also access
it on my systems running Ubuntu, and even though they're both accessible
on the iPhone, I find that iTunes Radio has a cleaner and easier to use
interface. Plus it's integrated nicely into the lock screen and the
Control Panel. They're both free, so it would be easy to try them out
and then upgrade to a paid option to get things like fewer commercials,
higher quality and cloud storage.

On 12/13/2013 02:03 PM, SSEric wrote:
Sherry, I also use AccuRadio and like it a lot. One thing, though, is
the app is wholly different on the iPad than on the phone. I haven't
explored it extensively, but it sure was jarring the first time I
tried it on the iPad.

Thanks to everybody for your ideas.

On Dec 13, 2013, at 12:48 PM, "Sherry Gomes" <sherri...@gmail.com> wrote:

I only use one streaming app. It's called accuradio. I love it. The
app is
accessible, no problems with it so far, and the web site is easy to
use as
well, when I want to listen to it on my computer.



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Of Teresa Cochran
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 10:36 AM
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Subject: Re: Streaming Music Services

Pandora is great on IoS. You can use it for free with commercials, or pay
$3.99 a month with no commercials. Rhapsody is pretty good, but it's very
limited for free access and only has samples. I have a subscription to
it,
and they have lots of music in a very broad range.

hth,
Teresa

Slow down; you'll get there faster.

On Dec 13, 2013, at 4:22 AM, SSEric <sseri...@gmail.com> wrote:

Can anyone compare the various services available the major ones,
anyway,
in
terms of accessibility first and then perhaps any pros or cons of
each. I
guess for purposes of this list, I am mostly asking about accessibility.
One
big question would be is there any difference in level of access for one
service's free version compared to the paid; maybe they use different
apps
or introduce elements that effect access.

I am just considering trying out something and then subscribing. So,
I am
completely ignorant, other than familiarity by mention.

Thanks for any pointers to information!

Eric


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