[vanity]

so ive noticed that pandora drains my battery way faster than slacker does... has anyone else seen the difference or am i imagining things

[lazerus]

Havn't noticed it. I'm on .199.

[jeffharris]

Haven't noticed, but, for me, Pandora streams smoother (on EDGE) than Slacker. And, that includes me having a paid subscription to Slacker ....

[vanity]

yeah im on .199 too thats why i was so suprised normally i only have to charge every other day.

[djenke]

i really like(liked) both at first but i have been having issues with both lately

[DorianP.]

I've used both a lot lately.
Pandora has been working great and gets to the next song in about 3-5 seconds.

Slacker on the other hand, takes about 5 minutes to load and about a minute to get to the next song.

I prefer Pandora now.
+ More song choices.

[dannieloco]

and neither of these programs work if you dont have data plan? only wifi..=/

[lmi1285]

Count one more for pandora....slacker was wayyyyyyy to slow. Like how u can just pick a band on pandora. Still trying to figure out if u can make a station with multiple bands though please chime in if any one knows

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[igotjackberried]

i tried both. deleted pandora. it would freeze up more for me, and plus it would only play bands and artists not general music genres
(maybe it doesnt, i dunno, i gave it 15minutes before i deleted it )

[jhamilton3#CB]

I like Slacker a lot better. Probably because I'm never looking to listen to a certain artist over and over again. I like to mix it up.

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[my_handle]

Back on topic. I have noticed a decrease in battery consumption using it but I do like it better. Car charger FTW

[whodatfever]

Is Comedy & News available on Pandora like Slacker?

[taddley]

Like both for different reasons.

Try using the Slacker cache feature. Works well with no radio usage and you can define custom channels with no subscription, within limits.

[ilovekandypaint]

I like pandora loads faster bit I like the genre options of the slacker...but sometimes it takes forever to load

[smithwicky]

Both apps seem to drain my patience. Slacker was a bit better but neither made the cut.

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[taddley]

Both apps seem to drain my patience. Slacker was a bit better but neither made the cut.

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So ...

You now listen to ... what?

FlyCast is good. What else?

[YorkshirePudding]

Slacker for the caching of stations! Plus it now supports bluetooth. I wouldn't use either if I had to wait for it to stream and buffer...no patience for that nonsense!

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[taddley]

Slacker for the caching of stations! Plus it now supports bluetooth. I wouldn't use either if I had to wait for it to stream and buffer...no patience for that nonsense!

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So, my question is ... again ...

What would you use?

Nothing?

[cmcharlebois]

Quick question... slightly off topic. I have tried both slacker and pandora. Slacker works well while on wifi but when on edge all it does is load and nothing else ever happens. When I installed pandora all I ever got was the initial "pandora" screen then it errors out no matter if i'm on wifi or edge. Any ideas?

[YorkshirePudding]

So, my question is ... again ...

What would you use?

Nothing?

I use Slacker for the reasons I gave. I recommend it over Pandora.

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[taddley]

I use Slacker for the reasons I gave. I recommend it over Pandora.

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Point missed.

I'll let it go.

[YorkshirePudding]

Point missed.

I'll let it go.

Sorry, I thought you were the OP and you were wanting comparisons between the two. I would probably use nothing. I have plenty of music loaded on my sd card.

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[taddley]

Sorry, I thought you were the OP and you were wanting comparisons between the two. I would probably use nothing. I have plenty of music loaded on my sd card.

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Got it.

I really wanted to know. Hadn't thought about the card (duh).

Thanks, Yorkshire.

[MrsD.]

Well, at least you get a battery drain. I upgraded my OS so I could load Pandora onto my phone. I can't get it or Slacker.

[YorkshirePudding]

Yeah, and you know what? The OP wasn't even asking for comparisons on which is better...it was about observations on battery life. Oh dear, bed time for me..

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