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Pandora Is a Great Addition to Your Car Audio System

By Mitchell Schaffer 13 Comments

Last week I was reading an article online about a service called Pandora.  I went to the site and within 30 seconds, I had set up my new account.  It was extremely simple and I was streaming music to my home computer in no time at all.

What is Pandora

Pandora is a music streaming service that allows you to create your own “stations.”  You do this by selecting artists, genres, or songs.  The service will then play music that is similar to your selection. For example, one of my stations is Rage Against the Machine.  On that station, I can hear songs from Rage, Tool, Beastie Boys, Nirvana, etc.  As I listen to music, I can give the songs that Pandora selects a thumbs up or a thumbs down.  This allows the service to learn even more about my likes and dislikes.  As you train Pandora, your music selections become more tailored to your tastes.

There is no limit to the amount of music that you can listen to. You are not able to listen to a specific songs, but can listen to the “stations” that you create.  If you don’t like a song, you simply skip it.  Pandora allows you to skip up to 6 songs per hour per station.  If you really like a song, you can purchase it and have it added to your iTunes library!

Pandora for iPhone

Being an iPhone addict, I went right to the iTunes App Store to see if there was a Pandora app.  There was, it is free, and I downloaded it immediately.  I have to say that this is one of the very coolest apps that I have on my phone.  It works extremely well and is very intuitive to use.  It syncs to your regular account so any station that you create on the fly will be there at home and the other way around.

I put my headphones on and listened to Pandora for about an hour around my house.  It worked fantastic on my WiFi network, but I was very interested to see what would happen when I used it on the cellular network.  Later that night, my fiance and I went to Hazleton to eat.  I plugged the iPhone’s headphone output into the Aux input plug on Marcia’s factory radio.  We listened to Pandora all the way up the Broad Mountain and into Hazleton.  It didn’t drop out or hiccup once!  The overall sound quality was good.  I would say it is similar to an iPod’s sound quality.  Not great, but better than average.

Pandora is also available on Windows Mobile enabled devices.

Pandora for Your Car

It got me thinking that this would be an excellent addition to any car audio system.  Plug it in, select your station and you can be listening to your favorite music in seconds.   Many newer car’s factory radios and most new aftermarket head units have an “Auxilliary input” on the front or back of the radio. All you need is a cheap cable and you are in business.  But what if your factory radio does not have an auxilliary input?  That is where Mobile Edge comes in.  We can add an input to most any radio.  There are a variety of ways to accomplish this and we can determine what is the best way for your vehicle.  If you have a device that will work with Pandora, stop in and let us show you how we can integrate it to your vehicle.

Comparing Pandora

How does Pandora compare to Satellite Radio or HD Radio?  My initial thoughts are that Pandora is a great addition to HD or satellite, but not a replacement for either.  Pandora relies on a WiFi or cellular connection so if you are out of range, it won’t work.  As for sound quality, I feel that all three are very similar.  No clear winner.  It looks like Pandora is purely music so you wont be able to listen to talk radio, sports or things like CNBC or CNN.  One clear advantage for Pandora is the fact that it is customized to your musically tastes.  HD or Satellite do not have the ability to do that (yet!).

Check it out when you get a chance.  It is free and appears to be a very user friendly, functional service.

We hope that you have found this article informative.  Please feel free to post your comments below.  We welcome your input!

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About Mitchell Schaffer

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Comments

  1. Sally Hardiman says

    December 3, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    Can you give me a quote on what is required to have Pandora available in my car. I have an aux input. Thanks

    Reply
    • Mitch says

      December 4, 2009 at 11:04 pm

      I’m confident that we can help you but I would need to see you car to give you an accurate quote… If you have an AUX in, you only need a 10 dollar cable from radio shack!

      Reply
      • Jan says

        October 8, 2015 at 11:42 am

        Do I have to pay extra to play Pandora when I plug in to my aux input from my iPhone? Thanks, Jan

        Reply
        • Isaiah says

          November 14, 2016 at 9:27 pm

          the the best of my knowledge, playing through the aux in on your car radio is like plugging in headphones or a speaker. So unless you go over your data limit on your phone, you should be fine.

          Reply
  2. Rose says

    February 15, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    What if I don’t have an iPhone? What other device carries Pandora? I also have an aux input in my car.

    Reply
    • Mitch says

      February 16, 2010 at 8:56 pm

      I’m not an expert on cellphones, but it is my understanding that Pandora also works on some other handsets. All you should need to do is connect a cable from the aux input to the output of your handheld device. Select the AUX IN setting on your deck and start Pandora. That should do it.

      Reply
  3. V. Wagner says

    March 29, 2014 at 11:13 am

    My Honda makes Pandora available to me. How do I install songs and features I wish?

    Reply
  4. Shelley says

    April 4, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    I have a 2004 Mercedes s500 where are you located and do you think you can make this work for me?

    Reply
  5. Aaron Shapiro says

    September 3, 2015 at 2:58 am

    Hi, I have 2006 Mercedes E350 sport. It does note have an “aux” or any other input.

    Is there something MobileEdge can sell me so I can play Pandora from iPhone on my car speakers?

    Thanks.
    a2shap

    Reply
  6. Rodney says

    February 16, 2016 at 10:42 am

    Info was great for someone like me who knows nothing about it. My new stereo is set up for it and I didn’t have a clue about what it was and how to use it. Thanks for posting this! 5 stars!

    Reply
  7. Gerzan Argueta says

    May 28, 2016 at 11:05 am

    How can I listen to pandora from my iphone to the stereo in my car….what I need to do..my car is 2007 G6 Hard Top Convertible Pontiac.

    Reply
  8. Julie says

    June 27, 2016 at 9:41 am

    Do I have to pay data fees if I plug my iPad with Pandora into my car stereo?

    Reply
  9. Ron Berman says

    December 30, 2017 at 2:59 pm

    My 2017 Honda Accord Sport has the Pandora Icon, it has played fine for some time now. Suddenly when I use the icon Pandora will no longer play. Was that a limited free period or am I doing something wrong?

    Reply

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