Pandora is not Free

[Jeanskillz]

Hello all, I had to come and tell you guys about Pandora; This morning as usual I turned on my Pandora and about 30 minutes in I received a pop up and an email that: Pandora only allows 40hrs of mobile listening for free monthly. I have the option of paying $.99 (one-time Fee) to continue thru the rest of the month. It isn't ad free after paying $.99. They stated that the online pandora (desktop version) is unlimited all month. What the heck is this
Did anyone else know that this was the case?

[djohnson43]

My teenager uses Pandora all the time when she is on the computer doing homework and she hasn't said anything to me about it.

[kingozzy]

Everything has a catch these days, and they need to make their money too.  It isnt a bad deal, a dollar a month to listen to unlimited music.  If it bothers you that much turn on the radio lol

[Jeanskillz]

It lets you have true unlimited usage on the computer but not on your mobile device. They only give you 40 hours on your mobile device, The $.99 is for the rest of this (March)month not per month. it's $3.99/mo for the Pandora One without ads. This $.99 still has ads and interruptions. I will just use my hubby's phone. LOL he never uses pandora

[lgemini]

Sometimes it pays to read the fine print.  I will try this site, because .99 cents is not bad.

[crazyzoo]

I did know this I use pandora all the time if I use it on my computer it counts towards the free hours if I use it through my blue ray player however it does not

[bretay]

i always thought it was free myself.until i got on there and started listening..found out real quick it wasnt..

[msmoneybags48]

Thanks for the clue-in.  I thought Pandora was free; it was on my Kindle Fire, but I am waiting on a new replacement and an upgrade because my Kindle Fire won't charge.   I have saved some songs on it, but I guess I can skip it all together.

[diala84]

I think the assumption is that more people are willing to spend money on smartphones than if they listen from a computer. They have to make some money some how so as long as I can listen some for free that is fine with me.

[lvstephanie]

I remember reading that in their ToS, but I've actually got IHeartRadio app on my smart phone so that I can listen to different radio stations on my phone. I've found that the Pandora app on my phone cuts out quite a bit whereas IHeartRadio seems to stream much more smoothly. And when I'm on my computer, I tend to use Grooveshark... Although the songs on Pandora tend to be higher quality, with Grooveshark you can replay songs that you really enjoy or even setup a playlist.

[tea4me]

I only use Pandora on my computer, not my phone, so I have never had a problem having to pay for anything.  It's all free for me.

[hawkeye3210]

That's the way it used to work online as well. Not really a big deal.

[loulizlee]

I only use Pandora on my computer, so I have no problem.  I would probably pay for it, anyway.  I love Pandora.

[johncache]

Luckily, there is an alternative to Pandora: Songza. And, it is awesome!

[candyterrius]

A dollar a month for high quality audio doesn’t seem like a high price to pay. It’s up to you if you like to continue to stick with Pandora or not. I don’t really use Pandora that much.