Pandora problem
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Instructor
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From: Camarillo CA
Pandora problem
I can't get the Pandora app to work with the cars system for more than maybe 5 minutes. Usually, it won't work at all. At that point, the message is "Connecting.... waiting for coverage". However, if I switch to my iphone Pandora app, it works fine. Anybody else having this issue?
Drifting
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Without looking it up, Sounds like whatever carrier the car uses for the 4G doesn't have have much coverage in your area. *I think* You can switch it to your own phone plan and should use their towers, giving you the same coverage as your phone. It's just a simcard like a cellphone.
If I'm totally wrong it wouldn't surprise me.
If I'm totally wrong it wouldn't surprise me.
Burning Brakes
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From: Orange County, CA
Turn on the hotspot on your phone, connect the cars wifi to the hotspot. Pandora will work using your phones data.
As Hamburglar said its probably a Cell data coverage issue on the cars cellular carrier.
As Hamburglar said its probably a Cell data coverage issue on the cars cellular carrier.
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Last edited by flyingbunnys; Sep 26, 2020 at 05:03 AM.
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Instructor
Joined: Jun 2017
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From: Camarillo CA
I've been using Pandora via my cellphones app with no issues, since the app that comes with the car has been so spotty. I'll try different locations to see if the cars app just needs better cell tower coverage.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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I had a consistent problem with Pandora loading in my C7 w/ CarPlay, but I never have had a problem with it in any off our current CarPlay-equipped vehicles (Alfa, Mazda, Porsche, & Ram). I'm talking about a comparison with the same iPhone XS in all four.
The C7 was also slower at loading everything in CarPlay mode. In the other vehicles, it's almost instant, and the C7 always had a short to long lag.
The C7 was also slower at loading everything in CarPlay mode. In the other vehicles, it's almost instant, and the C7 always had a short to long lag.
Last edited by Foosh; Sep 26, 2020 at 04:21 PM.
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My problem with Pandora is that... well... it sucks. The music selection is pretty lackluster, even for a premium subscription. God help you if you don't have a premium account. Spotify is a little better, but still not the greatest music selection. Maybe they've gotten better over the last few years, but they left a bad taste in my mouth. I settled on YouTube premium w/no ads and just made my own playlists, or rather, one very large playlist.
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My problem with Pandora is that... well... it sucks. The music selection is pretty lackluster, even for a premium subscription. God help you if you don't have a premium account. Spotify is a little better, but still not the greatest music selection. Maybe they've gotten better over the last few years, but they left a bad taste in my mouth. I settled on YouTube premium w/no ads and just made my own playlists, or rather, one very large playlist.
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