Re:European Teslas to have built-in Rdio
by jamesbritt on Friday February 07, 2014 @11:11AM
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This feels like the crapware that gets bundled on some phones.
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I was gonna say, "but Rdio is free and ad supported now", but yeah, still feels like "Free* 1000 AOL minutes!"
Have you used the Tesla music system before? I use Slacker extensively in the car, and it's entirely skinned to match the car interface. I have no commercials or ads in my streams and the only branding is a small logo in the corner of the music display (which I don't have to have on screen to use). It's not an "app" in the typical sense, just a service that powers the music player.
I would expect it to operate much the same way with Rdio. You'd buy the ad-free plan ($9.99/mo vs $3.99/mo for Slacker) and get the same experience.
Re:European Teslas to have built-in Rdio
by jamesbritt on Friday February 07, 2014 @02:59PM
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Have you used the Tesla music system before?
No. Can you install your preferred streaming music sources, such as Grooveshark or Pandora or Last.fm?
Can you remove all signs of Slacker if you decide you don't want to be bothered with it?
Re:European Teslas to have built-in Rdio
by jamesbritt on Saturday February 08, 2014 @01:27AM
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Rather than downvote, perhaps someone could answer the questions. I'm genuinely curious how things are set up in a Tesla. I've not used one so I don't know what options are provided.
Weird that asking how something works pisses people off.
Re:European Teslas to have built-in Rdio
by daigoba66 on Friday February 07, 2014 @11:22AM
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It's nothing new. It's been going on for _years_ with Sirius XM, even on luxury cars.
Re:European Teslas to have built-in Rdio
by revelation on Friday February 07, 2014 @12:27PM
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Theres no 'Rdio App' in the car, it's just another provider in the music library (along there with your phone or USB stick), and it uses the normal controls and interface.
That's how Slacker support works, anyway.