Pandora in Canada

[kyydaws]

After buying a cx5 back in August of last year (it's a 2014 CX-5 GS) I am quite annoyed that I have a built in Pandora app on the infotainment system and not able to use it. Since Canada hasn't seemed to have adopted the idea of Pandora radio does anyone have a suggestion for this app that is not built into the car? Can it be used with any other radio application?

Another issue I seem to have is that the car seems to not recognize my iPhone 5s when connected with the USB. It just reads "iPod Error".

 

[epcjay]

I got Pandora working in my car, but i don't think its allowed to be discussed here. I also find it weird that HD radio also isnt avalivble in Ontario.

Rdio is an alternative you can use which works with bluetooth

 

[bamirault]

I got Pandora working in my car, but i don't think its allowed to be discussed here. I also find it weird that HD radio also isnt avalivble in Ontario.

Rdio is an alternative you can use which works with bluetooth

Odd, I have a couple of HD radio stations in Ottawa.

Brian

 

[BobF13]

My iPhone 4S worked fine in iPod mode when connected via USB. But when I upgraded to a 5S I get the same "iPod Error" message that you are getting, hopefully this will get fixed in a future iOS version update.

 

[Kedis82ZE8]

My iPhone 4S worked fine in iPod mode when connected via USB. But when I upgraded to a 5S I get the same "iPod Error" message that you are getting, hopefully this will get fixed in a future iOS version update.

I have found that if I start vehicle up while in Airplane Mode & connected to USB I consistently don't have any issue with USB connectivity. I can then turn off Airplane Mode once connection is made.

 

[kyydaws]

Odd, I have a couple of HD radio stations in Ottawa.

Brian

I'm in Ottawa too. What stations are you getting to work? I clearly don't have much luck with this.

 

[tvisforme]

... I also find it weird that HD radio also isnt avalivble in Ontario.

Canadian radio stations have not adopted the HD radio standard on a wide-scale basis as of yet. (There are discussions about implementing it and a few test stations.) There were DAB format digital stations in the past, but that never took off as the US did not adopt that technology.


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[bamirault]

I'm in Ottawa too. What stations are you getting to work? I clearly don't have much luck with this.

Try to tune in the FM stations 91.5, 106.1, 106.9, or 89.9 then hit the HD button. You may/not note any improvement in sound, but you will see additional text information displayed on the screen. There may be other stations, but this is what I listen to.

Brian

 

[frz]

Pandora works in Canada if you have Android 4.4.x, Xposed and the Pandora Patcher module for Xposed which adds a few options that imho should already be part of Pandora. You need a Pandora account but it will work. Beyond the scope of this forum to describe more.