Ok so I have been using premium....here's what I figured out as an extension to my post above:
- the slacker APP experience is completely diff than the desktop site. You can basically access the same depth/breadth as Spotify
- you have to log in to the desktop, create playlists, and they will automatically show up on your tesla. Again, terrible user experience, as you have to log out and log in every time you create a new playlist if you want that playlist to show up
- creating a playlist is the ONLY way to ensure you can play a song on demand, every single time. Example - one day you could say "play met gala by Gucci mane", and it played. Next day, it would play 'met gala radio' and No matter how many times you skipped, it never ever plays. When it's on the playlist, plays every time.
- you can't add songs from your playlist to your favorites radio...meaning as its playing from the playlist, there's no favorite icon
- the high bit rate is BY FAR the best aspect of this. It's transformed the quality of the sound system in the car. I can't listen to Bluetooth audio at all anymore, zero.
Some may be repeated from earlier posts but oh well. All in all, when I figured out the desktop vs mobile issue, i signed back up. It sucks to pay 10 a month when I already have Spotify, but hey it's worth it for the sound quality upgrade for me. Terrible user experience and awful support (they just say ' Tesla doesn't support slacker premium'). will choke on the 10 a month until a real service is provided and supported by tesla.
- the slacker APP experience is completely diff than the desktop site. You can basically access the same depth/breadth as Spotify
- you have to log in to the desktop, create playlists, and they will automatically show up on your tesla. Again, terrible user experience, as you have to log out and log in every time you create a new playlist if you want that playlist to show up
- creating a playlist is the ONLY way to ensure you can play a song on demand, every single time. Example - one day you could say "play met gala by Gucci mane", and it played. Next day, it would play 'met gala radio' and No matter how many times you skipped, it never ever plays. When it's on the playlist, plays every time.
- you can't add songs from your playlist to your favorites radio...meaning as its playing from the playlist, there's no favorite icon
- the high bit rate is BY FAR the best aspect of this. It's transformed the quality of the sound system in the car. I can't listen to Bluetooth audio at all anymore, zero.
Some may be repeated from earlier posts but oh well. All in all, when I figured out the desktop vs mobile issue, i signed back up. It sucks to pay 10 a month when I already have Spotify, but hey it's worth it for the sound quality upgrade for me. Terrible user experience and awful support (they just say ' Tesla doesn't support slacker premium'). will choke on the 10 a month until a real service is provided and supported by tesla.