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Why do I still get commercials when I select a specific song to play? For paying you guys every month there's absolutely no reason I shouldn't be able to listen to whatever I want to anytime commercial-free. I'll simply switch paid music services if this can't be fixed.
Moderator edit: Edited title for clarity
Hi there, @Akr305. 👋
Thanks so much for posting about this. At this time, I do see that you're upgraded to Pandora Plus.
With Plus, you get:
Premium subscribers receive all the same benefits, as well as:
You can find out more about the benefits of each tier here: Pandora Subscriptions FAQ
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Premium Access:
With free and Plus, you're able to initiate Premium Access to listen to on-demand content.
To start a new session, simply search our library from your computer or mobile device for a song or album, and click play. If you are eligible for a free session of Pandora Premium, clicking play will trigger a short advertisement, after which you can enjoy your on-demand content.
For more details about these free sessions, check out this article: Premium Access
Hope this information is helpful. 🎧
I received an email from customer support that they were looking into the reason that my background play, which is why I purchased Pandora Premium stops almost constantly! If this issue is not resolved, I will be canceling my subscription!!
If problems are not resolved within the next couple of days I will be canceling my subscription for Pandora Premium. The first month I didn't have this problem but December and January have had constant problems!!