How can I use Pandora.com in Canada?
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doggywuv (
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August 1st, 2009
When I go to the website, I am redirected to this page: http://www.pandora.com/restricted telling me that Pandora is only available in the USA.
I’ve tried many proxy servers to access it, but they don’t work. Is there a proxy that works or is there another way to access the site?
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Then I wouldn’t recommend trying to access it anymore. Proxys are very unreliable when it comes to stuff like that.
I would look for an alternative. Do you use Last.fm or Spotify?
I’ve tried Last.fm and it only gives you a free trial. I will try Spotify. Thanks
EDIT: It seems that it doesn’t work in Canada :(
@doggywuv It should be free. Or at least it is for me… You may want to look into that a bit more.
@dverhey It tells me that my free trial ends after I listen to 30 tracks.
Hmm. Unfamiliar with that. Well, good luck.
You may also want to give Grooveshark a look.
Spotify only works in the UK, although I have a friend who got around that… proxys and fake addresses, I dunno.
You can use something called HotSpot Shield [Mac or PC]. They wont know where you are comming from. You’ll also be able to watch Hulu videos.
HotSpot Sheild doesn’t work for me. It tells me that it doesn’t work on 64 bit operating systems.
I’ll give those alternatives a try; thank you!
@dverhey Last.fm radio isn’t free outside of England, America and Germany anymore.
You could try some of the proxies at proxy.org, but be sure to click the ones that say ‘US’.
Alright then. I remember hearing something about that a little while back, but wasn’t sure. Thanks for the info.
I use the free software from http://www.jumpto.com It is a browser the locates itself in the US and as far as Pandora is concerned (Hulu too) I am in the US. This works on the PC partition of my Mac and I use it mostly for video but Pandora works well with it too.
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