I agree with you it is a matter of preference. I tried them and did not like them at all. I could not fast forward rewind and could not do that. The pods did not fit securely. I then tried beatsx and did not like them.
I am about to try some Bose sound links. > > On Mar 12, 2017 at 11:08, <'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone > (mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com)> wrote: > > > > Mark, > > That made interesting reading for me and made me think that, just maybe, > I'll take a demo, if one's available at the shop because they sound as > though they were made for me! <Smiles> > > > Carol P > > > > > On 24/02/2017 21:11, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > > > As with many things in life, it's all a matter of opinion. > > > > I can tell you that of all the 20+ Bluetooth headsets I've owned > > throughout the years, Apple Airpods are my absolute, without a doubt, > > favorite. > > > > I am amazed with how seamlessly they interface with iPhone. I absolutely > > love the fact that I can effortlessly switch from a single-ear to two-ear > > and back to a single-ear configuration, on the fly. > > > > The auto-ear detection is as close to magic as I've yet experienced on a > > Smartphone. > > > > If I am playing a song or listening to a book/podcast with Airpods, all I > > need do is to remove the Airpod from my ear and playback will pause and not > > resume until I place the Airpod back in my ear. Amazing! > > > > My favorite feature of Airpods, however, is how beautifully VoiceOver > > switches between Airpods and iPhone. > > > > With iPhone in my breast pocket, for example, and an alert comes in, that > > I want to explore privately, I simply place an Airpod in my ear and sound > > automatically transfers from the phone to my ear; when I'm done, I simply > > drop the Airpod back into either its case or a pocket, and sound > > automatically reverts back to iPhone. > > > > This may be difficult to believe but last night, I panicked when I could > > not find one of my Airpods only to have a sighted friend inform me that it > > was in my left ear. I know, I couldn't believe it either. Talk about being > > embarrassed; but they really are that comfortable. smile) > > > > Mind you, I am using Airpods with iPhone 6 Plus, only, so I can only > > imagine how much better they perform with newer iPhone models. > > > > I think Airpods are well worth their price and that Apple, once again, has > > ushered in a new era of technology with this most innovative accessory. > > > > Mark > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > > Of Sieghard Weitzel > > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:34 PM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: RE: Airpod question. > > > > Hi Eric, > > > > Good choice, I think the current Airpods are quite a rip-off and in fact I > > was at an Apple Store today to buy a headset for my wife as an anniversary > > present and I was looking forward to checking out the Beats Solo and walked > > away deeply disappointed. I am in Canada so the Beats Solo here is $329.95 > > + taxes and while they sounded OK I could simply not believe such a large > > and, according to Apple, advanced headset has no volume control. First the > > Airpods have no volume control and now the Beats Solo also has no volume > > control, if this is the wireless future Apple invisions they need glasses. > > I ended up getting her a pair of the new BeatsX since she prefers earbud > > style headsets anyways over big clunky ones. As for the Solo I can only say > > that in addition to the lack of a volume control the sound is also just OK, > > I mean it's good but not special for the price. I have listened to many a > > headset that costs between $150 and $200 Canadian and think they sounded > > just as good. > > Another thing I noticed is that the canadian price for the BeatsX is a lot > > more favourible than that of the Airpods. If I am not mistaken the BeatsX > > in the States are $149 and the Airpods are $159, a $10 difference. Here in > > Canada the BeatsX are $179 and the Airpods are $219, a $40 difference in > > our currency. If I use the current exchange rate and convert $149 for the > > BeatsX to canadian it works out to about $195 Canadian, but Apple Canada > > only charges $179 so compared to the US price it's actually a good deal. If > > I convert the $159 US for the Airpods to Canadian it is $208 or $209 so at > > $219 Apple put a 5% upcharge on it at least based on the current exchange > > rate. How a $10 US difference works out to be a $40 Canadian difference > > when $10 US is about $13.2 or $13.5 I don't know. > > All in all I think that currently you can get a much better bang for your > > buck if you look at third-party headsets and the Apple W1 chip to me seems > > very much overrated. In fact, apart from the admitedly simple pairing > > process and maybe the fact that any other Apple device that is connected to > > the same Apple Id is supposed to pair I don't see a big advantage. > > If you think of it the initial pairing process of a regular bluetooth > > headset is also easy and in my view just as simple. With the BeatsX you > > still have to push and hold the on/off button and the only difference is > > that a message pops up on the screen asking if you want to connect to them > > so you save yourself a few taps by not having to go into bluetooth settings > > and to double tap on a newly paired device. With the BeatsX I had to double > > tap on "Connect" and then on "Done" with a normal bluetooth headset I have > > to double tap on Settings, then Bluetooth and then on the newly found > > device so it's one double tap more. > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > > Of myrna Votta > > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 3:10 PM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: RE: Airpod question. > > > > Hi, > > > > Below is the link to the page which contains information and a link to > > David Woodbridge's podcast on the Air Pods. I received my Air Pods > > yesterday and I decided to listen to his podcast before I set mine up. It > > is excellent. > > > > http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/apple-airpods-unboxing-description-and-reviewto > > his podcast > > > > Myrna > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > > Of Sieghard Weitzel > > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 10:01 AM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: RE: Airpod question. > > > > You can't turn them on or off and while I don't have a set of them I did > > try a pair at an Apple Store and I am pretty sure I remember that the > > battery status was displayed in the status line on the iPhone where this is > > usually showing for supported devices. I don't think you see how much > > battery is left in the case, though. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > > Of M. Taylor > > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:40 AM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: RE: Airpod question. > > > > Jennifer, > > > > David Woodbridge recently posted a fabulous podcast tutorial on setting up > > Airpods on AppleVis. > > > > I do not have the URL but I'm certain that a quick Google search will find > > it. > > > > Give it a listen. > > > > Mark > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > > Of Jenifer Barr > > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:00 AM > > To: iPhone List > > Subject: Airpod question. > > > > Hi all. > > I finally got my airpods. Yay!!! > > Question: how do I check the batery status of the pods and the case? Also, > > isn't there a button on the case? A button to turn them off or on? > > Thanks. > > Jen > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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