I use the Apple Airpods and, there is absolutely no lag at all.
Sent from my iPad > On Aug 16, 2017, at 10:11 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi richard, > I know you said you were using a Bluetooth keyboard. How are those headphones > when you were interacting with it phone using the touchscreen? Maybe you want > to just type in an address, so you want to hear each letter echoed. Or > perhaps you are looking around the screen for something. How is that lag? > That has been my grape against a lot of Bluetooth earpieces, that lag. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:52 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> I am typing this with a LogicTech K480 keyboard. >> It is on bluetooth as are the headphones. >> I would say that the delay is noticeable, but it is less than half a second >> in length. >> I do not have a timer that I can fire at the same time I type a letter, but >> with the keyboard setting to echo words, when I type the word "words" and >> hit a space or punctuation, it says words at the same time I am typing the >> next word. >> I type approximately 80 to 90 words a minute. >> I cannot type ahead of VoiceOver more than a very small part of a word. >> So, I'm not bothered by the delay. >> but that is a personal preference. >> HTH, >> Richard >> >> >> >>> On Aug 16, 2017, at 6:22 PM, denise Avant <denise.av...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> How is the lag while typing. I have been thinking of getting these. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Richard Turner >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:12 PM >>> To: 'ViPone list (viphone@googlegroups.com)' <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: Backbeat Sense by Plantronics, was FW: Bluetooth headphones >>> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> As promised, I am writing about the Backbeat Sense Bluetooth headphones >>> from Plantronics that I received yesterday. >>> These are over the ear headphones that claim 18 hours of talk time, have a >>> microphone and Plantronics usual attention to detail with the spoken >>> prompts about battery, pairing, etc. >>> I had a pair of Bose Mobile over the ear headphones that I really loved, >>> but they were only wired. They died recently after 7 years of daily use. >>> >>> I was looking for a stereo headphone that had Bluetooth when I came across >>> these. >>> Regular Price, $179. (That is what I paid for the Bose 7 years ago. >>> B&H Video/Audio in New York has some for $116. >>> They come with the micro USB cable for charging, but no wall charger. They >>> offer one, which we bought, for $6.00. >>> >>> They come in a very nice box, with also a very nice carrying case. >>> The selling point for me was that they can connect with two different >>> Bluetooth devices. >>> The delightful surprise that I discovered when I opened the box is that >>> they also have a 3.5 to 3.5 MM cable so you can use them as wired >>> headphones. What they say about that in the documentation is that you can >>> use them when the battery dies. So, in actuality, you can use them with >>> three devices. >>> >>> I would say the sound quality for listening is almost, if not as good as, >>> the Bose were. >>> >>> They are very comfortable, and the over the head band is adjustable. >>> They feel like they are made from very high quality material. >>> The 3.5 MM cable plugs into the bottom of the right ear cup. The cable has >>> the microphone and buttons on it that work much the same as the iPhone >>> Airpods. >>> They take about 3 hours to fully charge. >>> I have not run them down on the battery yet. >>> The microphone sounds fine. I did a couple test calls with my wife on >>> Bluetooth and she had no trouble hearing me. >>> >>> They do block out most of the surrounding sounds, so I won't be using them >>> while walking down the street. >>> >>> I am quite impressed in my first day of having them. >>> >>> HTH, >>> Richard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Richard Turner >>> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:33 AM >>> To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: RE: bluetooth headphones >>> >>> I'll let you know next week. >>> My wife is getting me the new Plantronics Backbeat Sense stereo Bluetooth >>> headset. It is over the ear, it claims 18 hours of talk, and lists for >>> $179. >>> It was on sale briefly for $79 with a code, but I missed it. >>> She found them through a store called B&H from new York for $116 with free >>> shipping. It doesn't come with an AC charger, so she added their charger >>> for $6. >>> It does, of course, come with the micro USB charging cable, just not the >>> wall plug. >>> >>> Later, >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of david gross >>> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2017 6:22 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: bluetooth headphones >>> >>> >>> can someone suggest a good bluetooth headphone that is over the ear, not in >>> the ear, has a extended battery life, and works well with voiceover? >>> >>> 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. 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