I have gone whierless in the sence that I have apple air pods and the reason why I got them was onishinaly to use MS. Soundskape but now that they are making soundscape oapin scores I do use them to listen to music but not while I am out and about since I need my ears free to listen for traffic etc. from Mich.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: January 8, 2023 1:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet? I have to agree with Sieghard. I have the best success with wired Apple Earpods and consider them the best value of any earbuds I've consistently used. I have some second generation wireless Apple Airpods and while they're ok for listening to content, they mess up whenever I receive a phone call. And I still use my iPhone 13 Mini as a phone although it seems the phone app performs inconsistently when using Voiceover. I don't know if the issue is the microphone in the Airpods but I get the most consistent performance with the wired Apple Earpods. Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2023 12:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet? I'd take a set of Airpods maybe if somebody gave them to me along with $20. I hate having anything stuck inside my ear further than the wired Earpods, they happen to fit me great and I don't even have to push them in hard and they just stay in place. I also wouldn't be caught dead spending the kind of money on two little things which only last 5 or 6 hours and which I am bound to loose sooner or later. Now keep in mind that this is strictly my take, I know many of you love them and that's fine, then of course if I did spend the money on them I'd also say I love them. As for wearing something in bed when you most likely will fall asleep there is nothing better than those sleep headbands which have a set of very thin speakers on each side over your ear and a little control pod on your forehead with 3 buttons for volume up/down and play/pause in the middle. Of course if you want to fall asleep to high fidelty music then these are not the right thing, but they are fine for audio books or, if you are into those sleep sounds, that would probably be just fine, but they are the most comfortable thing and I usually sleep on my side so I definitely know and I often wake up in the middle of the night with my Audible book happily playing and I then usually stop it, pull them off my head and thrown them on the side table. You can find them on Amazon, just make sure you do look for wireless ones because the original ones do have a 3.5mm cable and that of course is sucks. I think I paid around $30 Canadian for mine about 2 or 3 years ago and they still work great. I also have an Aftershokz Open Com which I use in certain situations and another Bluetooth gadget I have is one of these around the neck speakers, they consist of a thick and relatively soft rubbery cable about as thick as your thumb and one each end is a speaker, one has the typical buttons to turn it on/off and for play/pause and volume up/down. I quite like using them at home when I am out in the summer in the garden or even while cooking, your audio is right there more or less in front of your shoulders and you can easily reach up and pause or change the volume.for cert But I just bought a new set of Lightning Earpods because they are still my preferred headset, there is no lag and for $24.99 Canadian I get surprisingly good sounding earbuds. I probably go through a pair a year, sometimes a bit longer, but as I said, inexpensive, good and when I don't need them I roll them up around my hand and stick them into my pocket. Best regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2023 9:44 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: vipho...@googlegroups.com Subject: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet? Hello All, I have long been a fan of Apple wired Ear Pods. I had to have my original beloved 8 Plus replaced, about a month prior to its warranty expiration because the audio function of the Lightening port went bad. For the last 6-months or so, perhaps longer, while the Lightening port on my replacement 8 Plus still functioned as expected, it lost the ability to retain a cable, unassisted. This is to say, when I hold the phone in portrait mode, perpendicular to the ground, any attached cable will fall out. I am certain that I was the blame for this as I used to frequently roll onto the phone, when sleeping; very often tangling the cable with tension for hours at a time. (How's that for too much information? (smile)). My point, I am determined not to ruin the Lightening port on my 14. With that in mind, I am doing my best to wing myself from the wired Ear Pods in favor of Apple Air Pods. Even though I like Air Pods and they are definitely more convenient to use than the wired alternative, I still find myself reaching for the wired pair, more than anything else. I was just wondering how many of you have gone completely wireless having all but abandoned the wired Ear Pods? It is interesting because when I go to Best Buy, Target, Walmart, etc. I always see wired Ear Pods, with either the Lightening or audio connector, readily available. All replies appreciated. Mark -- 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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