Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-24 Thread Ronald van Rhijn
p 20 mrt. 2016, om 01:50 heeft Simon Fogarty het >>>>>> volgende geschreven: >>>>>> >>>>>> Scott, >>>>>> >>>>>> I've not tried the Plantronics legend but know it was a great device >>>>

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-24 Thread Scott Granados
ible, and frankly, I'd not trust those guys there >> at the headquarters call center as far as I could throw 'em. >> >> Still though, don't let that turn you off from the product itself. And, if >> you ever did need a replacement, or something, I never said the

RE: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-23 Thread Simon Fogarty
: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ronald van Rhijn Sent: Thursday, 24 March 2016 5:10 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: blue tooth headsets Scott, Thanks for the clearification! The name Jawbone is a little bit misleading. I still

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-23 Thread Kayaker
> you ever did need a replacement, or something, I never said the people there > wouldn't help you. They will, but just know, it won't be quick, that's for > sure. > > Chris. > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-23 Thread Scott Granados
as a great device back >>>>> in the day, >>>>> >>>>> Would you still put it above the Edge? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> And I used one of the early era devices but at that point it's >>>>> acce

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-23 Thread Ronald van Rhijn
day, >>>> >>>> Would you still put it above the Edge? >>>> >>>> >>>> And I used one of the early era devices but at that point it's >>>> accessibility wasn't great. Still it was an excellent device, >>>> I just need to stop b

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2016-03-23 Thread Ronald van Rhijn
headsets. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>> Sent: Sunday, 20 March 2016 4:53 AM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-23 Thread Scott Granados
ill it was an excellent device, >>> I just need to stop being so hard on headsets. >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >>> Sent: Su

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-23 Thread Scott Granados
ps.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >> Sent: Sunday, 20 March 2016 4:53 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: blue tooth headsets >> >> Max, your brother is misinformed. Bluetooth is a series of

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-23 Thread Ronald van Rhijn
ould you still put it above the Edge? >>> >>> >>> And I used one of the early era devices but at that point it's >>> accessibility wasn't great. Still it was an excellent device, >>> I just need to stop being so hard on headsets. >>>

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-22 Thread 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries
: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >> Sent: Sunday, 20 March 2016 4:53 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: blue tooth headsets >> >> Max, your brother is misinformed. Bluetooth is

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-22 Thread Ronald van Rhijn
t Granados > Sent: Sunday, 20 March 2016 4:53 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: blue tooth headsets > > Max, your brother is misinformed. Bluetooth is a series of specifications > that are standardized so aside some special features in general most things > work p

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-22 Thread Alex Hall
ou off from the product itself. And, if > you ever did need a replacement, or something, I never said the people there > wouldn't help you. They will, but just know, it won't be quick, that's for > sure. > > Chris. > > > -Original Message- > Fro

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-21 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
1, 2016 5:30 PM Subject: Re: blue tooth headsets Hello Chris. I live in the UK and I praise Aftershokz Customer Service. When my blues 2 was broken, I sent them back after calling them and in a matter of days got a replacement. This was before the Bluez Sports S came on to the market.

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-21 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
gt; wouldn't help you. They will, but just know, it won't be quick, that's for > sure. > > Chris. > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Mo

RE: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-21 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
never said the people there wouldn't help you. They will, but just know, it won't be quick, that's for sure. Chris. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Monday, March 21, 20

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2016-03-21 Thread Scott Granados
z lineup? I swear by mine! > --- > Christopher Gilland > JAWS Certified, 2016. > Training Instructor. > > clgillan...@gmail.com > Phone: (704) 256-8010 Extension 401. > - Original Message - From: "Scott Granados" > To: > Sent: Sunday, March

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-20 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
ubject: Re: blue tooth headsets Yes, the edge is still the best headset in my opinion. It amazes me how long both headsets have been out with no replacement. On Mar 19, 2016, at 8:50 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: Scott, I've not tried the Plantronics legend but know it was a great device ba

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-20 Thread Scott Granados
riginal Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Sunday, 20 March 2016 4:53 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: blue tooth headsets > > Max, your brother is misinformed

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-20 Thread jaan ali
just need to stop being so hard on headsets. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Sunday, 20 March 2016 4:53 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re:

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-20 Thread Alex Hall
Volume is subjective based on many factors, but at full blast I can hear the Aftershokz over traffic. I'm not in a city as busy as yours, though. As to sound leaking, they've done a lot of work in that area lately. The new Trekz and Bluez are supposed to practically eliminate the problem, but I

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread Alex Hall
I'm about to try the Trekz, which are made of a titanium alloy and sport bluetooth 4.1. I'll be reviewing them for AppleVis, but I'm hoping they prove more durable and comfortable than the Bluez 2. They are $129, and the Bluez 2 (which now offer the sound leak fix) are $99. If you have questions

RE: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
p being so hard on headsets. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Sunday, 20 March 2016 4:53 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: blue tooth headsets Max, your brother is misinfor

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
The problem I have with the Aftershokz stuff is that first it leaks like a sieve, and secondly they aren’t very loud. They’re good for the TTS if you turn the volume up, but a lot of recordings at normal levels just won’t go that loud even if you’ve used iTunes to bump up the playback volume.

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries
well i would rather not be the test pilot for them it seems everyone has aftershokz as their first choice. what kind of money am i looking at for a pair. my brother is going to check for me later. thanks max On Mar 18, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Volume is subjective based on many fact

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I stick with the Aftershokz Bluez sports, the latest headphones in that range. I can’t wear bluetooth ear pieces as my ears are too small so for me right now, these aftershokz are ideal due to my ears being so small. Light weight and comfortable to wear all day and improved in the weather. Th

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread Scott Granados
I’ve heard less than positive things about them so have stayed away from them. Also they don’t sound like they would be particularly high fidelity to me but that could be just me being picky. > On Mar 18, 2016, at 4:02 PM, Krister Ekstrom > wrote: > > I’ve just bought myself an Aftershokz

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread Scott Granados
A jawbone might not be a bad option because it doesn’t obscure your environmental sounds that badly and it’s got a pretty focused audio distribution pattern so you can jack up the audio and still get outside sounds mixed in if you’re good at multitasking audio. Might not work but just a though

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread Scott Granados
t; [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] > Sent: Friday, 18 March 2016 7:53 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: blue tooth headsets > > hello; I'm wanting to buy a blue tooth headset to go with my iPhone. my > brother said that when he looked online he

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread Scott Granados
Max, your brother is misinformed. Bluetooth is a series of specifications that are standardized so aside some special features in general most things work pretty well with each other. There are headsets in general though that work better than others. This is one of the favorite topics of mine

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries
thanks sherry; I'm almost as excited for my brother to try them as i am for me. i mean if it would allow him to hear so much better maybe we could get a microphone he could hear on his headphones. thanks max On Mar 18, 2016, at 12:49 PM, Cheree Heppe wrote: > Cheree Heppe here: > I use Aftersho

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries
t; is iffy, but the products themselves are bloody phenomenal. > > Ben > - Original Message - From: "'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries" > > To: > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 23:53 > Subject: blue tooth headsets > > > hello; I'm wa

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread Ben J. Bloomgren
via MacVisionaries" To: Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 23:53 Subject: blue tooth headsets hello; I'm wanting to buy a blue tooth headset to go with my iPhone. my brother said that when he looked online he heard that a lot of them don't work with the iPhone. so what woul

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2016-03-19 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Right, OK, so what’s the better of the Aftershokz headsets, then? If not the Bluez 2 then what? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is

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2016-03-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I’ve just bought myself an Aftershokz Bluez 2S headset and wonder if i’ve made a mistake. The reviews in the blind community aren’t so good. Some say they are uncomfortable and that they break and the sound isn’t good and so on which makes me wonder what i’ve done. /Krister > 18 mars 2016 kl. 2

blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries
hello; I'm wanting to buy a blue tooth headset to go with my iPhone. my brother said that when he looked online he heard that a lot of them don't work with the iPhone. so what would you all recommend? I may just need the headphones because today i did a Skype call using my iPhone and the guy was

RE: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-19 Thread Simon Fogarty
es I think it's up to 8 but I've only got 4 synched at the moment. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] Sent: Friday, 18 March 2016 7:53 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: blue tooth headsets hello;

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-18 Thread Cheree Heppe
Cheree Heppe here: I use Aftershocks bone conduction earphones and haven used other headsets since. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 18, 2016, at 09:27, 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > thanks will have to tell my brother patrick about that. i heard a few years > ago that sony was

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-18 Thread William Gallik
Bone induction is the process of transferring sound to the audio processing portion of your brain through as a bone in your face rather than through your eardrums. It works extremely well; I have a severe hearing loss in my right here and yet when I use bone in duction your phones I hear perfect

RE: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
best single ear pease is the edge by Plantronics. But it sounds like t you want both ears covered. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] Sent: Saturday, 19 March 2016 9:01 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: blue

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2016-03-18 Thread Eileen Scrivani
4:01 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: blue tooth headsets well i would rather not be the test pilot for them it seems everyone has aftershokz as their first choice. what kind of money am i looking at for a pair. my brother is going to check for me later. thanks max On Mar 18, 201

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-18 Thread Alex Hall
I got the Titanium Trekz today. The sound leak is very much diminished, and sounds to my ears like what you'd expect of any headphones. They're very much lighter and more comfortable, too, and seem (initially) to be much more resilient. Of course, they aren't Bose or Senheisser, so don't expect

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-18 Thread 'Maxwell Ivey' via MacVisionaries
thanks will have to tell my brother patrick about that. i heard a few years ago that sony was going to come out with an walkman for swimmers using this idea. didn't know it worked and that people are using it in headphones. thanks max On Mar 18, 2016, at 6:59 AM, William Gallik wrote: > Bone in

Re: blue tooth headsets

2016-03-18 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Well, all right, it can’t hurt to try it. I ordered a pair of the Trek Titanium, and I’ll find some unlucky recipient of these Bluez 2. I don’t expect it to be like proper cans (I have wired corded and Kleer cordless Sennheiser for indoor use) but I do want to be able to listen to my narrated