Re: Bluetooth thingy

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"JoeRaisin" <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 12/28/2013 10:23 PM, chasbo@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> On Sat, 28 Dec 2013 15:39:18 -0500, JoeRaisin
>> <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/28/2013 1:45 PM, TomR wrote:
>>>> JoeRaisin wrote:
>>>>> . . . ,
>>>>> It may have more to do with the phone and the three year gap in
>>>>> technology, but with the revolution voice calls were more or less just
>>>>> spinning the contacts wheel - but now I can make 'em first time, every
>>>>> time (even working 95% with text and notepad) through this device.
>>>>> Answering calls is super easy.
>>>>>
>>>>> In case you are missing it - I endorse these.  They are light enough I
>>>>> don't even know I'm wearing them.  The only frustration I have so far
>>>>> is that when wearing a jacket the ear bud (I usually only have one in
>>>>> on the work site or driving) I'm not using gets knocked out of its
>>>>> magnetic cradle and I just know I'm gonna end up ripping it out.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/LG-TONE-Review_id3206
>>>>
>>>> I am just curious..., since they are stereo, if you just have one ear
>>>> bud
>>>> in, do you just hear 1/2 (or one side) of the stereo signal?  I assume
>>>> that
>>>> there is no way to set them for "mono" where each ear bud produces the
>>>> same
>>>> sound with no stereo, right?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not as far as I know - and yeah, music that takes advantage of
>>> left/right outputs leaves me missing the right side.  I am finding,
>>> however, that the ear buds don't drown out too much background yet still
>>> give the buds a fighting chance to be heard - so having both in isn't
>>> too bad.  Assuming I keep the volume reasonable, I'll still hear someone
>>> yelling, "Hey!  That wall is about to fall on you!"
>>>
>>> I'll still generally stick to one, though.  Makes me feel safer and it
>>> doesn't affect too many songs - so far, I've only notice it on
>>> 'Frankenstein'.
>>
>>
>> Are these buds and the attached wrap-around-the-collar-thingies able
>> to double as a hearing aid?
>>
>
> Nothing in the documentation about it, but I just had that conversation
> with a hearing aid wearing guy on another forum and he uses:
>
> http://misc.oticon.com/com/OurProducts/Connectline/Support/StreamerSupport/index
>
> which looks pretty cool.

Joe,

That is the device my hearing aid person was trying to sell me on with my
aids.  The recommended or suggested units were $6k, the high end were $7k.
The next level below was $5k that I opted for since I did not feel the added
feature was worth the extra $1k.   I decided an additional $250 for the
bluetooth dangle was not something I wanted have hanging around my neck just
so I could listen to my phone ring and talk to someone.

Sorry, but the hearing aid thing is a huge PITA.  They do not restore your
hearing they only increase the volume of what you have trouble hearing and
even then it is subjective to your understanding of what is being said.  Not
to mention the 1 week life of the batteries whether you use them or not and
constant itch and cleaning of your ears.  Until you have the need for them
the above will not make sense.

My wife still barks at me when I have them in and I ask her to repeat
something.   For some they may be great but for some they are just an added
thing in order to make life a little better to deal with.

Ok rant off.

Les