I just want to use a standard headphone and charge at the same time, that's all I ask. I use my phone for music all night and I want my alarm to work in the morning.
What is the reasonable expected lifetime for bluetooth headphones that are used daily? I imagine these people will have to perpetually buy every two or three years unless the batteries can be replaced with fresh ones.
But you have spent $700 on a phone and then spend $25 on a headset you're going to get shitty sound of of that awesome phone.. So it's more like going and spending $200 minimum on a headset just to properly enjoy the sound that the phone has.
It still amazes me that people can 'just go' and blow 50 that they didn't have to for the last device. Especially since the phone is so damn expensive in the first place.
For some uses (such backups, audio, video, other large sequentially read data files) it's dollar per GB and stability that matters, not seek speed. There is a use for SDDs but they are not always the right choice.
That doesn't really give a clear answer.. Because someone's premiums are going up as a result of the claim, and I sure hope it wouldn't be the owner of the car. In fact the owner of the car should only have to have property insurance, not liability insurance since no mistake is their fault with fill autonomy.
Insults and more money than brains. Clearly even tempered rational thought isn't your forte. I guess you haven't matured yet. I'm not going down this rabbit hole.
Fine then we have consensus. You don't mind a company creating a situation to extract you from your money and I do. I don't care about Apple, but I care about my wallet. Keep bending over.
I know it's hard for Apple fans to understand about not buying more stuff to solve problems that their favorite company created, so i won't even try to explain it to you.
Those didn't go out until there were direct replacements. There were USB ports in PCs before serial ports went out, and *gasp* USB actually had more practical purpose than serial. Bluetooth headphones are wireless, but they don't match in sound quality, have to be charged, have batteries that can fail, and are susceptible to interference. So they're not a replacement for wired headphones at all, just a wireless alternative with faults.
If your relatives are in a position where they are just doing pay as you go and they can't afford a plan then it makes sense. Otherwise, phones come free with most celphone plans, even some pretty good smartphones, so I'm not quite sure why they would want a two year old used phone as opposed to getting a new phone for free. That's just what I don't understand.
When change makes things easier on me, I like it. You cannot deny that wireless headphones are more hassle than wired. In the gym, I can understand because the cord does get in the way. But if you're just sitting.. the cord is not a concern.
Again, your solution is to buy more stuff, which I have already rejected as a stupid alternative. Ok I'll say it, it is completely asinine to pay more for something that doesn't work as well for reasons I have explained. Less sound quality for the dollar, and on top of that wireless headphones are a consumable device because the battery will only last for a few years. Like the fact that you don't understand this very basic concept totally blows my mind. This is why America is so far in debt.
Yes, for your information I buy expensive headphones for listening to music. But the fact of the matter is, $300 is going to go further on wired headphones. This is another thing that you cannot argue. In every brand I check, the wireless version of similar audio quality (if indeed the bluetooth signal is not more compressed from the start) is more expensive than comparable wired headphones. Furthermore, I know wired headphones will work with everything from my kids cheap mp3 player to my van to my stereo to my phone. If I buy wireless I am relegated to only devices with bluetooth. Don't even get me started on interference issues.
I just don't have the time to make sure all the proper dongles are with me at the right time, and I don't need the burden of remembering to charge all the time. Plugging in every day just to charge gets too monotonous for me, especially having to do it more than once a day. It is my choice if I want to buy an expensive smartphone or not. My money goes to devices that solve more problems for me, not less. Anyone who buys something that doesn't have return for the value *for them* in convenience and usefulness is an idiot, which is exactly what you are suggesting I do.
It's either luck of the draw or bullshit.. I had an iPod 1st gen and five years down the line the battery was only lasting maybe 2 hours which basically made the device useless.
Why would I want to pay more for headphones when I could buy better sounding ones with a wire for less? I don't want to buy more stuff. You suggest that like it's buying a can of soda. These accessories are expensive and I prefer to spend my money on other things. You can't just suggest people buy more stuff and pretend that is an adequate solution. These buds only have a 12 hour battery life brand new. I would use them for 8 hours at night and then what? I have to somehow charge them during the day instead of taking them with me to work? What a pain in the ass, considering the adequate solution has been in place for 50 years now. As they get older the battery will start to fail as all batteries do, and then what? I have too many things to charge already, I don't need something else to worry about.
Samsung brought back SD card slots because people wanted them, I can't imagine the uproar if they tried to remove the headphone jack. Especially considering bluetooth doesn't yet match the sound quality of wired and no bluetooth headphone is a reasonable replacement yet.
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I'm not following why Samsung can't be left with the only technology that is optimum for what it needs to do.
Agreed.. Like sensational stories on Slashdot are hard to predict.
I just want to use a standard headphone and charge at the same time, that's all I ask. I use my phone for music all night and I want my alarm to work in the morning.
What is the reasonable expected lifetime for bluetooth headphones that are used daily? I imagine these people will have to perpetually buy every two or three years unless the batteries can be replaced with fresh ones.
I guess the economy is far more thriving where you are than where I am.
But you have spent $700 on a phone and then spend $25 on a headset you're going to get shitty sound of of that awesome phone.. So it's more like going and spending $200 minimum on a headset just to properly enjoy the sound that the phone has.
You did Greta too??
It still amazes me that people can 'just go' and blow 50 that they didn't have to for the last device. Especially since the phone is so damn expensive in the first place.
Talking about the common Facebook/Gmail/Netflix user on Slashdot? Is that even allowed?
For some uses (such backups, audio, video, other large sequentially read data files) it's dollar per GB and stability that matters, not seek speed. There is a use for SDDs but they are not always the right choice.
That doesn't really give a clear answer.. Because someone's premiums are going up as a result of the claim, and I sure hope it wouldn't be the owner of the car. In fact the owner of the car should only have to have property insurance, not liability insurance since no mistake is their fault with fill autonomy.
I was thinking the same thing.. this reeks of "Musk has failed! That can't be correct, there must be some other explanation!"
Insults and more money than brains. Clearly even tempered rational thought isn't your forte. I guess you haven't matured yet. I'm not going down this rabbit hole.
Fine then we have consensus. You don't mind a company creating a situation to extract you from your money and I do. I don't care about Apple, but I care about my wallet. Keep bending over.
I know it's hard for Apple fans to understand about not buying more stuff to solve problems that their favorite company created, so i won't even try to explain it to you.
Those didn't go out until there were direct replacements. There were USB ports in PCs before serial ports went out, and *gasp* USB actually had more practical purpose than serial. Bluetooth headphones are wireless, but they don't match in sound quality, have to be charged, have batteries that can fail, and are susceptible to interference. So they're not a replacement for wired headphones at all, just a wireless alternative with faults.
If your relatives are in a position where they are just doing pay as you go and they can't afford a plan then it makes sense. Otherwise, phones come free with most celphone plans, even some pretty good smartphones, so I'm not quite sure why they would want a two year old used phone as opposed to getting a new phone for free. That's just what I don't understand.
When change makes things easier on me, I like it. You cannot deny that wireless headphones are more hassle than wired. In the gym, I can understand because the cord does get in the way. But if you're just sitting.. the cord is not a concern.
Again, your solution is to buy more stuff, which I have already rejected as a stupid alternative. Ok I'll say it, it is completely asinine to pay more for something that doesn't work as well for reasons I have explained. Less sound quality for the dollar, and on top of that wireless headphones are a consumable device because the battery will only last for a few years. Like the fact that you don't understand this very basic concept totally blows my mind. This is why America is so far in debt.
Yes, for your information I buy expensive headphones for listening to music. But the fact of the matter is, $300 is going to go further on wired headphones. This is another thing that you cannot argue. In every brand I check, the wireless version of similar audio quality (if indeed the bluetooth signal is not more compressed from the start) is more expensive than comparable wired headphones. Furthermore, I know wired headphones will work with everything from my kids cheap mp3 player to my van to my stereo to my phone. If I buy wireless I am relegated to only devices with bluetooth. Don't even get me started on interference issues.
I just don't have the time to make sure all the proper dongles are with me at the right time, and I don't need the burden of remembering to charge all the time. Plugging in every day just to charge gets too monotonous for me, especially having to do it more than once a day. It is my choice if I want to buy an expensive smartphone or not. My money goes to devices that solve more problems for me, not less. Anyone who buys something that doesn't have return for the value *for them* in convenience and usefulness is an idiot, which is exactly what you are suggesting I do.
It's either luck of the draw or bullshit.. I had an iPod 1st gen and five years down the line the battery was only lasting maybe 2 hours which basically made the device useless.
Personally, I don't like to have more in my pockets that I need to have, but you might have more room in your pants than me.
You realize your relatives could buy older phones on eBay right? Sounds to me like you just look for an excuse to get the new shiny shiny.
I'm sure there are more than a few Apple fans reading this and wondering why you don't just buy a newer car.
That was very well said.
The fact that there is a market for this proves that Apple was wrong.
Why would I want to pay more for headphones when I could buy better sounding ones with a wire for less? I don't want to buy more stuff. You suggest that like it's buying a can of soda. These accessories are expensive and I prefer to spend my money on other things. You can't just suggest people buy more stuff and pretend that is an adequate solution. These buds only have a 12 hour battery life brand new. I would use them for 8 hours at night and then what? I have to somehow charge them during the day instead of taking them with me to work? What a pain in the ass, considering the adequate solution has been in place for 50 years now. As they get older the battery will start to fail as all batteries do, and then what? I have too many things to charge already, I don't need something else to worry about.
Samsung brought back SD card slots because people wanted them, I can't imagine the uproar if they tried to remove the headphone jack. Especially considering bluetooth doesn't yet match the sound quality of wired and no bluetooth headphone is a reasonable replacement yet.