Hi Sharon, great questions.
The lightning connector has been on the iPhone now for several generations.
This is the small connector that can be attached in either direction and
provides power or a data connection to the phone. On the 6 and 6S it’s the
connector next to the 3.5 jack.
An adapter is included in the box with the phone that has this small
connector on one side and a 3.5 inch jack on the other both attached with a
small length of wire. You could use a regular 3.5 inch cable to teach to your
hearing system.
Another option is a set of headphones is included. These feel just
like the existing pods they include with the previous versions with the
lightning small connector on the plug end instead of the 3.5 jack. In all
other ways though the headphones feel and appear the same.
As for the sound quality, that’s a subjective thing but I personally
like the sound of the lightning connected products a lot more. The sound clips
less, you can get a louder signal and with the adapter I can even power a pair
of high end AKG reference headphones that normally the iPhone didn’t have
enough go juice to power but in the new design it works great even with out a
headphone amplifier.
Bluetooth is another connection method, it’s very good on the iPhone 7/7+ but
it is entirely wireless and is the standard you’re used to. The lightning
connected products work very very well though.
Hope that helps.
> On Nov 3, 2016, at 9:23 PM, Sharon Hooley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> How does this Lightning thingie work? Is there a special jack for the cable?
> Is it like Bluetooth? Also, do you think it works as well, if not better,
> than a headset? I definitely still want to use headsets, as it's much easier
> to understand with my cochlear implant. Will I need Bluetooth for this?
>
> Lots of questions, I know, but basically, how would I be able to get sound
> directly to my hearing aids?
>
> Thanks much foh any input,
>
> Curious Sharon, or is it George, wants to know.
>
>
> Sharon H.
>
>> On Nov 3, 2016, at 3:35 PM, E.T. <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Good to know, now I will be sure to get different colors. (smiles)
>>
>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>> Without H2O there is no life!
>> [email protected]
>>
>>> On 11/3/2016 2:26 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
>>> Happy BD to me, happy BD to me, well, not quite yet. Not till the 24th,
>>> LOL! Smile.
>>>
>>> Anyway, as an early BD to myself, I diddit! I traded in my iPhone 6+
>>> 128GB and got me the iPhone 7+ 128GB Black. Not the jetblack, but just
>>> the regular black.
>>>
>>> I also did the dark blue colored Otterbox Defender.
>>>
>>> So, is there anything I should try on this baby that I may find either
>>> different, or a huge improvement to?
>>>
>>> I know about it now having the two rear cameras. Does it also have two
>>> front facing cameras?
>>>
>>> Also, with this thing now in the case, I can't quite tell, but where're
>>> the two stereo speakers? It looks like they're both on the bottom of the
>>> phone with the lightning in between? Is that accurate, or not quite. I
>>> thought they were frontfacing not bottom facing, but I could be wrong.
>>>
>>> Yeah, that headphone jack's definitely gone all right. God that feels
>>> trippy! BTW, I really really like the new home button, how they put 3D
>>> force touch into it instead of it being a physical button that literally
>>> moves when pressed. I have my click set on 2, and for me, that's
>>> perfect! I'm still frustrated that I don't get both the Siri enhanced
>>> voices, but oh well, that's ok. And you know, guys? With these speakers
>>> being so much better? I might not wind up needing it. I might actually
>>> be able very well to get away with Alex. I'm gonna try.
>>>
>>> Also, is it just me, or am I correct that the thing is more responsive
>>> and faster than the 6+?
>>>
>>> Good! God that sounds good! Right as I was typing, Alex finnished
>>> downloading, and started barreling through. Wow! I'm impressed!
>>>
>>> Again, is there anything you'd say to try specifically that I may either
>>> see is different/new, or that I may see a huge improvement in with
>>> performance? I hear the battery in this thing is freaking insane!
>>>
>>> Anyway, you guys let me know, and by the way, over the past month or so,
>>> though very few they were, thank you all for helping me with the couple
>>> questions along the way I did have when researching. I really feel that
>>> with you all's help, along with Apple Accessibility, I was able to make
>>> a very well-rounded and well researched decision on my purchase.
>>>
>>> For those who've got the 7+, not the 7, but specifically the 7+, how're
>>> you all liking it compared to the 6 generations?
>>>
>>> Chris.
>>>
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