It will be a half year or so probably before BT 5.0 devices hit the market.
The Legend has been updated through firmware several times and has been their top headset for a long time now, several years in fact. The 5220 is just the newest of the voyager line having been out only a few months. I still have a Legend and it works very very well but not quite as current as the 5220. > On Dec 14, 2016, at 2:51 AM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > The voyager 5220 ok I’ll have a look around for it. > > I thought the legend was older than old and pretty much off the market, > > Have they kept it up to date? > > Cheers, > > > Ps. These headsets will need to change now that Bluetooth 5 has been given > the green light for release to devices. > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2016 1:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: bluetooth earpeace for iPhone 7+ > > Simon, you want to go with a Plantronics Voyager 5220. This headset is the > newest in the voyager line, supports the later bluetooth standards and works > very very well. The Voyager legend is the second best option and not by much > it’s also a very good headset. The 5220 is just the newest model and the one > I’m using presently. You can also adjust some of the features like whether > the incoming call ID is spoken or not, the audio profile used for calls and > so on and so forth to improve the performance as well. The firmware is not > that big of an issue and usually are more bug fixes than audio performance > changes. > > Good luck. > > On Dec 13, 2016, at 3:42 AM, Simon Fogarty <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Was that only last week? > Hell I thought it was a couple of weeks ago. > > Oh well yeah guessing it will be around the new year, shame things shut down > around that time here. > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>[mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of David Chittenden > Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2016 7:21 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: bluetooth earpeace for iPhone 7+ > > I read that email from Tim Cook. It was published last week. Tim said they > should start coming in a few weeks. In the US, few weeks often means three > weeks, so I am hoping they will start shipping the week after Xmas. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 13/12/2016, at 18:52, Simon Fogarty <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi David, > > Thanks for that and it looks like a problem across Bluetooth devices rather > than just the Plantronics edge and IOS 10. > > I’ve completely updated the firmware on the edge and nothing with the delay > has changed for the good if anything I find the delay in switching between > synced devices such as iPhone and iPad is even worse > To the fact that the phone takes about 10 seconds to pick up a connection . > > Anyway guess I’ll keep waiting for the apple earpods also, I’m just getting > sick of waiting and until now not having heard what the delay was. > > If this information is correct then it’s good to hear, > > If only they will be out before xmas so I can order a set or 2. > > Interesting that a couple of weeks ago someone had an email from people > thought tim cook saying they would be out around now, > And this info you mention, > Hasn’t yet put a release time on them. > > Heres hoping > > From:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>[mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of David Chittenden > Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2016 2:19 PM > To:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: bluetooth earpeace for iPhone 7+ > > Simon, > > I used to use the S530, which I purchased off of eBay. It is a very > inexpensive earpiece, and typically lasted 6 months. Unfortunately, they > updated it and it now has a much more significant delay. The older unit had > just a minimal delay such that I could type messages using the onscreen > keyboard with it. > > A friend acquired the extremely pricy Motorola Verve bluetooth earpieces for > his birthday. I tried them and they had quite good musical playback. > Unfortunately, they had a bad delay as well. So, I am suspecting something > about the new Bluetooth chipset, as both devices claim Bluetooth 4.2. > > I have gone back to using my wired earpods until the Airpods are released. > > By the way, we finally learned why the AirPods became delayed. A couple days > after Apple's September event, someone asked a question about what happens if > one AirPod gets lost, will Apple sell a single replacement? Apple tested the > concept and discovered that the current internal configuration would not > permit this. So, they stopped the production line whilst solving the problem. > Apparently, the problem has now been corrected, and they are starting the > production line again. The info about this was printed a couple days ago, but > I do not remember which paper broke the story. Personally, I would have > preferred it if Apple would have just come clean at the time, but that's > Apple's secrecy a bit over-the-top. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 13/12/2016, at 13:24, Simon Fogarty <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Listers, > > I know we’ve all got our own views on this but can anyone advise what the > best of the Plantronics Bluetooth headsets are currently? > I’ve got a voyager edge but I’m finding it’s got a real delay in picking up > the calls infact the connection with my ipHone 7+ > > I’d like to update to something that’’s going to be up to date and work > instantly for me when answering calls or using my phone and iPad > > I beleave there is a newer headset now that is along this line. > > Any information would be appreciated. > > Simon > -- > 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 inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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