I have a question. I have never liked the traditional earbuds that apple released--the hard, round plastic ones--as they enver stayed put in my ears. But most people are saying these staty put. is there something that helps this be the case?
Thanks! Shermeen On 1/2/17, pholdstock <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, I've had mine for a couple of weeks and they're quite durable. > Mine have actually just been through the washing machine by accident on a > 60° wash with detergent and conditioner and they are still working :-). > There are several videos on YouTube showing how they do survive quite lots > of punishment including a fall from 10 feet, going through the washing > machine and dryer and even submerged in water for at least a foot. The > airports themselves also had hardly marked if at all when dropped. That > said, please nobody test this on your own Airpods as there are never any > guarantees. > > Peter > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 2 Jan 2017, at 02:19, Arnold Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> As of this writing, I have had them for about 52 hours. I recommend them, >> with a couple caveats. They are not going to be returned. >> >> I was in an Apple store for an unrelated reason, and got to listen to a >> pair of them, and knew almost immediately that I liked them. They sound >> like the wired earpods that came with my iPhone 6, but with slightly more >> bass. They also seem to fit into my ears more securely, I even can use >> them while laying on my side, and the bottom one stays in that ear. There >> is very little, if any delay, when interacting with the touch screen. I am >> using apple braille screen input to write this message, while wearing the >> airPods, with no problem. For whatever reason, on my IPhone 6 when using >> the touch screen keyboard, when I lift my finger, it repeats the letter at >> a louder volume than it said it the first time, which is an annoyance >> more than a problem. >> >> >> The caveat: I don't know how delicate these things really are, but I will >> bet they wouldn't take much abuse at all before they would go bad. Also, >> being that they are virtually the size of the wired earpods without the >> wire attached, unless one is really careful, they will be so easy to drop >> at the wrong time. I have not checked for it yet, but allegedly, Amazon >> already is selling some kind of strap that will go behind my neck and will >> connect them together. If so, I definitely will buy it. I wonder why Apple >> doesn't offer this option? If I have to replace one of my airPods through >> Apple because I lose it, it starts rattling because I played it too loud, >> whatever, it costs 69 dollars. >> >> But I do like them, they are not going back. >> >> Arnold Schmidt . >> >> Sent from Arnold's iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - >> you can reach Cara at [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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