Rose, it isn't just the microphone, but also the button to control playback of audio. As others have already pointed out though, having the microphone on the cord makes it easier to access Siri and do some recording when perhaps you don't want to have the sound of your hand moving on the device when recording, not to mention all the other things already said.
Richard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rose Combs Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 8:15 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: iPod Touch fifth generation problem If the iPod touch has a built-in microphone, and you won't be answering it like a phone why would you want a microphone? -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 6:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: iPod Touch fifth generation problem Mary and all, My 5th gen touch came a day early, very nice surprise. I would say the speaker is certainly better than the 3rd generation touch. It has more treble in it than the iPhone 4S. The 4S has a fuller sound and will handle a bit more volume without starting to distort. I personally would have no trouble listening to books or even music over the speaker, though music will be far more enjoyable over headphones or external speakers. I too am surprised and disappointed that they did not include ear phones with the button on the cord. It seems incredibly cheap on Apple's part to not include that. They took the step of adding Siri, but you are not given the option out of the box to access Siri from the headset. And, as always with the touch, they don't include a wall charger. I will say, the earbuds do sound better than the old ones. I also have my Bose with the in-line mic and controls, but I don't always want to use them. The other thing that will take some getting used to is how much thinner and longer it is than the 3rd gen. It is a good half inch taller and since it has a thinner frame, it seems narrower, but the screen area is the same width. I did a restore from my backup and everything appeared pretty much the same as on my 3rd gen except for the extra new apps like FaceTime and Passbook and camera. The fact that we can now put 16 apps in each folder is very nice. HTH, Richard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 2:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPod Touch fifth generation problem Richard, When you get that 5th gen Touch, please let us know what you think of the speaker as compared with the speaker on your present model. I think you and I may have the same, 3rd gen touch. I'm hoping that the speaker is a little improved on this new one but haven't made it to the Mac store to check that out. I'm kind of waiting on the iPad mini announcement to see what it offers versus the new Touch, and one of the things that would really make me look hard at the Touch would be if the speaker were more or less on par with the one in the 4S. I suppose that's a small thing, but for me, that 3rd gen Touch speaker got to be a real drag. Sure there is airplay and there are docks. But sometimes it is just nice to have the device by itself. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
