Hi, to add to this discussion what I do is use a single-ear headset like
the Plantronics M50. I just recently purchased the Samsung HM1700 and am
liking the volume on it better than the M50, but I haven't found a
comfortable fit for it yet. So, still on the fence about that one. I
find that the single-ear headset is good for me because I can pull it
out right away if I need total hearing with both ears, but at the same
time it's not jammed in my ear totally covering it in case I need it
either. For phone calls the M50 sucks in my opinion, but for all the
other pros it offers I still think it's the best single-ear headset. If
I need something covering both of my ears I will either use the Motorola
S11 headset which wraps around the back of your neck, has great range,
and has great sound with playing music in both ears. It has a slightly
annoying delay which I'm not too proud of, but all Bluetooth headsets
have this delay. Some are just worse than others though. The M50 and the
HM1700 are ok, but the S11 isn't the best.
I try to avoid using wired connections because I like all that radiation
flowing through my skull and because since we are all going to die some
day, why not die cord free and happy? I don't have Apple earpods, and
I'm not sure if I will get them since I have a bit of choice of things
already. yes it's more to charge, but I also have a 3-in-1 charger usb
cable with the standard usb end on one side which plugs into a usb
charger wall plug on one end, and the other end has either a 30-pin for
iPhone 4, and then it has a lightning plug for iPhone 5 and newer, and
lastly, a Micro USB for the headsets or an Android phone.
Since I usually carry around a extra battery pack from new Trent which
holds either 6000 or 12,000 mAH depending on the one I use, I'm good
with not running out of juice if I'm around places I can't connect to a
wall.
Lastly, if I don't have all my gadgets with me, I will hold the phone
close to my ear like I'm making a phone call and tap away that way. We
live in a sighted world and so I try to not appear to be socially inept,
however many sighted people do worse things, and we just don't know
about them because we can't see them. So, that helps me not worry too much.
Hope that helps.
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On 5/24/2013 11:28 AM, Brice Smith wrote:
Hi,
I'm curious to know how you all listen and use your phones when you're
out in public. Do you use earbuds and an earpiece, or do you turn the
speech down low and do your best?
In noisy environments most people can just look down at their phones.
If you use speech, you want to be able to hear the speech without
everyone else hearing it or becoming distracted by it, too. Sometimes
I'll just hold the phone up toward my shoulder/ear and type/text so I
can keep the volume down real low for privacy, but this looks really
odd and unprofessional. I've thought about grabbing an earpiece or
earbuds, but I usually forget, or it's just something else to charge
and keep track of.
What works for you?
Brice
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