I keep them in my pocket as well, but I have figured out a trick to untangling them, because they tangle easily. You have to pull out one piece of the cord at a time.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 7:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Listening to Voiceover I keep mine in my pocket when I'm out and about. I'll pull them out of my pocket and leave them on a table if I'm at home or in the office. My pockets are fairly capacious, and I don't worry about their durability at all keeping them in my pocket like I do. On 05/25/2013 08:18 AM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > You say you put them in your pocket. I would think it would greatly > shorten their life to be in my pocket a lot, with my getting up, > sitting down, and other movements throughout the day not only > stressing the ear bud and plug connections, but also the remote. Or, > are they more durable than I suspect? > > Arnold Schmidt > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:13 AM > Subject: RE: Listening to Voiceover > > >> Hi Brice, >> >> As Chuck and Richard already pointed out, a Bluetooth earpiece is one >> solution. But as you say, it is another item you have to make sure is >> charged up and I personally don't like it if I have to do any amount >> of typing. I do own one and use it at times, but first of all I feel >> I look like a nurd (no offense to anybody who wears it all day) and I >> just don't like the small lag when I am typing, it makes typing on >> the virtual keyboard even slower as it is. There is also a third >> reason why I don't want to have it in all day and that is the fact >> that nobody really knows if it is all that healthy. >> >> I very much prefer the Apple earpods, they are less conspicuous and >> even lighter than even the lightest Bluetooth earpiece. Depending on >> where I am and what I am doing I often just have the right one in my >> ear since it has the microphone and remote and I just have the left >> one hanging around my neck. It's become total habit for me to grab >> them in the morning, wrap them around my hand and put them in my >> pocket. >> >> In short, if you are in public and you don't want anybody to hear >> your phone a headset or earpiece of some sort is your only option. I >> personally wouldn't be too worried about people listening to a text >> message I might type, somebody really would have to pay attention to >> put together what you are typing if they hear a letter at a time, but >> of course if it's noisy a headset really is the way to go and it has >> the additional benefit that you can keep your phone on your belt or >> in your pocket when a call comes in. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Brice Smith >> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 9:29 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Listening to Voiceover >> >> 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 >> >> -- >> 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/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> 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 >> Google Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> 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 >> Google Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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