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...and I tell my iphone to stop sending audio to the bluetooth speaker and it disconnects, then immediately reconnects, until I un-pair it. And when my wife pu

...and I tell my iphone to stop sending audio to the bluetooth speaker and it disconnects, then immediately reconnects, until I un-pair it. And when my wife pulls into the driveway my phone call unexpectedly switches to her car. Or my headset just announces "disconnected" in my ear in the middle of a zoom occasionally. It's positively weird how infrequently these type of things happen when you just ... plug or unplug a wire.

heleninboodler 5y ago
and today while I was making dinner and listening to music on the bluetooth speaker in the kitchen, it suddenly disconnected from my phone and connected to my daughter's laptop where she was playing minecraft with her friends and everyone started screaming "what's going on?!" at me at a volume loud enough for the neighbors to hear.
scarface74 5y ago
Until they get caught on something while walking around, running through the airport, trying to get on and off planes, etc. There is a reason I use Bluetooth headphones with Apple chips…
- heleninboodler 5y ago
  Yes, having them get caught on something is annoying, but 99.44% of my headphone use is seated at my desk, where that never happens, and where most of my bluetooth problems DO happen. I doubt in my entire life I've ever gotten on or off an airplane or run through an airport while wearing headphones.
  - scarface74 5y ago
    I don’t either. I have my Beats Flex just for travel and I fly on average at least once a month. I take them off and hang them around my neck - not connected to my phone. But that begs the question. Has the entire industry not figured out BT headphones aside from Apple?
    - heleninboodler 5y ago
      I think that's a fair question. My understanding is that when airpods are talking to an iphone, they are not acting as merely BT devices, but use some proprietary apple juju that's "better." And I'm sure it's better, if wirelessness is your priority. But the drawbacks and price are far too much for me. I like being able to have all my computers, devices, mixers, and headphones be compatible without worrying about software. It's just two analog signals going through a wire, and it's easy. And as a bonus I don't have to have two separate sets of headphones to accommodate the non-bluetooth things like my electric piano.
      - scarface74 5y ago
        My Beats Flex cost $59 - at the airport. They are probably cheaper other places. They also have the Apple “juju”.

heleninboodler 5y ago

and today while I was making dinner and listening to music on the bluetooth speaker in the kitchen, it suddenly disconnected from my phone and connected to my daughter's laptop where she was playing minecraft with her friends and everyone started screaming "what's going on?!" at me at a volume loud enough for the neighbors to hear.

scarface74 5y ago

Until they get caught on something while walking around, running through the airport, trying to get on and off planes, etc. There is a reason I use Bluetooth headphones with Apple chips…

heleninboodler 5y ago
Yes, having them get caught on something is annoying, but 99.44% of my headphone use is seated at my desk, where that never happens, and where most of my bluetooth problems DO happen. I doubt in my entire life I've ever gotten on or off an airplane or run through an airport while wearing headphones.
- scarface74 5y ago
  I don’t either. I have my Beats Flex just for travel and I fly on average at least once a month. I take them off and hang them around my neck - not connected to my phone. But that begs the question. Has the entire industry not figured out BT headphones aside from Apple?
  - heleninboodler 5y ago
    I think that's a fair question. My understanding is that when airpods are talking to an iphone, they are not acting as merely BT devices, but use some proprietary apple juju that's "better." And I'm sure it's better, if wirelessness is your priority. But the drawbacks and price are far too much for me. I like being able to have all my computers, devices, mixers, and headphones be compatible without worrying about software. It's just two analog signals going through a wire, and it's easy. And as a bonus I don't have to have two separate sets of headphones to accommodate the non-bluetooth things like my electric piano.
    - scarface74 5y ago
      My Beats Flex cost $59 - at the airport. They are probably cheaper other places. They also have the Apple “juju”.