Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

[M. Taylor]

Hello All,

I have long been a fan of Apple wired Ear Pods.

I had to have my original beloved 8 Plus replaced, about a month prior to
its warranty expiration because the audio function of the Lightening port
went bad.

For the last 6-months or so, perhaps longer, while the Lightening port on my
replacement 8 Plus still functioned as expected, it lost the ability to
retain a cable, unassisted. This is to say, when I hold the phone in
portrait mode, perpendicular to the ground, any attached cable will fall
out.

I am certain that I was the blame for this as I used to frequently roll onto
the phone, when sleeping; very often tangling the cable with tension for
hours at a time. (How's that for too much information? (smile)).

My point, I am determined not to ruin the Lightening port on my 14.

With that in mind, I am doing my best to wing myself from the wired Ear Pods
in favor of Apple Air Pods.

Even though I like Air Pods and they are definitely more convenient to use
than the wired alternative, I still find myself reaching for the wired pair,
more than anything else.

I was just wondering how many of you have gone completely wireless having
all but abandoned the wired Ear Pods?

It is interesting because when I go to Best Buy, Target, Walmart, etc. I
always see wired Ear Pods, with either the Lightening or audio connector,
readily available.

All replies appreciated.

Mark

[Simon A Fogarty]

Hi mark,

Um, don't go choaking yourself with the headphone cable,

But hey, why do you wear headphones when in bed?

Wouldn't it be simpler to just have the phone playing audio beside you!?

But the airpods are great, I don’t' like wearing them at night because I can roll on to my side and they then dig in to my ears.

But if you are looking for a good quality Bluetooth headphoens / ear pods to ware at night,
Check out the bose sleep pods,
I've not used them myself but tey are meant for use in situations like you are speaking of here,and I can say from years of constant usage,
Bose make great audio headphones etc.

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[mrsi...@sasktel.net]

Some people use ear things at night so they do not disturb whomever they are sleeping with.

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[Chris Chaffin]

I have been wireless for over 2 years now and would not go back. I have a pair of Airpods 2nd generation, really like them, and think they have a good sound.

That said, I would not recommend using them in bed before going to sleep. I have tried this, and mine had the tendency to fall out when ever I rolled on my side. Of coarse I knew they did not go far, but sometimes it was very difficult finding them within all of the covers on the bed.

I do recommend using wireless in bed so you can just lay your phone on a night table and not actually have it directly attached to you. One wireless option is the Beats Flex. The thing that would be good about wearing them in bed is because the buds are connected to a wire that goes around the back of your neck, so if one does happen to fall out, more than likely, they would still be hanging around your neck.

Hope this is helpful.

Chris


> On Jan 7, 2023, at 11:44 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
>
> Hello All,

[Dennis Long]

This is the headset I use it works very well.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XD3T21S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_XETWZ17STCGPJ9WMMWQ5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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[Michael Irons]

I went wireless in 2013. The wire Apple earbuds always hurt my ears every time I wear them. They are completely and totally uncomfortable for me.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 7, 2023, at 11:44 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
>

> Hello All,

[paeks...@gmail.com]

I still use wired Earpods when reading in bed. I love my Airpods at other times, but as mentioned below, I am afraid they would fall out in bed. I also don't like wearing Airpods on a plane for the same reason. I have a headboard with shelves behind my pillow, so I set my phone or iPad on that while reading so I don't have a problem with the device landing in bed.

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[M. Taylor]

Hello Simon,

Your post made me smile.

I will definitely check out those sleep pods.

I have never herd of them, until now.

Thank you.

Mark

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[M. Taylor]

An excellent point, to be sure, (smile).

Mark

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[M. Taylor]

Sieghard,

Your post made me laugh out loud as your sleeping scenario mirrors my own, almost exactly (smile).

I do so love my wired Ear Pods but I will, indeed, check out a couple of wireless devices that are designed for sleeping. I had no idea that such things even existed.

Thank you,

Mark

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From: vip...@googlegroups.com <vip...@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2023 10:57 PM
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Subject: RE: Have you Gone Wireless, Yet?

I'd take a set of Airpods maybe if somebody gave them to me along with $20.
I hate having anything stuck inside my ear further than the wired Earpods, they happen to fit me great and I don't even have to push them in hard and they just stay in place.
I also wouldn't be caught dead spending the kind of money on two little things which only last 5 or 6 hours and which I am bound to loose sooner or later.
Now keep in mind that this is strictly my take, I know many of you love them and that's fine, then of course if I did spend the money on them I'd also say I love them.
As for wearing something in bed when you most likely will fall asleep there is nothing better than those sleep headbands which have a set of very thin speakers on each side over your ear and a little control pod on your forehead with 3 buttons for volume up/down and play/pause in the middle. Of course if you want to fall asleep to high fidelty music then these are not the right thing, but they are fine for audio books or, if you are into those sleep sounds, that would probably be just fine, but they are the most comfortable thing and I usually sleep on my side so I definitely know and I often wake up in the middle of the night with my Audible book happily playing and I then usually stop it, pull them off my head and thrown them on the side table. You can find them on Amazon, just make sure you do look for wireless ones because the original ones do have a 3.5mm cable and that of course is sucks. I think I paid around $30 Canadian for mine about 2 or 3 years ago and they still work great.
I also have an Aftershokz Open Com which I use in certain situations and another Bluetooth gadget I have is one of these around the neck speakers, they consist of a thick and relatively soft rubbery cable about as thick as your thumb and one each end is a speaker, one has the typical buttons to turn it on/off and for play/pause and volume up/down. I quite like using them at home when I am out in the summer in the garden or even while cooking, your audio is right there more or less in front of your shoulders and you can easily reach up and pause or change the volume.for cert But I just bought a new set of Lightning Earpods because they are still my preferred headset, there is no lag and for $24.99 Canadian I get surprisingly good sounding earbuds. I probably go through a pair a year, sometimes a bit longer, but as I said, inexpensive, good and when I don't need them I roll them up around my hand and stick them into my pocket.

Best regards,
Sieghard

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[Simon A Fogarty]

Hey mark,

Have you looked in to pillows with built in speakers so you can rest your head between the speakers while you go to sleep,
Just be awarte that your partner could put another pillow over your face and push down
Which could end badly for all parties.

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[M. Taylor]

You've got me cracking up, Simon. Big, big, big smile.

Mark

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[M. Taylor]

Hello Malcolm,

I have Apple Air Pods, second gen, and Apple Air Pods, Pro.

When at home, I prefer to use the Air Pods, second gen, although they are slightly buggy when compared to my Air Pods Pro.

Like Sieghard, I do not like having anything placed in my ear canal but the Pros do not bother me as long as transparency mode is set to, on.

Mark

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I bought a set of Apple Airpods 2Nd generation before I went into hospital for a lapiscropic nephrectomy in 2020. I find they give me a good balance between quality of music and the ability to maintain my awareness of my surroundings. I can walk around the house with them unlike many headphones I have tried in the past.

The only issue I have is that although I’ve used them equally they appear to discharge at different rates. My iPhone will often report quite a significant difference in charge level between the left and right Airpod.

They charge via their case and provided this remains charged I get perfectly acceptable listening time between charges.

Malcolm Parfitt

> On 8 Jan 2023, at 06:56, Sieghard Weitzel <sieg...@live.ca> wrote:
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> I'd take a set of Airpods maybe if somebody gave them to me along with $20.

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[M. Taylor]

Hello William,

You know? You're absolutely correct. The Air Pods, Second Gen, in no way indicate that they are, in fact, Second Generation.

I really enjoy using the Second Gen model, for the most part.

Mark


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Good morning, Mark and all.
I am making that same transition with my 8 Plus, also in hopes of doing that same phone transition eventually. I bought mine at Walmart, and it helped I had a $50 gift card to defray the cost. They also had wired ear buds available. I still have a set of those that came with the phone.
I have listened to the tutorial from Mystic Access I ws referred to a few days ago. I wish their presentation had been a bit smoother as they were trying to do things a bit too much on the fly.
They were discussing the Pro second generation rather than just second generation. A bit confusing. I wonder if the plain second generation set has the function where the case and pods beep function that makes them easier to find. That would alleviate the concern of losing them a bit. I understand there are different tips that might give a better fit in the ears as well.
I have replaced a knockoff brand of wireless ear buds that weren’t controllable nor did they have any way to be found easily. That’s an even bigger deal if you are blind, I think.
One thing I don’t like is the box has the model number on it but never says second generation on it. I had Aira look it up and confirm the store had told me correctly they are the Apple AirPods second generation.
I haven’t tried to use them other than pairing, so this thread reminds me to go ahead and dive in.
Bill


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> I bought a set of Apple Airpods 2Nd generation before I went into hospital for a lapiscropic nephrectomy in 2020. I find they give me a good balance between quality of music and the ability to maintain my awareness of my surroundings. I can walk around the house with them unlike many headphones I have tried in the past.

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[M. Taylor]

Hi Christopher,

I will check out the Ear Funs.

Thank you,

Mark

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In addition to my AirPod Pros, I have a pair from EarFun which are quite a bit cheaper and have more features than the original AirPod Pros. I'd strongly recommend the EarFun's.

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I don't use earbuds all that much. I'm more a fan of headphones that are over the ear. However, I do have a set of AKG earbuds I accidentally bought from Ebay. They are pretty good, although I want to get another set from anker that is better. I won't be purchasing a set of the apple airpods as they are way to over priced in my opinion.
I do have the airpods max headphones that I really do like as a set of over the ear headphones.

On 1/8/23, Malcolm Parfitt <mal...@parfitt1.org.uk> wrote:
> Hello Bill,
>
> I have the 2Nd generation AirPods here and Find My can be used to play
> a sound when the AirPods are out of the case or when they are in the
> case with the case open. When they are in the case and it is closed
> sound cannot be played.
>
> Hope this helps you.
>
> Malcolm Parfitt
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Interesting, Kelly.

Thank you for posting.

I will do some research on those.

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I use Sony Link Bud S wireless headphones and find the ambient sound option works well. This is on top of the noise cancellation and general sound quality.

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[M. Taylor]

Hello Terri,

Your comments are most helpful, indeed, I assure you.

Yes, sore ears can definitely be the result of Ear Pods, especially if you sleep with them, in your ears.

Thanks to this thread, I am going to order a sleep band set and hopefully begin a new chapter in ear bud technology, for me.

Yes, finding the right set of listening devices can be so very expensive.

I remember back when A2DP technology was new, I spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars trying to find the right set for me. At one time, I think I had over 12 different pairs of headphones.

As much as it pains me to admit it, I do not stray far from the proverbial Apple Orchard unless I absolutely need to do so. It would seem, as far as not ruining another iPhone lightening port, while sleeping is concerned, it is time for me to go, "walk about", for a while.

Thank you for posting to this thread.

Mark

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Hello Mark, and list,


First of all, I appreciate your thoughts, and questions. I like the discussions, and thoughts from others that can end up happening. It's helpful at times.


For me personally, I absolutely love my Beats wireless earbuds. I use them quite regularly. I can't always use them every day though, because they can cause my ears to hurt. Also, I think they cause me headaches at times, as well. So I do have to be careful with them.


I never thought I would spend so much on headphones, especially earbuds.
In my mind, spending that much money on such a thing just really makes no sense. I can't explain really why I feel that way. But then I bought these, and they are one of my most favorite things. I make sure to try and take really good care of them.


I can understand why some people still might want to use wired headphones. And I am glad to know that they are still quite readily available. I think the options should be there for people.


I enjoy using my Beats, because I am able to go around my apartment, getting things done, that I need to do, quite easily. I've learned to navigate pretty well, with the earbuds in. I just really love the convenience they offer me. Plus, I love how easy it can be to answer calls, or texts if I need to do so. Although, I do realize that this doesn't matter if they are wireless, or not. I think it is just nice that they aren't tethered to my phone. I will say that at first this felt odd, if I walked away and left my phone on my table. But I am getting more used to doing this now.


Also, probably about two years ago now, I bought some cheap, wireless, over the ear headphones from Amazon. They have pretty good sound for me, and for what I use them to do. I mainly use them to listen to my audio books. They aren't really good to use when answering calls.


Anyway, I enjoy them as well. I love how they are over the ear, and not necessarily earbuds. Even though they can be a bit bulky. And they can get hot on my ears, sometimes. But I love the portability they offer.
They also fold up. So even though they are bigger, they can be easy to take along with me. So that is really nice.


Anyway, I don't know how helpful all this is. LOL! This is all just my personal thoughts, and opinions. But hopefully it helped someone. I just enjoy the convenience, and portability, and flexability.


Thank you,


Terri

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Alison,

Reading your post reminded me of the Borg mantra, from Star Trek, "resistance is Futile." (pronounced, foo tile, UK English pronunciation) (big Smile).

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Have been wireless for some time now and after initial resistance, now find I prefer it, although I still remained wired when outdoors due to the fear of losing one of the buds.
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Hi Deidra,

Yes, while I keep a healthy supply of Braille novels, magazines, and periodicals in my house, it can be challenging, from time-to-time, to disconnect from the web.

A couple of weeks ago, when in a hurry, a friend and I left my house heading to a store to do a bit of light shopping. Halfway there, I realized that I had left my phone, at home.

It was all I could do to keep from having her turn the car around and returning to retrieve it.

While out, we decided to grab some lunch at a restaurant.

While we were out, I found myself fighting panic attacks at not having access to the internet. Now I knew this was foolish; after all, I wasn't expecting any important phone calls, I knew that we would be heading back to the house within a couple of hours or so, etc. Still, I found it most difficult to stay calm and pay attention to her.

She kept asking, "Are you okay?"

I told her that I had left my phone at home and that it was no big deal. I soon discovered that, in my mind at least, it was, in fact, a tremendously large, big deal (smile).)

When, near the end of our meal, she suggested that we go to a park for a while, I all but screamed, "No!"

I simply couldn't stand the thought of being separated from my phone, one minute longer.

So, yes, addicting, these devices can definitely be, to say the least.

Mark



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These posts are great. You all are up on all that is out there. As for me, I can't wear any kind of ear pieces because they cause me sharp pain in my inner ear. I am glued to my phone day and night mostly because I text and read a lot, but I find if I do not turn my phone off at night, I sleep poorly because as soon as I wake in the night, I once more reach for the phone. I fall asleep again but if I leave the phone off I somehow sleep much better and wake less!
Round the clock entertainment these phone sure provide us. Does that spell distraction or cultural etification?

Smiling,

Deidre

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I'd take a set of Airpods maybe if somebody gave them to me along with $20.
I hate having anything stuck inside my ear further than the wired Earpods, they happen to fit me great and I don't even have to push them in hard and they just stay in place.
I also wouldn't be caught dead spending the kind of money on two little things which only last 5 or 6 hours and which I am bound to loose sooner or later.
Now keep in mind that this is strictly my take, I know many of you love them and that's fine, then of course if I did spend the money on them I'd also say I love them.
As for wearing something in bed when you most likely will fall asleep there is nothing better than those sleep headbands which have a set of very thin speakers on each side over your ear and a little control pod on your forehead with 3 buttons for volume up/down and play/pause in the middle. Of course if you want to fall asleep to high fidelty music then these are not the right thing, but they are fine for audio books or, if you are into those sleep sounds, that would probably be just fine, but they are the most comfortable thing and I usually sleep on my side so I definitely know and I often wake up in the middle of the night with my Audible book happily playing and I then usually stop it, pull them off my head and thrown them on the side table. You can find them on Amazon, just make sure you do look for wireless ones because the original ones do have a 3.5mm cable and that of course is sucks. I think I paid around $30 Canadian for mine about 2 or 3 years ago and they still work great.
I also have an Aftershokz Open Com which I use in certain situations and another Bluetooth gadget I have is one of these around the neck speakers, they consist of a thick and relatively soft rubbery cable about as thick as your thumb and one each end is a speaker, one has the typical buttons to turn it on/off and for play/pause and volume up/down. I quite like using them at home when I am out in the summer in the garden or even while cooking, your audio is right there more or less in front of your shoulders and you can easily reach up and pause or change the volume.for cert But I just bought a new set of Lightning Earpods because they are still my preferred headset, there is no lag and for $24.99 Canadian I get surprisingly good sounding earbuds. I probably go through a pair a year, sometimes a bit longer, but as I said, inexpensive, good and when I don't need them I roll them up around my hand and stick them into my pocket.

Best regards,
Sieghard

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Very helpful, Chris, thank you.

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This is great, Dennis, I'll check them out.

Thank you, also, for posting the link.

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[M. Taylor]

Yes, Alan, I agree.

There is something weird about the Air Pods, Second Gen, and phone calls.

Mark

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I have to agree with Sieghard. I have the best success with wired Apple Earpods and consider them the best value of any earbuds I've consistently used. I have some second generation wireless Apple Airpods and while they're ok for listening to content, they mess up whenever I receive a phone call. And I still use my iPhone 13 Mini as a phone although it seems the phone app performs inconsistently when using Voiceover. I don't know if the issue is the microphone in the Airpods but I get the most consistent performance with the wired Apple Earpods.

Alan Lemly

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I'd take a set of Airpods maybe if somebody gave them to me along with $20.
I hate having anything stuck inside my ear further than the wired Earpods, they happen to fit me great and I don't even have to push them in hard and they just stay in place.
I also wouldn't be caught dead spending the kind of money on two little things which only last 5 or 6 hours and which I am bound to loose sooner or later.
Now keep in mind that this is strictly my take, I know many of you love them and that's fine, then of course if I did spend the money on them I'd also say I love them.
As for wearing something in bed when you most likely will fall asleep there is nothing better than those sleep headbands which have a set of very thin speakers on each side over your ear and a little control pod on your forehead with 3 buttons for volume up/down and play/pause in the middle. Of course if you want to fall asleep to high fidelty music then these are not the right thing, but they are fine for audio books or, if you are into those sleep sounds, that would probably be just fine, but they are the most comfortable thing and I usually sleep on my side so I definitely know and I often wake up in the middle of the night with my Audible book happily playing and I then usually stop it, pull them off my head and thrown them on the side table. You can find them on Amazon, just make sure you do look for wireless ones because the original ones do have a 3.5mm cable and that of course is sucks. I think I paid around $30 Canadian for mine about 2 or 3 years ago and they still work great.
I also have an Aftershokz Open Com which I use in certain situations and another Bluetooth gadget I have is one of these around the neck speakers, they consist of a thick and relatively soft rubbery cable about as thick as your thumb and one each end is a speaker, one has the typical buttons to turn it on/off and for play/pause and volume up/down. I quite like using them at home when I am out in the summer in the garden or even while cooking, your audio is right there more or less in front of your shoulders and you can easily reach up and pause or change the volume.for cert But I just bought a new set of Lightning Earpods because they are still my preferred headset, there is no lag and for $24.99 Canadian I get surprisingly good sounding earbuds. I probably go through a pair a year, sometimes a bit longer, but as I said, inexpensive, good and when I don't need them I roll them up around my hand and stick them into my pocket.

Best regards,
Sieghard

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Hi Mickey,

Yes, you make perfect sense.

Thank you for posting.

Mark

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hello: new line I love wireless devices especially earbuds. but I'm finding that I have too many Bluetooth devices and I'm finding that at times audio gets chopped up when using my iPhone. if I'm listening to something over bluetooth. so for this reason I'd like to get wired devices working again. hope this makes sense!

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You're coming through, 5 by 5, Mich.

I always, and I do mean, always, remove any listening devices from my ears when I am crossing a street.

Mark

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I have gone whierless in the sence that I have apple air pods and the reason why I got them was onishinaly to use MS. Soundskape but now that they are making soundscape oapin scores I do use them to listen to music but not while I am out and about since I need my ears free to listen for traffic etc. from Mich.

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I have to agree with Sieghard. I have the best success with wired Apple Earpods and consider them the best value of any earbuds I've consistently used. I have some second generation wireless Apple Airpods and while they're ok for listening to content, they mess up whenever I receive a phone call. And I still use my iPhone 13 Mini as a phone although it seems the phone app performs inconsistently when using Voiceover. I don't know if the issue is the microphone in the Airpods but I get the most consistent performance with the wired Apple Earpods.

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I'd take a set of Airpods maybe if somebody gave them to me along with $20.
I hate having anything stuck inside my ear further than the wired Earpods, they happen to fit me great and I don't even have to push them in hard and they just stay in place.
I also wouldn't be caught dead spending the kind of money on two little things which only last 5 or 6 hours and which I am bound to loose sooner or later.
Now keep in mind that this is strictly my take, I know many of you love them and that's fine, then of course if I did spend the money on them I'd also say I love them.
As for wearing something in bed when you most likely will fall asleep there is nothing better than those sleep headbands which have a set of very thin speakers on each side over your ear and a little control pod on your forehead with 3 buttons for volume up/down and play/pause in the middle. Of course if you want to fall asleep to high fidelty music then these are not the right thing, but they are fine for audio books or, if you are into those sleep sounds, that would probably be just fine, but they are the most comfortable thing and I usually sleep on my side so I definitely know and I often wake up in the middle of the night with my Audible book happily playing and I then usually stop it, pull them off my head and thrown them on the side table. You can find them on Amazon, just make sure you do look for wireless ones because the original ones do have a 3.5mm cable and that of course is sucks. I think I paid around $30 Canadian for mine about 2 or 3 years ago and they still work great.
I also have an Aftershokz Open Com which I use in certain situations and another Bluetooth gadget I have is one of these around the neck speakers, they consist of a thick and relatively soft rubbery cable about as thick as your thumb and one each end is a speaker, one has the typical buttons to turn it on/off and for play/pause and volume up/down. I quite like using them at home when I am out in the summer in the garden or even while cooking, your audio is right there more or less in front of your shoulders and you can easily reach up and pause or change the volume.for cert But I just bought a new set of Lightning Earpods because they are still my preferred headset, there is no lag and for $24.99 Canadian I get surprisingly good sounding earbuds. I probably go through a pair a year, sometimes a bit longer, but as I said, inexpensive, good and when I don't need them I roll them up around my hand and stick them into my pocket.

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Sieghard

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[M. Taylor]

Wow! Dan.

You are truly the, man! (big smile).

I can't believe that you have yet to pull the phone off the charger when sleeping. Good for you.

With that kind of luck, you should consider playing the super lotto, from time-to-time (smile).

Mark

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Hey Mark and others, I have Apple AirPods Pro, as well as the apple wired EarPods. The only time I use my apple wired EarPods is when I go to bed, listening to audiobooks. I just keep one in one ear, and my phone is sitting on the nightstand, which is right beside the bed. Fortunately, I have not had the issues you described With getting tangled up in the cords. I like the loose fit of the wired AirPod, I don’t think I would like the tight fit of the AirPod when I’m trying to drift off to sleep.
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> I have gone whierless in the sence that I have apple air pods and the reason why I got them was onishinaly to use MS. Soundskape but now that they are making soundscape oapin scores I do use them to listen to music but not while I am out and about since I need my ears free to listen for traffic etc. from Mich.

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Hi Sieghard,

Great!!!! Thank you for posting the link to these.

I was afraid of purchasing the wrong model.

“You’re a good man, Charlie Brown.” (smile).

Mark

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No highs and no lows, must be Bose

Anyways, I tried to look up the Bose Sleep Pods you mentioned and all I could find was references and reviews for a product called Bose Sleepbuds which is some sort of noise cancelling, white noise-making gadget which most reviews say is way overpriced.

Here is a link on Amazon Canada for a set of the wireless sleep headband I mentioned before and they don't break the bank:

https://www.amazon.ca/Bluetooth-Headband-Headphones-Wireless-Sleeping/dp/B0B45VPMT4/ref=sr_1_14?crid=2ER2YK4XT7K9S&keywords=bose+sleep+pods&qid=1673244663&sprefix=bose+sleep+pods%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-14

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Mark,

I know I've heard of the sleep head band type headphones,

I'm not sure about the bose sleep pods
But hey check them out,

Bose make some great stuff,

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Funny story Mark. For being parted from one's phone to cause such anxiety for half a day, well, that sounds like a legitimate ailment! I sometimes leave my phone behind when I go out, and when I do, I feel liberated, though again, my phone serves so many purposes due to being print impaired, it is a fabulous tool that enables me to do so many things that others might do with a pen and paper, or their own phones, for that matter.
One friend of mine hates it if he can't reach me and says tings like "of all people..." and this comment is in relation to my blindness and possibly getting stuck or disoriented or something like that.
I'm amazed that I have never misplaced a phone as much as I handle mine. I do occasionally worry that I do not have anyone's phone number memorized and that if I did lose or misplaced my phone, I'd be a little hard pressed to bring up anyone's phone number for someone else to call!
I somehow think that were I to do something like a road trip while camping all along the way, I would probably feel like I had been returned to a previous world, were I to be phoneless. It was like when I smoked, I was not fully committed to it, and yet, I love my phone. I guess what I am saying is that I don't thing the ability to remain "hooked" up 24 hours a day is particularly healthy. JMO.

Deidre