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They need to be a bluetooth headset with a wire between the buds, that has a remote etc for phonecalls, start/stop etc.
I've been using Bose Soundsport Wireless for years, but current pair have gone, and whilst Bose are upgrading them for me for nothing, they are to a new product which doesn't have the wire between the buds....the Quiet Comfort 2. As the Soundsport has been discontinued.
This is what they currently look like (apart from in black) if that helps
New headphones needed.... on 14:03 - Nov 2 by DarkHorse
Why do you need the wire?
Because I tend to wear them all day, and just handy to be able to put them in quickly when doing menial tasks, or when just wanting one in then the other can be just dangling opposed to in my pocket.
Lots of reasons, also, have had wired ones for years and years, worn them day in day out and never lost them
New headphones needed.... on 14:06 - Nov 2 by itfcjoe
Because I tend to wear them all day, and just handy to be able to put them in quickly when doing menial tasks, or when just wanting one in then the other can be just dangling opposed to in my pocket.
Lots of reasons, also, have had wired ones for years and years, worn them day in day out and never lost them
Fair enough. Can't help you much there, unfortunately. I switched to fully wireless (TWS) years ago and never looked back. Soundpeats or Soundcore provide good vfm if they still make them though.
Have a look on reddit if you don't get much luck here.
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New headphones needed.... on 14:17 - Nov 2 with 2573 views
Onna related topic the enforced shift to Bluetooth from wired headphones is one of the great modern crimes against humanity.
In the spirit of reconciliation and happiness at the end of the Banter Era (RIP) and as a result of promotion I have cleared out my ignore list. Look forwards to reading your posts!
New headphones needed.... on 17:09 - Nov 2 by Plums
I have both. What's been forced?
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This is a huge bug bear of mine, but I'll try to avoid going into a long winded rant about it.
There is 0 reason to remove headphone jacks from phones. It is purely done to sell you more e-waste that you cannot change the batteries of and will eventually end up in landfill.
You will be told 'aha! There is choice! You can buy phones with a headphone jack'. And this is true, if you don't mind buying an underpowered PoS that will also end up in landfill in 2 years.
Meanwhile, they are all selling their amazing e-credentials with their solar powered data centers.
It is BS pure and simple.
Believe it or not, this is my incredibly edited down version of this rant.
____ Edit: I know I'm in the minority on this (OK boomer), but being in the minority doesn't make me wrong. See also people not giving a stuff about giving away their online privacy and letting Google control the internet.
[Post edited 2 Nov 2023 18:13]
...but do signatures really work?
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New headphones needed.... on 21:54 - Nov 2 with 1999 views
This is a huge bug bear of mine, but I'll try to avoid going into a long winded rant about it.
There is 0 reason to remove headphone jacks from phones. It is purely done to sell you more e-waste that you cannot change the batteries of and will eventually end up in landfill.
You will be told 'aha! There is choice! You can buy phones with a headphone jack'. And this is true, if you don't mind buying an underpowered PoS that will also end up in landfill in 2 years.
Meanwhile, they are all selling their amazing e-credentials with their solar powered data centers.
It is BS pure and simple.
Believe it or not, this is my incredibly edited down version of this rant.
____ Edit: I know I'm in the minority on this (OK boomer), but being in the minority doesn't make me wrong. See also people not giving a stuff about giving away their online privacy and letting Google control the internet.
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Thanks for the explanation. I wasn't aware you could buy a phone without a headphone jack but then again, my phones tend to last longer than 5 minutes so I haven't bought one recently. However I've just checked and my wife's new phone, bought on Saturday also has one. We're obviously buying at the wrong end of the market but then again I can't actually believe what some people spend a month on them.
As for online privacy, I've been to China twice so it's not something that troubles me. That horse has well and truly bolted.
Edit: I did refuse to buy a car once because it couldn't get LW on the radio and TMS was only on LW at that time so I do know how annoying some 'progress' can be!
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It's 106 miles to Portman Road, we've got a full tank of gas, half a round of Port Salut, it's dark... and we're wearing blue tinted sunglasses.
New headphones needed.... on 21:54 - Nov 2 by Plums
Thanks for the explanation. I wasn't aware you could buy a phone without a headphone jack but then again, my phones tend to last longer than 5 minutes so I haven't bought one recently. However I've just checked and my wife's new phone, bought on Saturday also has one. We're obviously buying at the wrong end of the market but then again I can't actually believe what some people spend a month on them.
As for online privacy, I've been to China twice so it's not something that troubles me. That horse has well and truly bolted.
Edit: I did refuse to buy a car once because it couldn't get LW on the radio and TMS was only on LW at that time so I do know how annoying some 'progress' can be!
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Yeah, I get that.
In fairness, I always buy at the 'flagship' end of the market, and I buy my phone outright and run it for years. My last phone was a Samsung Galaxy S7 (released + bought in 2016) and I have, just last week, upgraded to an S23, which I also intend to run for years (don't get me started on all the extra crap that they put in them now and charge an absolute fortune for. If I wanted a decent camera, I'd buy a DSLR).
To be able to buy a phone to run for years, I have to buy at the top end of the market to make it a financially viable proposition. The *only* high-end phone that I could have bought, with a headphone jack and suitable specs, was the Asus Zenfone 10, but the screen on that was too small for me, and it was even more above my budget than the S23.
It's an annoying and entirely unnecessary situation. I have had to buy a USB-C to 3.5mm headphone adaptor, which will also end up as e-waste one day. Meanwhile, my wired headphones are still going strong many, many years later.
I can give you my thoughts on replacing tactile controls in cars with touchscreens if you want
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...but do signatures really work?
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New headphones needed.... on 10:33 - Nov 3 with 1743 views
New headphones needed.... on 15:19 - Nov 2 by DarkHorse
Rally fancy listening to my playlist today oh wait I can’t I haven’t charged my headphones oh wait I can’t they’ve lost connection with my phone oh wait I can’t where is the little box the headphones are in oh wait I can’t
In the spirit of reconciliation and happiness at the end of the Banter Era (RIP) and as a result of promotion I have cleared out my ignore list. Look forwards to reading your posts!
I've got a pair of Jabra Evolve 75e. Brilliant. Think they're more designed for office work but sound quality is ace. You can pick up a pair for around £150.00 online.
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New headphones needed.... on 13:03 - Nov 3 with 1632 views
I've used bone conduction headphones for nearly a year.
great for podcats, wire connects the two and physical buttons etc
I've had two pairs of these and loved them, both broke in exactly the same place after just over a year. I've moved on to a pair of Plantronics BBFIT 2100s which seem pretty bulletproof but I wouldn't want to wear them all day.
It's 106 miles to Portman Road, we've got a full tank of gas, half a round of Port Salut, it's dark... and we're wearing blue tinted sunglasses.
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