I have a laptop that has no Bluetooth.
What then?
It's not that big of a deal at all. I'm starting to wonder if ppl actually read anymore. I can't believe people keep saying they not buying the phone cause it don't have a headphone jack like they clearly didn't give you an adapter for you to use the headphone jack. If there's a issue with loosing the adapter, just lease it attached to your headphones
There a credit card readers that attach to the headphone jack so you can swipe a credit card. Having said credit card reader attached to a floppy dongle is a sloppy "solution" that just shows Apple didn't consider all uses for the headphone jack.
There a credit card readers that attach to the headphone jack so you can swipe a credit card. Having said credit card reader attached to a floppy dongle is a sloppy "solution" that just shows Apple didn't consider all uses for the headphone jack.
Yeah it may be a little inconvenient but at the end of the day, you still can use it. There's no pleasing everyone at all times. Some wanted better battery life, some wanted it to be water proof amongst other things. Apple managed to make that happen without completely taking away the use of the headphone jack. Only in a perfect world we can have everything we want and need and this obviously is not a perfect world.
Yeah. I know. I am not expecting it to be perfect and we will stick with iPhone 6s until a lightning solution becomes available for the credit card readers because the dongle in this situation is just not going to cut it. If a lightning solution takes too long we can always go to android.
I just bring it up because people get focused only on the music (understandably) and I am just trying to bring to light that there was more to the headphone jack than music.
Unfortunately, some people ((not you - your response was reasonable)) are so in love with Apple that they only respond with snarky comments that just don't add any value to the situation. Lol
I don't understand.
#1 If you use BT you can use them with the phone as well as the laptop
#2 If you use corded, just use the adapter when on the iPhone and take the adapter off (literally 1-second of your time) and use it on the laptop.
It's not an issue. I don't see a problem here... you're just making it one to argue the missing jack.
I was saying if you bought the phone, they will provide you with your 2nd set of headphones, you could just keep those with the adapter. I fly twice a month and don't lose anything so personally I'm not worried about losing the adapter. As far as other phone makers go, I have been to all the other sides and I haven't found better than Apple. That's with battery life, security and just being an overall solid phone
Headphones with laptop, phone, or tablet is done via BT.
Plane ? I specifically replaced my QC 15s with the QC 35. The 35 is both BT and comes with a wire to plug into aircraft entertainment centers. It helps keep my sanity while flying, especially on overseas flights.
It's nice not having the cable. I had to replace the cable on my 15s when it got sucked into the intake of my blower.
No.
1. Bluetooth headphones need regular re-charging and don't work on planes. They are not an option for me.
2. Have you not read what I said about adaptors - i.e. that they get lost regularly? It's not just an extra cost, it might mean not being able to use headphones for a significant period of time, e.g. a long flight.
The most important point is that there is NO GAIN TO THE USER from dropping the headphone socket. You can use Bluetooth headphones with any smart phone since probably 2009 and probably before that. Apple could put audio on the lightning connector and still keep the headphone socket. Other manufacturers manage to make phone with better battery life and still include a headphone socket. I simply cannot see how anyone can defend this.