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Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by rayiner on Sunday July 31, 2016 @04:59PM (#12198826)
I have to recharge my phone too, if I forget my phone at home I can't get a replacement for cheap, and after the initial setup, Bluetooth is easier than plugging in headphones.
Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by entee on Sunday July 31, 2016 @09:20PM (#12199707)
It's easier if you have one device. It's easier to avoid getting tangled up.

It's harder if you want to listen to something on your laptop for a minute instead or on the phone. It's also harder when the phone is in your <front/back/just the wrong> pocket and because it's just in the wrong orientation for the BT to work your audio cuts out.

Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by khedoros on Monday August 01, 2016 @02:34AM (#12200557)
Recharging the phone and the cost of the phone are the things that are not going to change, regardless of what happens with the headphones, so I'm not sure why you're bringing it up.

> Bluetooth is easier than plugging in headphones.

Until it isn't, like needing to re-pair the devices, keep them charged, switch between multiple devices, etc. It's a hassle that I don't want to have to think about. I've got bluetooth headphones, but I never use them because they're a pain in the butt (and don't work with everything I want to use headphones with, anyhow). I don't understand people that are for removing functionality from their devices.

Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by raverbashing on Sunday July 31, 2016 @05:07PM (#12198865)
Sure, but I never forgot my phone on a trip or going to work. My headphones, on the other hand...
Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by cm2187 on Monday August 01, 2016 @12:21AM (#12200178)
For me it's actually the opposite. I have small high quality headphones that I can forget in a pocket. I always have them on me, and they work on all my devices: iphone, ipad, laptop, work desktop.

My iphone losing the audio jack would be a major inconvenience. I would have to carry multiple headphones, and also potentially bigger headphones since they will need to do more (blutooth, DAC, etc). Frankly, after having owned pretty much every iphone and ipod model since the begining, I will most likely be looking for an alternative.

Re:The 19th Century plug that's still being used by Turing_Machine on Sunday July 31, 2016 @05:23PM (#12198946)
Same here. I've never lost a phone (knock wood), but have lost any number of sets of earbuds (also charging cables, wall warts... basically anything that isn't permanently attached to the device gets lost).