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[POLL] Do you use/require a headphone jack on your phone?
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this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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Well, my point still stands. How is one supposed to know that this particular headset had these sort of issues? I did extensive research before buying mine, and no one reported any such issues. Admittedly, it was still fairly new when I purchased it so there may not have that many reviews, but Sony isn't some random brand and their audio gear is generally well received.
On the other hand, I could just pick up any cheapo TRRS headset and know that it'll work without a cinch. We're just not there yet with wireless headsets if we can't even rely on reputed brands to work consistently.
I don't think your point stands at all.
If you're asking how someone is supposed to know without knowing then the answer is you can't. Obviously.
You looked at biased reviews that had clearly not tested the product in the manner of which you wanted to use it. You made a bad purchase. I'm sorry. But that's not the fault of Bluetooth. That's the fault of Sony.
Are you going to claim that smartphones are hot garbage just because Nokia made a really shitty one? They were a reputable phone brand too. Until they weren't. Maybe you just learned that the hard way with Sony.
The thing is, it's not just me/Sony. There's been several reports of similar sort of issues for wireless headphones in general.
And in comparison, there's very little issues with wired, so my point still stands - wireless audio still has issues - I don't care if it's a fault with Bluetooth or an implementation bug on the headphones or the app or the OS, the point is, there are still issues that you may be unaware of when buying a wireless headphones, when there's next to none with wired.
You're quick to blame Sony, but if you can't trust a reputable Japanese brand who've been making audio equipment for over 70 years now, who can you trust? Afterall, reviews are "biased" and can't be trusted, so I guess it's down to pure luck then, right? And even if you get lucky and think you've made a good buy, there's no guarantee that something won't break with a future update. For instance, here's a thread where someone's mic stopped working after a Windows update - turns out that the fault was with the Intel Bluetooth drivers, and downgrading the drivers or the update fixes it. Who wants to put up with this sort of nonsense when you've got a meeting or an interview to attend to, and suddenly you find your headphones no longer work because of a fricking update?
This sort of unreliability is precisely why many people prefer sticking to the tried and trusted wired headphones.
It's not worth arguing with @atomic Apparently my pixel, with pixel buds and watch with wearos is also a software issue. As if the software issue might not lie within the software that drives the Bluetooth protocol, I. E. Bluetooth itself🙄