What's the battery life of the transmitter? This isn't the same as the new Polar Bluetooth Smart devices, which has better battery life, right?
746354
Ive had mine for almost 2 years and its still on the same battery. Never had a problem
746355
I had to get a new battery after 2 wks, but this one has lasted 6 wks with daily 1 hr use.
746356
In my experience, the battery life is three weeks to one month under normal use. I am not happy with this transmitter and will be returning it.
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P.S. this is the base bluetooth model, not the newer model. I can only hope the H7 has better battery life.
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It lasts around 8 hours bluetooth maxed out. if plugged directly into the ion and volume isnt all the way up itll go longer. but not 50 hours. I dont think there is anything that lasts 50 hours with bluetooth
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From what I've read about the two versions, the new version has a built-in rechargeable battery (with a visible metered indicator) that is supposed to last 20-hours. Also, the headphones are lighter in weight and supposed to be more comfortable with added padding around the band band.
667679
Well, I have the newer model of BOSE noise cancelling which I was using. Let me break it down: On long duration comfort-both the same. On Battery life - Phiaton. On the noise cancelling efficiency - Phaiton. On construction - Phiaton. On the reproduction of High, Mid and Low - Phiaton by far. Additional Feature - Bluetooth. I no longer use BOSE or other High Quality Noise cancelling headphone since my purchase of this headphone. BTW, I am an Audiophile.
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Honestly? No, it's not better* but almost all the time it's "as good as" at least as far as my ears can tell. There are really two parts to this question. The Bluetooth connection only gets the sound to* the FM transmitter. It then depends on having a radio frequency available without interference. I have one in Minneapolis that I never have to change on a daily basis. Only when I've driven more than a couple of hours away from the Metro area have I needed to.What I like about this product is being able to go wireless. That's more important to me than occasional static.Hope this answers your question. Honestly? No, it's not better* but almost all the time it's "as good as" at least as far as my ears can tell. There are really two parts to this question. The Bluetooth connection only gets the sound to* the FM transmitter. It then depends on having a radio frequency available without interference. I have one in Minneapolis that I never have to change on a daily basis. Only when I've driven more than a couple of hours away from the Metro area have I needed to.What I like about this product is being able to go wireless. That's more important to me than occasional... » Read More Honestly? No, it's not better* but almost all the time it's "as good as" at least as far as my ears can tell. There are really two parts to this question. The Bluetooth connection only gets the sound to* the FM transmitter. It then depends on having a radio frequency available without interference. I have one in Minneapolis that I never have to change on a daily basis. Only when I've driven more than a couple of hours away from the Metro area have I needed to.What I like about this product is being able to go wireless. That's more important to me than occasional static.Hope this answers your question. « Show Less
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I have a MS bluetooth mouse before. Every 2-3 months I have to put in a fresh set of AAA batteries. I had an older, non-bluetooth wireless mouse before whose batteries lasted over a year. I guess the extremely short battery life is the main reason they are not making BT mice anymore.
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I own a set for me and one for me wife, both work with the same transmitter. I don't know how significant it is, but one of the units shorts out on me when I add new batteries. It very well may be because they warned me in their literature to charge the unit for no more than 12 hours, and I forgot and left it plugged in for the whole weekend! Still using the other one, but for more info see a previous "answer/review."
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I just hooked mine up yesterday, and so far so good as far as tuning, static, signal strength etc... I'm interested in battery life because I have mine set up about 50 feet from the transmitter, on the back side of my pool where I have my grills and hammock. It used to be that I had to crank up the speakers on the patio in order to hear anything out past the pool. This naturally caused issues with my wife, especially when Saxon, Rush, Judas Priest etc. "shuffled" into play.I just hope that I don't have to replace batteries every week!
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Not sure what you mean by battery life? The amazon Bluetooth is not battery powered plugs in to the wall.
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The 360 IS a better unit!! Supply and demand?? Which sellers and etc...many things determine price. However the 360 IS a better unit. Even if you have no plans to use the bluetooth why not buy the cheaper and better unit, which is the 360? I also suspect that most WILL use the bluetooth. I have several cell phones and PDA's and several different bluetooth units such as the wireless ear unit, wireless geadset and etc....I did not think I would use the bluetooth on the 360.....now I almost cant see not having it. No more headsets, no more weird things on my ear. I use the bluetooth in my home, office, car, almost anywhere I go or anywhere I am at. It works so good you do not ever have to touch the unit or the phone as the vlice commands work excellent. If you are using the bluetooth and NOT the GPS, the GPS is auto-off with the flip-ten down. So leave the Flip-set down and GPS is off and you'll get about 12 hours of bluetooth ability before the battery even starts to drain.Great for in the home or office or any place you are not using GPS. If you are using GPS and bluetooth then you'll simply use a little more battery, but the GPS works flawlessly while also using bluetooth and vice-versa.....
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The battery is not within the ear bud. If you have the wireless set up, the rechargeble batterirs are housed with in the transmitter and the receiver. The ear buds plugs into the receiver. The transmitter has a mini jack that can be plugged into any device with a headphone jsck. The charge last around 10 hours.
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Not unless you can modify it by replacing the battery with a power supply. When you plug in the mini USB cable it cuts the transmitter off and when you unplug or wait until the charging (red) lamp goes out the unit is OFF. The battery life is less than 8 hours when fully charged. If you want to have 24/7 transmitter on time you would need to purchase another kind of bluetooth unit, one that specifically says it can be externally powered.
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I have used mine all day and half the night, so I think the battery life is better than stated. I went out at 11:00a and did not return until 1am and it still had plenty of power. Excellent reception and transmit too. I was talking to the coast guard station 30 miles away.
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Depends on how much your using it during the day. I have had bluetooth's that I have gotten more time but the sound on the Bose is better than any other bluetooth. Most of the time I get a full day without having to recharge the Bose.
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Yes this is an older model. They just came out with the new one with a different color scheme and I think Bluetooth capabilities. I'm not sure this one is still available.
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BI do not know if the transmitter is waterproof, but if you call Dogtra on Monday they will tell you if it is waterproof. Battery is good for approx. 2 yrs...
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I use it on Bluetooth, which uses more battery. I am a writer (maybe only in my own mind), but I write about 1500 words every day. The battery lasts through 3-4 hours of continuous use, and then I just plug it into the charger on my desk, and continue on, tethered to the wire for a couple of hours. It is amazingly light, and amazingly accurate. I have used many headsets. This is the best, hands down!