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Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by Uptrenda »

gandalfgreybeer wrote: post #80
hilux wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mine lose 20-30% sitting in their case overnight. It's very annoying. You ARE lucky!

That definitely isn’t normal. My guess is you need to clean the contacts in the AirPods. They might be in the case but it’s still pairing or trying to pair. Shouldn’t drain that much, especially overnight.

I love the airpods but ah... they dont play well with any kind of metal work. If you do metal work with a file the shavings get everywhere and once they stick to the magnet its almost impossible to get them out. I guess this is a very unusual edge case though but thought id post it. lmao.

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by card_zero »

lostlogin wrote: post #184
SllX wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could be either/or. I long ago lost the brassiere that came with my AirPods Max (not really lost, I just can’t be arsed to dig it out of where I think it is) and they’ll drain themselves fairly quickly just trying to throw out stray connections to any of the five or so devices they can connect to unless I make a point of disconnecting them. AirPods Pro exhibit the same exact symptoms when the contact inside the case…

I can’t work this out. Is this an autocorrect?

Nope.

https://cdn0.tnwcdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2021/05...

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by [deleted] »

bb611 wrote: post #192
echoangle wrote: post #191

TIL American cellphone numbers use an area code that represents the actual location. Do you get a new number if you move and then change to a different provider? In Germany the cellphone area code is just out of a range your provider has registered and if you move to a different provider, you typically move over your number.

Phone numbers are initially assigned geographically but people generally take their phone number with them as they move.

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Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by echoangle »

bb611 wrote: post #192
echoangle wrote: post #191

TIL American cellphone numbers use an area code that represents the actual location. Do you get a new number if you move and then change to a different provider? In Germany the cellphone area code is just out of a range your provider has registered and if you move to a different provider, you typically move over your number.

Phone numbers are initially assigned geographically but people generally take their phone number with them as they move.

So the author of the article was lucky it wasn’t someone who moved to Portland. I wonder what the ratio of people who have the area code of their actual location as a phone number is.

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by t0mas88 »

echoangle wrote: post #191

TIL American cellphone numbers use an area code that represents the actual location. Do you get a new number if you move and then change to a different provider? In Germany the cellphone area code is just out of a range your provider has registered and if you move to a different provider, you typically move over your number.

Same in Netherlands, France and UK as far as I know. Landlines have an area code, mobile numbers are all in a specific range that isn't linked to any location.

First time I got a cell phone in the US I was surprised I had to tell T-mobile my postal code and got a "local" number.

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by NavinF »

kjkjadksj wrote: post #108
bombcar wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

AirPods are a bit pricey but cheap enough that I wouldn’t even bother reporting them lost to the local park authority. I doubt there’s much you can do besides a sign at the trailheads.

Aren’t they like $160? That’s not cheap.

Yeah but he said "cheap enough" and I agree. If the owner didn't bother to mark it as lost in the Find My app, there's nothing you or Apple can do about it.

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by b112 »

whstl wrote: post #187
tredre3 wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Apple support was able to reset it on a phone call. That too.

Apple's phone support is insane, at least where I used it. High audio quality, no rush and no signs of them being an underpaid call center operator, always going the extra mile to help me.

Well you're paying for it, the app store fees alone make it worth while for Apple. I do wonder, with the changes slowly trickling down the pipe, will Apple's fees over then next few years slowly diminish? And if so, what of their support quality (which is financed via funds from app store fees)?

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by stingraycharles »

hilux wrote: post #77
helipad wrote: post #69

I left my AirPods Pro at a school sports field an hour away, and I didn't realize until the next morning after it been raining heavily. I gave them up for lost and needed headphones for work – so ordered some from Apple with same day delivery. A week later, I got a Find My notification that they had been spotted – at the same sports field. I figured what the hell, put on a podcast and drove the hour to see if I could…

Mine lose 20-30% sitting in their case overnight. It's very annoying. You ARE lucky!

Not normal. Case takes months to deplete without usage for me.

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by t0mas88 »

ww520 wrote: post #38

Speaking of AirPods, do people have bad experience with their quality? I have an AirPods Pro 1st Gen for about 3 years and the noise cancellation function has degraded to the point of unusable. The Apple store technician said the audio hardware has failed diagnostic and it couldn't be repaired. For a $250 equipment failed after 3 years of moderate usage is pretty disappointing.

Yes, Airpods aren't very durable. I'm on my 4th pair of Airpod Pros. One pair I got replaced by Apple due to a known problem in the Pro 1st gen, the other two both failed right outside warranty.

The noise cancellation is the weak part. The microphone or related hardware breaks and then you get all kinds of plops and squeals unless you turn noise cancellation off. Somehow they tend to do that about 3 to 6 months after warranty...

Re: Did you lose your AirPods?

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Post by stingraycharles »

t0mas88 wrote: post #205
echoangle wrote: post #191

TIL American cellphone numbers use an area code that represents the actual location. Do you get a new number if you move and then change to a different provider? In Germany the cellphone area code is just out of a range your provider has registered and if you move to a different provider, you typically move over your number.

Same in Netherlands, France and UK as far as I know. Landlines have an area code, mobile numbers are all in a specific range that isn't linked to any location. First time I got a cell phone in the US I was surprised I had to tell T-mobile my postal code and got a "local" number.

Yup, from NL, have moved everywhere and and changed provider a dozen times and have the same cellphone number since my first phone in 1999 or something.
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