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Two years later, and I honestly forgot they removed it. The lack of a headphone port hasn't impacted my daily life at all.

mrexroad 8y ago
Yep, I was a bit confused earlier today why my wife was looking for wired headphones—-that is, until I got on an airplane and realized I can’t use my AirPods with the inflight entertainment system. At this point, I’d rather go without entertainment than carry around anything more than AirPods (or equalavent). I know it probably sounds pretty smug, but I use my AirPods ~5-10x more on average than I did wired headphones.
- Jedd 8y ago
  > At this point, I’d rather go without entertainment than carry around anything more than AirPods... This, and parents' comment, is pretty much the archetype of misunderstanding the point being made by tfa and other 'I want the headphone port back' argument. We all understand some people are happy without a headphone jack. That's fine. You guys can use a headphone jacked phone with low quality Bluetooth audio just fine, but we can't use a non headphone jacked phone at all -- hence the feeling of brutally enforced unfairness.
  - somebadguy 8y ago
    Except you can use a phone without a headphone jack. It’s one dongle Stop being so dramatic.
  - vict00ms 8y ago
    > with low quality Bluetooth audio I'm not an audiophile but I don't think the cheap DACs in most phones are in any way superior to the quality that Bluetooth delivers these days.
    - Jedd 8y ago
      Not an audiophile either, and only a vague understanding of sbc, aptx, etc ... however the quality issue for me is more around the overall bt audio experience than just the sound reproduction.
- c1sc0 8y ago
  I second the AirPods sentiment. I feel naked without them. I still have a 6S and the thought of plugging in seems barbaric. Such a great product!
- mordant 8y ago
  Why use the in-flight entertainment system when you can bring your own entertainment on your phone or tablet?
  - nradov 8y ago
    Because it's free, the screen is larger, and you don't have to remember to download something in advance.
conradfr 8y ago
Keeping it would also have not impacted your life.

mrexroad 8y ago

Yep, I was a bit confused earlier today why my wife was looking for wired headphones—-that is, until I got on an airplane and realized I can’t use my AirPods with the inflight entertainment system. At this point, I’d rather go without entertainment than carry around anything more than AirPods (or equalavent). I know it probably sounds pretty smug, but I use my AirPods ~5-10x more on average than I did wired headphones.

Jedd 8y ago
> At this point, I’d rather go without entertainment than carry around anything more than AirPods... This, and parents' comment, is pretty much the archetype of misunderstanding the point being made by tfa and other 'I want the headphone port back' argument. We all understand some people are happy without a headphone jack. That's fine. You guys can use a headphone jacked phone with low quality Bluetooth audio just fine, but we can't use a non headphone jacked phone at all -- hence the feeling of brutally enforced unfairness.
- somebadguy 8y ago
  Except you can use a phone without a headphone jack. It’s one dongle Stop being so dramatic.
- vict00ms 8y ago
  > with low quality Bluetooth audio I'm not an audiophile but I don't think the cheap DACs in most phones are in any way superior to the quality that Bluetooth delivers these days.
  - Jedd 8y ago
    Not an audiophile either, and only a vague understanding of sbc, aptx, etc ... however the quality issue for me is more around the overall bt audio experience than just the sound reproduction.
c1sc0 8y ago
I second the AirPods sentiment. I feel naked without them. I still have a 6S and the thought of plugging in seems barbaric. Such a great product!
mordant 8y ago
Why use the in-flight entertainment system when you can bring your own entertainment on your phone or tablet?
- nradov 8y ago
  Because it's free, the screen is larger, and you don't have to remember to download something in advance.

conradfr 8y ago

Keeping it would also have not impacted your life.