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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject: Re: Bluetooth issue
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:47:42 -0000 (UTC)
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sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
> I have two Plantronics BackBeat FIT earbuds I connect to an iPhone XR. 
> Sometimes the hearing seems to go out on one side or the other.  At 
> first, I could pause the playing, and upon resume it would work again 
> for awhile.  Initially, I thought the earbuds might be going bad, so I 
> would switch to the other set.  Finally, it happened on both sets and I 
> decided to shut down phone and restart after a few minutes.  This did 
> fix the problem and both sets worked fine.  It started the behavior 
> again yesterday, and I'm starting to think it could be the devices 
> bluetooth radio going out.  Can't remember how long I've had this phone, 
> but it must be 5 or 6 years.
> Anyone heard of this happening before, and is there any options to fix 
> it?  Is there anyway to check the connectivity with a computer that 
> would do some testing?

I've not had this with my phone, but I have with my Mac and Cambridge Audio
ear buds. If I'm on a longish call they sometimes just drop out. 

I just put this down to BT not being a very solid specification. I and many
others have all sorts of problems.