Doesn't it remember the connection like other BT devices?
Yes it can remember the connection, but I personally don't leave bluetooth active all day as I'm sure others don't. If I had more requests for Apple or Android Pay I might decide I should leave it connected but so far I've had two lone customers inquirer about it in the 9 days I've had it, and only one of them was interested in using it. The other was simply curious.
why do you disable your BT? in iOS/iPhone you can leave it on all day without worry. my headphones pair in about 1 second and I get all day battery life. I take several conference calls on my phone, use it for apps. Facebook, etc.
And what's your point? Just about all the non-Apple accessories I've ever purchased for use with my Apple devices crapped-out, broke, constantly-replaced under warranty, etc..
I don't harp (or brag like you do) about it simply because just about everyone knows that when you buy Apple, you're buying more than just the product. You're buying quality, durability, and support. Everyone knows 3rd-party stuff is a roll of the dice and accept it.
I wish I could back you up on that. While their core products like the AppleTV, iOS devices and Laptops (unless you need more than a TB) are great, their accessories are often feature deficient to competitors that offer devices just as reliable. Their cable strain relief deficiency on both lightning and magsafe cables is well known. I’ve replaced 2 MagSafe power adapters and at least 5 or 6 iPhone cables (and countless friend’s broken iPhone cables) going all the way back to the 30-pin dock cables. Their Airports (which I’ve had to replaced 4 for myself and others), lack important traffic control such as QoS and advanced features like SNMP other companies have in routers that last just as long as — and with greater range — than Airport routers. Their iPad cases look good, but lack the stability of other cases that are just as protective, stylish & durable. The phone cases are very basic and provide no more protection than a TPU case that looks just as good and are just as thin at ⅓ the price.
I’ve used Apple products for over 30 years, so I’m neither an Apple Hater nor an Apple FanBoi because I still use other platforms, and look for superior products (Apple’s OSes win this because their UX, consistency & reliability). I’ve often said I’ll use the best tool for the job, and for the job of computer or mobile accessories, but Apple’s quality, durability, flexibility and attention to detail does not make it into their accessories.
Accessories are kind of like things they know they can make an easy add on sale. It’s like buying HDMI cables for $30 when you buy a new HDTV. If you looked around, you could find first rate HDMI cables for not even ½ the cost. Or it’s like buying the combo meal instead of just the burger at a drive thru. Many people, when their lightning cable breaks don’t even look around, and just buy another one from an Apple because it’s easy. The same for their higher priced accessories as well. I but you have to be willing to look. Convenience comes at a higher cost, but you have to weigh where convenience matters (like daily computing) and when it doesn’t so you can save money.
No company can ever be perfect. Apple's stuff "just works" which is what many third party stuff fails to do, even after reading the manual.
Like to take your reference to the Apple Airport. I have an Apple Time Capsule. I bought it after I've had my third external hard drive bite the dust (yet another enclosure power supply failure) and also killed two linksys WRT54G's with third party firmware. The Apple Time Capsule is the only device that actually supports IPv6, while all these crummy third party routers had bells and whistles for radio support and linux-cruft but didn't offer any IPv6 support.
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Like to take your reference to the Apple Airport. I have an Apple Time Capsule. I bought it after I've had my third external hard drive bite the dust (yet another enclosure power supply failure) and also killed two linksys WRT54G's with third party firmware. The Apple Time Capsule is the only device that actually supports IPv6, while all these crummy third party routers had bells and whistles for radio support and linux-cruft but didn't offer any IPv6 support.