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Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
12. Question about the Bernafon
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 02:44 PM
Sep 2015

What, there's no Hillaraphon or Martinafon?

OK, smartass humor aside, my serious question is about compatibility with a smart phone. I'd like to be able to listen to calls, listen to YouTube videos, and listen to audiobooks downloaded to the phone. I'd like the sound to go directly from the phone to the HA, as opposed to being turned into sound waves that the HA then picks up and amplifies.

My impression from the Bernafon website at http://www.bernafon-us.com/Consumers/OurProducts/en-us_Cons_Accessories/en-us_Cons_BluetoothConnectivity/Cons_Accessories_SoundGate.aspx is that Bernafon devices won't do that unless I also have their SoundGate 3, which is apparently another device that acts as an intermediary between the phone and the HA. Has your experience been that you can achieve the direct compatibility without the SoundGate device?

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