If you are not a hearing aid wearer but do have a Bluetooth headset you use to talk on the phone, this will also work. Second, if you are hearing aid or cochlear implant user, you may have Bluetooth built into your hearing device. First, headphones can be plugged into the phone. Headphones or Bluetooth needed – for the audio to transfer from the smartphone app to the user, generally two options are available. Worse yet, the phone may ring during a pivotal moment in the service or performance. This could result in the user paying attention to the phone rather than the class, service or performance. Phone in use during event – since a smartphone is the main “receiver” of the audio, it requires the phone to be on. For hearing aid and cochlear implant users dependent upon lip reading, latency is a major concern. Most manufacturers describe theirs as a “low latency system” but there will always be some. All Wi-Fi systems will have a latency factor. Latency – networking term to describe the total time it takes a data packet to travel from one node to another. ADA requires access for all and for receivers/headsets to be made available to users who do not have their own. Not ADA compliant – because this is a BYOD system, it does not meet ADA requirements. If you don’t bring your phone or don’t have smartphone, you will not be able to use the system. Typically, this is going to be a smartphone. BYOD required – to use the Wi-Fi system, you must bring your own device.
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