Asher kim Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Hi I have the audiostream with the disposable battery frame and would like to buy the rechargeable one but without buying the cover as well. Does anyone know if this is an option? I can't see it in the Med el shop. Dianna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianna Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Hiya, i did not know of a different rechargeable tray. I received both chargeable and rechargable battery trays in my kit and use both in audiostream cover. The audiostream is just a cover. I slide it on instead of regular battery cover. Its longer. I change to audiostream as my bt, and pair it to my phone. No cables. I use for streaming music, taking phone calls and when not doing either i just wear it like a regular cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianna Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Asher kim said: Hi I have the audiostream with the disposable battery frame and would like to buy the rechargeable one but without buying the cover as well. Does anyone know if this is an option? I can't see it in the Med el shop. If you have sonnet 2, i believe rechargeable tray is $300 + and then the audiostream is like double. Do you have a charger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Just now, Dianna said: If you have sonnet 2, i believe rechargeable tray is $300 + and then the audiostream is like double. Do you have a charger? Thanks Dianna I am in the UK we only seem to have the battery frame with the battery cover. I don't want a cover just the battery frame for the rechargeable batteries as I like to use both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, Dianna said: Hiya, i did not know of a different rechargeable tray. I received both chargeable and rechargable battery trays in my kit and use both in audiostream cover. The audiostream is just a cover. I slide it on instead of regular battery cover. Its longer. I change to audiostream as my bt, and pair it to my phone. No cables. I use for streaming music, taking phone calls and when not doing either i just wear it like a regular cover. My sonnet came out before the audiostream and audiolink so my battery covers aren't wireless activated and the ones in the shop don't seem to be either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 28, 2022 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 @Asher kim Maybe there is a way to confirm with your Med-El rep that if you order a rechargeable battery adapter it would be the Wi-Fi adapter? Kim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 28, 2022 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 @Asher kim in the US, the price is the same for the Wi-Fi battery pack alone and for the combo of AudioStream with Wi-Fi battery pack. So check prices in the UK in case the same is true. Kim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianna Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Dianna said: So the rechargable component and battery are under the processor. Im using rech today. Below that are 2 covers, the longer one is audiostream. I was under the impression the audiostream itself does the connecting Kim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Mary Beth said: @Asher kim in the US, the price is the same for the Wi-Fi battery pack alone and for the combo of AudioStream with Wi-Fi battery pack. So check prices in the UK in case the same is true. We don't seem to have the frame alone it's just the cover or cover plus frame. The frame alone doesn't have a wireless marking in the UK shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Dianna said: So the rechargable component and battery are under the processor. Im using rech today. Below that are 2 covers, the longer one is audiostream. I was under the impression the audiostream itself does the connecting You need to have a wireless frame or the audiostream cover won't work!! I have 2 frames for rechargeable batteries but neither is wireless 😕 Dianna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianna Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Sorry for double posting 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianna Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Kim said: You need to have a wireless frame or the audiostream cover won't work!! I have 2 frames for rechargeable batteries but neither is wireless 😕 Sry for confusion....i did not know they could be different! There is a medel facebook group here for offering or selling items not needed by ci folks. There are NO warranties though, so i would not reccomend it. At first it was mostly batteries but lately folks are selling duplicates of items they have or older parts not being sold any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianna Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 15 minutes ago, Kim said: You need to have a wireless frame or the audiostream cover won't work!! I have 2 frames for rechargeable batteries but neither is wireless 😕 Hi, i looked at the shop and found RCB ADAPTER How can you tell its not for wifi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 28, 2022 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 @Dianna Sonnet and Sonnet2 use the same battery frames and adapters. Sonnet was released way before the AudioStream was released. All of the original disposable and rechargeable battery adapters/frames did not have the Wi-Fi capability and are not marked with the Wi-Fi symbol. Those that received Sonnet2 kits AFTER AudioStream was released have the newer adapters/frames in their kits. I would think Med-El would just phase out the older battery frames/battery adapters but it would be important to know when ordering if it was Wi-Fi compatible and not still the older models in stock. Dianna and Kim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dianna said: Hi, i looked at the shop and found RCB ADAPTER How can you tell its not for wifi? The WiFi ones have a WiFi symbol in white on the side Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mary Beth said: @Dianna Sonnet and Sonnet2 use the same battery frames and adapters. Sonnet was released way before the AudioStream was released. All of the original disposable and rechargeable battery adapters/frames did not have the Wi-Fi capability and are not marked with the Wi-Fi symbol. Those that received Sonnet2 kits AFTER AudioStream was released have the newer adapters/frames in their kits. I would think Med-El would just phase out the older battery frames/battery adapters but it would be important to know when ordering if it was Wi-Fi compatible and not still the older models in stock. Yes sadly there's nothing on the picture in the shop to show it's wireless enabled. I think I will need to contact Med el. The other niggle is its £294 for audiostream with battery frame but £244 without. Which makes the frame £50 . However a frame on its own is £90 a big difference!! Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 28, 2022 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 @Dianna In the US we do not have to worry because ordering the combo AudioStream plus disposable Wi-Fi battery pack or ordering the AudioStream plus rechargeable Wi-Fi adapter is the same price as just ordering a rechargeable battery adapter or disposable battery pack so it makes sense to order a combo kit. In the UK pricing for AudioStream alone versus AudioStream plus a Wi-Fi adapter/battery frame differs. Dianna and Kim 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 28, 2022 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 @Kim yeah I saw that. I like the US pricing for it better. I guess sometimes UK pricing wins and sometimes US pricing wins. Either way I would not purchase a battery pack nor rechargeable battery adapter in either country through the web shops without first confirming it is Wi-Fi enabled. Dianna and Kim 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianna Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Ok. I believe y'all. Kim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianna Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Kim said: Yes sadly there's nothing on the picture in the shop to show it's wireless enabled. I think I will need to contact Med el. The other niggle is its £294 for audiostream with battery frame but £244 without. Which makes the frame £50 . However a frame on its own is £90 a big difference!! Yes, us is $200 for the rcb adapter. Your 90£ is a lil better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianna Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 I commented cuz my kit rech tray did not work. While waiting for replacement i used all my kit disp batteries.. I had to run all over the county to find one pack of weird batteries that barely made it to delivery day for implant batteries. Then i promptly lost my dsp battery tray 2nd week i had ci. I had no $300 and used rechargable for 6 months and everything worked fine. I made it through without having to go one minute without my sonnet! So of course i thought i was the battery queen, sorry folks! Kim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted July 28, 2022 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 @Dianna Thanks for pointing out that the combo AudioStream plus rechargeable adapter is not the same price as just the rechargeable adapter in the US. I had only priced the combo AudioStream plus disposable battery frame vs just a disposable battery frame and they are the same price. Possibly a better deal since Med-El recommends using the disposable batteries if streaming often with AudioStream. I like disposable batteries for the convenience of never having an inconvenient dead battery and the ease of carrying around extra days worth of power. But I know others prefer rechargeable batteries. Kim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianna Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 If it wasnt so costly i would reccomend the pack so to have a spare audio stream Mary Beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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