For me the Phonak/Android connection for phone calls is so great, I’m unwilling to give it up. If things are still the same when I need to replace my KS-9s (equivalent of Marvels), I’ll have to scrape up what Phonak aids cost as opposed to going with Costco again, although my hope is by the time I need new aids Costco will have choices for Android users. I’m not willing to hand myself over to the Apple world. My first aids required an intermediate device. I hated it and never wore it, so I’d get a phone call, could barely hear and would be saying, “I’ll call you right back,” and hurrying to get the damn device connected and working so I could call back. The effortless connection I have now is just plain wonderful. I’ve had people mention they can hear things around me in the background, but it’s never been a problem. Dogs fussing, separate them. Wind, go inside or put on headband. I don’t do phone calls in the car while driving. Road noise might be a problem if I did.
I almost wish I’d kept the KS-10s I trialed just because they were newer, but I turned them back in because they didn’t help me hear any better.