It can’t hurt to ask them. I was able to buy my Expresslink from them at the same time I bought my OPN 1 hearing aids so the price I got might have been a result of my hearing aid purchase.
Good point, PVC. I would pay $100 for it but for $225, I would go for the generic equipment that would work with all brands.
I was saying in another thread that it can only be win-win if they sell it to you at cost at the time of purchase so that it’ll save them a lot of future shipping costs back and forth for subsequent adjustments or firmware updates. It’ll probably save them time as well because you’ll most likely end up doing more of the adjustments yourself instead of them having to spend the time and do it for you remotely.
The only issue I see is whether they really have enough supply of these devices to sell at cost to their customer or not.
I think that you are correct about them saving money in the long run by selling me the Expresslink - so far I have not asked them to make any adjustments to my OPN 1 hearing aids and have done it all myself so they haven’t had to spend any time or ship me anything to accomplish it.
There is a bit of a learning curve to using the Genie 2 software, however. I think I have figured out most of it but since I have no training as an audiologist I’m sure that there are some things that I am missing when it comes to programming my aids. On the other hand, I am very happy with the OPNs so the programming seems to be doing the trick for me.
I ended up with a pretty sweet deal. BuyHear sent me a minipro, flexstrips, cs44 cables, and a USB adapter (from 2.0 to 3.0) for $175 instead of the ExpressLink3.0. I called up to make sure there wasn’t a mistake and I was told that minipro is more versatile and they had some extras so they sent me that instead. Seems like I made our pretty darn good. I already got connected on my laptop to Genie2 and can program my aids. I will update the firmware shortly when the server is back up. I kept getting an error that the firmware update was not available. The BuyHear guys said the same thing happened to them a couple of times, but the FW update had no issues upon trying at a later date.
You think getting a counterfeit programming device is a pretty sweet deal? That’s crazy. If you look in the Genie 2 documentation, the only programming devices supported are:
> HI-PRO Classic
> HI-PRO USB
> HI-PRO 2
> NOAHlink
> EXPRESSlink3
> FittingLINK 3.0
Good luck getting your hearing aids fixed if you brick them.
Yes, great deal!
Dang! I want that deal!
Wow, mini Pro + cs44 cables and flexstrips for $175 is a good price. The mini Pro alone is currently priced at $208.
Plus you can use the mini Pro to program other manufacturer’s hearing aids instead of being limited to Oticon-manufactured-only hearing aids.
I started a new thread for >>How to program the Oticon Opn<< in the DIY section.
Thanks, I was able to get everything connected by reviewing the diagram in your post.
Please don’t spread FUD here; the Mini-Pro is functionally identical to a HI-PRO USB. I realize that ignorance doesn’t prevent people from posting here, but I don’t understand why you’d bother.
Is this in response to cszoom1’s comment about the Mini-Pro being a counterfeit device?
I think maybe you missed the major war going on a little while back in the programming section of the forum about what works, what’s legit, what’s not, and who cares?, etc…
Perhaps it may have started like a normal flame war. But it’s not like that any more. Maybe it was never a flame war.
I suspect this may be part of his duties working for NetNames See this >>link<<.
It seems obvious to me that he’s on a mission to discredit the mini Pro. See this >>link<<.
Well junk or not, I was able to successfully update the FW to 4.0 today. I added the lecture and comfort program with tinnitus support to tool around with for now.
It’s not just about me and cszoom1. Here’s a link to all of cszoom1’s >>posts<< for reference. The brunt of these were directed at me, but not all of them. What do they have in common? All seem to be railing against Chinese counterfeiters. That’s all he ever posts about.
There was the FUD in this thread directed at Abarsanti
One directed at z10user2 about the legality of eBay counterfeits
http://www.hearingaidforums.com/showthread.php?17734-Self-Programming-DOs-and-DON-Ts&p=151231#post151231
One directed at KenP
One directed at Um bongo
This thread got deleted, Yay!
Are you having another mental meltdown, pvc? If you think beating the same old drum is going to stop me from posting about your misdeeds, you’re sadly mistaken.
If you are posting for https://www.netnames.com/ do they approve of your harassment?
Were you previously employed as a debt collector to phone people at nighttime?
“misdeeds”? Thanks; I’m serving on a grand jury this month and I really needed a laugh.
Give it a rest mate. We aren’t interested, if PVC wants to provide information to the site, then it’s up to him. What you do with that advice is entirely up to you. Try using the ignore button if he bothers you that much.
There seems to be some consensus that the mini Pro + CS44-cables + Flexstrips is a good setup for self programming the Oticon Opns. I assume that this is still current advice? (i.e. no newer products or recent changes to be aware of?)
Further, can anyone confirm whether the mini-pro definitely allows firmware updates via the Genie 2 firmware upgrader? The upgrader mentions the following directly:
- HI-PRO 2
- NOAHlink
- HI-PRO USB
- HI-PRO
- EXPRESSlink
It doesn’t make mention of the mini-pro, hence the question.
Thanks.