Product review: EasyCall II

The EasyCall II is a pad that sticks onto and works with any mobile phone with Bluetooth and sends phone calls wirelessly into Phonak Venture and Belong hearing aids.

Available to buy from Connevans.
Ages: 11 to 25

Reviewed by Lawrence (13) who is moderately deaf and wears hearing aids.

Lawrence

"I use the Phonak EasyCall II with my iPhone 5S. It fits in a special phone case which you can get from Phonak. There’s a limited choice of phones that fit the EasyCall II case. If your phone isn’t compatible, you can use sticky pads to attach the EasyCall II straight to your phone or another case, but I haven’t tried these options.

The benefit of the EasyCall II is that it helps me make and receive phone calls in noisy environments. The volume of the call can be changed by the volume buttons on your phone. In the box there are clear instructions – when I first used it I easily paired it with my phone using Bluetooth. The EasyCall II has a light that shows you what it’s doing, for example if the phone’s ringing or the battery’s low.

When I get a call, my hearing aids automatically tune in when the phone is close enough to the aids. However it has limited range – four inches from the hearing aids to the EasyCall II. It only works for calling and not for headphones so you can’t hear music through it. Previously I had the original EasyCall but one disadvantage is that when I got new hearing aids I had to upgrade and get the new EasyCall II as my new aids weren’t compatible with my old EasyCall.

Overall though I’m very pleased with this product and would recommend it."