Some summer days I come home somewhat overheated from working 10 hours outside here in the Mojave. I often grab a cylinder and a half dozen pounds on a weight belt around my chest and hang out on the bottom of my pool for some time. Watching the sky overhead as bubbles rise and distort the surface is quite relaxing.
But back to the point: Took my phone down with me in a Trident dry bag type case. I had downloaded a number of shows on the Netflix app since at even a few feet there was no cellular or wifi connectivity. I found that I could hear the audio of the shows when the phone was only held at arms length from me. However, much further than that and it faded to being inaudible very quickly. The dialogue could be understood but was quickly drowned out by the sound of inhaling and exhaling on the regulator. My solution was to turn on the closed captioning. Worked like a charm.
What didn’t work was the touch screen on the phone either in or out of the case. While the phone is rated to 6 meters for 30 minutes I didn’t want to take chances, despite being at only 5’, given the cost of the device and I’ve often stayed in for 2+ hour stints hence putting it in the bag.
