SENA BLUEOOTH INTERCOM

[ThreeWheels]

I've asked this question before, but hopefully there is new technology.
On my SENA 10S, it can take several seconds to connect the intercom to my passenger.
That is, I'm listening to tunes, she's listening to tunes, and we pass an interesting scene.
I then click the intercom button to talk to her.
A wired system would connect immediately.
The SENA 10S takes several seconds to switch into the intercom mode.
Often, by the time the headsets connect, we're past the scene I wanted to point out.
Sometimes it seems to take as long as 5 seconds, or it fails to connect at all, and the SENA lady announces "Intercom failed. Try again later".
Does the new SENA 30K with the mesh technology connect any quicker ?
Any information from anyone ? Dave ??
And to all the others who switch into intercom mode at the beginning of the ride, and remain in intercom mode, thank you for your comments, but that's not the scenario I need help with.
I'm trying to resolve the issue of time delay when switching between modes.
Thanks so much in advance.

[Fatcycledaddy]

I've asked this question before, but hopefully there is new technology.
On my SENA 10S, it can take several seconds to connect the intercom to my passenger.
That is, I'm listening to tunes, she's listening to tunes, and we pass an interesting scene.
I then click the intercom button to talk to her.
A wired system would connect immediately.
The SENA 10S takes several seconds to switch into the intercom mode.
Often, by the time the headsets connect, we're past the scene I wanted to point out.
Sometimes it seems to take as long as 5 seconds, or it fails to connect at all, and the SENA lady announces "Intercom failed. Try again later".
Does the new SENA 30K with the mesh technology connect any quicker ?
Any information from anyone ? Dave ??
And to all the others who switch into intercom mode at the beginning of the ride, and remain in intercom mode, thank you for your comments, but that's not the scenario I need help with.
I'm trying to resolve the issue of time delay when switching between modes.
Thanks so much in advance.

I know little about the the 10s, but with the 20s, I connect to the passenger then I first turn them on, then it is instant when I talk to the passenger. At the sound of my voice the music gets quiter instantly, and the conversation begins. Once the conversation is over, the music goes back to the volume I had it set at.
The only thing that interrupts the conversation is GPS directions, they override everything, music pauses, and passenger is blocked. Once directions are given the music restarts and the conversation can continue.
No buttons to push to talk, just speak.

[Mikey]

I've asked this question before, but hopefully there is new technology.
On my SENA 10S, it can take several seconds to connect the intercom to my passenger.
That is, I'm listening to tunes, she's listening to tunes, and we pass an interesting scene.
I then click the intercom button to talk to her.
A wired system would connect immediately.
The SENA 10S takes several seconds to switch into the intercom mode.
Often, by the time the headsets connect, we're past the scene I wanted to point out.
Sometimes it seems to take as long as 5 seconds, or it fails to connect at all, and the SENA lady announces "Intercom failed. Try again later".
Does the new SENA 30K with the mesh technology connect any quicker ?
Any information from anyone ? Dave ??
And to all the others who switch into intercom mode at the beginning of the ride, and remain in intercom mode, thank you for your comments, but that's not the scenario I need help with.
I'm trying to resolve the issue of time delay when switching between modes.
Thanks so much in advance.

Well, I feel your pain!!! I just set my wife and I up with the 10s and are having the same problem, it sounds like we should have gone with the 20's from the last post!! Is there some thing we are missing Dave? I have had to reboot my head set to get reconnected with the wife at times, haven't really had enough time to play with the unit to figure it all out.

[stevencovert]

Also had the 10's. Tried both the SENA 20 and the CARDO FREEDOM 4. Both have the multitasking, meaning if you start talking (or press a button) the music drops and the intercom mode is on. Answer a phone call by saying "HELLO" loudly. All hands free. We went with the Cardo Freedom 4, lot cheaper, nice phone app. The HD speakers sound awesome too.

Just my 2 cents

[bhern]

I've asked this question before, but hopefully there is new technology.
On my SENA 10S, it can take several seconds to connect the intercom to my passenger.
That is, I'm listening to tunes, she's listening to tunes, and we pass an interesting scene.
I then click the intercom button to talk to her.
A wired system would connect immediately.
The SENA 10S takes several seconds to switch into the intercom mode.
Often, by the time the headsets connect, we're past the scene I wanted to point out.
Sometimes it seems to take as long as 5 seconds, or it fails to connect at all, and the SENA lady announces "Intercom failed. Try again later".
Does the new SENA 30K with the mesh technology connect any quicker ?
Any information from anyone ? Dave ??
And to all the others who switch into intercom mode at the beginning of the ride, and remain in intercom mode, thank you for your comments, but that's not the scenario I need help with.
I'm trying to resolve the issue of time delay when switching between modes.
Thanks so much in advance.

We're in the camp who just switch into intercom mode at the beginning of the ride. Combination of battery life and convenience. That said, to address your question, at least on the 20S there is still a delay for the intercom connection to occur -- it's typically more in the 2-3 second range, in my experience, based on the delay when we first connect at the start of a ride.

[Flamewinger]

Has the firmware been updated? You’d be surprised that even just out of the box the unit can be out of date c

[ThreeWheels]

Has the firmware been updated? You’d be surprised that even just out of the box the unit can be out of date c

Thanks.
Yes, of course updating the firmware was the first thing I tried four years a go and every time SENA has sent out a firmware update every time since since.
I've decided to get 2 of the new SENA 30K units.
Motorcycle Dave, as always, has the best price and support.

[ThreeWheels]

I found this. What do you think ?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SENA-30K-DU...4383.l4275.c10

[LeftCoast]

I found this. What do you think ?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SENA-30K-DU...4383.l4275.c10

I saw this also and asked Motorcycle Dave about it. He seemed to think it was a reboxed return. I also asked the seller if Sena would honor the warranty and if he was an authorized dealer and the seller dodged both questions and simply said he hasn’t had any problems. Definitely buyer beware.