Surfing with the Freestyle Audio Sport MP3 Player
Now instead of just watching surf videos, you can be the star of your own. The Freestyle Audio DMP is a great way to bring the tunes out there with you. Lightweight and long-lasting, the Freestyle Audio DMP gives you 40 hours of battery time, so you can surf a full session hours before your battery runs out…or your tunes! Our waterproof player can be submerged in up to ten feet of water…so if you wipe out, your player won’t! A nice way to pass time between sets - “Jammin” with Bob Marley. A great addition to any surf trip! (Just ask Billabong’s surf team, especially Andy Irons)
First off, I have nothing but great things to say about your customer service. I’ve had my 512Mb player for about 8 months now, and besides some initial problems with the earphones it has been trouble-free. The earphones issue was more than well taken care of, with replacements, and even an extra set of beta-versions of the current wrap-arounds, sent out very quickly.
Today I had another experience that made me glad I picked your player. I ordinarily keep the player and armband under my rashguard when surfing, but being that its cold right now I’m in a full suit, so the armband necessarily goes on over the wettie.
I got whacked by a wave, and it stripped the player completely off my arm. I thrashed around for a few minutes, frantically trying to locate it, the “it floats!” part of your ad copy ringing in my head. After a solid ten minutes of paddling around looking in the break zone, I gave up and rode one in with my head hung low.
Started walking back up the beach to my car, and there on the beach, not fifty feet from where I had exited the water, was my player. It had ridden the foam in before me, and apparently with some speed as well, so I was stoked to say the very least!! From now on it will go inside the wetsuit, and maybe I’ll invest in a new armband too.
So, this message is for nothing more than to say thanks for a
well-engineered and well-supported product. I use it every time I’m surfing solo (90% of the time) and have never regretted buying it.
Thanks again, and here’s to your continued success!
Jarrod