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Wired Stereo Headsets

Is there a special type of wired headset that I need to get for my Wizard 8125. I went to BestBuy and bought a bodyglove pair of earplugs and mic. They were ver comfortable and had the 2.5mm plug. When I plugged it in I only heard sound from the right ear. I also tried a cheap pair at BB and it was the same right ear. I came home to get my original ear plugs (very uncomfortable) worked fine in both ears.
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yeah, i've noticed that not all stereo wired headphones work...lotsa times i only get sound from one ear...only ones that work seem to be one that came with the phone.
didn't examine the headphones, since i haven't been using them for a while, but with other cell phone earpieces...there are usually 2 or 3 rings around the connecting piece...i think it makes a difference, since it appeared that my manager had problems when she bought a pair off the dollar store...wouldn't be recognized in her samsung.
if you find any that work, let the community know.

Phone Speaker plays audio when head phones plugged in

I have this problem with my BA in that the speaker on the device still plays the audio when my head phones are plugged in.
Does anyone else have this problem.
I am using a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter I bought off ebay that was for this device. The head phones work nicely and play in stereo.
The device is WM6.
Thanks

Same problem
I had the same problem but just once. I played mp3 with HTC audio manager and then I received a phone call. After I end my phone call, the song continued to play but then the sound also come out from the speaker not just from my earphone. I used a motorola 2,5mm stereo earphone

Thanks
Actually. you are right. That is exactly what happened to me. I tried my earphones again today, and it worked fine.

wired headset?

Hi chaps,
Do you have any suggestion for a wired compact headset to take phone calls?
I got a bt but its not always on and when I get a call, I dont want everybody around me to hear the conversation but when i pop in a 3.5mm stereo headphone, the microphone stops working
I cant find a combo in-ear headphone microphone thingi with one 3.5mm jack or a mini usb headset... so any suggestions?

What about the original one in the package?
You can leave your device in the pocket and accept or quit phonecalls.
You can set the volume of the incoming call to lowest with the slider left to the navi-stick, then other people do not hear your calls if you are 2-3 meters away.
I'd like to know a wired headset which shows the caller-ID in the microphone case, like the old sony walkman with the display on the wire, showing actual song and volume. The 3.5 jack will not support this, i know.

yeah you can just leave any 3.5mm headphones pluggged in, as long as they are plugged in before the phone comes in you can use the inbuit microphone.
The device still rings, so you just put the buds in your ears and answer.
This is what I do with my senseinhers.
I'd like a decent replacement corded set, don't like the sound quality from BT ones I've tried.
Had a USB one from gpsforless that you can plug your own headphones in just past the mic, but it wasn't well built and lasted about 3 weeks.

I bought this one for use in the car while plugged into my AUX in on the car stereo.
http://cgi.ebay.com/FOR-CINGULAR-85...ryZ15040QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It works great with the Athena, there are a bunch of different types on ebay, just search for "Tytn Adapter" and you will find a bunch.
Pretty much any HTC Extended USB based adapter will work with the Athena.
Good Luck
G

thanks for the advice; i bought it second hand and didnt get the original one. does that one have a mike?

i use the original wired headset u1000,
but i get problem like yours,
i i can't send my voice through microphone headset,
my friend can't hear my voice wwhen made phone call,
that problem came after reflashed from original wm5 to wm6,
i tried 3 different wm6 but still in microphone headset problem,
have any ide ? thanks

imamlab said:
i use the original wired headset u1000,
but i get problem like yours,
i i can't send my voice through microphone headset,
my friend can't hear my voice wwhen made phone call,
that problem came after reflashed from original wm5 to wm6,
i tried 3 different wm6 but still in microphone headset problem,
have any ide ? thanks
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I don't have such a problem with the original wired headset. The sound is excellent in both WM5 and WM6.

My wired headphones died pretty quickly, so now I use a pair of sennseisher buds, the microphone on the athena works when using standard earbuds, so although not hands free, it is at least a bit more private.

I like this from PPC Techs.
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main.asp?unit=HTC_Advantage-895&area=accessories&item=PPCPADPT17
It gives you both 2.5mm and 3.5mm output so you can have your headphones in one plug and the headset in the other.
They have another adapter that goes from the USB for the same purpose but I don't have that one.

fards said:
My wired headphones died pretty quickly, so now I use a pair of sennseisher buds, the microphone on the athena works when using standard earbuds, so although not hands free, it is at least a bit more private.
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ouh.. interesting to ur post
yeah maybe that is the KEY,
i'am forget,
i have changed my original earbud with Senheiser mx500, same as you, died quickly, then again changed to original N6233 earbud, great sound for music
but maybe causing malfunction the microphone ?
thanks a lots, i will try to change my earbud,

[Q] Bluetooth headphone connection to DVP

When I use my sony MW600 bluetooth headphone connect to DVP, I found it worked on dial,answer and enjoy the music. However, when i turn to viedo the sounds came out from the phone, and back to music the bluetooth headphone work again.
Does any body have the problem with it?

Its a WP7 problem, audio from videos is not sent via A2DP. We dont know yet if it will be marked as a feature never to be changed or identified as a bug and fixed in the future.

lee1980_80 said:
When I use my sony MW600 bluetooth headphone connect to DVP, I found it worked on dial,answer and enjoy the music. However, when i turn to viedo the sounds came out from the phone, and back to music the bluetooth headphone work again.
Does any body have the problem with it?
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This bothered the hell outta me. I have the Sony DR-BT21 and DR-BT101's and I loved the sound quality that I got out of the phone with either of them. When it came to video, I realized Bluetooth audio playback for video was a limitation of WP7 rather quickly and I ended up carrying the stock headphones whenever I wanted to watch a video from BitBop and Netflix.
The solution I came up with was to buy a Nokia BH-905i. Definitely not the cheapest pair of Stereo Bluetooth Headphones you can buy (MSRP is ~249.99-299.99, I got them from Amazon *using the WP7 app* for $179), but there is a 2.5 to 3.5 cable that comes with it (actually two, one's for the iPhone) that will still allow you to use the Active Noise Canceling (ANC for short) and not switch headphones.
Pros: 25Hr BT Battery Life; 13 if you have the ANC on
Con/Trade-off: No FF/Rew/Play functionality when plugged into the 2.5mm.
Interesting bonuses: You can charge your headphones AND listen to music; Even if the battery died, you can still use the headphones with the 2.5mm Jack WITH ANC for 15 hours!
I had a pair of Motorola BT Headphones about 3 years ago that were cheaper (think $50 to $75) and wrap-around your neck and also featured a male 2.5mm jack. If I come across it again I'll post the model number for you/anyone else that's interested.
Hope it helps.

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-98689-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headset/dp/B000BBE9C8
Here are the headphones I mentioned, I hope this helps.

[Q] What is with the Headphones?

My iPhone headphones do not work in the play. When I use my Play headphones in my desktop radio it is very quiet and I have to put the volume way up.
I have an Ipad that I use every day and don't want to carry two sets of headphones.

that is abit strange mate,
would of thought they would work as there are the same audio jack socket
you could buy a bluetooth adaptor that way you can connect via bluetooth
to both devices without the need to carry two headphone around plus u dont get wires everywhere when u gotta plug them in

I was thinking about that.
I was also thinking about getting BT headphones from eBay.
It is strange.

all sony phones have had this setup, the wiring of the mini jack socket is swapped around in some way or another so only sony made headphones will function fully. sony are well known for this type of thing they love to make it so you have to use their products with their products. annoying but i dont think there is going to be an easy solution as no software can emulate the wiring in question to change it to work with normally wired headphones
hope this helps

mehmehmen said:
all sony phones have had this setup, the wiring of the mini jack socket is swapped around in some way or another so only sony made headphones will function fully. sony are well known for this type of thing they love to make it so you have to use their products with their products. annoying but i dont think there is going to be an easy solution as no software can emulate the wiring in question to change it to work with normally wired headphones
hope this helps
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I think it is probably more to do with the headphones, or the OP's handset, because my SkullCandy headphones work fine in the Play and anything else i plug them in to. Also, before i got them I used the SE headphones and they worked on the phone and my computer.

ncaissie said:
My iPhone headphones do not work in the play. When I use my Play headphones in my desktop radio it is very quiet and I have to put the volume way up.
I have an Ipad that I use every day and don't want to carry two sets of headphones.
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Handsfree headsets have a slightly different plug from normal headphones. When using your Play headset with your desktop radio, pull the plug out just a bit and you'll hear everything normally without resorting to cranking the volume way up. This also happened with my Nokia handsfree, so I assume it's related to the mic.
As for why your iPhone headphones don't work on your Play, that's strange since most headphones i've tried with my Play work Flawlessly, from cheap $2 Knockoffs to some more expensive gear, even the Nokia handsfree I mentioned before works great with the Play.

My play from verizon came with a little cable that converts their sony configuration to the standard jack. I don't need it as i use BT handsfree.

I just tried another generic set of headphones and put a video from youtube on. I open youtube the sound goes through the phone speakers and not the headphones. This doesn't change if I unplug and plug them back in with the video going either. My Sony headset only works with music. The youtube has no sound at all. I wonder what is going on. I'm going to have to call Sony.

Thanks for the half plugged in trick works great I don't have to carry two pairs of headphones now that my Sony ones work in my laptop!
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I tried the Sony headphones in my Advent Vega and, indeed, if they're wholly plugged the sound is weird, metallic. Half-plugged, they worked fine.

Logseman said:
I tried the Sony headphones in my Advent Vega and, indeed, if they're wholly plugged the sound is weird, metallic. Half-plugged, they worked fine.
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That is what I was getting. Do regular headphones work on your play?

@duramajin you'll have to be careful in a quite place because turn of the head could pull them out and sound would be coming out of laptop speakers.... I've just resorted to BT headphones.... SE HBH-IS800 are quality and really small.
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No issues here. My portable speakers, my headphones I use on my ipod, everything works in my play. It's just a standard jack.

neptune said:
@duramajin you'll have to be careful in a quite place because turn of the head could pull them out and sound would be coming out of laptop speakers.... I've just resorted to BT headphones.... SE HBH-IS800 are quality and really small.
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yes a good idea,
if you get a BT adaptor you dont have to worry about what headphones u use
as they work with all normal audio jack earphones

ncaissie said:
That is what I was getting. Do regular headphones work on your play?
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Just tried two sets of headphones. No issues.

Must be something wrong with my phone then.

McGinty13 said:
I think it is probably more to do with the headphones, or the OP's handset, because my SkullCandy headphones work fine in the Play and anything else i plug them in to. Also, before i got them I used the SE headphones and they worked on the phone and my computer.
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As he said, it must be something with the OP's headset.
My skullcandy's, samsung headset, and a pair of RCA's all work just fine on my play.
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