Anyone ever use a 2.5mm to 3.5mm Headphone Adapter?

[sherri]

Originally Posted by cheri

well you proved everyone wrong didnt ya sis lol

Either that, or I'm just deaf from years of clubbing! LOL!!

[atistang]

Originally Posted by sherri

My adapter from Radio Shack has the pre-requisite 3 black rings, and claims to be stereo. When I use it with the FM adapter for my car radio, it only plays from the right speaker. When I use it with my Bose home speakers, it is fine from the right speaker, but "muffled" in the left (almost like all bass, with some vocal in the background).

I went to Best Buy, and bought a stereo adapter with 2 black rings, and that solved my problems. Does not trigger Voice Recognition. It has a speaker/microphone on it, so when I am connected to car radio, call comes through the car stereo speakers. (Not as clear as could be, but I think that is because of the FM transmitter...don't have a tape deck in my car...)

When I am listening through headphone and a call comes in, music stops, and I can answer the call using the adapters microphone. Music resumes when call is done.

I know everyone says that 2 black rings is not stereo, but it certainly seems to be...

so apparently you need one with a built in mic to work correctly

seems like the only ones that work correctly are the ones with built in mics

[bjmjpl]

Originally Posted by atistang

so apparently you need one with a built in mic to work correctly

seems like the only ones that work correctly are the ones with built in mics

actually mine was the sedio with the built in mic and 3 rings and i have the problem though much better do to what i did in my long post...

what the model and number of the unit purchased at best buy ??

[sherri]

Originally Posted by bjmjpl

actually mine was the sedio with the built in mic and 3 rings and i have the problem though much better do to what i did in my long post...

what the model and number of the unit purchased at best buy ??

I have 2 of these: 1 for my car and one for my Bose speakers at home...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1128337448397

[atistang]

Originally Posted by bjmjpl

much better do to what i did in my long post...

For the third time, i tried that and it didn't work

[pgreenbe305]

the problem I had yesterday. I bought a "hands free" adapter at VZW store so that I could use the 2.5mm jack, and use headphones with it. In addition it has the mic, so that was an added feature. After using it probably a total of 20 times, one ear piece isn't coming through unless I jack around with the wire (main), close down by the jack.

My assumption is that one of the wires is hosed, and that I'm getting intermittent sound. I had originally bought them so that I could watch movies on flights, and not have a BT headset running while watching a movie. I don't know about you guys, but if I were to use BT and watch a 2 hour movie with TCPMP, I'd have close to no battery left.

Can someone reply, if: you have a 2.5-3.5 mm adapter that works without a hitch, and that has lasted you a decent amount of time?

I'm amazed that I spend close to $20 for this, and the wires/ shielding were so cruddy, that it's already giving me intermittent sound out of one "side".

[atistang]

Originally Posted by pgreenbe305

the problem I had yesterday. I bought a "hands free" adapter at VZW store so that I could use the 2.5mm jack, and use headphones with it. In addition it has the mic, so that was an added feature. After using it probably a total of 20 times, one ear piece isn't coming through unless I jack around with the wire (main), close down by the jack.

My assumption is that one of the wires is hosed, and that I'm getting intermittent sound. I had originally bought them so that I could watch movies on flights, and not have a BT headset running while watching a movie. I don't know about you guys, but if I were to use BT and watch a 2 hour movie with TCPMP, I'd have close to no battery left.

Can someone reply, if: you have a 2.5-3.5 mm adapter that works without a hitch, and that has lasted you a decent amount of time?

I'm amazed that I spend close to $20 for this, and the wires/ shielding were so cruddy, that it's already giving me intermittent sound out of one "side".

it could also be the piece in your phone getting worn out, but i would try the wires first

can you tell me one thing? does your adapter have three rings?

[pgreenbe305]

Originally Posted by atistang

it could also be the piece in your phone getting worn out, but i would try the wires first

can you tell me one thing? does your adapter have three rings?

and the problem is much like when you'd have your headphones on your walkman begin to have one side start going in and out intermittently. What the heck, darnit!

I just tried it on my old Q, and I have the same problem. That tells me that it's this bunk adapter. I guess VZW just sells an easily crapped out adapter.

[cheri]

Originally Posted by atistang

it could also be the piece in your phone getting worn out, but i would try the wires first

can you tell me one thing? does your adapter have three rings?

Originally Posted by pgreenbe305

and the problem is much like when you'd have your headphones on your walkman begin to have one side start going in and out intermittently. What the heck, darnit!

I just tried it on my old Q, and I have the same problem. That tells me that it's this bunk adapter. I guess VZW just sells an easily crapped out adapter.

Mine is the three ring and it does the intermittent frequently enough...but I rather put up with it depending on what I am doing....there is much better volume with the adapter and wired earphones than with my bt headset. Funny i actually have more issues with it in the car than i do directly hooked up to the earphones.

The resolutions have been to move the jack around until it is where the ear phones are in stereo and hope it lasts a while .

[pistacio]

I have posted several times in various "adapter" threads....Motorola oem headphone adapter, no mic built in...works flawlessly. I've had mine for over 6 months...no problems with stereo sound or triggering voice recognition.

part #skn 6183, on ebay for aprrox. 5 bucks shipped!

...original silver Q, MOL2.