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So I un-installed:
Ogg support
FM Radio Player
Recorder
backed up the n900
and restored system defaults.

And guess what, my n900 headphone still didn't work.

while the headset plays audio on my n810 I couldn't test the mike (or the mike wasn't supported or didn't work)

I have seen slight moment in the headset jack, so i have ordered a replacement and will test that later this week. for now I think it is a production defect in the headset jack.

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you can pick up a replacement from:
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wire...roductid=25396

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im disappointed i cant use my palm pre headset on my N900, i just get a bunch of noise. i really like the non-isolating type for when im at work, and also the even cord length from the mic to the bud. im guessing the palm headset has the mic and ground pins in the same order as the iphone ones? is there anyway to tell witch headsets will work with the N900 while browsing?

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New headset solved the problem.

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So you didn't get a replacement as post earlier and managed to get it working using another headset, was it hit and miss or have you found other head units now work? Im on the verge of opening mine and seeing what makes it tick as a few repair places have said most of the time its a loose clip. Did you play with the 3.5 jack to get it working?

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I replaced the WH-205. Other headsets worked and the WH-205 worked on my n810 (without mic support) the new WH-205 solved all my problems.

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As reported on another thread, you can use the stock headphones available for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and they work perfectly for the Nokia N900, including the mic for phone calls. You can pick these up for peanuts on ebay and the good thing is that they are two-piece and you can plug your own headphones into the mic.

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Just thought Id let everybody know that it seems headphones with a mic in wont work on the n900..Ive tested the following..
Blackberry headphones=no
Iphone headphones=no
Ipod headphones=YES, because they have no mic
Standard ones=Yes, basically as long as they dont have a mic..
hope it helps..

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I got the same problem with my N900. It doesn't work anymore.

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@dreadnought: do you mean the HPM-75J ?

If yes, does the button for receive/end phone call work with the n900?

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Some thinking from me: im playing wit my pc's soundcard and see that i can use my mic-in as center speaker out, and some other connectors with the same adjustable out or input.

So i tought; my realy expensive headset is compatible with the apple crap :( so no with my n900! Isn't there a way to switch mic and speaker inside the jack in the n900 just with a software change?

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I highly highly doubt it, ground will probably be soldered directly to ground as it would make no sense passing that part through a whole circuit just to get back to ground.

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hey guys, i didn't know where else to post this... but i cant use the wh-205 with my macbook pro....for example when im watchin tv shows on hulu i have to press the button on the wh-205 to hear the sound....any suggestions?

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Yeah, read the second post in this thread.

It's really unfortunate that most decent after market headphones are now iPhone compatible rather than Nokia compatible - suspect Nokia need to get in line with Apple, as much as that may suck. Or bundle an Apple compliant adapter with every Nokia device, something like this (although designed to convert the Apple 3.5mm socket into a "Universal" [ie. Nokia] socket - most likely by swapping pins 3 and 4 - it should automatically work the other way when connected into a Universal socket by again swapping pins 3 and 4, right?). :(

Was thinking of getting an Ultimate Ears + Mic headset, but since they're iPhone compatible it would be a waste of time using them with an N900 (or any Nokia for that matter). Total nonsense.

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I have the same problem with my N900... i didn't drop it or anything of sorts... i just tried to use the head phones and nothing... it happened to me already so i sent my N900 back for a replacement and i was happy. but then several weeks later bammm same dam thing... what the H E double hockey stick.now i am trying to see if i can get yet another replacement and if i don't i will have to buy an HTC HD 2. don't let me down nokia. it has to be a hardware issue maybe a switch inside the jack.

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or maybe a N98... mmmmm

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so what happened to this thread? no posts for three months!

I just started having the problem where N900 doesn't recognize the stock Nokia headphone! That head phone works in my PC, and other headphones are recognized by N900.

They closed the bug!!! So where do we go from here?

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Heres the adapter.

http://www.kvconnection.com/product-p/km-354r2m-r3f.htm

If you find one cheaper please repost, I got my headphones for the same price. ugh.

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I'm having the same problem. For me it begins whenever I call a Verizon landline phone and goes away when I re-flash the phone. When the problem is present I can still use the headset (WH-205) as headphones by inserting the plug into the N900 very,very slowly (and most often I have to do so a large number of times before it works) but the microphone does not work and telephone calls go through the phone as they would without a headset plugged in (even when the headset is plugged in). This means that in the car I cannot use a wired headset as a handsfree device and that means in my state of Massachusetts it would be illegal to use my N900 while driving (I have lost numerous bluetooth headsets and am tired of paying for them so they're right out).
For safety sake it is a problem which should be fixed.

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I'm having the same problem. My N900 can not detect ori headphone, but can detect normal headphone. Any solution?

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I found this has anyone tried this or similar?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MEElectronic...7953241&sr=8-1

Cheap enough to buy anyway, I will let you know

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Yes, I got this one and my Phonak Audéo PFE 122 including mic work fine on both N900 and N9.