What headset / earphones with mic work with N900?
 

The WH-205 earphones that came with my N900 have died; there is an internal break and it has lost sound to one ear. I don't want another pair of them, I'm looking for an alternative set of in-ear earphones with a mic. Can anyone suggest something that has been tested with an N900? I bought a pair of Klipsch S2m earphones which had been suggested, but they don't work, they make a strange and loud clicking noise, so it seems the N900 is sensitive about which earphones/headsets work.

Ideally I'm after earphones that have a cable, so I can use them on an aeroplane. Don't mind if they are Bluetooth too, as long as wired use is possible. I don't mind if special buttons don't work, as long as the audio and mic work correctly.

Can anyone suggest anything that has been proven to work in practice? Thanks very much in advance,

Cheers, Tony.

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I'm impressed with Skullcandy Titans, but I'd get their FMJs or Holuas if I had the money.

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Not really what you want but might be of interest to someone else who comes across this thread: I use the Jabra BT3030 bluetooth dongle with various ear/head phones (inc noise cancelling). I use it mostly for listening to music (it has volume and track controls).
It also has a built in mic, so I can pick up calls when I am listening to the music.

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Funny thing that N900 has now broken 5 of my headphones the same way you describe.
First I lose sound from the right channel and then after a while the earphones just die on me and I occasionally hear sound when I rotate it inside the socket.

And yes, I've cleaned the cable and stuff. I even tested the earphones in other devices and it's the same thing.

N900 seems to like to break earphones. I'm afraid to buy more because it would just break them as well.

Has this happened to others? Should I ask Nokia to refund the broken earphones?

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That is interesting. I saw a similar complaint on an mp3 player forum about somebody's mp3 player killing earphones. One earphone after another burned out, always in the right channel. The cure was to avoid plugging/unplugging the earphones while the player was turned on. Apparently that particular player was sending dc into the earphones when you do that. Maybe the n900 has a similar bug.

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so youre saying the n900 is a serial headphone killer?

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Even mines not working...the one with the longer wire...

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Could we have a sticky on headSETS known to work? Perhaps we can then extrapolate the TRRS pinouts and make a TRRS male-female converter for iPhone-aimed sets.

(Actually I could just butcher the stock Nokias... Might do that)

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thats wiered ... cuz mine too is not workin' ... but it is the one with short wire (the left one) ... i've tried unplug it but it doesn't work .. any suggestions?

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Yeah I've had similar issues. I've looked up the iphone pinouts. So later today, Figured out the pinout on the n900. Later today or tomorrow, I'm going to buy some 4 pin plugs and just make an adapter.

That way I can gurantee it to work on any headphone/mic combo.

I'll post come pics and instructions later after a few tests.

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https://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7396

cheap, but works...

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This TRRS/TRS tomfoolery might have ruined the right-channel on my receiver's RCA analog-outs too.

I'd advise caution when trying to connect the N900 with a TRS headphone-cable or a headphone-to-RCA(Red and White) cable.

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In the end, I bought a BH-214 bluetooth headset adapter (comes with earphones, but you can use any with it as it has a standard headphone plug). When you don't want bluetooth, you can then just plug your earphones directly into the phone. Recommended.

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Yeah - for most people (and for me, purely casual use) it's the best option given the current limitations. After all, even if we do get the jack working with iPhone headsets, you still have no control over transport or volume. However, for those of us with good headphones/earphones it's not ideal. The BH-214 does give about the best possible sound quality possible with BT at the moment through the jack, but it still has major audible compromises if you have decent head/ear gear.

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bought a BH-505 which work great with N900 !

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Headphones that came with N900 just died (WH-205) -- phone doesn't recognise them when plugged. At first I thought something is wrong with phone, but than I tried WH-103 (mono headphones I use in car) and were recognized immediately.

BT version is out of the question + I checked BH-505 -- one thing I disliked from the very beginnig is the shape of that piece that sit into ear with those silicone caps. I am looking for something more classic shape (like WH-103) as those "modern" headphones don't fit in my ears :(

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As we've been discussing, get the BH-214. Then you can use whatever headphones you want

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Sennheiser IE8 is what i use. They work perfectly fine.

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I don't believe anyone's claiming regular headphones don't work. They do.

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I am using Nokia BH-505 heavily which works just nice incl. phone call accepting, talking, music control buttons and sliders, great.
The single feature missing is voice dialing, but that is N900 fault, not BH-505...

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I am looking for some slim bt earpiece but with caller ID.

It's a longshot:D

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I didn't saw that, thanks!

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I use the s/e mw600 half wired half bluetooth not all the features work ie caller id but its great i can pick my headphones and change them as i need. the ones that come with it are fine tho. Would recommend these to anyone good sound quality too and built in fm radio.

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Satisfied user of a Nokia BH-504 stereo bluetooth headset reporting. Not what the OP wants but works nicely with the N900 and has a microphone in the right earpiece - although the sound quality of the microphone could be better...

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Hello!

It just happened I had meeting close to Nokia store, so I went and asked for BH-214 BT adapter -- it was in stock and not only white, but also grey. Bought grey one for 58 euros :S

Quite pricy, found cheaper in "local" online shop, but not in stock.

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/558/20100726001.jpg

Thanks punto for the tip!


PS: Oh ... and the funny part? Original headset play with this add-on, seems just "telephony" died as they are still not recognized when plugged directly into phone. Oh well ...

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Fifty eight euros?!?!?!?!

(So shocked I had to write it in text)

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How about the HS-44/AD-44 Music Headset from Nokia? I'm still deciding whether to get that or the BH-214 since I'm trying to avoid bluetooth. Thanks.

Here's the link - http://www.amazon.com/HS-44-AD-44-Mu...420872&sr=8-18

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No Nokia wired headset remotes work. Which is the reason for this discussion cropping up time and time again.

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Thanks for the heads up, was about to get that one too...

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Hi. My orginal WH-205 headset has been resoldered twice at the earpiece and finally developed a bad connection near the plug and the earpiece just completely exploded (yes, it's had a rough life). I would like to replace it with a wired stereo headset. I'm inclined to just order the same model (it's available from Amazon for about $12), but thought I'd ask first if anyone would recommend something else with full stereo+mic capability. I don't really use the button, so it's not a must-have.

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Just found these on amazon, very similar to the 205, but with more buttons, are these any good?

This is the Nokia Stereo Headset WH-701
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Nokia.../ref=pd_cp_e_2

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From what I've read in this forum....
Select BT headsets have more functions that actually work on the n900 Vs their corded brethren.

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Obviously, the original WH-205 had an issue and Nokia doesn’t sell it anymore. The sad thing is that they refuse to replace it with anything else!

They said my WH-205 is irreparable and BH-214 is an upgrade which they don’t want to do so they want to issue a $19 refund which won't buy any working headset.

I tried to escalate the issue to no avail. What service. And they call it Service recovery department (what!?)

With all these defect reports, they know about it without a doubt. Has anyone tried to push this issue?

I am willing to join all of you and go to any length if you think it works.

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I'm looking for a wired hands-free headset, and most of the ones I've seen here are just headphones (no mic). Anyone have any luck with headphones+mic from third parties?

I've tried buying different ones (from motorola to sony, etc) but they all make a high pitched screeching sound when plugged into the N900... Only the original ones work, and they are falling apart on me...

Is my only option to buy from Nokia?

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Why wired, there's some great BT options...
I mean phone headsets are rarely audiophile standard, BT or not.

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Any suggestions for the best monoaural headset around? (convert to stereo option might be handy, but not imperative).
The best I've found so far seems to be discovery 975 or voyager pro*, still comparing though, any favourites?

I'll get a BT stereo headset later that'll need to be rugged enough for jogging etc, but it's not a priority now.
BH-214 is a candidate, but I don't like the fact that it re-injects wires into the equation.
I don't need optimal listening quality when I'm jogging etc.

*Which by many accts is better than 975!
Aside from being bulkier, less stylish, & not having the gimmicky battery extender case.

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That may very well be true, but it's more about not carrying a lot of stuff around, and not having to charge a BT all the time...

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Would a WH-205 work on an N810 (incl. the mic)?
Does anyone have any first-hand experience with that?

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My old Nokia HS-12W had some trouble with N900. But after the left speaker went mute, I had a excuse for bying Nokia BH-903. It's working wonderfully with N900. Audio quality is excellent and the media buttons work.

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fair enough.