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Lumia 900 Headphone Compatability

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I have a pair of Skullcandy Aviators, which other than listening in stereo have no functionality. I am curious about other Skullcandy and other branded headphones. I would appreciate it if anyone would chime in with their own headphone experiences:
SKULLCANDY AVIATORS
Stereo music - yes
Stereo (dual-mono) calls - yes
Mic - no
Track skip - no
Track rewind - no
Volume up - no
Volume down - no
Call pickup - no
Call hangup - no

The Nokia Purity by Monster in ear work for:
Mic: Yes
Vol: Yes
Play/Pause: Yes
Call pickup - Yes
Call hangup - Yes
Master Search: Yes (Hold center button down) Make calls, search, open app, etc..
But sound bad for anything not based centered.

The over the ear Purity HD's sound pretty decent. More natural and not as bass heavy as Beats. They are made to control everything listed above.

I have the bowers and Wilkins p5. The inline buttons didn't work for my dvp and I doubt it will be any different for the lumia 900 since the b&w were geared for iPhones. But I will try and give my feedback here soon. I think the only thing that worked on my dvp and the b&w were Te mute button. I could receive a call but they couldn't hear me.
I have been trying to contact monster so I can ge a replacement inline cable from their HD purity. Cut the inline control off of that and fan my own to work with the b&w
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I have the purity hd on-ear (not the in-ear), and the inline remote only works fully when the phone is unlocked, or on the lockscreen but not asleep. When the phone is asleep the volume will work all the time, the single press pause/play will work about 50% of the time, and the next/previous double/triple press works about 10% of the time. Needless to say, I'm amazingly upset about this. I'm taking them to the AT&T store in the morning to see if it's just my phone or all lumia 900's. Since this problem is amazingly similar to the problem I had with my Focus S, I'm suspicious to say the least.
A guy on wpcentral.com said the in-ears work completely all the time.

B & W C5: No workie
I was seduced by the B&W C5 and they have the iphone only disease.
The sound is just about perfect, which is why is so disappointing.
The worst part is that the connector layout not only prevents the in line mic from working, but the handset mic as well, so it's a 22X killer!
Play controls work
Volume control does NOT work
Mic does NOT work

The headphones I have from my Titan work perfectly. Play, Volume, and Mic all work. Even on the lock screen.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003OE30KQ/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1334213378&sr=8-1 these HTC ones work with all the controls.
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I picked up the over the ears on launch at ATT and returned them the next day. I purchased the in-ears from amazon and LOVE them.
Sound quality is good on both. I just did not like the over the ear feel and the controls did not work very well on them. I thought they were uncomfortable after a few hours of wear and had a terrible whistle from the wind.
The in ears are one of the best pairs of in-ears I have had. I am comparing them to SKull Candy and Ultimate ears.
They also match the phone rather nice and both have a really nice cord that wont tangle.
Also- The headphones that came with my Focus worked 100% with all the controls and dont sound too bad either. The Purity are way better. Worth the $100 price tag and Amazon overnighted them to me for only $3. Free 2 day shipping with prime.

Ditto for the purity in-ears here. They sound pretty good, and the controller works perfectly. I have no idea why the purity on-ears controller is so spotty, but whatever.
My only complaint is that the flat cable makes it difficult to wrap behind/over the ears to eliminate the thump bump, but otherwise I'm liking them alot.

jdigital007 said:
I picked up the over the ears on launch at ATT and returned them the next day... the controls did not work very well on them.
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Would you elaborate on this? If I pay $200 for mediocre sound quality headphones the controls better work.

Filo LU1 Smart Adapter
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/834115-REG/Fiio_LU1_LU1_Smart_Adapter_Cable.html
Has anyone tried this adapter with a Windows Phone?

Best way to describe it is inconsistent. The double tap, next track is the worst. Seems like volume control and phone answer is very consistent. As many others have posted, it may be a known bug when the phone is asleep when people are affected. My Samsung focus headphones worked better than the purity so take it for what its worth. Still very happy with the in -ear. Over the ear not as much but a majority of that is personal preferance. I still thing controls worked better on in ear model though. Only had over hear for one day to compare.

I use my old headset from the Focus, and I too have the issue with the track controls not working when the screen is off. I use the feature a lot when walking to class. I hate having to keep taking my phone in and out of my picket, or pressing the button over and over until it does what it needs to.

Hey guys I just got a set of Nokia bh-111 Bluetooth earphones but unfortunately I'm unable to make or receive calls. Though I can use all audio controls and even do voice to text? If anyone can chime in and help me out it would be appreciated!
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jdigital007 said:
Best way to describe it is inconsistent. The double tap, next track is the worst. Seems like volume control and phone answer is very consistent. As many others have posted, it may be a known bug when the phone is asleep when people are affected. My Samsung focus headphones worked better than the purity so take it for what its worth. Still very happy with the in -ear. Over the ear not as much but a majority of that is personal preferance. I still thing controls worked better on in ear model though. Only had over hear for one day to compare.
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I have this issue. Got a replacement and same issue so I'm thinking its a phone problem

I'm curious if you're trying only with the screen off, or with it on as well.
For me, all of the buttons except for the power button work very inconsistently with the screen off: the volume buttons on the phone, the camera button, and the headset button. They work 100% of the time with the screen on. I think it's just a software bug when the screen is off.
Also, other than the above issue, I believe that any single-button iPhone compatible headset should work. That's been my experience with three different headsets, the Etymotic hf2, the Phonak PFE122, and the Meelec M6P. Three-button iPhone headsets will not work because they do something proprietary.

I currently have a set of Nokia earphones that came with my old Nokia N8 and the controls on the earphones does not work. Even the sound is not full compatible... My other pair of ear phones that came with my Samsung Galaxy Player 5 works perfectly.

I got a pair of Bose MIE2i which are technically designed for iDevices and nothing worked except holding the middle button to invoke speech. But the mic didn't work so even that was useless. Button presses resulted in a weird click in the headphones too.
Exchanged today for the Bose MIE2 designed for 'everything else' and initially it wasn't working and then it was. Like there's a delay before the phone sees and starts working with them.
I may exchange again if the iPhone ones will work the same so I can use it on my iPad with the volume controls.
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Addendum:
After some testing I'm finding that I have plug in and remove the headphones repeatedly until I hear a little click through the headphones. At that point the button on my headphones will control the music and speech recognition correctly.
Also, when the button works, the mic does too.
I'm finding this pattern on both my HD2 and my Lumia 900 so that kinda points at a WP7 issue.
Could a few of you with buttons that don't work try this out and see if it changes for you as well? Annoying but at least it opens an option (with some work).

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Has anyone tried this adapter with a Windows Phone?
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Ordered it. We'll give it a shot and see. I have a pair of Klipsch Image One over the ear that I love. I hope I get mic back with this. Awesome (pipe dream) if volume worked.

Bluetooth earphones

Hey guys, I'm looking for some bluetooth headphones and hope some of you have some experience and can help me.
Basically I'm looking for something like this: (just so you get a rough idea) http://www.desinformado.com/wp-cont...lantronics-backbeat-go-wireless-earphones.jpg
They should:
- be light
- Have a runtime of >=5 hours
- be easy to use while doing sports
- Not cost more than 60€
- have a play/pause button, maybe a next/previous song button as well
If you have any experience and can help me, I'd be grateful

ditto...
I'm interested as well...

I have sony Ericsson sterio Bluetooth headphones
Have many many features and with radio and can ne used on two phones at the same time
I just forget the model
I will give it to you when I get it
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Search for that in amazon, you´ll find some models arround that price. The plantronics, the novero and another two from sony ericsson and samsung.

BT headset
mustapharma said:
I have sony Ericsson sterio Bluetooth headphones
Have many many features and with radio and can ne used on two phones at the same time
I just forget the model
I will give it to you when I get it
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SE MW-600?
I have been looking/googling for these last week.
SE MW-600 has many purpose. can be used for sports(in ear buds but still might fall). same with Samsung HS3000(cheapest of them all). There is also the Jabra clipper and jabra Sport.
with your budget of 60 euros, you can get the sample that you gave(Plantronics/there was one online with a hook). or you can find the one from motorolla (S10HD)but the reviews were not good regarding audio quality.

Just to give you a bigger choice: You don't need pause, skip etc. buttons.
One button is enough, then you can remap them for example like this: one click: play; two clicks; pause; long click; skip one click, long press; skip backward.
And as far as I know, Android doesn't support more than one button, so this is anyway nonsensical. :laugh:

Hello,
I have 2 BT headphones, Sony Ericsson MW600 and Jaybird Freedom, I just the first at work and the latter in the gym, specially to run.
Feature wise, MW600 has that beautiful oled display which not only shows the phone number for incoming calls but also the artist/song name while listening to music. It also has 5 buttons for play/pause, next, previous, power, answer/hangup. The volume is controled in a "touch strip" so you slide your finger to one side to increase the volume and to the other to decrease it. Honestly I'd like better if there where regular volume buttons, instead of this "touch strip", but it isn't really a problem for me.
This headset has the advantage of having a 3.5mm connector for the earphone so you can easily replace it in case yours break or use the one you like better.
As for the Jaybird Freedom has no display, but has 4 buttons for play/pause, volume up/next, volume down/previous and power. The main advantage of this headset IMHO is his design, meaning that the whole unit (battery, earpieces, bluetooth receiver etc) are a single unit so you won't have any gadget dangling as you run or workout, it just stays in place, sturdy in my ear. The downside of this approach are the slightly bulk earpieces, but this don't bother me at all.
Sorry if the text got a little long, but I wanted to pass along my experience with these 2.
Edit: I use both with my Galaxy S II, but I also used it with the Motorola Atrix I had.
Best regards,
Fernando Toledo

Corndude said:
Hey guys, I'm looking for some bluetooth headphones and hope some of you have some experience and can help me.
Basically I'm looking for something like this: (just so you get a rough idea) http://www.desinformado.com/wp-cont...lantronics-backbeat-go-wireless-earphones.jpg
They should:
- be light
- Have a runtime of >=5 hours
- be easy to use while doing sports
- Not cost more than 60€
- have a play/pause button, maybe a next/previous song button as well
If you have any experience and can help me, I'd be grateful
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I have been using the Backbeat 903 from Plantronics for quite a while and I am very satisfied with it. It's not as tiny and the Backbeat Go but it is lightweight and got all buttons functionality. A search on ebay will land you prices less than $50.
Hope this helps

I'm using the Samsung Hs 3000 BT earphones. They cost about 30 Euro, are easy to use and perfect for sports! They can be fixed to clothes and even survived my washing mashine.

I had Plantronics Backbeat 903+ , I used them for running and biking but they aren't sweatproof and after some trainings I sent them back to the reseller because they started to work bad. I suggest H2O Audio products if you want something sweatproof and waterproof.

I found my Beats Bluetooth Headset fully functional on my Wanamlite ROM.
Inclues: Next and Previous Track, Play /Pause, Answer / Drop Calls and Volume Controls.
Makes my music life... wireless! XD

I've taken a look at all of them. H2o audio seems great, but I don't understand why they don't offer bluetooth headsets. They are making waterproof gear, but do not offer bluetooth for that???
Anyway, the jaybird freedom seems awesome, I'm going to get those, thanks man

xiaocai said:
ugently need one.I like it.
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Get Beats
Ill tell ya its pretty awesome.
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can't wait for my MW 600 on friday. =D

Lg hbs 700
Been using the LG HBS 700 for the past year. Absolutely awesome!
Has play, pause, next, back and volume controls as well as a call buton which can allso be used for initiating a voice call via voice command.
Very light, doesn't look dorky and sweat resistant I would say,
Bought directly from LG on eBay for around £40 - seller not there anymore though.
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phone-accessories/lg-HBS700-tone

Motorola S305
I have Motorola S305. It's good for me. I'm using for play music and runnig. Sound it's stereo. Have buttons to control next, prev, play, pause, voice call...
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-S305-Bluetooth-Headset-Microphone/dp/B002BH3I9U
Good luck

Try the Jabra Sport headset. I'm sure you can get it in your price range if you shop around (amazon, ebay, etc)
http://www.jabra.com/Products/Bluetooth/JABRA_SPORT/Jabra_SPORT

Loving my new SE-MW600

I am using Jabra Street 2 and they are perfect for me.

I use the HM3700 by Samsung. Nice earphone. Excellent sound quality with two caveats:
The bloody app doesn't work for me but it does for others and the connector on the earphone is microUSB so when your battery FINALLY depletes (lasts for a tidy minute).... you're stuck without headphones as you can't use them without the bluetooth connector (which doubles as a monoheadset too).
It's ergonomic and comfortable though.

Need Advice on Headphones

Hi,
Has anyone ever used any of the 2 below headphones?
Sony Fashion DJ Headphones for iPod / iPhone / MP3 Devices
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Fashio...evices/dp/B006HTVC0A/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Sony DR-ZX302VP Headphones
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-DRZX30...46&sr=1-2&keywords=Sony+DR-ZX302VP+Headphones
Which ones are better or they pretty much the same? I've not had a chance to try any of these ones out...
Thanks
Sean473

To me looks like the same, except for in-line remote. DJ version has a typical apple remote with volume +/- and multi-function button. With android volume +/- will not work, but that single button works perfectly for play/pause, pickup/hangup the call, and you can also configure double/triple click to skip next/prev songs. The other version of these headphones has a weird analog style volume control and I can't see multi-function button. That would be a deal breaker for me. Do you have any local music shops around where you live in UK? If you do, take a trip with your phone to test out different cans. I'm not too familiar with latest Sony headphones, although do use their ancient MDR7506 model for music production since they have just a plain vanilla "boring" frequency response. Also in the past had MDR-V600, and that one didn't impress me with sound quality, was more geared for DJs with too much bass.

3.5mm Headphones w/ 3 Button Remote

I can't for the life of me find the article I'm looking for. I remember seeing a comparison chart of headphones, whether they had 1 or 3 buttons, if they had their own app, and Android / ios compatibility.
I currently am using a pair of plantronics backbeat 116s (ear buds) and my Samsung Galaxy Nexus (in ear) headphones. Missing the volume, play pause, etc my blackberry premium multimedia headphones had.
I tested a pair of monster brand sport earphone. They had a neat shark fin to keep them in. And they let some ambient sound through as well. Unless I'm on a plane, I don't care to have 90% of sound around me blocked. I hate hearing myself breathe or the sound the cables make while running. But the buttons on the monsters didn't work.
I guess I'd consider bluetooth but I'm almost scared to use any because of issues I've read.
Under $50 would be great but I could go higher if I had to.
So what's the verdict?
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jfriend33 said:
I tested a pair of monster brand sport earphone. They had a neat shark fin to keep them in. And they let some ambient sound through as well. Unless I'm on a plane, I don't care to have 90% of sound around me blocked. I hate hearing myself breathe or the sound the cables make while running. But the buttons on the monsters didn't work.
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I had a pair of those as well, but the inline remote buttons finally shorted out (which shouldn't have happened because they are supposed to be waterproof...)
Anyway, any earbuds with iPod three button inline controls: the volume buttons will do nothing on the Maxx. The Play/Pause button works for me. I have used it with Pocketcasts and Google Music. This was basically just to test - I still use my iPod Touch for most podcast/music listening, mostly because I love the the remote volume buttons.
I now use Bose sport earbuds. They are expensive, though lifetime warranty. Again, play/pause works, volume buttons do nothing. Apple earbuds with inline controls: the same thing happens.
I have never tried making a phone call with earbuds plugged in, though.

Have you checked out the Klipsch ear buds? Not sure if they work or not but they are ones I have been looking at.

Lightning review: Sony MW600 Bluetooth headphones/headset

Just picked up an MW600 from ebay, though I'd give it a quick review.
What you get:
The bluetooth receiver itself
A pair of in-ear headphones (IEMs/Canalphones), with a very short cable as the receiver is intended to clip to a collar, lapel or pocket
- With 3 sets of rubber earbuds, small medium and large
A micro-USB charger
As a bluetooth headset:
It works. You can hear people talk, people can hear you (the microphone is on the receiver). You can answer calls with the call button, and hang up with the same button. Slight annoyance: the Nexus 5's speaker will play the your ringtone even when the headset is connected, which for many may be unnecessary. This seems to be an android issue rather than with the headset itself. If someone know the setting to turn this off, I'd appreciate it.
As a pair of bluetooth headphones:
Actually rather good for a headset released in 2009, so pre-aptX. The included earbuds are of entirely acceptable sound quality, but you can swap them with headphones of your choice as the receiver accepts anything with a 3.5" minijack/TRS. It'll even drive my big Sennheiser 555 cans quite happily, so unless you have something with a monstrous impedance you're good. There's a slight hiss noticeable occasionally (mainly during quiet sections with loud beats, or other situations with a very wide dynamic range) due to the older SBC codec. Personally I'm happily switching to these from my UE700s for the added convenience. You can easily hit 100% volume without any audible distortion or clipping. Only real complaint is that in shortening the headphone lead, the receiver pretty much has to be clipped to your collar or pocket, so it's not long enough to hold comfortably in your hand.
The display:
It works! No configuration needed, the track title shows up there automatically. A basic monochrome OLED, it's bright enough to see but nothing fancy. Will show track name when playing, call time when in a call, and current volume level when using the volume slider. The display will fade after 2-3 seconds without touching any controls, and pressing any control (or tapping the volume slider without sliding along it) will bring it back on.
Battery life:
Enough for 3+ hours of commuting a day. I keep them topped so so I haven't run them down yet, but other reviews have clocked them between 8 and 10 hours of battery life.
The controls:
Button for pickup/hangup on the front, next to the display. Power button on the base next to the micro-USB port. Previous track/play-pause/next track buttons on one side, volume slider on the other. The volume slider IS a bit fiddly being touch-sensitive, but you can get used to it. Sliding up and down works 1:1 over subset of the total volume range (e.g. swipe from the bottom to the top from 0 volume you get you to 50%, swiping from button to top again would get you to 100%), and holding at either end where the raised symbols are will act like holding down the volume rocker does. You won't accidentally touch the wrong end of the slider and get blasted with full volume.
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Summary:
They work surprisingly well, they're old so going cheap, and you probably want to spend the extra £2 and opt for the black model. Well worth the £27 I paid for them.

A quick update: if you prefer foam earbuds to silicone ones, Comply's -200 series fit the included HPM-78 headphones.

I've been using this since it was first released in 2009, flawless, never had an issue with it. Works perfectly with the Nexus 5. One thing I noticed, maybe its from Kit Kat: Where the volume on the mw600 was independent from the volume of the phone, on the Nexus 5, the volume on the device is the same as the volume level on the phone.

walie said:
I've been using this since it was first released in 2009, flawless, never had an issue with it. Works perfectly with the Nexus 5. One thing I noticed, maybe its from Kit Kat: Where the volume on the mw600 was independent from the volume of the phone, on the Nexus 5, the volume on the device is the same as the volume level on the phone.
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On HTC Incredible S I have it like that: phone call volume - dependent, multimedia volume - independent.