3.5mm Male TO 2.5mm Female Stereo Headphone Adapter ,Convert 2.5mm Headset to 3.5mm

by Headset Buddy Adapter

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002SKAP46
• Item model number: 81026B
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (147 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #7 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Headphone Accessories > Adapters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 12, 2009

Product Description

If you've already have a nice 2.5mm phone headset, why buy another expensive headset for your smartphone? Just buy the Phone Headset Buddy for Smartphones and save yourself money! Just plug in the phone headset adapter and use your existing phone headset with a 2.5mm mic/audio plug on your 3.5mm smartphone jack. Works with iPhone 3G/3GS, Blackberry (Curve/Storm/Bold), Palm Pre, or any smartphone with a 3.5mm headset jack!

A big productivity enhancer for home businesses, sales people, consultants, road warriors, or anyone who is one the phone all the time, but doesn't want to carry two headsets, one for the standard phones, and one for your iPhone, Blackberry, or Palm smartphone.Specs: Convert your phone headset with a 2.5mm plug to the 3.5mm plug on your smartphone. Female 2.5mm Mic/Audio to Male 3.5mm Mic/Audio.

Compatible Phones:

iPhone first generation, 3G, 3GS

Blackberry: BlackBerry Bold 9000, Bold 9700, Curve 8900/ 8330/ 8320/ 8310/ 8300, Pearl Flip 8220 / 8230 / 8130 / 8120 / 8110, Storm 9530 / 9500 / 9550 / 9520, Tour 9630

Palm Pre, Treo Pro, Pixi
HTC Imagio / XV6975, Hero - CDMA, Touch Pro 2 / XV6875
LG Chocolate 3 VX-8560, Chocolate Touch VX8575, CT810 Incite, enV Touch VX-11000, Tritan AX-840 / UX-840
LG UX585 / AX585 Rhythm, VX9700 Dare
Motorola Hint QA30, i856 Debut, Karma QA1, Krave ZN4, Moto surf A3100, RAZR Vegas VE20, Rival A455, ROKR E8, ROKR EM330, Ve440, Zine ZN5
Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
Nokia 5310
Nokia N97
Samsung Finesse SCH-R810, Freeform / Link SCH-R350 / SCH-R351, Highnote SPH-M630, Instinct HD SPH-M850, Intrepid SPH-i350, Messager II SCH-R560, Omnia II SCH-I920, Reclaim SPH-M560, Rogue SCH-U960, SCH-R470 Twostep, SCH-R600 / Hue II / Adorn, SCH-R800 Delve, SCH-U490 Trance / Violin, SGH-A867 Eternity
Sharp Original Sidekick LX, Sidekick 2008 / Gekko
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 GSM

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If the seller isn't Webko or Ace Digital Photo - it's a cheap ripoff., April 20, 2011

By 

J. Reed (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3.5mm Male TO 2.5mm Female Stereo Headphone Adapter ,Convert 2.5mm Headset to 3.5mm (Electronics)

My first review of this product said "It sucked." Basically that I would give it 0 stars if I could. Then I got this email response to my review:

The Headset Buddy says:

"I am very sorry the headset adapter you purchased was not what you were expecting. This is because you inadvertently purchased a counterfeit adapter through an unauthorized vendor.

There are currently only two authorized Headset Buddy vendors on Amazon - our own company, Webko, as well as Ace Digital Photo. All other vendors on Amazon.com are unauthorized sellers selling inferior, knock-off products.

We are actively working to remove these fraudulent listings. Also, we would like make you this offer: We will provide you with the actual Headset Buddy adapter for free! We will pay shipping. In exchange, we ask that if you like our product you will remove your negative review and update with a positive review. If you want to accept our offer, please email your contact information and..."

So I sent them my info and got the new adapter a couple of days later. The difference was like day and night.

The first adapter came in a cheap plastic bag - the real Headset Buddy came in a plastic package like you'd see on a rack in the store.
The first adapter didn't work - the new one works great. The wire is twice as thick and where it connects to the jack is well reinforced.

I plugged the new adapter into my 3rd gen iPod and made a couple of skype calls with the new adapter. The calls were clear with no static even when I shook the iPod vigorously.

Bottom line, the seller on this item when I went to write this new review is a fraudulent seller. Beware. If it doesn't say Webko above the picture, it's a ripoff. Click on more sellers and select Webko for the real item. I don't understand why Amazon allows this to happen.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for my Motorola Droid, March 9, 2010

By 

R. Garbett (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3.5mm Male TO 2.5mm Female Stereo Headphone Adapter ,Convert 2.5mm Headset to 3.5mm (Electronics)

I purchased this Headset Buddy Adapter for my Motorola Droid. I already had a wired headset (one-ear) that I love, but it was a 2.5mm. This adapter lets me use the headset that I already own and prefer. I especially like the fact that the adapter consists of the 3.5mm jack, then some cable and then the adapter, which makes the whole assembly seem more natural. I would definitely recommend this for anyone one needing to convert a 2.5mm headset to a 3.5mm.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worked with my 3G iPhone, May 18, 2010

By 

John Faughnan "John G Faughnan" (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 3.5mm Male TO 2.5mm Female Stereo Headphone Adapter ,Convert 2.5mm Headset to 3.5mm (Electronics)

I've bought quite a few 2.5 to 3.5 adapters that didn't work with my iPhone. I think the iPhone's 3.5 mm audio jack is less standard than one might think. I wouldn't be surprised if there were patents on the connector arrangements.

This one worked. It resembles an adapter I was able to buy 2 years ago that also worked. Like my old adapter this one feels a bit flimsy -- I suspect it's only good for about 8 months of heavy use. Since these adapters seem to come and go I suggest buying 2-3 at a time.

Update: I bought two more. All three of them work. I found an old adapter and these are substantially sturdier. So I'm giving it a full five star rating.