Earphone Dilemna! - Galaxy S III Accessories

I have had my GS3 for almost 2 weeks now and I love the earphones that come with it. They are decent and the little panel on it is awesome!
The only issue is I have already managed to break them as I do with almost all my earphones.
Anyone know of earphones that have that little control pad in the middle that are compatible with the GS3 and that are made of steel so I do not break them -.-

I got some from sharper image last time I was in the airport. They carry some decent ones.

Klipsh..... Buy the best and don't break them.
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The holy grail of blue tooth ear buds for gym

If your a big gym nut and do a lot of cardio, sports. The Freedom JF3's are remarkable! I've been waiting for these since CES and bought them yesterday. No more snagging your cord and knocking down your precious.
Thought I would share my success with everyone here. Highly recommended!!!
A bit pricey at $99.00, but it's worth every penny.
http://www.jaybirdgear.com/support/geckogrip.html
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/JayBird...=1218316933151&skuId=2264036&st=jf3&cp=1&lp=1
I may consider this. I was gonna get moto's S10 but it's freakin' tiny for my big head.
How's the sound quality, do they compare to a wired headset?
AstarteSV said:
How's the sound quality, do they compare to a wired headset?
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The sound is great. Can't tell the difference.
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xdpurp said:
I may consider this. I was gonna get moto's S10 but it's freakin' tiny for my big head.
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Give it a try. You can always return them if your not satisfied.
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I do alot of road cycling; any idea on how well they would fit under a helmet (bicycle)?
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pmdied said:
I do alot of road cycling; any idea on how well they would fit under a helmet (bicycle)?
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Not sure on that, sorry
wearing your bluetooth at the gym and mall seems like your trying a little too hard..
then you have me, i try too hard not to look like i'm trying hard and BAM.. 150 dollar ticket for no bluetooth while driving.
either way you can't win with bluetooth.
MisterDonut said:
wearing your bluetooth at the gym and mall seems like your trying a little too hard..
then you have me, i try too hard not to look like i'm trying hard and BAM.. 150 dollar ticket for no bluetooth while driving.
either way you can't win with bluetooth.
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Trying hard? I'm tired of getting the wire caught while running and watching my phone fly 10 feet. How is that trying hard?? Please explain.
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i mean. i'm sure you use it for a good reason.. but i'm just trying to promote a bluetooth free america.. i hate the look of bluetooth. but seriously i'm off topic and i'm sorry
MisterDonut said:
i mean. i'm sure you use it for a good reason.. but i'm just trying to promote a bluetooth free america.. i hate the look of bluetooth. but seriously i'm off topic and i'm sorry
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Apology accepted, everyone has different views on BT, but yes, let's keep this on topic. Thanks
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Trying hard? I'm tired of getting the wire caught while running and watching my phone fly 10 feet. How is that trying hard?? Please explain.
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Piss just did this the other day.
Bolted.....
off topic too but i just got a supertooth bluetooth speaker. its awesome as well!
Also i heard certain roms like CM7 have tweaks that will transmit better quality audio through BT anyone know if this is true?
i agree walking around talking on your bluetooth at the mall makes you look like a jackass but these are headphones and their main use is music not phone calls.
they look pretty nice thanks for the review.
bblanski said:
Piss just did this the other day.
Bolted.....
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Embarrassing huh?
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headcheese said:
off topic too but i just got a supertooth bluetooth speaker. its awesome as well!
Also i heard certain roms like CM7 have tweaks that will transmit better quality audio through BT anyone know if this is true?
i agree walking around talking on your bluetooth at the mall makes you look like a jackass but these are headphones and their main use is music not phone calls.
they look pretty nice thanks for the review.
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I agree. Can't stand people that wear them all day and hardly ever use them.. How's your speaker? Do you have to scream into it?
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it doesnt even have a mic for phone calls. it sounds great for music though really impressed.
I will have to give these a look. Any idea if they are sweatproof? That's my biggest problem with headphones and working out. I sweat a lot and they eventually short out. I didn't see anything obvious on the product page regarding this feature. I sent a product inquiry asking the company and will report back if anyone's interested.
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I will have to give these a look. Any idea if they are sweatproof? That's my biggest problem with headphones and working out. I sweat a lot and they eventually short out. I didn't see anything obvious on the product page regarding this feature. I sent a product inquiry asking the company and will report back if anyone's interested.
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Very much sweatproof, that's the idea behind these headphones. Lifetime warranty against sweat and malfunction.
oh i am really feeling these. i cant wear my huge Beats by Dr Dre everywhere so i might give this a go for when i hit the gym
Just picked up a pair from BestBuy since they have an exclusive on the things I was forced to pay the full retail of $99.99. I'm charging them up now but I'll be back with a full report back on how they do. I currently have a pair of Motorola S9-HD, I did have the S10-HD but they sounded worse then the S9 so I returned them.
So check back and I'll have that report after I return from the gym in about 2 hours.
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It took me a few minutes to set them up, pair with my Thunderbolt and find the correct earbud sleeve as well as adjust the cable that links them around my neck but they fit well and were easy to pair.
The Good:
They sound amazing... maybe not on par with a great set of plug in headphones like say the Beatz by Dre but head and shoulders above my Moto S9-HD that I use currently. They fit great even though I didn't really spend alot of time finding the perfect combo for my ears. They also felt comfortable as well, they give you 3 or the standard sleeves you get on the S9's and 3 additional sleeves they call GeckoGrip for a total of 6 sleeves. 2 small, 2 medium and 2 large. I only had them slip out maybe twice during my entire workout with stretching, running and weights all in my workout and I think that with a little fine tuning they won't slip at all. Volume is also very loud with a tiny bit of clipping at the highest volume but still well louder than I would ever need before the clipping occurs. The battery seems stout as I made it through an entire 2 hours plus between drive time, stretching/warmup, workout and I even tanned (yes I know.... I'm a guy and I tan. I suffer from S.A.D. and my dr suggested trying it rather than medication and it works for me) and that's with only maybe a half full battery.
The Bad:
Even though they are fairly easy to use I really don't like the multi use buttons all that much. The volume up/down combo for a track back/forward button depending on how they are pressed. That in itself isn't bad but they are fairly small which does make them a bit tricky to short press or long press while running. After a little more use I'm sure I'll have no issues with getting used to them but larger buttons would be a nice addition as there is plenty of room for it. For some the price might be an issue at $99.99 and only available through 1 source at present.
Conclusion:
I think that I'll be selling my S9's and these will be my new BT stereo workout headphones as they are by far the best that I have personally used. Small and light without feeling cheap. Clean, clear sound with great bass response and plenty of volume to drown out the noisiest of gyms. Easy to use with enough choices in sleeves to make a comfortable, secure fit for anyone.

New to dinc2 couple of basic?

Hello my wife currently has a d2g and its her 3rd replacement so I called vz with my final straw. I was Not taking another replacement I'm on number 3 enough enough. So long story short there sending me a dinc2 as a replacement. The I was just wondering if there were any known issues I looked around the threads just saw here and there issues nothing specific to all dinc2. It looked like a really great deviceand I'm sure it will be. I how is the battery life btw? And the keyboard for that matter its going to be weird for her not having a slide out. any info is appreciated thanks.
Battery life is great...I had a OG Droid....took me a bit to get used to no slideout keyboard....I use flext9 since I didn't care for the stock style...love the smaller form factor that no physical keyboard allows
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Speakers sound terrible at high volumes and the rotating buttons on the bottom show light through the poorly painted black circles around them. I've had 8 replacements in the first month and all were the same or worse. Still love the phone
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Speakers sound terrible at high volumes and the rotating buttons on the bottom show light through the poorly painted black circles around them. I've had 8 replacements in the first month and all were the same or worse. Still love the phone
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Wow 8 replacements.
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I really enjoy this phone. I would recommend getting a case for it. I have a couple very small marks where the screen meets the plastic on the edge. I believe it was from laying the phone face down at work. A case with a small lip, so the phone doesn't touch table resolved this. It didn't resolve the marks I already had. :s Battery life is very good!! Once I get this thing rooted, it will be a beast!!!
Yeah my last charge lasted 1 day and a couple hours. Love the phone like I said but it seems poorly built. Probably the worst hardware of any htc phone I've owned before. Even the vibration is different from phone to phone. Some have barely noticeable vibrate some have too strong and makes terrible rattling noises.
What's funny is that my first Dinc2 had the power and volume buttons kinda hard to press, the rattling USB port, and very low vibrations. But this one is loads better than the last one, easy power button, fixed port and earthquake-like vibrations.
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I'm loving mine, build quality and software wise. Good battery, no bugs. A very solid phone.
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Wow you guys are making me consider giving the wife my d3 and snagging the dinc2 lol. Eh ill let her have the efficient bmw ill stick to my gas guzzling overpowered for no reason supercharged mustang.
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Wow you guys are making me consider giving the wife my d3 and snagging the dinc2 lol. Eh ill let her have the efficient bmw ill stick to my gas guzzling overpowered for no reason supercharged mustang.
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Hey, gotta love the mustangs though
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illcat2000 said:
Wow you guys are making me consider giving the wife my d3 and snagging the dinc2 lol. Eh ill let her have the efficient bmw ill stick to my gas guzzling overpowered for no reason supercharged mustang.
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That's exactly how I feel. Seems like people are loving this dinc2 when I honestly thought the new droids would overshadow it as the reviewers have said
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Yeah its great when people can complain about problems with their phones and still love it!
Unlike all the Motorolas I've had :/
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Bluetooth headsets

I've tried three of them and none sit nicely in my ear, do want to know before I spend more money, gas anyone tried a jawbone , if so, do they sit comfortably or do you need one of those little plastic bits to go around your ear....thanks.P.M. I seen a bose one but at £130 its too expensive for me, but looking for similar in ear type like that
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Well I bought this one
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/mw600?lc=en&cc=gb
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Good earphones for working out

Just got back into the gym and I am wondering if anyone knowsof anything good have a Michael and controls would be nice. I would like to not spend over a $100.
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havi007 said:
Just got back into the gym and I am wondering if anyone knowsof anything good have a Michael and controls would be nice. I would like to not spend over a $100.
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The ones that came with your phone? Double tap to select different song.
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The ones that came with your phone? Double tap to select different song.
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lol, beyond awful
I use a pair of Panasonic RP-HSC200K as my dedicated gym buds. They're the kind that wrap around your ear so they don't fall out and can resist my gross sweat. They're flexible and can take the abuse of throwing them into my gym bag with my shoes and gear (so far). I like that style because buds like the stock one and iPod ones I have kept popping out my ear when I jog/use the elliptical and get sweaty. They cost $60 and the sound is decent in my opinion. I wasn't looking for audiophile quality considering that I knew they would be abused and soaked in sweat, lol. I didn't want to get something that I would have to worry about.
The mic integration works fine and the button to pause/skip to next song, but the volume controls don't work with my Nexus. They do on iPhone and iPods.
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The ones that came with your phone? Double tap to select different song.
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I tried them once I really dont like the buds they come with they are too big for my ears. I curious why they come like that my ears are not small lol. I will have to try it again today at the gym going to see how they work.
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I use a pair of Panasonic RP-HSC200K as my dedicated gym buds. They're the kind that wrap around your ear so they don't fall out and can resist my gross sweat. They're flexible and can take the abuse of throwing them into my gym bag with my shoes and gear (so far). I like that style because buds like the stock one and iPod ones I have kept popping out my ear when I jog/use the elliptical and get sweaty. They cost $60 and the sound is decent in my opinion. I wasn't looking for audiophile quality considering that I knew they would be abused and soaked in sweat, lol. I didn't want to get something that I would have to worry about.
The mic integration works fine and the button to pause/skip to next song, but the volume controls don't work with my Nexus. They do on iPhone and iPods.
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Seriously consider buying these but man I would really like good integration with Android I sold my iPod touch last year.
I'm about to buy the skull candy fix in-ear earphones they seams good but I'll wait and see
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Does that have mic and control
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I lose earphones all the time, so refuse to buy the nice ones, believe it or not, those Skull Candy with mic are great, and I'm not even talking about their high end models, i bought one on sale at Staples... and honestly? For $15 (sale price), they are pretty damn impressive. Not to mention that you can use them to talk (well...this model you can).
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Seriously consider buying these but man I would really like good integration with Android I sold my iPod touch last year.
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I hear that. I carried these headphones over from when I used to have an iPhone 4 and yeah, it kind of sucks to lose that functionality.
Apparently it's difficult overall to find a pair where both volume up and down work on the in-line controls? Doesn't seem like a lot of models that are iPhone compatible work with Android as well. I dunno. I do have a pair of Skull Candy earbuds as well with mic and volume controls. I'll have to re-test it and see if it works.
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I lose earphones all the time, so refuse to buy the nice ones, believe it or not, those Skull Candy with mic are great, and I'm not even talking about their high end models, i bought one on sale at Staples... and honestly? For $15 (sale price), they are pretty damn impressive. Not to mention that you can use them to talk (well...this model you can).
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Are these the ones you are talking about.
Skullcandy
Hopefully I can find it somewhere for that 15 dollar price tag
update what i noticed is the difference between that link i posted and this one
black skullcandy
is the cable is flat on the black one I wonder if it is better
I just ordered a set of jays one+ they should arrive tomorrow. I'll chime in and let everyone know how they are. I work out 6 days a week, so I'll def put them to the test.
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If your willing to spend the $100 I HIGHLY recommend the Jaybird Freedom. They are very good. Sweat/water resistant, comfortable, bluetooth, and sound really great especially for blue tooth.
I've had mine for about 3 weeks now and I now use them more than my cans or Bose wired headset. They have nice all around sound and nice bass and I've honestly never heard blue tooth headset sound so good.
Only two drawbacks I've seen with them are the mic is a little choppy if your talking to someone (Focus on your workout, not talking ), and your going to need to wear an armband if your outside as the signal won't have walls to bounce off and will cut in and out if your phone is in your pocket.
Check them out:
http://www.amazon.com/Jaybird-Freed...8DOM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333998241&sr=8-1
Edit: These things are easily worth the $99 price tag on Amazon. Now that I've used them and broke them in, I'd gladly pay $200 for them.
Nothing sounds better than the Bose IE2's. You'll never regret getting these.
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Nothing sounds better than the Bose IE2's. You'll never regret getting these.
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I have these as well and wear my Jaybird freedom's when I workout because as the Bose do sound nice the wire is just a pain in the butt when working out or running. I started off wearing these when working out but that only lasted a week or two before I had to switch up to bluetooth.
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I have these as well and wear my Jaybird freedom's when I workout because as the Bose do sound nice the wire is just a pain in the butt when working out or running. I started off wearing these when working out but that only lasted a week or two before I had to switch up to bluetooth.
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I had that same problem with the wire going everywhere, until i picked up a Scosche universal armband...i have the wire running under my arm and into my shirt so it doesn't interfere with my running...and it worked out quite well.
havi007 said:
Are these the ones you are talking about.
Skullcandy
Hopefully I can find it somewhere for that 15 dollar price tag
update what i noticed is the difference between that link i posted and this one
black skullcandy
is the cable is flat on the black one I wonder if it is better
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those actually look better than mine...
I've been loving my LG HBS700 Bluetooth headphones while running. Got mine for less than $50 on amazon. They sound great and are very comfortable... really one of the best purchases I've made in the past year. The battery gets me through a day at work listening to podcasts and has plenty left for my workout after.
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I appreciate everyone's input.
Unfortunately at the moment I can not spend more than I guess 50 to 60 dollars on a pair. A) cause I need to replace my windshield and B) This will be probably only to listen to music while I work out I rarely ever since myself in situations where I am listening to music while I am out and about unless I am driving I would have it plugged into my stereo.
Those Jaybirds looks so legit I wish I could get them. I think I am going to have to get the skull candy one. God I wish they didn't have the ****ty logo. Looks so high schoolish. Ugh I hate that. I probably look like so punk kid that has no respect for their elders lol.
Unless anyone else has any suggestions for something under 60 or 50. Sound quality would be nice I understand you get what you pay for.
havi007 said:
Are these the ones you are talking about.
Skullcandy
Hopefully I can find it somewhere for that 15 dollar price tag
update what i noticed is the difference between that link i posted and this one
black skullcandy
is the cable is flat on the black one I wonder if it is better
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I just read that these do not work for android devices ?
havi007 said:
I just read that these do not work for android devices ?
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Well, the ones i have work fine (for music AND talk), but mine do look different

Running with the Note 2?

Has anyone had any experiences running/jogging with the Note 2? I was going to post this in the accessories forum, but wasn't just looking for a good arm band, but also some experiences and tips.
I have the Nike+ App and the Zombie running app that I really want to try, but can't see how carrying my Note 2 around is going to be suitable.
Thanks
I've never ran with a phone but I would have to guess running with the note 2 is a bad idea. I am fixing to start riding my bike soon and I am thinking it will not be such a good idea on handlebars either. Unless you have hulk hogan pythons. Lol.
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Ive tried it with an armband and the weight of the phone means it just slides down or the velcro eventually comes undone. I use blue tooth headphones now and put the phone in a waist holder
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craiigman said:
Has anyone had any experiences running/jogging with the Note 2? I was going to post this in the accessories forum, but wasn't just looking for a good arm band, but also some experiences and tips.
I have the Nike+ App and the Zombie running app that I really want to try, but can't see how carrying my Note 2 around is going to be suitable.
Thanks
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I think it would be uncomfortable and tbh I wouldnt trust many straps to hold a heavy phone like the N2. For piece of mind I just got a cheap 20euro 6gb mp3 player. No display and no light but does the job. When im working it is the only time I dont want modern technology around me
I have run with the Note2 in my hand. No probs at all...
Waist pack and headphones. Nathan makes some good packs.
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Waist pack and headphones. Nathan makes some good packs.
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I run with the Note 2 in cycling Tshirt with rear spare places. I put it in rear pocket in a plastic bag (for the sweat) and it is all right !!
craiigman said:
Has anyone had any experiences running/jogging with the Note 2? I was going to post this in the accessories forum, but wasn't just looking for a good arm band, but also some experiences and tips.
I have the Nike+ App and the Zombie running app that I really want to try, but can't see how carrying my Note 2 around is going to be suitable.
Thanks
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i run every day with note 2 (use a water resistant/proof waist pack) ,
either use bluetooth headset and listen to music or
use headphones to listen to radio.
Size is no problem at all.!
i have tried app" zombi run",but after a few runs it gets boring !!!

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