Review: Seido Headphone adapter for 8100/8800/8830 BlackBerry
Seido Headphone adapter for 8100/8800/8830 BlackBerrys
Rating: 
8/10
Link: http://www.seidioonline.com/
Cost: $9.85
Simple easy to use headphone adapter for use with the Blackberry media player. I have these coupled together with my Shure headphones and I can tell you audio quality is average. Nothing to write home about for an audiophiles but most users will not be able to tell the difference. Shipping is reasonable and this adaptor is promised to work unlike the adaptors I had previously purchased on eBay.
PLEASE NOTE: I learned the hard way that you need to first plug the headphones into the adapter and then the adapter into the phone before starting the media player. If you do not do this then you will only hear audio through one earphone.
Pros:
- Works as advertised
- Decent audio quality
- Relative sturdyness of jack
Cons:
- Wire seems a little flimsy
- They should document the order in which you need to attach the adapter to the phone
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June 7th, 2007 23:30
8830 won’t play music from both earphones…
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August 1st, 2007 17:48
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August 6th, 2007 13:34
Basic headphone/2.5mm adapter question…
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December 13th, 2007 10:04
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May 4th, 2008 05:02
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PLEASE NOTE: I learned the hard way that you need to first plug the headphones into the adapter and then the adapter into the phone before starting the media player. If you do not do this then you will only hear audio through one earphone.
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Arrgh! Thank you a zillion times. I’m struggling with this issue for weeks!!!
May 4th, 2008 19:11
Yeah who would have thought that they would have built in such a stupid design flaw…
June 21st, 2008 17:12
I purchased an adapter at Best Buy which also has a mic and a mute button enabling the use of headphones with the phone.About $15. RIM has done well with the 8830, but there are lots better mp3 players available.