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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Stopped working after 3 months

Written by RS from SAN FRANCISCO

Oct 29, 2009

The right ear bud speaker stopped working after 3 months of use, which basically makes them useless. The remote is fine and the sound is okay, but the build quality is terrible. I have a pair of headphones from a first generation iPod that still work - go figure.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Absymal at best - D-

Written by MR from Shelley

Oct 28, 2009

These headphones came with my iPod Touch 3G 32GB. I am impressed by the remote and mic, but the headphones themselves are terrible. They are uncomfortable, they pop out of my ears while I'm jogging, and they distort lower electric guitar tones - i.e., the song E-Pro by Beck gets all staticy through these headphones... even more so, I dare say, than through the internal speaker. A pair of $10 Sony ear clip earphones I got from Walmart has done me just fine for a year and a half, and they're plugging right into this new iPod. Remote? Mic? Bah, who cares?

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Poor Quality earbuds

Written by NV from Marietta

Oct 28, 2009

The headset worked very well for a couple of months and just like that one of the ear buds stopped working...went from Stereo to Mono ! Also cant wear them for more than an hour, it hurts.

The remote works very well though...I used it extensively.

23 of 33 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Bad Quality & Expensive....

Written by JS from McAllen

Oct 27, 2009

Buttons go crazy after using them for only 2 weeks & one of the earbuds stop working after 1 month. Apple really needs to replace this product FAST.

8 of 9 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Complete garbage

Written by CW from Chicago

Oct 27, 2009

I had these earbuds for 3 weeks before one of them crapped out. Looks like from other reviews that a lot of people have this problem. Can't believe Apple puts out a product like this.

15 of 17 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Play button broke

Written by GH from Bloomfield Hills

Oct 27, 2009

The controls on these earphones no longer function at all which wouldn't bother me so much if I didn't have an iPod Shuffle! Also, the cheapy plastic ring around the earbuds has been completely worn out. The earphones are about 4 months old.

13 of 15 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

earphones short out

Written by RS from Redmond

Oct 26, 2009

Very useful, but must have used it 1 month for working out and the remote must have shorted. It constantly sends a signal to my iPhone that the button is pressed and it keeps activating voice control on the phone always interrupting music play!

I put my old earphones in, itouch works like a charm.

11 of 14 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Earbuds always blow out.

Written by HW from Venice

Oct 26, 2009

Every single pair of these I have had (about 6) have always had one of the
buds blow out after just a few months. Come on APPLE !!! - spend some more
time on quality of your earbud headphones!

17 of 20 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Bad ear buds

Written by PH from Pleasant Grove

Oct 25, 2009

If these are the same as the original ebs that come with the I phone, they are very shotty. When I first got the iPhone the headphones didn't work at all. After about two or three weeks I thought I'd broken them b/c they made a cracking noise but that's when they actually started working. Now they only work for the iPod. When I get a call no one can hear me when I answer with the ebs. I can no longer adjust volume with them either. Like the last reviewer, they haven't lasted a good three months. Could be much better.

10 of 13 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Very convenient, well made

Written by JE from Brooklyn

Oct 24, 2009

I have had these for months and there haven't been any problems with the quality of the buttons/headphones. They are very convenient for use with the ipod Touch; there is no easy way to adjust volume or pause/play if you're on the go with it.

4 of 9 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Not a good product

Written by TJ from Chicago

Oct 24, 2009

These earphones are not good as far as the fit. Initially I thought it was my ears, but I gave them away to someone else and they are having the very same problem. They continuously fall out of the ears even if you are sitting still. With all the technology that apple has, I am sure they can come up with better earphones for their Ipods. The microphone and remote work perfectly, but the fit is awful!!!

10 of 11 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

good product, lousy earphones

Written by AM from Raleigh

Oct 24, 2009

I like the way it can handle your playlists, but those earphones are awful. They wont stay in my ears. I prefer in the in-ear type and I see you do have it in the accessories, but that price (79.00) is way too high. I hate the way I am so limted as to how to listen to my tunes because of these earphones. The remote should have been a little lower in placement too.

6 of 6 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

garbage

Written by DD from Genoa

Oct 24, 2009

If you do any kind of working out with these, they will fail... I'm guessing the sweat damages the remote. I've been through 2 pairs now and each one didnt make it through a single workout. Absolute garbage

8 of 9 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Poorly designed headset for iPod shuffle

Written by TY from Sanger

Oct 24, 2009

The headset that came with my iPod shuffle has the most poorly designed earpieces I've ever seen. Whoever Apple hired to design those should be made to wear them. Although I was truly impressed with the desigh of the iPod itself (small, practically weightless, cllips conveniently to your clothing), the only way I'll be able to enjoy music-on-the-go is to now invest in a more expensive headset that should have come with the iPod shuffle in the first place. iPod shuffle - state-of-the-art. Headset - Soooo caveman

5 of 6 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Do not sweat!

Written by MY from FPO

Oct 23, 2009

Love my new 3G shuffle but have replaced these weak headphones three times. Obviously the shuffle is for exercise and most of us sweat. Apple should waterproof the remote. The next set I get I'm going to do just that. Maybe they'll last longer than two weeks.

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Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Drop out ear plug

Written by JR from SOUTH GRAFTON

Oct 22, 2009

One thing I cannot stand about my ipod head phone is that it constantly falls out of my ear. I do not wear them hardly at all because I have to keep reinserting the plug into my ear. If I don't, they fall out. I have another set of plugs with a better fit and I have little problem with that set. Apple should do something to make sure their head phone earplugs fit more securely.

15 of 21 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

Bloody shocking waste of plastic!

Written by TR from Washington

Oct 22, 2009

Second pair. The buttons do not work after a week. If you run or workout they are no bloody good.

8 of 11 people found this useful

Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic

They work great for about 3 months

Written by KL from Austin

Oct 21, 2009

I love the functionality of these headphones, but they don't last at all. I use my headphones all the time to listen to itunes and talk on the phone. I love that you can mute or end a call by clicking the button. However, after a few months one earphone always stops working. I do not abuse the headphones, just use them a lot and keep them in my purse sometimes, but they are just not durable. I am getting very tired of shelling out $30 every few months for a new pair. Please Apple...make these more durable!!

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