Smartphone Experts Stereo Adapter for T-Mobile MDA User Reviews

Works for the Treo 700p

User: Ken Wong, Oct 16, 2010

Pros: It works! I finally found one that works!
Cons: One of the last of its kind

For those of us who use our Treos as their primary portable music player, and cant stand earbuds, this adapter is one of the few ways left you can use REAL headphones.

I have tried a few different kinds of these adapters, all of whom claim to be compatible with the Treo. This one, for sure, will give you true stereo sound out of your standard headphones. The other model I tried before this one gave me sound in both ears, but only from the left channel.

Connections are tight with the one I received. No loose wiring here. The sounds comes through loud and clear, no static. If you dont need a microphone, this adapters for you.

Just what I needed

User: Jason Nichols, Mar 18, 2009

Pros: It works
Cons: -

This little adapter is great. I bought a similar product from Radio Shack that only gave me mono sound. This adapter works for my Centro perfectly.

Does the Job

User: Frank Jackson, Aug 22, 2008

Pros: gold plated, quality, soft wire
Cons: 3.5mm recepticle is wide (nbd)

This is a great product. The stereo is great and when a call comes in, the Centro puts the caller into the headphones and puts the Centro internal Mic into Speakerphone mode which works great.
I dont think I need to buy a 2 in 1 (headphones with mic) now.

It works.

User: Jeff Foland, May 20, 2008

Dont waste your money on the Radio Shack model. Its a four conductor plug and wont work properly with your Treo.
This Smartphone model is a 3 conductor, which matches the Treo.
It works perfectly.

great

User: Eric Rose, May 7, 2007

Pros: works great
Cons: can cause mp3 addiction

Works on a 700p. If your ptunes skips music, make sure to get the free upgrade. I ended up paying for the bonus upgrade, and pocket tunes is even better now. Combined with this little adapter and a 2GB SD card, (and the 3200mAh extended battery) I actually use this as my mp3 player now.

So, the $6 headphone adapter cost me about $100 (extended battery, 2GB memory card and ptunes pro), but it saves having to have an mp3 player, and now I have tunes with me at all times. Ha, all that for $5.95.

Anyway, this adapter is exactly what you are looking for to use real headphones with your Treo 700p. Also, I use it with my car aux headphone adapter, so now I can use it in the car as well. So much from a little adapter.

Listen to Music on your Treo? Must have headset adapter!

User: Robert Immella, Dec 1, 2006

This adapter is much better than others I've seen in common electronics stores (which are usually hard plastic "nubs" that stick out about an inch or so from the device. Not only is that annoying, but can easily break off in the port.
Smartphone Experts Stereo Adapter makes it feel as though my headset is connected directly to the device.

Skyking

User: Sam Williamson, Nov 10, 2006

Pros: great, easy to use, portable
Cons: -

This works great. Too bad Treo's need it!

works great for the centro

User: Brian P, Aug 3, 2009

Pros: allows me to actually use the phone as an ipod
Cons: none that I have seen yet

This little adapter, does a great job with the Centro. I had originally used the palm headset, but was not impressed. It was uncomfortable, was low volume and I was not a big fan of the different size wires. I originally purchased the Radio Shack adapter, which doesnt work, as it only comes out one side. This little adapter works in full stereo and works great. It came two days after I ordered it, so the delivery was a snap. I recommend ordering through this site and will most likely do so in the future.

Well-designed

User: R. Mayer, Mar 5, 2007

Pros: Good finish and appearance
Cons: Too big for Palm 680

A great-looking case, well finished. The clip is way too strong-have difficulty getting it on my belt.
The case is too wide for the 680-it needs to be a little thinner.
Magnet works great. In general a well-constructed case easily worth the money.

works ok for me

User: Harry Wolfson, Nov 27, 2006

Pros: works with treo 600 & all headphobnes I tried
Cons: 3.5mm connector a bit loose

I have used this adapter on my Treo 600 for about a year. I have used it with 3 different headphones: Grado SR60, Sennheiser PX-100, and some no name cheapo pair; as well as my car radio AUX input cable. The adapter usually works just fine, but occasionally the 3.5mm jack (where the headphones plug in) is a bit loose and I lose right or left channel - this is easily fixed with a little jiggle or rotation of the adapter. Works fine (once connector is seated correctly) walking around, with the Treo in my pants pocket. I have never tried using it while running.

Better than Palm's adapter

User: Tom McCool, Mar 6, 2007

Pros: Better connections, flexibility
Cons: But not a perfect connection

This adapter beats Palm's clunky L-shaped adapter hands-down. But it's not perfect. I noted minor clicks and stops when the 3.5mm headphone plug is jiggled or twisted while engaged with the adapter. It's a minor annoyance, but one that keeps this adapter from being perfect. If you need a 2.5mm<3.5mm adapter, this is the one to buy.

Adapter

User: Jeremy Maddox, Apr 10, 2007

Pros: Convenient
Cons: Connection to headphones is loose, and cord eventually shorts out

Seems to be a great functional idea, but after about a month in a half, the cord became bent at the top and thus shorted out. Also, the connection part is loose and very annoying

Breaks EASILY

User: Mike A, May 14, 2007

Pros: When it works, it's really good!
Cons: It broke within the first week.

It's a great idea in theory, but in reality, it's a piece of trash. Mine broke within a week of average use. I would stay away from this because you can just spend a few dollars more and get some headphones that should last a bit longer. Meaning more than a week!

BAD NEWS

User: PATRICK EASTERDAY, Feb 15, 2007

I have the 700wx. I found the only time this product worked was when I was physically and forcefully applying pressure to keep the headset plugged tightly into this unit. Otherwise output was intermittent. Tried 2 headsets and my car MP3 Player plug in - all same results.

Nice Idea - But doesn't work

User: L. Tyler, Jan 5, 2007

Pros: Great idea
Cons: Poor implementation - doesn't work

1/5/07

I just bought this adapter to use with my Treo 650 and some headphones I already had. I tried with three sets of headphones and only got sound in one ear at a time. I went out and bought another stereo headset adapter" and now all three headphones work perfectly with the Treo. You be the judge!

Doesn't work

User: P Wilson, Nov 25, 2006

Pros: looks like it would work
Cons: doesn't work

This adapter doesn't work. Using this adapter with the following headphones yields sound only on the right ear:

* iPod standard headphones
* Shure e2c headphones
* cheapo dollar-store earbuds
* bose over-the-ear headphones
* line-in to my car stereo

This is the case both for my Treo (650) and the demo Treo 700 at the local Sprint store (tested demo 700 only with iPod headphones).