LG Wireless Phone

Questions about music and headphones for Verizon Wireless LG Versa cell phone? Converting from 3.5 to 2.5?

I bought the LG Versa phone with Verizon Wireless in March 2009. I bought it mainly because it was a music phone, and I wanted to be able to play my music on it - as I had before with my LG Chocolate 2. But, the headphone jacks are different sizes. The phone size is 2.5mm, and the headphones size is 3.5mm. So, I had bought a converter a long time ago for my Chocolate, and it had worked great. And it did for a little while with my new phone. But, as it was a cheap converter, it died. Now, every STEREO converter that I buy, plays in mono (only in 1 ear), because they aren't formatted for a cell phone. Anyway, I called Verizon about this, and have talked to 5 different people about it last night. They looked and looked, and basically all of their converters were on clearance and are now not available (which means that they won't get any more). They told me that my only option was a Stereo Bluetooth Headset through them that is $100!! And, they aren't earbuds - it is big and wraps around my head! The rep flatout told me that there is no reason to buy a music phone with a 2.5mm headset jack unless I want to spend another $100 and look like a dork, because I have no way to listen to my music. Is there any way that Verizon could possibly let me get a different phone, since I got the last phone made with a 2.5mm headset jack? All the ones after mine have the standard 3.5mm jack. I told the rep when I bought the phone - that I was buying it for music, and he said that it wouldn't be a problem. In less than 2 years, I have gone through 8 LG Chocolate 2s, b/c they all had problems, and were still under warranty. Can I use this for my benefit? I spent hours and hours and days upon days with them. And the closest store is 35 minutes away! Any insight would be great! I WILL CHOOSE BEST ANSWERS. BE THOROUGH. THE MOST GOOD QUALITY ANSWER WILL RECEIVE THE 5 STAR RATING. Thank you so much! -Tyler

Public Comments

1. get a new one
2. hey you have my name.. or i have yours.. anyways.. i think this is strange.. one is that i have the lg chocolate 2 and i have traded it in once and never again traded it in and i have had it for like 3-4 years.. its holding up great.. but anyways.. my sister just got the env touch and that too has the 3.5 mm head jack and i plugged my regular headphones that i use for my ipod and it worked fine in both sides.. in the past my sister had an ipod nano (3rd generation) and we bought some headphones and they only worked in one ear so we were like oh ok so one side of the headphones doesnt work so we will take the headphones back and we did and got the same brand color and everything and plugged it into her ipod and it still only worked in one ear.. so we did the headphones in mine and they worked fine.. so we traded the ipod in for a new one and the headphones worked in that one.. i know they are two completely different things.. ipod vs cell phone but what im trying to get at is that maybe you got a bad phone.. like our chocolates.. there are good ones and there are bad ones.. the majority being bad.. and my step sister has the versa.. nice phone by the way.. and she hasnt said anything about it and i can imagine she listens to music a lot on it so i would go ask verizon to switch phones because yours is acting up or something and they will trade you.. as long as you have insurance on it.. or are still under warranty.. which you still are because it has only been like three months so yeah go trade it in and see if it still does it.. thats what i would do if i were you