Question on Mobile Phones:

Can I use the Palm stereo headset with the Nokia E51? I noticed that it has a 2.5mm audio jack and the Palm headphone is still the only one available here in my country with a 2.5mm plug. Hope you can help here as I don't want to buy both and end up with two incompatible gadgets. Thanks!

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Answer:

Though I'm almost sure that the Palm stereo headset will work on any phone with a 2.5mm audio jack, there is no guarantee that it will. You might want to check with your local retailer if he can let you test it out before making the purchase.

Another suggestion I have for you is to go to Dealextreme.com and do a search for "2.5mm stereo headset". There are many different models there. Some of them use the 3.5mm audio jack, but you can get a 2.5 to 3.5mm converter, also on sale at the site. These are cheap, probably of low quality and won't sound too great. But if you aren't fussy, it's a viable alternative.