HEADS UP! Very cheap xbox comunicator replacement

[autobotracing]

hey just to let you guys know you can use a cell phone hands free kit as your xbox live comm. I found this out because I tried the communicatior on my cell phone and made some calls and it worked just like my hands free ear peice.


My cell phone is a kyocera se 47 slider

you can get earbud kits for like $2.99 on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=35177&item=3088645573&rd=1

My xbox live communicator is broken at the clip that connects to the headpeice.

[Half Japanese]

Cool! A friend of mine had his mic break in the exact same spot. BE WARNED, HOWEVER, the Mad Catz replacement mic (usually $4.99 at shops) is a piece of junk and not worth your time or money (as it will eventually be retired, thrown away or returned).

[autobotracing]

I wouldnt recomend the generic earbud because of clarity.I can recomend the small around the ear boom mic.

[tynstar]

I went to Radio Shack and bought a new headset for 20 bucks. The ear piece is nice and can be used for a long time with no pain. The mic is on the end of a boom that goes to right in front of your month. All and all it was 20 bucks well spent.

[ddockery]

Bringing up an OLD topic here but...

The LIVE Communicator really hurts my ear after a short while. I have a hands free cell-phone adapter, but it works pretty poorly for live. The conector seems a bit shorter than the one from the kit. Can anyone recommend a specific model #? I prefer the headsets that are like old school headphones, rather than the small ones that fit over one ear.

Or for that matter has anyone tried the speaker/mic 3rd party adapter that's out now?

[Half Japanese]

I played Rallisport Challenge 2 with a guy who was using the Nyko speakercom and his voice sounded terrible (I thought he was using a voice mask). The kind you're looking for, you might look into the recently released Plantronics replacement...$19.99 (not the Halo 2 earbud).