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Nokia PopPort and Stupid Proprietary Technologies

Update: Got myself a cheap MYR 10 substitute. Works fine. But doesn't look as nice as the nokia one.

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I love the Nokia e61i, but there is one stupid gripe I have about it. The stupid Nokia Pop-Port. It's utterly infuriating. I look at it and I think grrrrrrrrr. At least the machine isn't running on Windows Mobile.

Now that I have a fancy spancy mobile phone, I can use it for music as well. Great! But there is no standard audio connector on it. Instead you have to use their damn pop-port.

Alright fine, at least they give a free hands free kit with the phone. Woot! (sarcasm intended). So I have been using that for a while.
Note: Its a very cheap one. Hence free.

But it's damn irritating, especially with only one speaker. It is after all, a hands free kit. Grr. The connection is also flimsy...

I went to the Nokia page and saw I had to purchase an "Nokia Audio Adapter AD-15" (You'll have to scroll down to see it).

Nokia Audio Adapter AD-15
The adapter allows you to listen to the FM radio or MP3s with stereo headphones that have a standard 3.5 mm plug. The adapter does not contain a microphone, so you need to unplug the adapter for making or receiving phone calls.

Note: Emphasis by me.

Ridiculous. Have to remove the adapter? Comon, just let us leave it on! I don't want to go through the inconvenience of removing it.

Luckily since this is Malaysia, I can probably find cheap china town alternatives out there. At least I'll be able to use my old headsets with it.