HOW TO – Skype headset adapter (2.5mm to 3.5mm jack, mobile phone to PC adapter)

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MAKE reader Cuthbert writes – “If you don’t like carrying two headsets with you (one for using Skype on your laptop and another for your cell phone) then here is a small adapter that will convert a cell phone headset with a 2.5mm jack plug to the 2x 3.5mm jack plugs used by PCs.”Link & cached.

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  • DIY Skype VoIP Phone Adapter – Link.

24 thoughts on “HOW TO – Skype headset adapter (2.5mm to 3.5mm jack, mobile phone to PC adapter)

  1. midow says:

    Bandwidth limit blown; no cache?

  2. 3ricj says:

    or, ya know, just getting a bluetooth headset.

  3. chroma says:

    I did this a while back and I think I may have actually damaged the headset somehow.

  4. iamsinned06 says:

    hello. i want to make a 3.5mm headset adapter for my k610i cellphone. can u post how to do it please?

  5. kirkrr says:

    What I need is the other way around. I would like to use a PC headset – the ones with the two 3.5mm (1/8 in) connectors, for mic and headphones, on a cell phone with a 2.5mm mono jack. For the phone use, I am not picky on getting both headsets powered – mono/ single will do fine.

    That way, when I am traveling (which is every week) I can listen to music from the laptop in stereo, and issue voice commands to the computer, as well as use the same headset to talk to my cell phone. I do not want to carry 2 headsets, nor am I thrilled with using a mono headset to attempt to listen to music.

    Often I end up in a “consultant’s bullpen” – a converted conference room with a number of other consultants all working / talking. The headphones help tone down the background confusion.

    I have a bluetooth phone headset – which I use when not at the laptop, but I don’t want to pull one off and put the other on, when the phone rings – just swap plugs.

    AND I can’t use Skype – few client sites have the ports open on their firewall to allow IM, much less Skype conversations.

    Extensive googling has yielded no results…..

  6. kirkrr says:

    BTW: it is not as simple as a pure size change – there are pin out rewires required, and the PC Headset has a +5V bias on the center ring of the mic connector – something that is not available on the 2.5mm phone connection (nor does it seem to be needed?).

    SO, for those folks that say just get a stereo to mono adapter – it does not change which wire goes to where, so it does not work – sorry.

  7. Miles says:

    Any way to do the opposite? Take one of those much more comfortable headphone/microphone units used for Skype and make an adapter? (i.e. 3.5mm female microphone and 3.5mm female headphone connectors to a combined 2.5mm male three-ring adapter)?

    How would that be wired out? Is that sold commercially?

  8. TjienPing says:

    I have the opposite need: I’d like to use existing 3.5mm stuff for 2.5mm phones. I found a couple of things:
    1. http://www.adaptaphone.com
    2. http://www.eforbuy.com/2-5mm-to-3-5mm-audio-converter-adapter-with-microphone-.html
    3. search for “PPCPADPT12”
    4. http://oriongadgets.amazonwebstore.com/3.5mm-Jack-Input-to-2.5mm-Audio/M/B0013YYPIA.htm?utm_campaign=froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=froogle

    I just bought the last one, hopefully it’ll work, but I have to wait till it gets here.

  9. SpazDog says:

    PPC Techs PPCPADPT12 2.5mm to 3.5mm Mic/Audio Adapter found at http://www.expansys-usa.com/p.aspx?i=113967

    I’ve been looking for something like this too to use with binaural headphones. I’ve ordered one and will post my results if I can remember.

  10. SpazDog says:

    It’s hard to find, but works like a charm on standard PC headsets. The volume level is very good and it’s a good way to use a standard PC Headset on a phone (cordless or wireless) that uses a 2.5 mm jack.

  11. SpazDog says:

    It finally arrived and it works great. Nice to be able to use my PC headset on my mobile or wireless phones (anything that uses a 2.5 mm port). The volume is great and the adapter is relatively small.

  12. oOTTKOo (@oOTTKOo) says:

    i have i from JBL REF 225

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