Using earphones/headphones in public transport [4 Question survey]

a) Yes. Headphones.
b) Yes. The left channel just stops playing properly. The latest and weirdest one, the right channel stopped working! :o
c) Kind of... 8 months life is good, right? XD
d) Depends on how much it would cost, and depending on how proven the product is on prolonging its life.

a) Yes, I use earphones all the time, whether it be on public transport or out walking or whatever. The types of public transport I take are: bus, metro, tram, and train.
b) Yes, my earphones always break at the exact point you mention.
c) Yes, I take good care of everything, but everything still breaks eventually.
d) Yes, though then again, not if I can just get a new pair of earphones for a cheaper price.

a) Yes, Train and Bus if im alone:)
b) Yes :( The audio would cut out, i guess due to the cable being worn down near the jack, :(
c) I do now :P
d) It would depend on how they prolonged the life i guess, but if it was cheep and good then most ilkely

a) Yes, when I do anyway, been a while, but when I do, bus

b) Unsure, some just stop working or started acting funny, didn't try taking apart

c) Uuuuhhh, kind of, I don't let it get stepped on or anything, but I don't think wrapping it around my MP3 player helps it

d) If it were cheap enough, maybe, but I have not had enough problems with the things

a) no
b) no
c) yes
d) I need good sound quality/price ratio, so I don't really care about durability (better headphones already have good durability anyway)

a) Yes. Bus and train.

b) Yes. Not sure why, but 1 side stopped working properly.

c) I try my best to.

d) It depends on how the product would work and whether it would interfere with regular usage of earphones.

a) Yes. Bus and subway.

b) My Apple earphones stopped working several times but there was no visible broken parts. The less lucky one lasted two months.

c) Yes, I take good care of them.

d) I don't think I would invest in such a product, even if I think it could be a good idea (depending on how it works, its price, how it guarantees a result).

e) Now where' my hidden giveaway ? :-P

a) Nope.
b) Nope.
c) Yes.
d) Definitely.

a) Yes. Train, subway and tramway.

b) Yes. The speaker itself broke.

c) No.

d) Yes if i ever invest in a good earphone which is not the case atm.

a) Yes. Bus, tram, metro.
b) I always rip out the wire out of the headphones. Have some bad luck when it comes to doorknobs and such :3
c) I try to, yes.
d) Totally.

Thanks for the responses guys, I appreciate it alot.
Unfortunately with all the E3 news this got put under the pages quite quickly xD
(which is reasonable with all the cool stuff coming out soon)
Probably my first and final bump just to see if i can get a few more responses :)
Thanks guys,

a) sometimes i do. in bus and train too
b) i don't remember. i think not
c) yes and no somehow. but because some cheap pc headphones broke, i bought some in-ear earphones from sony with flat cables for preventing broken cables. and it seems to work very nice. i have it since 2 years and it feels soooo secure. and goot soundquality for my flac files
d) no

a) Yes.
b) 2 pairs of earphones and 1 pair of headphones. Mostly near the jack and the actual earbuds.
c) Not really </3
d) Depends on the price, but probably yes.

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