External Aux Cable for Car

I have an aux in cable from the head unit in my car, but when i plug it into the headphone socket on my iPhone 3G, the audio stops and starts all the time.
I noticed the plug for headphone has 3 bands, and normal 3.5mm has 2. So i suspect the mic is the difference. I guess this causes a problem when using a standard 3.5mm socket for audio out to a car?

Bobberuk wrote:
I have an aux in cable from the head unit in my car, but when i plug it into the headphone socket on my iPhone 3G, the audio stops and starts all the time.
I had the exact same issue w/ my iPhone 3G. I made an appointment at the Apple Store and the mac tech (or "Genius") exchanged my iPhone. To date, I never had this problem w/ the replacement. It will, however, pause or play if I'm actively plugging in or removing the cable from the iPhone itself--that part is normal.
I noticed the plug for headphone has 3 bands, and normal 3.5mm has 2. So i suspect the mic is the difference. I guess this causes a problem when using a standard 3.5mm socket for audio out to a car?
I use mine w/ a ghetto-fabulous cassette adapter in my car, and it works fine. It's not the adapter, but the iPhone itself.
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