IPOD PAUSES RANDOMLY

I have a problem with my Ipod, actually it's becoming a big issue. My Ipod stops randomly when using other headphones than those from apple.
I read on the internet that a lot of people is experiencing this problem but Apple makes nothing to solve it. Even people is getting new Ipods from Apple and the problem persists.
Does anybody how to deactivate that feature that makes the Ipod to pause if the earphones are unplugged? Any other idea?
Best regards,
Antonio.

All non-Ipod issued headphones have been "problematic" for me. Unfortunately, I do not have the option of staying away from these problematic headphones as suggested by Apple support (what kind of support is that?) as the standard issues do not fit in my ears.
I now actually despise my Ipod. I used it for exercising all the time before I upgraded to Photo 60G. Now my afternoon jog consists of hitting play, hold, putting away in my hip pouch, walking a foot, Ipod pausing, digging out, take off hold, hit play, put on hold, put away and REPEATING as necessary. Needless to say, I don't make it very far these days and I'm in a bad mood after to boot. And no, my headphones have never actually come unplugged as has been suggested is what sets off this feature.
Glad the extra money I spent went into such a well thought out and obviously untested with 3rd party headphones feature.
You know they will take this off or allow it to be disabled in the next generation, until then the problem will continue to be ignored. I JUST WANT MY OLD IPOD BACK!
In the meantime, Ill continue to spread word about this problem. STICK WITH THE TRIED AND TRUE Ipods, don't get new generation/photos.

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