IPod Touch Earphone Jack issue

Hey guys.
I'm currently having a problem with my iPod Touch (1G, firmware 2.1). A few months ago, while I was listening to music with it (with both earphones), suddenly the left earphone "died" without warning. However, if I wiggled the cable around, the sound to the left earpiece came back. I found this very unusual. So I bought another pair of Phillips earphones and tried them, which worked perfectly for a day, before suffering the same fate.
So I continued to use the iPod in this condition. However, two days ago, the right earpiece went dead, and wiggling the cable wasn't much help. Tried another set of headphones, no luck. So in short, now I've got an iPod, without a working earphone jack.
So do you guys reckon I should get my iPod touch serviced, or should I just restore to see if there's any luck?

Heylo,
Literally last week, my iPod Touch just did exactly the same thing! With the left earphone and everything.. little bit odd.
Anyway, get it serviced. Restoring it won't do much, it's not a software failure. They're usually very understanding, and the guys in the shop told me that it just happens occasionally, there's nothing you can do to stop it really. I took it down to the shop nearby last Wednesday, and I just got my replacement about an hour ago. Hoping to update it to 2.2, as long as it doesn't go wrong..
I found it a interesting that you said another set of headphones worked for a day or so.. I immediately assumed it was the headphones with mine (considering I'd just bought them I wasn't expecting them to go wrong..) so tried 3 other different sets of headphones, each of them doing the same thing. Just take it to get it serviced, they won't mind.
Hope that helped.

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