Microphone no longer works on headphones, problem w/ phone not headphones

This is my dilemna: Something is wrong with my headphone jack on my iphone so that my headphones work to listen to music, but no longer to talk on the phone. In other words the microphone on the headphones doesnt work, so people cant hear me. And i know its a problem with the phone because i bought new headphones and people still cant hear me thru the built in headphone microphone. Has anyone else had this problem and if so can the jack be replaced? Im not due for an upgrade for quite awhile and would pay to get headphone jack on my iphone replaced.

Please save the call Apple, visit store answers just to gain points for whatever purpose.
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And what you are calling "packaged questions", which should be "packaged answers" was a reply directed to cmc13 in this thread after posting this.
I'm having the same issue. I can listen to music and hear people calling me just fine but they can't hear me through the headphones. *_I cleaned out the headphone jack but still nothing._* Very frustrating.
Perhaps you should read all posts in a thread before criticizing others who volunteer their time to help others when you do none or very little of that yourself here, and especially when the poster being replied to with a "packaged answer" has already tried what you've provided.

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