How the f**** do these headsets work

Ive got the wired headset and for some reason when i put it in the bottom of the controller i cant here nothhing. The first one i got was with the xbox live and it didnt work so i thought it was dodgy. So today i purchased another one the exact same one and it doesent work either WTF tell me whats wrong please.

Ive got the wired headset and for some reason when i put it in the bottom of the controller i cant here nothhing. The first one i got was with the xbox live and it didnt work so i thought it was dodgy. So today i purchased another one the exact same one and it doesent work either WTF tell me whats wrong please.

04-12-90

Ive never had a problem with mine but ive heard a lot about them just being horable maybe you have bad luck and it could even be your controler isnt sending a signal to the headset

Do what the few people above me said and hopefully thats the problem 

push all the way in
make sure its not on mute (little switch on jack)
turn up volume
on xbox 360 dashboard theres an option for it, like talk to no one, friends only, everyone, its defaulted to talk to no one i think, for parental safety or something, i know thats how i solved my exact same problem