Why won't my earpods work with my iphone 3gs?

The audio is great, but neither the volume up/down features or the ones that can switch songs function at all… Why? Is it simply not compatible with the iphone 3gs? Or am i not doing something?

"Earpods" LOL and simply because those are old and not compatible with the new technology lol

Sometimes my iPhone 3GS does that. The volume up down should work if you unplug them and put them back in. I'm not sure if non apple products with that function actually work

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