VOIP problem with Echo.

I have been successfully using SKYPE with 512 ADSL initially with great
success. However, my contact with one friend overseas has been "in the
room" hi-fi voice quality until recently when I suddenly got a very bad
dose of echo at my end. We have used headsets and tried all sorts of
volume adjustments, gone on to the SKYPE website and carried out all
checks they recommended without success.
I can talk to others without this echo problem so what has gone wrong
and how can I try to eliminate echo generally, either by software
adjustments or by using a directional mike.
I would appreciate an expert solution to this problem but please don't
refer me back to the SKYPE website which has not solved my problem.
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Derrick Fawsitt

Derrick,

Have either of you changed your connection hardware?

I'm not sure what CODEC the Skype software uses, but I know that certain
types can suffer with 'echo' when packet loss occurs.
Can you tell if the echo is coming from your audio setup (i.e. feedback
between speaker and mic) or does it sound more like an *exact* repetition of
previous audio (which would suggest a possible routing problem)?

If you are using a hardware router, try upgrading its firmware to the latest
version. I know that Linksys routers are particularly troublesome on some
VoIP traffic - especially if logging in the router is switched on.

Cheers,
Dan.



"Derrick Fawsitt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have been successfully using SKYPE with 512 ADSL initially with great
> success. However, my contact with one friend overseas has been "in the
> room" hi-fi voice quality until recently when I suddenly got a very bad
> dose of echo at my end. We have used headsets and tried all sorts of
> volume adjustments, gone on to the SKYPE website and carried out all
> checks they recommended without success.
> I can talk to others without this echo problem so what has gone wrong
> and how can I try to eliminate echo generally, either by software
> adjustments or by using a directional mike.
> I would appreciate an expert solution to this problem but please don't
> refer me back to the SKYPE website which has not solved my problem.
> --
> Derrick Fawsitt

In message <bebhc.34910$Y%(E-Mail Removed)>, Dan Wood
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>Derrick,
>
>Have either of you changed your connection hardware?
>
>I'm not sure what CODEC the Skype software uses, but I know that certain
>types can suffer with 'echo' when packet loss occurs.
>Can you tell if the echo is coming from your audio setup (i.e. feedback
>between speaker and mic) or does it sound more like an *exact* repetition of
>previous audio (which would suggest a possible routing problem)?
>
>If you are using a hardware router, try upgrading its firmware to the latest
>version. I know that Linksys routers are particularly troublesome on some
>VoIP traffic - especially if logging in the router is switched on.
>
>Cheers,
>Dan.

Hi Dan.

I am so sorry for not getting back sooner, (unlike me), but I have been
away from my PC, (again unlike me).
As to the CODECS used, I am not technically up with you here but the
SKYPE website referred me to this link

http://www.globalipsound.com/products/

The echo is coming from my system as my speaker aggressively echoes my
own words immediately after I utter them rendering any chance for my
contact at the remote end to talk to me.
I don't use a router but a Binatone ADSL modem, does that help answer
your questions, I apologise for my lack of technical knowledge in this
area.
I see people referring to disabling echo, where and how can you do that.

Many thanks Dan, as I am out all evenings this week please excuse my
delay in replying.

Kind regards,
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Derrick Fawsitt