Vista - STATIC in wlm conversation

I am have vista home edition on my computer and built in microphone,
until recently my friend (in USA) and myself (in Australia) could have clear
conversations. Recently after about 10 minutes into the conversation at
the USA end which is a computer with XP, he gets an unbearable loud static
noise, necessitating him to have to turn his speakers down, whilst he
can still talk and I get a reasonably clear conversation from him, I have
taken up to typing my response due to the static. If we terminate the
conversation and I ask him for a new conversation, the static
remains...occasionally we can get a few minutes static free the second
time....what could be the problem

Greetings,

Does this also occur with other voice applications (for instance, Skype www.skype.com)?

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"Shirleyaust" <Shirleyaust@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Neither of us use any other voice applications, and I have just remembered
that when I was chatting with my sister, who lives in Australia, over the
wlm, she also ended up with the very loud static and couldn't hear me,
however again I could hear her, although at times a little muffled....

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

It seems that since I have put this problem online that there is no
solution.....there has been no positive response to what the problem could
be. I understand that the people helping in this forum are busy, however it
is still a worry with the static that appears after 10-20minutes in voice.
Could anyone please give me a clue as to where to look to try and solve the
problem. WLM is the only voice conversations that I or my friends use.

"Shirleyaust" wrote: