On Mon, 2006-04-03 at 14:39 -0400, Paul Davis wrote: > On Mon, 2006-04-03 at 14:28 -0400, Lee Revell wrote: > > Does anyone out there have Skype working with an emu10k1 (specifically > > Audigy2 ZS)? > > > > I just installed it, plugged my headset into the front panel Headphones > > and Line2/Mic2 jack, and called the echo service. I can hear my voice > > OK but the other end sounds TERRIBLE, full of pops and clicks. > > > > Is Skype for Linux really such a piece of crap, that it won't work with > > one of the best supported devices? > > i've used it on an ICH5 device. it worked fine. very susceptible to > network quality of service issues though, and both ends must be using a > headset to avoid stupid echoes. one of my call targets had to switch > from wireless to wired connectivity with his router in order for us to > get acceptable quality. Yeah I have a headset, and I'm plugged directly into my router. No wireless. I am wondering if the Skype echo service is just overloaded. Is there a public network QoS/latency test I can use, similar to the old "DSL bandwidth testers"? Lee
