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Kyklops
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:05 am    Post subject: VOIP via Bluetooth? Reply with quote
I want to use my Plantronics headset / Belkin USB dongle for wire-free voice
chat via NetMeeting. The Bluetooth installation seems to be ok -- I can
hear system sounds on the headset, and I can record my voice using the
Windows sound recorder -- but when I run the NetMeeting audio setup wizard,
while the listening part works, the mic setup produces an error message to
the effect that my sound card doesn't support a microphone (it does -- it's
a SB Live! Value card with Creative's currently posted drivers for Win XP).

I have also tried ICQ's VOIP device, which has a similar setup routine. The
setup works fine, but I haven't yet succeeded in making it work in practice,
although I haven't had many opportunities to try it.

Is this a known problem? Am I overlooking something obvious? Can anybody
help?

Thanks.
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Brian Sullivan MVP
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:17 am    Post subject: Re: VOIP via Bluetooth? Reply with quote
Kyklops wrote:
Quote:
I want to use my Plantronics headset / Belkin USB dongle for
wire-free voice chat via NetMeeting. The Bluetooth installation
seems to be ok -- I can hear system sounds on the headset, and I can
record my voice using the Windows sound recorder -- but when I run
the NetMeeting audio setup wizard, while the listening part works,
the mic setup produces an error message to the effect that my sound
card doesn't support a microphone (it does -- it's a SB Live! Value
card with Creative's currently posted drivers for Win XP).

I have also tried ICQ's VOIP device, which has a similar setup
routine. The setup works fine, but I haven't yet succeeded in making
it work in practice, although I haven't had many opportunities to try
it.

Is this a known problem? Am I overlooking something obvious? Can
anybody help?


NetMeeting seems to attempt to use the sound card mic interface in ways that
aren't that common and some sound cards/mic interfaces don't support.

Sometimes even though the sound card mic interface is reported as non
functioning in the tuning wizard it may still be basically functional in
real use. Have you tried to use your setup in a call?




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Kyklops
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 5:49 pm    Post subject: Re: VOIP via Bluetooth? Reply with quote
"Brian Sullivan MVP" <brians@WORMTIREDmeetingbywire.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
Kyklops wrote:
I want to use my Plantronics headset / Belkin USB dongle for
wire-free voice chat via NetMeeting. The Bluetooth installation
seems to be ok -- I can hear system sounds on the headset, and I can
record my voice using the Windows sound recorder -- but when I run
the NetMeeting audio setup wizard, while the listening part works,
the mic setup produces an error message to the effect that my sound
card doesn't support a microphone (it does -- it's a SB Live! Value
card with Creative's currently posted drivers for Win XP).

I have also tried ICQ's VOIP device, which has a similar setup
routine. The setup works fine, but I haven't yet succeeded in making
it work in practice, although I haven't had many opportunities to try
it.

Is this a known problem? Am I overlooking something obvious? Can
anybody help?


NetMeeting seems to attempt to use the sound card mic interface in ways
that
aren't that common and some sound cards/mic interfaces don't support.

Sometimes even though the sound card mic interface is reported as non
functioning in the tuning wizard it may still be basically functional in
real use. Have you tried to use your setup in a call?




--
Brian Sullivan
Meeting by Wire ( http://www.meetingbywire.com)
------------
Is your PC protected? --
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp



Thanks for the suggestion. I have now tried, but sadly to no avail.

I have also tried booting into an old installation of Windows 98SE on this
same machine. This time the setup wizard worked properly, insofar as it
didn't tell me I had no microphone. But there was no sound at all, either
in or out. But it's a very shaky, unstable installation of W98 with its own
ideas of how to behave. It does suggest however that my problem in Win XP
has to do with the soundcard drivers, don't you think?

I'd be very interested to hear if anybody has had success with Bluetooth on
ANY voice-over-internet program.
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Brian Sullivan MVP
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:44 pm    Post subject: Re: VOIP via Bluetooth? Reply with quote
Kyklops wrote:

Quote:

I have also tried booting into an old installation of Windows 98SE on
this same machine. This time the setup wizard worked properly,
insofar as it didn't tell me I had no microphone. But there was no
sound at all, either in or out. But it's a very shaky, unstable
installation of W98 with its own ideas of how to behave. It does
suggest however that my problem in Win XP has to do with the
soundcard drivers, don't you think?

Yes probably -- have you looked for newer ones?


Quote:

I'd be very interested to hear if anybody has had success with
Bluetooth on ANY voice-over-internet program.



--
Brian Sullivan
Meeting by Wire ( http://www.meetingbywire.com)
------------
Is your PC protected? --
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp
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Kyklops
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:57 pm    Post subject: Re: VOIP via Bluetooth? Reply with quote
"Brian Sullivan MVP" <brians@WORMTIREDmeetingbywire.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
Kyklops wrote:

[...]
It does
suggest however that my problem in Win XP has to do with the
soundcard drivers, don't you think?

Yes probably -- have you looked for newer ones?


I'm currently using the ones presently available for XP from Creative's
website. I have also tried WinXP's built-in ones for this card (and looked
for Microsoft updates), but the problem remained, so I reinstalled the
Creative drivers. They at least offer some minimal support for the card's
quadraphonic capability, though not nearly as nicely as the Win98 drivers
did.

And that, I think, is the root of the trouble -- the SB Live! card was great
kit when it was released in pre-XP days, but has been badly supported by
Creative since then. Fortunately, I am on the verge of assembling a new
go-faster (than 400MHz) computer, and have been giving some thought to what
soundcard I should have. The SB Live! 5.1 looks affordable, and should be
XP-aware.

Until then, I guess I'll have to try persuading a number of friends to sign
up to Windows Messenger.

Thanks for your help.
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