Hello everyone,
Recently, perhaps within the last 30 days, I've been having problems with using Skype with my USB7100 phone.
In a predictable manner, I am only able to make one successful call. Each attempt to make another call causes Skype to display an error message: "Problem with Playback Device." The only way to make another Skype call is to re-boot my computer after each call; obviously this is not a solution.
I have attempted restarting both VTECH USB7100 software (version: 2.17) and Skype software (version: 3.6.0.244. Restarting these programs does not help!
Changing the audio device to the computer's speaker and microphone does work, however, but I prefer to use my VTECH phone for Skype. This find seem to point to a specific issue between the VTECH phone and Skype. But I suspect that a recent Skype upgrade may have actually caused this problem.
Next, I uninstalled Skype version 3.6.0.244 (the latest) and installed Skype version 3.0.0.190 but this version also displayed the "Problem with Playback Device"
Then I installed Skype version 2.5.0.82. This time when making a call, no error message appears, however, Skype hangs up about 10 seconds after initiating the call. Finally, I installed version 2.6.0.97b of Skype and this time, I can make calls and connect EXCEPT there is only a soft hiss coming through the VTECH ear piece. The caller on the other end cannot hear me nor can I hear the other caller.
I give up.
Any suggestions?
Has any one else encountered this problem?
BTW: Other than typical Windows XP Pro updates and Skype updates in the past 30 days (approximate time since this problem began), nothing else has changed on my computer.
Hardware: Fujitsu Lifebook T4210, 1.5 GB RAM, VTECH USB7100, High speed Internet over 54MBps wireless WPA.
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