Tesco Internet Phone - echo!

sherbie28

Hello,

I've just got a tesco internet phone and whenever I call someone I get an echo of what I am saying, it's really annoying. Does anyone know if I can rectify it? Thanks

danmed

Are you calling their PC or their home phone?

This is usually a problem their end, IE thier microphone is picking up whats comingo ut of their speakers.. try turning down the sensitivity of your microphone or get them to turn their speakers down!

if its a home phone you are calling.. then.. well it oculd just be crap internet phone im afraid to say

Used ot have this problem using skype all the time. get it now using a webcam and microphone.

tawnyowls

Have you got a microfilter on your phone socket? Also, have you got any other extensions - have they also got microfilters (even if there isn't a phone plugged into them)? I had a similar problem until I put a microfilter into each socket - supposedly you don't need this, but as many modem suppliers now include more than 1 microfilter, it obviously is a problem.

sherbie28

Sorry to sound dense, but what's a microfilter?

lee634

sherbie28 wrote:

Sorry to sound dense, but what's a microfilter?

its a splitter that filters the Broadband connection and the phone line like this