On 16 Nov 2004, at 15:21, Jim Freeman wrote: > There is a delay in the sound and then an echo so you can't just > speak normally. With Skype it was much more like being in the same > room with the person. I have noticed a delay in Skype audio whenever one of the computers is behind a dial-up connection. The echo, AFAIK, disappears whenever earphones/headsets are used. silvo Silvo Conticello Albook 17" 1.5GHz/1.5Gb RAM/80Gb HD/OS10.3.5 iMac 1GHz/500Mb Ram/80Gb HD/OS10.3.5/17" display E-mail: silvoc at tiscali.it Cambridge UK