Tony, I would suggest that you use an ordinary mike with a small jack plug, and plug it into the back of your computer. This should work, after you have set up the scrips for Skype. Most blind users of Skype use a standard mike and not the phone that is provided. I am sure that there are members on this list who have the technical knowledge who could help you set it up. Adrian Rowe ----- Original Message ----- From: Tonty To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:23 AM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: advice for skipe. SVP COMMUNICATIONS, THE COMPANY WHO REALLY DOES CARE,GET YOUR BLANK MEDIA ETC FROM, HTTP://WWW.SVP.CO.UK ----- Original Message ----- From: adrian.rowe To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx hi adrian, yes you are quite correct,i plug in the skipe phone and the speakers no longer issue forth any sound but it all comes through the phone,i use jaws 8.with bits and windows xp pro , is there anyway that i can get speakers to work seperate from phone or do i need to get a u s b sound card or or something ,its just a bit of a pain haveing to plug in the phone each time i want to use skipe but it means i cannot use windows messenger or anything else at the same time. oh and the version of skipe i use is the latest full version not the v4 beeta . cheers tonySent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 12:09 AM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: advice for skipe. Using the skype phone with JAWS, will, I believe cut out the speakers, and the JAWS speech will be heard through the Skype handset. What version of JAWS are you using? As this could be your problem with downloading the latest version of Skype! If I am wrong, I do appologize, and some one will surely correct me. Adrian Rowe ----- Original Message ----- From: Tonty To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 4:22 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] advice for skipe. hi people, i have just been introduced to skipe,i have had nothing but trouble trying to set it up ,i canot use headset ,cannot use mic ,to low audio tried voip phone but it cuts out speakerds can someone who is useing voip phone advise please ,should i give it up aas a bad joke ,i have heard that this real tech audio manager is a pain in the keyboard ,do i need u s b soundcard ,? what is the answer. answers please to out of my mind tony lol, cheers tony SVP COMMUNICATIONS, THE COMPANY WHO REALLY DOES CARE,GET YOUR BLANK MEDIA ETC FROM, HTTP://WWW.SVP.CO.UK