Skype and iPhone Headset, Can you Help?

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Skype and iPhone Headset, Can you Help?

I have an iPhone headset (the ones that have a cord and double as headphones), and I want to use Skype on my computer. The headphone part works, but I can't figure out how to use the microphone with them instead of the computer's internal microphone.

Can you help?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Jan 7, 2008 10:34 PM

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Answer 1

Soft Reset

Level 4

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Jan 7, 2008 10:41 PM in response to Michael Spitzer-Rubenstein

Hi Michael,

My understanding of the audio port on the MacBook is that one is optical digital audio out/headphone out and the other is optical digital audio in/audio line in. That being said, I use a non-USB headset for Skype that has two jacks, one for listening and one for speaking that occupy both ports when in use. My understanding is that while the iPhone headset supports in & out, the hardware on the MacBook does not.

Matter of fact, I just plugged my iPhone headset into both ports (obviously not at the same time) and got audio from my voice from the input port and audio from my machine from the output port.

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Answer 2

Mac-Medic

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Jan 7, 2008 10:46 PM in response to Michael Spitzer-Rubenstein

The iPhone's ear buds will not work on your MacBook with Skype. You will need to get a headset with a separate mic and earphone input, or a USB headset.

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