On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:43:08 +0000 (UTC), dold@04.usenet.us.com wrote:

>I have walked down the hallway while using my laptop and headset for a
>Cisco Softphone or Skype call, but it is kinda heavy ;-)
>
>A co-worker uses Skype on a PocketPC device, which is WiFi, and a headset
>for that... it doesn't seem any bulkier than a Blackberry.

I use Skype on my Verizon XV6700 cell phone with built in Wi-Fi. It
runs Windoze Mobile 2005 (WM5). The WM5 version of Skype is very beta
and seems to be causing some minor glitches. The only gotcha is that
I can't sue my BlueGoof Headset and the Wi-Fi at the same time.

>Skype wants you to turn off QoS scheduling.
>http://support.skype.com/index.php?_...ndetails&_i=35
>"Another possibility to improve conditions is to disable QoS (Quality of
> Service) packet scheduling.

That will gain some more outgoing bandwidth. As I recall, the Windoze
"QoS Packet scheduler" reserves about 10% of the outgoing bandwidth to
insure that there's something left for ACK/NAK traffic. I don't think
that 20% is going to help much of the outgoing bandwidth is
constipated by other traffic.

How to edit the reserved bandwidth (XP Pro Only).
<http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3688>

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