Xbox HELP gratefully recieved!

[Supaglue]

Hi. Just having trouble with my Xbox headset. When online, it appears on icons as constantly activated and makes a constant sound to other listeners and drowns out my voice. I didn't erealise until I was attacked by my own team in Halo 2 and called a dickhead for my troubles.

Don't know whether this is related (and should maybe be on the PC threads) but I run my Xbox as a shared network through my PC. There was no problems when I went away on holiday, but when I came back my PC had a hijacker virus and the headset was like this (I let my housemates share my PC/Xbox - Coz I'm that kind of a guy). Might be a coincidence but does anyone know if this is a sign of any problems, before I buy a new headset.

Incidentally, the reception is set to headset only, so its not TV feedback.

Any help gratefully received!

[E. Randy Dupre]

Yeah, I've just been trying to play some games with Supaglue and also had a crack at getting some voice chat going through the Xbox dashboard, and pretty much the only sound I got out of my earpiece was feedback. It's kind of similar to the noise you get when talking to somebody with a **** telephone landline, only *much* worse - it's impossible to hear what he's saying and the only indication that he is actually saying anything at all is that there's the occasional burp in the noise.

[Akira]

never had any problems with my headset,and it's the one i got way back when Live launched.

I'd say get yourself a new one and try that out to see if it's still having problem's,then you can eliminate the fact of it being the headset itself.I believe a replacment headset from MS is free.At least,my friend got his replacement for free.Just blag!

[Freddo]

yeah just ring up MS and tell them about the problem, they are remarkably liberal with replacement stuff, once i rang up with a stuck button on my ms mouse and they replaced it right away with a brand spanking new model.

[Supaglue]

Think I'll try the blag. Just hope it is my headset...