Talking on Live?

Melion

Im new to Xbox live so just one quick question. When im playing against someone, how the hell do i talk to them through the mic?

robinph

Do you have the mute button switched on?

Also have noticed with some freinds that their headsets don't work too well initially due to the connection that goes into the controller and they would be causing a lot of echo or no sound at all when trying to speak. Think there was some thin coating on the headset connector initially that just needed rubbing off to stop the whistling and echo's.

Melion

Nope the switch is over to the mic and the volume is turned up.

robinph

Are you sure that the people your playing in PES and Madden are not just ignoring you, or can you hear them speaking?

Melion

Nope, cant even hear them talking

Branoic

In your network connection settings on the XBox, what's your NAT setting? If it's "Strict" then this can impair in-game communication features.

robinph

You can find out if your headset is working properly by going and creating a voice message to someone on your friends list, you don't even need to send it, just record a message and listen back to it then delete it. If that works fine and you are still not hearing anything in game then i think that you just happen to be playing against shy people who don't want to talk to you.

~Marky~

They hardly ever talk when your playing football games and if they where talking you should be able to hear them through the tv if its switched on to.

miju

you can hear them through the TV, you just have to change your xbox settings to hear voice through the headset and TV together

dazftw

~Marky~ wrote: »

They hardly ever talk when your playing football games and if they where talking you should be able to hear them through the tv if its switched on to.

lol I dont think he would play his xbox with the TV off now... To OP This happens sometimes where either I cant hear a friend or he cant hear me.. usually its down to your connection.

If your on Eircom look around here for the Nat fix guide thats on the celtic snipers forums.. That should help alot!

robinph

Only way to be sure is in into a game of halo and see if you can hear a bunch of american kids screaming at each other.

tbh

some game types also don't let you talk to people on the other team, try private chat instead of the game channel.