Sometimes I can be talking and the call will DROP like a cell phone in a bad area. Also, most of the time I can step onto my back deck and talk fine. Other times, it will read "Searching" or "Move closer to base". I certainly want to be able to sit on my deck and talk.

There could be quite a few resons, so please check the following list. Not all of them might apply to your situation, but the all could cause sluggishness in your video conversation.

1. Make sure you are not obstructing the microphone with anything, including your hand. Usually the microphone is on the back side near the back side camera, and on the side near the volume buttons. You can check it's exact location by finding a tiny whole on the ipad body in these locations.

2. Check the wifi signal strength on the status bar. Having less than 3 bars means poor signal. That can really ruin call quality.

3. Try to make a voice only call on facetime. Video needs big data flow rates. If voice calling is good, but video call is bad, you or your talking partner may have a slugish internet connection.

4. If you are using mobile network for your internet/data connection it may become slugish from time to time. Mobile networks always prioritize phone calls over internet/data connection. So if lots of people are making phone calls on your area, yor data connection quality will drop, thus the facetime call using data connection will suffer the consequences by loosing quality.

5.Talking on facetime, or skype using video call is like streaming a video in realtime over internet, and it needs speedy and stable connection. If connection is bad, yor call may become sluggish.

6. Feedback prevention. Try to prevent the sound from your talking partner to get back to the microphone. Try wearing headphones.. Sometimes the sound is turned up so much that it gets back to the microphones, and in order to prevent causing a sound loop (the high piched sound you might heard eventually when people are using microphones on events) your ipad turns down your microphone for a short time trying to protect your ears :)

7. Try not to talk at the same time with your partner. When your partner is talking your microphone might be silenced. Because of what i described at point 6. Wait for your partners to finish their sentence and talk only after that.

Contact straight talk for this information.

Steph, Poor wifi, forums links below talk about this problem and solutions.
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http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-droid-incredible/176808-my-phone-keeps-disconnecting-me-calls.html

Why does my cell phone drop calls

Why does my wifi keep disconnecting

Your talk back is on

signal or ut mouthpies

See http://net10byop.com/

go into settings and find where to add APN. Type these in exactly as stated...everything else leave blank. Name: Straight Talk APN;att.mvno Proxy: proxy.mvno.tracfone.com Port: 80 MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com MMS proxy: 66.209.11.33 MMS port: 80 Then shut off phone and power back on.

Actually it might be does this happen all the time?

This is most likely due to a coverage hole in your area. In cases like this, the phone will typically work the majority of the time, but occasionally the network will fail to properly reach you and connect to your phone when a call is placed.

This is relatively common. You may want to try giving your mobile carrier a call so that they can make sure none of their equipment is malfunctioning in your area, and that the coverage area is properly defined.

Good luck!

RICKS09 - replace the speaker and mic on the phone.

SNELSO38 - I get that problem sometimes with my phone but most times it happen that is when i am in between most buildings or housing areas so , you need not to change anything on the phone.