Popping, scratchy noise on Priuschat

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  1. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Was not sure where this was coming from, but now thinking it's exclusively when I'm on Priuschat. It's very intermittent, every 5~10 minutes or so, sounds like someone plugged in a speaker, that kind of scratchy-pop sound. Just me?
     
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    Never experienced this.
     
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    There are very few things that can play audio over a webpage. Since the stock forum code does not, the only thing that could do that would be an advertisement. I don't see any ads at all on any website so I don't know if some of them are using embedded flash or video, but that would be where I would search first if you believe it to be a problem and do not want to globally block all advertisements.
     
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    If you start to hear "whispers"?

    Let us know.....
     
  5. Mendel Leisk

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    Don't know what the heck it was, and it's gone. Cosmic debris, lol.

    <Addendum, about an hour after above posting: wouldn't you know it, it's baaak. Just the once today. Sounds kind of like someone hanging up a phone, but more just like a scratch or static. Only on PriusChat, but how much of a factor is that when I'm here most of the time, lol.>
     
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    Perhaps share:
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  7. Mendel Leisk

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    I don't mean this as an insult, but do you wear hearing aids? I've heard of those generating strange noises.
     
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    No, and none taken. ;) It's was a scratchy pop sound, very intermittent, definitely came through the pc speakers. And it seems to have shuffled off, anyways. Never mind.
     
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    Let's hope it's gone for good.

    Although, now that you mention it, there seems to be far more static here than there used to be.....
     
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