Caller Can't hear phone calls

Sometimes when I make a call the other person cannot hear me, I can hear them perfectly.
I've tried using a headset, a bluetooth headset and speaker, none work unfortunately.
I've been told there is a crackling / distortion noise when this happens.
Weird thing is voice calls work perfect for ages then (seemingly) this randomly happens.
Any advice? other than get a new phone lol

Just been trying out Handoff and AirDrop between my Mac and iPhone. Both work fine. I have Bluetooth turned on on both devices but the caller still can't hear me when I take a call on my Mac.
If I switch over to my iPhone part way through a call (via the green banner on my iPhone) the caller at the other end can hear me fine, it is just through my Mac. Tested the microphones - all working ok.
I'm using an iPhone 6 Plus with iOS 8.0.2 if that helps any.
Maybe iOS 8.1 might fix the issue on Monday.

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