Calls sound distorted and broken up?

Hi, currently having the same fun and games as everyone else with there new N97's, but one thing i was really let down on was the sound quality when you were on a call. Every call i have made so far regardless of who i call or where i am, it sounds very tinny and has a constant break up or distortion to it. People at the other end say they can hear my clearly though. It sounds like im loosing my signal, but i have almost full signal everytime.
It reminds me of the cordless phones at work when they arent close to there handset base's. Havning an LG Viewty previous to this i am very dissapointed with the N97. I think the technology inside the phone is great, its just unfortunate the software isnt up to date with it and customers basically have a BETA version of a phone. Why release a phone with these bugs and then issue updates for it? At the end of the day Nokia are loosing customers to other brands that produce better quality and spec phones with proper end user software straight from the box.
This is only my second Nokia in around 15 years and it could easily be another 15 before i contemplate another.

Hi magooster23,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you're seeing an audio issue when connecting your LED Cinema Display to you Mac Pro. The article linked below provides troubleshooting steps for similar issues which can resolve the issue for you.
LED Cinema Display (27-inch): Intermittent loss of audio
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3602
I hope this helps.
-Jason

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