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I am a brand new Mac mini owner (2.5Ghz i5, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD, ATI graphics). I am also a brand new Mac person. Today is day 3 w/ my new mini and OSX Lion.
I have a Microsoft LifeCam Cinema HD 720p webcam (model H5D-00001) that I bought about a year ago for a PC, and the box states it is compatible w/ OSX. I have connected the camera and it works fine with PhotoBooth and Skype for video and audio with no hiccups. I started FaceTime to talk to my brother in another county in Pennsylvania (both on Comcast internet connections, mine wired via Ethernet to a Netgear WNR2000 router and his iPad 2 wirelessly connected to another Netgear WNR2000 router via Comcast).
The conversation starts fine. But after about 2 minutes, I start to lose my brother's audio on my end of the connection. The audio starts to get garbled, then it cuts out completely. We close and re-open the FaceTime session to fix it, but it keeps happening after the 2 minute mark.
I have closed all other connections other than FaceTime. It is also a BRAND NEW 4GB Core i5 Mac and his is a brand new iPad 2.
Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot or resolve this problem? Thanks.

Dear Apple,
I have been a loyal customer since 1991. I have enjoyed nearly every product. I love - LOVE Facetime.
But the audio dropout problem *****. PLEASE FIX IT.
Seriously, there should be an easy software fix to prevent the auto-volume control from dropping one party's sound so low that it is inaudible. You can do SIRI for crying out loud, surely you can FIX THIS.
Thank you!
Blucaso

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