Ichat dropping sound

All,
I've been talking with my mom for the past several months with no issues. I'm running IChat v2.1.3 with OS X 10.3.9 She has OS X 10.4 and IChat v3. In the last couple of weeks we cannot talk for more thatn 5 minutes until the sound goes out her to me not me to her. After that hanging up and reconnecting works for maybe another couple of minutes then no sound again. It is alway me who cannot hear her. I've set the quicktime streaming rate and the IChat banwidth. I'm on fiber optic and she is on cable. I've also made sure there are no other apps open during our talks it seems to make no difference. Anything else I should try?

Hi Ralph,
Thanks for the tip, but I'm still running 10.3.9 and the requirements for the tuner are 10.4. I was hoping to wait to upgrade until this fall when the latest OS is coming out (dang iphone launch).
As an update, I've been running connection doctor on my end for the last two sessions and haven't had a problem (sessions lasted 35 and 45 minutes).
I guess I'll just wait to see if the issue has resolved before I upgrade.
Thanks again.
Jon

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