Siren.Itachi said:
Most mics come with an easy to click mute button. Just use that? Also, skype does a very good job of filtering most background noise. The push-to-talk isn't that big of a deal. Oh and skype is free! If I remember correctly, you have to pay for vent servers.
Very true. I spent the last two years renting one. This one above is being run on my LAN so hopefully I can roll that in with my ISP costs. Assuming the quality is good enough.