diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/CallPeerMediaHandler.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/CallPeerMediaHandler.java
index 512fc831d..f81a665e6 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/CallPeerMediaHandler.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/CallPeerMediaHandler.java
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ private MediaStream initStream(StreamConnector      connector,
         }
         else
         {
-            stream.stop();
+            //this is a reinit
         }
 
         return  configureAndStartStream(connector, device, format,
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ private MediaStream configureAndStartStream(
         else
             this.videoStream = (VideoMediaStream)stream;
 
-        stream.start();
+        if ( ! stream.isStarted())
+            stream.start();
 
         return stream;
     }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/MediaDirection.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/MediaDirection.java
index d4889076e..575b7ee26 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/MediaDirection.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/MediaDirection.java
@@ -182,42 +182,6 @@ else if( this == RECVONLY)
             return direction;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Reverses a direction constraint on this <tt>MediaDirection</tt>
-     * or in other words performs an <tt>or</tt> operation. This method is
-     * meant for use in cases like putting a stream off hold or in other words
-     * reversing the <tt>SENDONLY</tt> constraint.
-     *
-     * @param direction the direction that we'd like to enable (i.e. add) to
-     * this <tt>MediaDirection</tt>
-     *
-     * @return the new <tt>MediaDirection</tt> obtained after adding the
-     * specified <tt>direction</tt> this <tt>MediaDirection</tt>.
-     */
-    public MediaDirection or(MediaDirection direction)
-    {
-        if (this == SENDRECV)
-        {
-            return this;
-        }
-        else if( this == SENDONLY)
-        {
-            if( direction.allowsReceiving())
-                return SENDRECV;
-            else
-                return this;
-        }
-        else if( this == RECVONLY)
-        {
-            if( direction.allowsSending())
-                return SENDRECV;
-            else
-                return this;
-        }
-        else // INACTIVE
-            return direction;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the <tt>MediaDirection</tt> value corresponding to a remote
      * party's perspective of this <tt>MediaDirection</tt>. In other words,