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Calls being recorded by third party

75 replies · 23,391 views · Started 22 January 2008

There will certainly be no more threads like the midlands one on here again, least not while Im about!

Toppskarven wrote::biggrin:

Sorry to disappoint you mate!
If it is to any consolation to you: I'm still convinced that it's MY wife he's been fooling around with!😃

Wouldn't that be the twist of the century!

bartmanekul wrote:Well said, I dont think theres any sort of proof possible, as it would be extremely high end stuff if it existed.

I did wonder about the version of events but the OP said he heard a recording, and text messages. IMO, the easest would be a PI that has a contact in the network one of them is on. This doesnt take any hightech expensive equipment, merely money and the right contact.

It wouldn't really need to be high end stuff at all, just sensitive with a decent set of ears.

I'll concede, it ~may~ be possible on a lab technicians bench, but not in the real world.

There is one way it could be ever so slightly possible from very short distances. (short as in maybe 10 or 20 meters under ideal conditions) You've probably heard of radar detector detectors, these work by seeking out signals radiated from the devices circuitry. The detector has to be pretty close to do its thing. People in the UK will be familiar with the guys that drive around looking for unlicensed televisions, they use the same type of equipment to get their results. In short, all electrical circuits radiate energy. You don't actually need to have the device switched on to be aware of its existence, though it becomes far more noisy if it is powered up and running.

Microphones, they generate electrical energy that represents the noise hitting its detection surface. You could, in theory, pick this up with the right equipment from a room or two over. The room would just about have to be completely void of all other powered electronics for detection to be effective.

You would probably have better results if the phone was switched on, but then you'd need to have some good filters to pick out the parts of interest.

There are a few video's floating about on one or two university websites where they hacked together a little box that could detect and reproduce the images from the VGA lead between a computer and monitor - all without physical contact.

It's interesting stuff, but not very practical if the idea is to remain unobtrusive.

3Shirts wrote:Shut up idiot 😊

HAHA. I will... as long as i seem some ACTION!

I want to see flights booked and people meeting for some heated feuds, lets get this some media coverage!

"Man presses charges against fellow forum member after asking advice on a suspected cheating spouse. Fellow forum member flew half way around globe and tracked him down.........."

Yes, it's true that all electronic equipment leaks signals, especially computer networks with UTP cables.

cellular phone signals are radio transmission and could be 'grabbed' out of the air and processed. Now that phones are digital signals, it's harder to do but even with your house cordless you can still sometimes pick up some weird stuff.

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waxup wrote:HAHA. I will... as long as i seem some ACTION!

I want to see flights booked and people meeting for some heated feuds, lets get this some media coverage!

"Man presses charges against fellow forum member after asking advice on a suspected cheating spouse. Fellow forum member flew half way around globe and tracked him down.........."

:rofl::rofl:

Maybe I intercepted his web-use as well as his phoncalls to come on this forum and make him confess???:secruity:

Man you're good!

Scumbucket should admit it and get it over with LOL

waxup wrote:Man you're good!

Scumbucket should admit it and get it over with LOL

Snippet from wiki (link in my post above)

"some models are susceptible to being remotely reprogrammed (over the air using methods meant for delivering upgrades (Firmware updates) and maintenance) with this capability without the knowledge of its owner. Examples for such mobile phones are Motorola Razr"

How's that for a plot-thickener?😉

DUN DUN DUN....and no, i don't mean DUN as in dial up networking.... although that is what a cell phone is, it dials up to a network lol.

There are few text encrypting/decrypting applications but unfortunately not for N95
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And personally I also believe that someone is being here over paranoid...😊 Probably the wife just left the phone somewhere and the husband just forwarded it to himself. The simplest solutions are always the best!

Well I know of one eavesdropping technique is to set someones phone to "auto-answer" and call it randomly to see what they are up to.

OR you plant your phone somewhere in a bedroom or something and have your phone set to "auto-answer" and call it from another phone and listen.

I'll guess that the woman was talking to you on speaker phone and her husband had a recording device hidden in the room and she left her phone at home 1 day and he read her texts and resent them to his phone for evidence of your affair.

The Explanation is so si9mple when you use the thing inbetween your ears.

Toppskarven wrote:Snippet from wiki (link in my post above)

"some models are susceptible to being remotely reprogrammed (over the air using methods meant for delivering upgrades (Firmware updates) and maintenance) with this capability without the knowledge of its owner. Examples for such mobile phones are Motorola Razr"

How's that for a plot-thickener?😉

I'd be more concerned about this if we were all using N82's, which Nokia says can have it's firmware updated over the airwaves. AFAIK the N95 can't do this... can it? :con?

Thanks to you all for keeping this thread alive, all ur input is very helpful, and informative. Firstly i am sure im not having an affair with you wife (sorry forgot your name lol), secondly when the fone call was recorded the bloke was suposdly 2hrs away, defo not in the house so couldnt of ease dropped. and not its not from leaving the phone around for him to see texts either. im afraid im going offline for a few weeks now,but keep this thread goin and i will read it all when i get back. the idea of changing sim cards regularly is a good idea, but unfortunatly not realistic for me as too many people to tell numbers too etc. thanks again people, keep investigating lol

My vote, either:

Recording device in the room, which explains the bad quality

PI having contacts for a network which then recorded the call (also explains bad quality).

I seriously doubt it was anything more high tech than that.