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[lakers1one]

is it possible in today's world that a neighbor can listen in on your phone calls, etc,etc. if so what can a person do to prevent this from happening, this is not a joke. this is a real question......weird true, but for real....as always thank you

[tnp12]

Im sure with the right technology anything is possible in todays world although I dont know how affordable it would be to get that type of equiptment.
I heard that at one time the US government listens to every phone call in the US for certain keywords that would suggest terrorism but no one knows for sure of course. I certainly wouldnt be surprised.

[lonster]

Yes absolutely they can, if you use a cordless phone it is very easy for them. A land line is different and could still be tapped but it may not be that easy for your neighbor to do.

Do not talk on the cordless if you dont want to be heard.

A police scanner that could be bought @ radio shack for around a hundred bucks will scan the airwaves for any signals, once it is locked it can be stored for easy access or left on and every time you talk they listen.

My dad had a police scanner when I was a kid.

[fordman01]

do they have the same phone

[fernrascal]

dont know how but i am pretty sure in this time it is very much possible

[cisco123]

just be carfull what ya say on the phone aswell as your pc

[boboisno1]

You bet they can if they really want to. like Lonster mentioned a scanner will pick up cordless, cell phones baby monitors etc. If it goes out over the air it can be heard. I used to listen to a scanner years back and you would be surprised at the amount of extra material affairs I heard. It's not illegal to listen but it is illegal to tell anyone what you heard.

[lakers1one]

yes i understand what everyone here is saying, is there a way to prevent it...like wrapping my house in tin foil.........or using alot of magnets, someone told me that once....what can i do so they dont hear me.......as always thank you

[lakers1one]

Originally Posted by fordman01

do they have the same phone

that my friend i dont know...just hear alot of air and clicking on mine, like someone is picking up another phone, but i'm the only one home......as always any help will do......as always thank you

[lonster]

The most cost effective way is to use a land line. Develop some code to speak in with the other party....

You need to be able to transmit and receive signals using a wireless device so the cost of securing your home for transmitting and receiving would more than likely be out of this world.
Change the channel on your wireless devices frequently if they provide that option to you. It will only change the trail for them to follow but you may be able to avoid constant spying.

[boboisno1]

Newer cordless phones that use the higher freq are best. In short nothing you can do to stop it, best is to use a corded phone however you can easily pick up the phones that the telephone repair guys use and they can tap into your phone from the box outside.

[lakers1one]

Originally Posted by cisco123

just be carfull what ya say on the phone aswell as your pc

your pc as well, can you explain this alittle better for me, so throw away the cordless and go with a corded phone, right.......as always thank you

[janeey]

Radio ashack sells something called a tap detector, which has a light that lights up if there is any sort of other line is picked up during calls it may b able 2 detect if they r listning or not??
GOOD LUCK
janeey

[basscat02]

Just use the newer cordless phones or a land line phone. Scanners available now cannot catch the high frq. new phones

[luckylady7747]

I had a problem with this kind of thing,I complained and found out the phone man hooked to my phone line to call his girlfriend.I can still hear my neighbors phone calls sometimes if she is on a cordless.

[pchurch]

Originally Posted by lakers1one

is it possible in today's world that a neighbor can listen in on your phone calls, etc,etc. if so what can a person do to prevent this from happening, this is not a joke. this is a real question......weird true, but for real....as always thank you

I had a friend with a new baby and they purchase a baby monitor. This monitor picks up people talk on their cordless phone. The person was about 150 to 200 feet from them. No problem to listen to the conversation on this monitor.

[Landscapeman]

I can remember when the original cell phones used to pick up others calls. Some of the tings I have heard. Now a days it is really expense to intercept cell phone calls. Older cordless phones are perceptible, Some newer cordless phones have a encryption. I have heard the same clicking after bad mouthing Bush. lol

[storman666]

Get a 6.0 ghz or higher cordless phone,or use an old land line phone.Another alternative would be to use your cell phone for communication,very hard to pick up cell transmissions without modding a scanner,there are none sold today that do,not saying you can't mod one,but they don't sell one.Do you have an idea of who it is.You could set them up ,use your head and be creative.It is very easy to get someone in an uncompromising position my friend,especially when they are listening to your phone calls.

Also do a search on COUNTER-SURVEILLANCE,you would be surprised whats out there my friend,some pretty cool stuff man,FTA ain't the only thing I get into.

[bigevil69]

like has been mentioned about scanners and such i won't mention again but it is also easy to have your landline compromised by a close neighor if they really want to
for this i suggest go outside your home to where the phone box is installed and see if there is any wiring othe than the one incoming from your provider(mainly from a pole but could be from underground)

[lakers1one]

Originally Posted by storman666

Get a 6.0 ghz or higher cordless phone,or use an old land line phone.Another alternative would be to use your cell phone for communication,very hard to pick up cell transmissions without modding a scanner,there are none sold today that do,not saying you can't mod one,but they don't sell one.Do you have an idea of who it is.You could set them up ,use your head and be creative.It is very easy to get someone in an uncompromising position my friend,especially when they are listening to your phone calls.

Also do a search on COUNTER-SURVEILLANCE,you would be surprised whats out there my friend,some pretty cool stuff man,FTA ain't the only thing I get into.

yes i do know who it is..would love to speak to you about setting them up...i would love to do that, please pm me if you are willing to help me and thank you....as always thank you