The frequency spectrum is not public domain. CRTC doles out what frequencies people can legally use otherwise it is prohibited under the Radio Communications Act or whatever the current Act is called.Winston said:
I agree. I recently went to a spy shop to purchase a hidden-camera to put in my apartment (I suspect that the landlord or maintenance people are accessing it when I'm not around- bastards). Anyhow, the owner told me that I shouldn't get the camera that records sound unless I'm in the apartment and interacting with the person on camera (which is the opposite of what I'm trying to do). Apparently one or more involved person must be aware that they are being recorded in the conversation (if the people I'm secretly taping actually speak) OR as joebear pointed out: It's illegal. You can actually get in trouble...weird but c'est la vie.joebear said:
Yeah I have a PRO34 scanner I bought back in the 1980's when all the calls were on the old analog band. The scanner was sold with the 859 -870 MHz band blocked out to make it legal however if you opened up the scanner and cut one wire it would then scan all cell phone calls. It was like you had tapped into a telephone exchange. There were 1000's of call to listen too. I did hear just about everything including famous people. Now a day’s most everything’s on the digital band and the old Radio Shack scanners can't pick up... however there is a scanner from Asia that will decode the digital calls from what I heard so if someone really wants to listen in they just might be.stang said:
What kind did you buy?Miss Valentine said:
Now that you mentioned it..... Yes cordless were the best to listen in on, better then cell phones, since it was someone close by like the next door neighbors, people you knew!. Back in the 80’s when I got my scanner I became seriously hooked on listening in of cordless calls in my old apartment building… so hooked I even had headphones in the shower! Listening in on calls in that building was better then Melrose Place! To this day I never talk on a cordless anything private!!!!!Escohort said:
Most wireless cameras like the X10 line use the 2.4GHz band.... and so does alot of other wireless video devices like the wireless video extenders. If someone was using any of these other devices thats using the same 2.4GHz frequency they might just be picking up your camera too... best to avoid wireless devices at all costs if you really want to be sure your safe.Miss Valentine said:
Illegal or not, I'd sure as hell want to know if someone was accessing my apartment when I wasn't around. I had it happen before with a dodgyMiss Valentine said:
