Recording while talking....

[Guest almrzm]

Can any one tell me how can I record a telephone conversation while I am talking??

Thanks

[Guest Brody]

I'm pretty sure thats its not possible for legal reasons, its illegal to record a phone conversation without alerting the other party to the fact. Posted from my SmartPhone!

[Guest almrzm]

I wonder why it is not legal??? There are other phones with recording options. Spcialy the Pocket PC (Qteck).

Is there other reason beside the legality??

Thanks

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

Just a feature that wasn't implemented. I think officially you have to inform someone that a call is being recorded, otherwise it is dismissable as evidence in a court of law, etc etc....

[Guest fraser]

I'm not sure about the legal thing, mono. I remember seeing adverts for the "conversation amplifiers" (a directional microphone, amplifier and headphones). Anyway, these said that someone in the conversion must know it is being recorded. I think as long as one person knows, it's fine. Call centres just tell you to give them a more of a leg to stand on, just in case.

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

Ah ok, wasn't 100% on the legalities.

As far as SP2002 is concerned though, it is just a non-implemented feature :)

[Guest fraser]

Ah ok, wasn't 100% on the legalities

Niether am I!! Don't quote me on this stuff, it comes with zero guarantee!! :wink:

[Guest mattscholey]

Yeah, my friend has a Sony Ericcson which can record calls at the press of a button, and I've seen other phones which could do this, so it must be legal. Could be a great little feature on the SPV.

Matt

[Guest solo]

It is illegal to eavesdrop on a telephone conversion without informing the parties involved in that conversation. This is why call centres have the annoucement to tell you that your call may be monitored for training purposes, etc.

It is also why the police, MI5, etc. have to obtain special permission (but not your permission :) !) to tap your phone. However, there are many loop holes in the law. For example, an employer can monitor your calls if they believe you are up to no good (the clause is there because if they told you that they were going to record your naughty conversations, you wouldn't make them :o ).

Therefore I don't see how recording your own conversation can be viewed as illegal ...

Sounds like this is just another unimplimented feature.

[Guest MECX]

yup its just illegal to monitor someone elses telephone calls without concent (unless your the MI5) even a boss will have notified his staff that calls maybe moitored :roll:

[Guest fraser]

A similar thing works for cameras and e-mail at work I think. There was something recently about guidelines stating that you can only monitor if you suspect wrongdoing. I can't remember if it was proposed or actually passed as the official rules.

[Guest dinoalbert]

before my Smartphone, Im using SET68i and it can record phone conversations :)

[Guest solo]

A similar thing works for cameras and e-mail at work I think. There was something recently about guidelines stating that you can only monitor if you suspect wrongdoing. I can't remember if it was proposed or actually passed as the official rules.

Yeah - its official. Something called RIPA 2000 (Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act - I think!)

As I mentioned earlier there are a number of get out clauses, one of them being the suspected wrong doing. Another is that employers don't have to tell you they are monitoring your telephone calls and email, if the telephone and email is internal only. If they are monitoring telephone and email that goes out of the company they have to tell you about it.

Solo