using a DTMF decoder is cake... and playback of tones is very possible... however both can depend on the quality of your recording. -KF hellNbak wrote: >I have done some playing with some higher end 2.4G scanners here in Canada >and find it very easy to not only listen in on various phone calls but >also record the tones. I am unsure of what effect playing them back would >have as that is a little too far over the line for my liking... > >Dont do banking via a normal cellular or cordless phone > >On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 quentynat_private wrote: > >>if you phone HSBC in the UK and ask to change your "security number" >>they will ask you if you are on a cordless phone or a mobile. Remember >>the "old" cordless phones that could be eaves dropped accidentally ? ( >>or with a scanner from maplins ) >> >>Now DECT phones are all the rage I suppose the question is irrelevant ( >>also GSM mobiles are supposedly encrypted anyway) >> >>I just phoned HSBC's telephone banking division and their policy is that >>"you should not use cordless or mobile phones when setting or resetting >>security features" though they couldn't tell me where to find a doc on >>this. >> >>My original take on this issue was merely that the key press records are >>a hell of a load more sensitive than people believe. >> >>Q >> >> >
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