Wallis Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 hmm, so here I was, sitting in the study lounge of my dorm, browsing hak5 and listening to the electric storm outside, and my roommate came in and related a recent event. "so i was talking to my sister, Carly, and all of a sudden I heard this guy talking to a girl about someone breaking up with a friend of his. I was like "Carley, do you hear that?" then my phone went blank and all i could here was the guy talking, then my sister came back on and asked what i was talking about." Is it the electric storm? the building walls? I've experienced something like this when i was young and scrolling through the AM range on my radio, it was mostly static, but then i heard a voice that sounded oddly like my mother. I was trying to get a better reception, and then i heard my mom coming up the stairs so i yelled at her to come hear this, then she called back that she was on the phone, could i wait a bit...then i realized the radio was actually just from our wireless phone. But that is a local reception to the phone base, this is actual cellphone signals. Has anyone else ever experieced anything like this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 it can only happen on an anolog phone (such as your standard 900mhz chordless phone). It may have nothing to do with the electical storm, you have of had the radio in the right place to pick up a harmonic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Yeah it's a fairly easy thing to find when using analog phones and suchlike technologies... it's got a fun aura to it, listening to snippets of conversations from the great world out there wondering about the stories behind what you've heard... voyeuristic? I guess... I don't actually do it myself but it's an interesting thought... Can't happen on digital networks though because of the way they work... I think it still happens with cordless phones though they're almost all digital now too, so... meh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proskater123 Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 this has also happened to me except i was on a walkie talkie. When ever the persons phone range i was able to here the ring over the walkie, and then i was able to hear the person talking yet i couldn't hear the other recepient talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 this has also happened to me except i was on a walkie talkie. When ever the persons phone range i was able to here the ring over the walkie, and then i was able to hear the person talking yet i couldn't hear the other recepient talking. That phone may of used two diffrent frequencys for transmiting and receving. My guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizz Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Can't happen on digital networks though because of the way they work... I think it still happens with cordless phones though they're almost all digital now too, so... meh... Decoders, hooray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallis Posted August 24, 2006 Author Share Posted August 24, 2006 Can't happen on digital networks though because of the way they work... I think it still happens with cordless phones though they're almost all digital now too, so... meh... Thats what was weird to me: I've had it happen on analog, and walkie talkies for that matter, but she was definitly on a mobile. I doubt it was harmonics either, she was in an empty hall, hearing both sides of the conversation, through her phone. It kinda weirded me out, and the girl that was sitting next to me when Kelly related the story. "I sure hope no one is listening in on my girlfriend and mine's conversations" yes, i know you are a lesbian, Skye, no it didn't have anything to do with not wanting to room with you. you always watching lesbian anime porn and listening to metal opera and metal opera had more to do with it than your sexual orientation. also the fact that i know you changed your name from sarah to skye just so your name is skye miles, that probably had something to do with it too. ANYway. cell phone thing....yeah, weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoyBoy Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 as previously stated, its random interference. Were you in a location that only had analog cell reception, this is possible with a GSM phone, not sure about CDMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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