Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Choosing the right spy gear

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Choosing the right Spy Gear

More choices for spy gear include hidden voice recorders and phone recorders . Say for example you want to know whats being said in a car or a room when you are not there. You need a hidden voice recorder. These are usually small ( small about the size of a Bic cigarette lighter) and battery operated. They also have VOX or VAS or VAC or VOR and several other names. All of them stand for Voice activated recording. ( also known as voice operated recording). All mini recorders and hidden recorders have a limited battery life. So you can place it in a vehicle and it will record only when sound is heard, like voice or radio or road noise, but the batteries will only last up to 8 hours ( approx average battery life) Then they will stop recording. You can then retrieve them and listen to the recorded information. This may also be illegal in your area so you should check before you try it. The information you get can can be used for several purposes if you get to hear one side of a phone call recorded, you may get some times and dates and locations of where the subject will be. You may also hear conversations between the subject and a passenger. Again this is most likely against the law where you live. This information can be used to aid a Private investigator in finding the subject. It can be extremely useful in domestic cases where the husband or wife needs to locate where their spouse is going. Once you determine the subjects location you can arrive ahead of them and begin surveillance. You will save money if you have hired a private investigator as you will be able to tell them exactly where the subject will be and when. Other uses for voice recorders are in rooms where you know the subject will be. This is also a great place for using recorders that have an AC adapter they can be plugged in and may record as much as 200 hours of voice activated recording.

Phone recorders
are very similar. They connect to the phone line between the wall and the phone. Since they are connect directly to the line they record both sides of the conversation and all phones connect to that number in that location. Phone line recorders can be used covertly or overtly. The only type of phone lines that CANNOT be recorded are DSL or VOIP style digital Lines. If your phone goes through a PC or you have high speed Internet on your phone line be sure to check with the seller as to the compatibility of the device for your type of phone line. You shouls alwas check into the legal aspect of any recording Before You do It.

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