Recording a phone conversation

[wnb]

Legalities aside what is the cheapest easiest way of recording a phone conversation?

cheers.

 

[fini]

pen + paper

fini

 

[qwerty]

Shorthand?

 

[Kol]

I've come across many mobile phones that allow you to record the conversation. Legalities, no idea.

 

[Energize]

You can buy kits that attach to the telephone line.

 

[Carzy]

There must be a fairly easy way because there's a hell of a lot of prank phone calls on the net.

 

[DannyDan]

Skype + Windows Sound Recorder

 

[ballistic]

put it on speaker phone and use a cassette recorder

 

[Uhtred]

a lot of mobile phones are able to record conversations now

 

[ArmoVanBuuren]

Put the phone on speaker then have a microphone and windows sound recorder.

 

[Immsy]

You have to have the consent of the person you are recording to legally do anything with the conversation.

 

[[DOD]Asprilla]

You have to have the consent of the person you are recording to legally do anything with the conversation.

For this reason, most mobiles that offer this will play a 'beep' to the other caller at regular intervals.

 

[Stelly]

yes you are not allowed to record convos unless you have express permission from the person your recording

Stelly

 

[SourChipmunk]

You have to have the consent of the person you are recording to legally do anything with the conversation.

Not true over here. As long as one person on the line understands the conversation is being recorded, it's allowable.

I have a 2-way record feature on my answering machine that was great for gathering dirt during the split with my ex-wife.


edit: looks like the law differed when I lived in Texas than it does in Michigan.

http://www.rcfp.org/taping/

So it may be different in areas of the UK as well.

 

[Tommy B]

Most SE mobile phones have a built in recorder you can use during calls.

 

[Visage]

You have to have the consent of the person you are recording to legally do anything with the conversation.

No you dont.

 

[Visage]

yes you are not allowed to record convos unless you have express permission from the person your recording

Stelly

Nope.

You dont need permission to transcrivbe the conversation, so why would you need it to record it?

A recording is just as admissable as contemporaneous notes.

 

[SourChipmunk]

I couldn't find it on the Home Office website, but gathered this bit:

Can I record telephone conversations on my home phone?

Yes. The relevant law, RIPA, does not prohibit individuals from recording their own communications provided that the recording is for their own use. Recording or monitoring are only prohibited where some of the contents of the communication - which can be a phone conversation or an e-mail - are made available to a third party, ie someone who was neither the caller or sender nor the intended recipient of the original communication. For further information see the Home Office website where RIPA is posted.

Do I have to let people know that I intend to record their telephone conversations with me?

No, provided you are not intending to make the contents of the communication available to a third party. If you are you will need the consent of the person you are recording.

Link.

 

[Treefrog]

Nope.

You dont need permission to transcrivbe the conversation, so why would you need it to record it?

A recording is just as admissable as contemporaneous notes.

You need the other persons consent for it to be admissible as evidence in court though IIRC.

 

[Sirrel Squirrel]

As said pretty much all mobiles have a record feature, usually just have to push a couple of buttons once the phone starts ringing.