Recording Calls?
 

Has anyone figured out how to record a call?

rescoe has a program called rescoe recorder

But is doesn't work.

I've tried several programs, none have worked for me, I am extremely interested in this as well if anyone has any answers

Try to get an invite to Google's "Grand Central", it has a call record feature.

I dont know if there are any apps that allow full recording, At least in the united states, it is illegal without concenting both parties

There are a lot of loopholes. For instance, if one party, usually a business, notifies you that "this call may be recorded for quality purposes", or training, etc., it is legal for you to record it without telling them. That issue was resolved in court years ago. And the law is state-by-state, not country-wide in the US. And if you start receiving treatening calls, you can record them.

It's actually a state by state scenario. In Texas, the law states something like at least one member of the conversation must know the call is being recorded. So, if I'm on the call and recording, I know I'm recording so I'm within the law. Bsically, it means you are allowed to record your own calls.

With my 6700 I used to have to put in on speaker phone and then use the record bar in notes. When I first got the mogul, I found that rescoe program and installed it. It didn't work. In fact it failed misserably. I tried to uninstall it and now the record feature doesn't even work when the speaker phone is on. Don't know if the rescoe app caused that or if it is a 6800 problem.

Check this out, no idea if it works though:


http://vitotechnology.com/en/support...il.php?ID=2009

My old Sanyo used to have this, along with call screening. Would be kind of nice to have that function again.

GrandCentral's great, and I've been using it for a while as the phone number on my business cards, but it has its limitations. Texting doesn't work with/through it, so anyone you wish to text you have to give your real number. Still, I do highly recommend it. I can invite if anyone wants one.

Yeah GrandCentral can't do text messages YET... the second they can, is the second I switch to them entirely and never have to change my mobile number again. lol

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The problem with grandcentral is "delay time" many times it will answer the call and record a voice message before my phone even rings!! Also there is no way to easily "dial out" via grand central IE so that is the number people you all SEE when you call out. there is an annoying way to do it from the PC but its not easy. The call record function is GREAT. it beeps and crap now but thats ok. I have my sister call me I hit record then I 3 way to the party I want to record (oddly with grand central you can only record incoming calls NOT outgoing calls) When I call banks and stuff arguing an issue I want it recorded GC rocks for this.

Sadly google bought it and now no one can sign up anymore. That sucks.

You mail also ROCKS big time but sprint ruined that for me. 20cents a minute call forwarding charges!! First monty 89 Vmails $29.80 in call fordwarding charges. Kills that fantastic service. Grrrr

THAT is a feature I miss. From the sanyo phone. Call screening. I do not use it for call screening I use it as an answering machine IE as voicemail. Is there PPC software that will ANSWER my phone after X second if I do not and play a greeting and record a message? Bonus if it can play a custom greeting based on the caller ID !! I want that SO badly as it would eliminate almost all my issues regarding GC Youmail and Sprint :-)

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you should look at motion apps mvoice. I used it to record calls for work, better than taking notes while driving. It records to the SD card and the quality was very good for my needs. I had the treo 755p, but have switched to alltel 6800. I believe it supports windows mobile. Last I looked, there was a deal for $9.95.

You can look up the law on recording phone calls, but a majority of states only require the consent of one party.

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Does this app record both sides of the conversation?

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FYI it isn't illegal to record calls without consent in a lot of (most?) states. I think grandcentral tells the other party though that they are being recorded (although I could be wrong on that). I believe there are apps that will record if you put the call on speakerphone (only what the microphone picks up fwiu) but it may be easier to just hold it to your computer mic at that point. I and many others have looked for the magic voice recording app for a long time, but I think it is safe to say it does not exist (and might never exist).

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yes, you can set it to record both sides. It's a pretty cool app. If I can remember correctly, you can set it to automatically record incoming, outgoing, or both. It saves it to a file with the number, date, and time and if outgoing or incoming.

http://www.motionapps.com/product/mvoice/index.jsp

you can try it out. I think you will like it.

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Great app, but it does not record phone conversations on my Mogul.

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Same here only records ME not the other party (although it picked up my sisters phone ringing 30ft away holy crap thats a good mic but not good enough to pick up the ear piece.

Since it only records me its no more useful than the built in app so I will stick with the built in app for now.

At first I was confused by this lack of recording the conversation issue. I mean Every phone I have ever owned was capable of recording both sides just fine.

Then it hit me. Every phone I have ever had before now was a SANYO for the most part. Apparently its a very Uncommon app just common to sanyo :-) even my old black and white sanyo 6200 did this. (I use it as an answering machine eliminating the need for voicemail for the most part)

I just wish Youmail would work with sprint but sprint treats it as call forwarding and at 20cents a minute well it costs more than my monthly bill each month. Grrr

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the earpiece is hardwired to the cdma chip. it doesnt pass through the OS. only analogue voice can come out of the earpiece. you will never hear any sound out of the mogul earpiece except during a cell phone call. no software out there will work. none.

please prove me wrong. i want this feature too.

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For those of you interested in recording calls in the USA... here is a site that tells you all the laws...

http://www.callcorder.com/phone-reco...aw-america.htm

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you're right. This has gone on since the beginning.

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Incorrect.

Navigate to HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Attenuation\0 and set the value of this 0 key to 5.

You will now have application sounds in calls. I have used this for a long time to have garmin output sounds while I am on the phone (I set the value to 4 as values between 0 and 5 provide different levels of muting with 5 being full volume and 0 being fully muted and it is too loud for me at 5). I had never tested it with the earpiece before as when I am on the phone using garmin I am in my car and on my BT headset, but I just tested it and it comes out the earpiece just like it would on my bluetooth headset.

So, it is definitely not hardwired.

FYI these are digital cell phones so there is no such thing as 'analog voice' in that regard either ;) but that is just semantics.

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Try PMVault

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i appreciate you proving me wrong on the fact that no noise can come out of the ear piece. ill test it out but i take your word that it works.

i dont about you but when i talk it is analog. i know it is converted to digital. it was referring to the informations original form.

also, this will never work on the mogul. no matter what software is posted. the voice data cannot pass through the os, it is hard wired. a simple diode could be preventing this, i dont know the schematic layout. but it will never work. the voice data doesnt pass through anything but the cdma chip then directly to the earpiece. if i am wrong then prove me wrong. i dont mind learning things.

see this:
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/cms/index...nversations_on
it a little dated but i shows im correct.

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Hmm that explains scenarios where The phone appears to have crashed but the call still works and why I can "turn off" the phone and the call will still work if its already connected. Interesting. Pitty too.

Hopefully this will not be the case on the new touch pro.

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actually it's not illegal if you are party to the conversation - it is illegal to tap into and record a call between 2 other parties without their consent.

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i think I remember reading something on PPCGEEKS years ago in the Apache forums that included a registry hack to do this. I had a hard time finding it after a while though. I know my dad's old StarTac had this feature way back when though...

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huh? What? It is still illegal in some states without permission. That's why when you call some places, they let you know the call is being recorded so you can hang up if you dont consent.

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some states require at least 1 party to know call is being recorded.

some states require both parties to know call is being recorded.

it is legal if these requirement are met.

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still there is anyway left for recording bothend calls in mogul?