"Rico" wrote in message
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How long ago did this happen ?
Listening to cordless has been largely out of reach for scanners for at
least 5 years, probably more .. Unless the neighbor happened to be using a
cordless phone from 1999.


The problem with stories like this on Usenet, especially if they have no
links, is you don't know if there is any truth in it. Often things like this
start out with some real story, but through many re telling, they get so far
off the truth as to be a joke.

I know about the time the stuff with the couple who recorded the Congress
people there was another case brought up. A neighbor was picking up another's
cordless phone on hers. He was a drug dealer. She gave this info to Police.
The courts ruled that the cordless phones were not offered the same
protections as the Cell phones. Can't remember what grounds they used, but
that was the bottom line.

As to cordless phones the last time I bought one was only a few years ago,
and I still had to buy a more expensive one than the bargain unit. They were
at that time, still selling phones that were not digital or SS. It was just
a few years ago when I bought my BC246 that I found I could hear a next door
neighbor on her phone. You would only hear on side of the conversation, but
if you searched you could find the other half too. They also had a baby
monitor on the 900 band. One day when she was outside on the phone I walked
over and showed her that everything she was saying was going out to anyone
within a few houses of her. The look on her face said she was embarrassed
but glad I told her.
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