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Listening to phone calls was trivial back then (early to mid 90s). Pretty much only rich people owned cellphones where I lived, and my unlocked Kenwood TH-78E
by jazzido 5y ago
Listening to phone calls was trivial back then (early to mid 90s).
Pretty much only rich people owned cellphones where I lived, and my unlocked Kenwood TH-78E handheld transceiver gave me access to their world :)
- sherry-sherry 5y agoWell then... spill. Tell us what tidbits you heard please :)
- rwmj 5y agoThere was actually a musician who incorporated phone scanners into his work (under the appropriate stage name "Scanner"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Rimbaud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Rimbaud https://www.discogs.com/Scanner-Scanner/master/1767734 https://www.discogs.com/Scanner-Scanner/master/1767734
- caboteria 5y agoIn the '90's I worked with a bunch of ham operators in a building next to Route 95. Perhaps the most interesting call that we heard was a guy who kept switching between his wife and his girlfriend. IIRC (it was many years ago) neither one was happy with him.
- geocrasher 5y agoLate 90's, I heard all sorts of stuff. The one that really stands out was a girls basketball coach who was in town for a tournament on the phone with a prostitute, talking to her about the need for discretion.
- fogihujy 5y agoCordless phones were pretty common during that era, and they were just as trivial to listen into. Teenage me had a hard time looking the neighbors in the eyes afterwards though...
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoOh yeah, I remember when they started advertising with 'encrypted' cordless phones.
- jhallenworld 5y agoYou just needed an old analog TV. The UHF tuner would pick up AMPS.