Our cordless phone has a range of about 100 metres, which is less than the distance to the next house out here in rural NZ. But if we lived in a block of flats in a city, isn't there a possibility that our next door neighbour's cordless could have the same frequency as ours?
2007-03-21 18:21:14 · 7 answers · asked by zee_prime 6 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
Sure, but modulation techniques used by more recent vintage cordless phones ensure that your info stays your info, and can't be picked up by someone else.
Basically, your base station and your phone(s) are the only ones who know how they talk to each other, in terms of time slots, slices of frequency, and/or coding in that bandwidth. Even handset from the same manufacturer can be programmed to ensure they are talking to the correct base station.
If you use an older analog cordless phone, however, it's more likely someone else can pick up your conversations.
2007-03-22 02:51:55 · answer #1 · answered by CMass Stan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You sure do have a problem! With all the budget cuts, I heard that the Bush admin was buying up old cordless phones so they could keep their eavesdropping program going.
2007-03-22 03:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by Dan The Answer Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highly unlikely since the end of the 46Mhz. analog phones, where it was rather easy to happen. Even some of the early 900 Mhz. phones would do this. Most all the phones on the market now, being digital, spread spectrum, etc., make this unlikely. 5.8 Ghz. phones that are highly advertised surprise me. Reading the fine print, many of them use 2.4 on the base, and 5.8 on the handset for transmission.
2007-03-22 10:52:16 · answer #3 · answered by RICH 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep! i have heard my neighbor's phone calls on accident plenty of times. but that was with an older cordless phone. I now have a 5.4 ghz phone and i dont have that problem anymore.
2007-03-22 02:05:36 · answer #4 · answered by tejadasammy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is possible , and if you have the same type phone sometimes you can hear their phone calls, On the other hand, If they are protected phones, They have to have to touch your base set in order to hear your phone calls.
2007-03-23 19:14:26 · answer #5 · answered by yellow_rose_of_texas10 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes and so could your door bells and garage door openers
2007-03-22 01:31:15 · answer #6 · answered by youhoo it's me 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
prolly!!!
2007-03-22 01:28:40 · answer #7 · answered by Katie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋