Like through Charter, Vonage ect....... If so How can they be tapped and how can you tell?
2007-08-28 08:20:07 · 5 answers · asked by akiylah 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
This is a little bit too general.. So i'm going to make a few assumptions.
Basically VoIP phones can use different protocols.. SIP is one of the pretty main stream ones.
SIP is not encrypted.. If you have something on the path of your network transmission.. and you're using SIP.. they can record it.. and play it back.
Ethereal is a good network monitor and can play it back and apparantly Cain & Abel can do it too...
Personally i'd be more worried about your MSN conversations or your passwords being "sniffed" (the process of reading what is being sent over a line)
If you have your network set up well so that the data doesn't pass along a route another person could plug into and the computers it passes through hasn't been compromised then only your ISP and the people at the other end should be able to listen to what you are saying.. of course at the other end they could have a big network that isn't switched but instead has the data all over the network.. in which case someone could hack their end too.
I wouldn't really worry about it.
2007-08-28 08:37:33 · answer #1 · answered by matthew1471 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-11 17:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by Mollie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. because voip phones are internet phones, all someone would need to do is 'sniff' for data packets that your voip phone is transmitting. and viola.
It would be pretty hard to tell because when you send data packets through the internet it travels through alot of networking equipment (not just yours). And ifsome government agnecy, or even a smart hacker knows how to sniff for the specific packets sent by your voip phone. your phone is tapped. They can do this from the other side of the world, because VoIP is not like traditional phone lines.
2007-08-28 08:25:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because all data is sent over the internet...it would have to be decrypted, but it can be done with some effort and the proper hacking software.
2007-08-28 08:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by MikeTwo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't. But anything that uses radio waves or wireless technology can be picked up by someone!
2007-08-28 08:23:03 · answer #5 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋