Record something from a phone.

[acole1]

A co-worker's son passed away recently, and she was wondering if there was a way I could record his voicemail greeting. She called the number to show me, and it seemed like it was good quality from her phone.

I was considering bringing a mic from home, turning on the speaker phone option on her phone, then recording it.

Is there a better way?

Thanks!

 

[CptCrunch]

You could try dialing from skype on your computer and recording 'what u hear' or the setting that your audio card supports, into sound recorder. You can then convert the .wav to a .mp3 and send it.

I know my SE W810i allows me to record conversations to a file on my phone, and then I can move that anywhere I want

 

[acole1]

Wow, that's a great idea! I hadn't even thought of that. I may give it a shot later.

I made a recording using the web cam mic on my laptop screen, and it really didn't turn out too bad. I just held the phone speaker up to one of the mic holes and recorded it that way. Then I put an MP3 on her phone and burned a CD as well.

 

[corkyg]

Most phones I have used have an earpiece/headphone port. That uses a mini-jack. Get a patch cable with a mini jack at either end and connect the phone to the speaker input of a PC or laptop, and then record it.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: CptCrunch
You could try dialing from skype on your computer and recording 'what u hear' or the setting that your audio card supports, into sound recorder. You can then convert the .wav to a .mp3 and send it.

I know my SE W810i allows me to record conversations to a file on my phone, and then I can move that anywhere I want

Really? I didn't think that was legal.

 

[CptCrunch]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: CptCrunch
You could try dialing from skype on your computer and recording 'what u hear' or the setting that your audio card supports, into sound recorder. You can then convert the .wav to a .mp3 and send it.

I know my SE W810i allows me to record conversations to a file on my phone, and then I can move that anywhere I want

Really? I didn't think that was legal.

Honestly, I thought the same thing. There's a sound recorder built into the phone, very handy, and when I am on the line, I can activate it. It records the entire conversation, it includes both people. This is the stock Cingular/AT&T/Whatever they're called this week's, firmware.

 

[corkyg]

As long as one of the partys consents to the recording, it is legal.

Legality

There are 12 states which require consent by both partys. Texas is not one of them.