gizmokid999

How realiable are cell phones for privacy? Some of my friends have totally eliminated their landlines, and I just wonder about how safe it is to use cell signals to discuss business.

hotshot

I've heard that someone can pick up your phone signal and listen in, even with cordless landline phones. I don't know how true it is, but you see that on countless tv shows, where the criminals refuse to talk "business" on a mobile phone. I'm guessing any communication device that relies on signals, can have those signals intercepted. It's probably better to discuss anything confidential on a landline, just to be safe. Now that you mention it, I should probably follow that advice myself sometimes. Does anyone else know if this is true?

gizmokid999

My parents have told me of an incident where they heard someone else's conversation (in brief) on their phones while in the middle of a call.