misha@bud.UUCP (Michael Umansky) (04/21/89)
I am looking for any kind of device which allows remote monitoring of one's home by calling in and listening to a built in microphone. So far I have found a device called Sensaphone Model SC-145. It is available from Fordham-Scope (800-645-9518) for $200 but that is a little bit expensive (my opinion). This device will let you call in and listen on its built in microphone as well as dial up to 8 numbers to report any of 6 conditions that trigger the dialing. I would be satisfied with monitoring only if there is such a beast. Post to the net if you can so that others who might be interested will also read the info. Thanks to all. misha -- NAME: Michael Umansky (sun!aeras!foxy!misha) WORK: Arix Corp.; 821 Fox Lane; San Jose, CA 95131 HOME: 4331 Lincoln Way; San Francisco, CA 94122 PHONE: (408) 922-1751 (work); (415) 564-3921 (home)
MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr) (04/24/89)
If your looking for remote home monitoring, you don't have to look any farther
than the Panasonic KX-T1625 Automatic Telephone Answering System. Don't be
scared off by the long name, it's one of Panasonic's standard phone answering
machines that uses tone remote control (via any touch tone phone), and one
of its features is the ability to listen to your house via its built in mic.
And its costs a whole lot less than $200.00, around $125.00 as I recall.
- MJB -kg19+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kurt A. Geisel) (04/25/89)
And then there is the para-legal "Infinity Transmitter" which does essentially the same thing, but you can, using a special tone encoder, connect directly to the room "microphone" WITHOUT THE PHONE EVER RINGING. Without the tone encoder the telephone works normally! You can't sell completed units, due to its obvious bugging applications, but there are plans available from several sources. Email me if you are interested. If you want to get really fancy, there's Steve Ciarcia's "Video Rover" system which uses his Imagewise image transmitter to give you a video picture of your home, complete with camera-aiming commands. For the standard phone-snoop equipment (which WILL ring the phone and alert any occupants, authorized or otherwise) contact: HELLO DIRECT 2346 Bering Drive San Jose, CA 95131-1121 1-800-HI-HELLO (800-444-3556) Kurt Geisel SNAIL : Carnegie Mellon University 65 Lambeth Dr. ARPA : kg19+@andrew.cmu.edu Pittsburgh, PA 15241 UUCP : uunet!nfsun!kgeisel "I will not be pushed, filed, indexed, stamped, BIX : kgeisel briefed, debriefed, or numbered!" - The Prisoner
dave@wiley.UUCP (Dave Agabra) (04/25/89)
The Panasonic 1424 answering machine (and a few other models) have
this feature. They are available at most big electronics chains such
as Circuit City and Federated for under $100. To monitor, you just call
up and after it answers punch in a code. I've never used this feature,
and, quite frankly, can't think of any reason someone *would* use it,
but I guess someone did or else it wouldn't be there. BTW, I'd recommend
this answering machine. It's easy to use and got high marks from Consumer
Reports magazine. The only drawback is that the mechanism is loud, so you
probably wouldn't want it in your bedroom.
---- Dave
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---------------------------------------------- markb@ihlpb.ATT.COM (Mark Blumenthal) (04/26/89)
In article <209@bud.UUCP>, misha@bud.UUCP (Michael Umansky) writes: > I am looking for any kind of device which allows remote monitoring > of one's home by calling in and listening to a built in microphone. MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr) adds: > than the Panasonic KX-T1625 Automatic Telephone Answering System. Don't be ... > of its features is the ability to listen to your house via its built in mic. > And its costs a whole lot less than $200.00, around $125.00 as I recall. With the ans. mach. approach, your phone rings, the recorded announcement begins, and then you type in your touch tone codes to turn on room monitoring. Whatever/whoever you are trying to monitor (baby sitter, child home alone, pet, burglar, etc.) hears the ans. mach. go off and then some touch tones, and thus may suspect being monitored. The monitoring only lasts a few minutes, and you are then queued to re-enter another monitor command or the line drops. You may want to try the "infinity transmitter" (i.t.) approach. The i.t. is installed inside your phone, and gets it's juice from the phone (or from a battery if one is using this device for illegal eavesdropping). The i.t. intercepts your call BEFORE the phone rings. You then type in your code, and the phone mouthpiece becomes a live whole-room mic (very sensitive). Available from your local neighborhood criminal type, or by mail order-- look in the back of Radio Electronics Magazine or Popular Electronics for those companies that advertise wireless mics. They sell infinity xmitters. Most are kits that range from $45 to $100. Assembled units slightly higher. Check local laws before assembling anything like this. Mark Blumenthal att!ihlpb!markb Work: (312) 979-3676 Home: (312) 393-3038
kg19+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kurt A. Geisel) (04/27/89)
I am going to have to retract my statement about no completed units being available. It seems that Information Unlimited has a completed unit, but the price seems a little high. (They seem to bypass some state laws by putting a "Check with your local laws" warning in their catalog.) The IU unit's order number is LIST10 and costs $169.50. Information Unlimited Box 716 Amherst, NH 03031 800-221-1705 On the other hand, Pan-Com International (as well as a few others) sells plans only. They claim the device can be built for $25.00. It is IT-P and costs $8.50. Panaxis Productions PO Box 130 Paradise, CA 95967-0130 916-534-0417 M-F 0900-1800 Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with the above companies. - Kurt Kurt Geisel SNAIL : Carnegie Mellon University 65 Lambeth Dr. ARPA : kg19+@andrew.cmu.edu Pittsburgh, PA 15241 UUCP : uunet!nfsun!kgeisel "I will not be pushed, filed, indexed, stamped, BIX : kgeisel briefed, debriefed, or numbered!" - The Prisoner
sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) (04/27/89)
In article <wYIvXgy00WB9EABp0b@andrew.cmu.edu> kg19+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kurt A. Geisel) writes: >And then there is the para-legal "Infinity Transmitter" which does >essentially the same thing, but you can, using a special tone encoder, >connect directly to the room "microphone" WITHOUT THE PHONE EVER >RINGING. Without the tone encoder the telephone works normally! I saw a book called (I believe) "The Big Brother Game" that had plans for many type of bugging devices, and this was one of them. You might try a library. >If you want to get really fancy, there's Steve Ciarcia's "Video Rover" >system which uses his Imagewise image transmitter to give you a video >picture of your home, complete with camera-aiming commands. From what I understand the FCC prohibits any kind of unlicensed video transmitter. I remember a project long ago in popular electronics on making a video transmitter for your home, and there was a big stink over it after it was published. Has this changed? -- John Sparks | {rutgers|uunet}!ukma!corpane!sparks | D.I.S.K. 24hrs 1200bps [not for RHF] | sparks@corpane.UUCP | 502/968-5401 thru -5406 Chicken Little only has to be right once.
sammy@psivax.UUCP (Samuel M. Katz) (04/29/89)
In article <17551@cup.portal.com> MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr) writes: >If your looking for remote home monitoring, you don't have to look any farther >than the Panasonic KX-T1625 Automatic Telephone Answering System. Don't be >scared off by the long name, it's one of Panasonic's standard phone answering >machines that uses tone remote control (via any touch tone phone), and one >of its features is the ability to listen to your house via its built in mic. >And its costs a whole lot less than $200.00, around $125.00 as I recall. > - MJB - Even the cheaper Panasonic machines have this feature, mine was only $60. I use it to check on our housekeeper |-),well, she's supposed to work 6 hours (ha!). -- Samuel Katz, Pacesetter Systems Inc. {sdcrdcf|ttidca|group3|scgvaxd|nrcvax|mc0|hoptoad|csun|quad1| bellcore|logico|rdlvax|ihnp4}! psivax!sammy
tmlst2@cisunx.UUCP (Tom Link) (05/02/89)
In article <576@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes: > >I saw a book called (I believe) "The Big Brother Game" that had plans for >many type of bugging devices, and this was one of them. You might try a >library. > Or you might try CRB Research Books, Inc. P. O. Box 56 Commack, New York 11725 They publish: Radio frequency registries, Scanners, Communications Monitoring, Short Wave Radio, Amature Radio, CB Radio, Clandestine Operations, Cryptography, Electronic Surveillance, Countermeasures, Espionage, & the 'H' word (rhymes with 'sacking'). Including "The Big Brother Game" by Scott French (237pg 8 1/2 x 11 @ $15.95) I'm not associated with the company except that I bought several scanner and radio book, and now receive their catalog. Tom Link chain@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu