No, they're in that van parked across the street watching you...
On 14 August 2014 18:47, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I had something happen just now that has been recurring at an
> increasing rate for more than a year. Occasionally when I come home, enter
> the house, then shut the door, the phone will immediately ring. By that I
> mean within less than a minute, often less than 15 seconds after shutting
> the door. And it's a telemarketer on the other end, sometimes live and
> sometimes a recording.
>
> I can't help but think that telemarketers are somehow able to listen
> to what is going on inside your house by way of the telephone, calling you
> when they hear a significant sound such as a door closing. If this is the
> case, how are they able to do this? I've always thought that when the
> handset is in the cradle the microphone is shorted.
>
> BTW: I have a hard-wired telephone set in addition to the wireless
> ones. If what I suspect is true, can I circumvent this by disconnecting
> that phone?
>
> Paranoid minds want to know.
>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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