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In article <1993Jan7.005434.2635@informix.com> neilw@informix.com (Neil Williams) writes:
>Once my wife turned it on and heard someone else talking....
>Hasn't reoccurred yet, though, but now I keep it on the
>base more than I would otherwise, for security.

Since all cordless phones use ordinary radio signals to link the base
and handheld unit it is possible to receive signals from places other
than the base.  Our cordless phone, for example, acts as a really good
receiver for our nursery monitor.

On the other side, it is also possible for people with a radio scanner
to listen in to your conversations.  Unlike cellular phones, listening
to conversations on cordless phones is legal.  The Chicago Tribune ran
an article a month or so ago about people whose hobby is to eavesdrop
on other people's conversations.  There's more of them out there than
you might think.  A few manufactures (Motorola comes to mind) are
starting to produce phones that do funky RF things to the signal to
prevent eavesdropping.

Cheers,
    -Ken K
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