mobile phone interceptor

[kuki9591]

I can't see how this is even remotely possible.

Any electronic experts out there who would like to give an opinion.

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spoof or for real?

Mike

[Paul_K]

While it is possible to intercept a GSM signal I can safely say you won't ever be doing it like that. For a start that universal remote is using IR but phones use Microwaves. GSM is encrypted and the last time I checked a IR remote didn't have a decryptor inside, and besides the remote isn't even connected to the microphones. I'm not even sure why they are feeding 3v into what looks like the shielding of the microphone coax.

Basically, massive spoof. Though in the good old days of analogue you could listen to other peoples calls quite easily, we used to have a old Motorola flip that we put into test mode and would sit around in our school breaks listening to other peoples phone calls in the hope of hearing something exciting! Never happened though

heers, Paul K

[Lee B]

Bull, simply

[lud228]

as far as i know the GSM signals are encrypted. so its not that easy. its a spoof IMHO

if i put the remote against my vehicle's wheels would i have a mobile interceptor? If i use the four wheels would i get more signal strenght ?


lud

[abucksdiver]

If I remember my GSM training from about 8-9 years ago, GSM signals are encrypted using a rotating key sequence defined at the call handshake... unless you have the whole handshake sequence, even if you break one encryption, it is only a matter of seconds until the encryption is changed, and you would have to start again...

This is based on a patent developed by an Actress during the 2nd World War, initially designed to prevent the enemy changing the tracking on torpedos after they have been fired!


Andrew


Andrew

[Pen Simon]

And didn't you know that wearing tin foil on your head blocks aliens from contacting us too!

[String]

Yeah its crap.

The USA does have a lot of analogue phone still and you can listen to that with any radio scanner and so on but even they're slowly going digital.

GSM now can be cracked pretty much immediately but not without kit costing £50k+. The encryption has been broken but not to the extent anyone can do it with household or consumer gear.

[Glyn]

They are taking the p***. First they short the battery on a remote, connect that to both wires of a microphone, shorting that out too, and then stick it in a wok. You may as well go the whole hog and stir-fry it for all the good it is going to do.