Comments on: How to record phone calls on your BlackBerry

By: Gavin Hollinger

Gavin Hollinger — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:46:59 +0000

I have a memory issue and often need to refer to my phone calls. I am looking for an existing app that just fills my flash card with recordings of all my calls in and out. I made this tool, and anyone is free to use it http://www.callbandit.com/ but it requires you to make a 3 way call to 206-456-0802, (Washington state phone number) Free other than the phone call. Not automatic though like my office phone is.

By: Jeva

Jeva — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:36:13 +0000

I plugged my blackberry pearl into my sound mixer and then activated the headset option on my phone. The problem with that is, that you get a weird echo when you speak on the phone.

I do phone interviews for my podcast. I think I’m going to have to switch to a different phone — like a NOKIA 6085 (!) that lets you record calls quite easily.

By: Diego F

Diego F — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:34:38 +0000

Well, I found a workaround to this. It’s not very simple but anyone should be able to do it. First you connect your BB to your pc (laptop, whatever). Then you turn on voice recorder in your bb and any software for recording in your pc and make the call with the speaker on.

After the call you will get 2 mp3: one in your bb with your side of the conversation and the other in your computer with the other party. You copy the mp3 from your BB and mix it with the recording software (audacity, audition, etc). As I said, it’s not the simplest solution but works for me when I’m doing interviews with my bb. Besides you don’t need to pay a cent.

Anyways it’s a shame that RIM won’t allow users to record their phonecalls easily

By: LTD3

LTD3 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:43:46 +0000

Just got off of the phone with RIM. Was told that there was no such application and that the only way to “suggest” that one be developed is to send an email to:

ideaprocess@rim.com

I am an attorney and you cannot believe how quickly things settle when I play a person’s own words back for them.

In researching this issue for the past six months, I now believe that the only way to get RIM to understand how serious we are about wanting this app. is by emailing enmass and (if we are able) then voting with our feet (i.e. leaving Blackberry). I hoped it wouldn’t come to that but recording calls is legal in my state as long as 1 party consents, and I NEED the ability to do this. Please join with me and let’s see if we can wake these Canadians up.

By: REB

REB — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:03:31 +0000

Why is it that on any post you go to regarding something like this you always have whiners having something to say about legalities. Who cares if it’s legal or not. If I had an app or knew of one that would work I wouldn’t hesitate for second to post it.

By: Detroit City Michigan

Detroit City Michigan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:19:34 +0000

there is a free app called AMR for HTC, I might go back to HTC, so many apps!

By: gator

gator — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:25:44 +0000

The legal issues are not a problem. I’m not quoting the laws exactly, but in brief, they state that; an illegal wire tap is being performed when none of the parties involved in the recording know that the recording is taking place. In addition, this can be bypassed with a disclaimer stating that the call could potentially be recorded at some point prior to the recording taking place. So long as one person involved in the conversation knows, a disclaimer is present, or a court order has been approved, a recorded call is not illegal.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:31:16 +0000

I tried mVoice and it does not record the other person’s voice in the conversation. Only useful for recording grocery lists and face to face conversations, if you ask me.

One idea I came up with was to use google voice, call yourself, start recording, and then three way the person you want to record.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:27:23 +0000

Just thought of something: use speakerphone, connect headphone jack to line in of the computer and use Sound Recorder (or equivalent) to save it to mp3!!! I think it should work…

By: Sue D. Nymme

Sue D. Nymme — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:07:58 +0000

“In some states, it’s illegal to record without the other party’s consent” is no reason not to have the feature.

It’s illegal for me to use my cellphone to photograph people in the locker room of the local YMCA without their consent. Yet nearly every cellphone has a built-in camera.

It’s illegal for me to deliberately smash my cellphone into someone else’s nose! Yet cellphones still exist!

Just because it’s *possible* to commit a crime with a feature does not mean that the feature should not be implemented.