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SKYFIRE open to public for OLYMPICS!

I just posted THIS in xda general but thought i would give my kaiser peeps a head start!
to be completely redundant it says this.
"Give Skyfire to your friends Announcement started 18th August 2008 and ends 30th August 2008
On the eve of the Olympics, we added Silverlight support to Skyfire, meaning that Skyfire users can watch any ofthe 2200+ hours of Olympics coverage provided by NBC on their mobile phones. To celebrate Michael Phelps’s monumental accomplishment of winning 8 Gold metals in a single Olympic games, today we have released a special code “Michael8” which will give new users access to Skyfire and the games (and the full PC web).
Spread the code “Michael8” to your friends and let them part take in these historic games on the go."

Says: Only users who are currently participating in the Skyfire private beta can access these forums. If you have forgotten your password, Click here!

that would make sense that you can't see the post...
I will attach it.
Still though, you should be able to go to skyfire.com on your mobile to access the software with the code above. Since I already have access through beta testing (which is how i found that post in the forums) I cant test this out. will someone let us know if it works??

I just tried the code and it definitely works!

still only for us residents no?

plaktoets said:
still only for us residents no?
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Apparently not, I just went to the sign up page and there is now an "outside of the US" checkbox which doesn't require a mobile number to join up.
EDIT: Okay maybe still not accessible outside the US but getting closer.
From the email:
"If your phone is currently not supported or live outside the U.S., you will be notified as soon as Skyfire is available for your phone type or in your area."

I think it's a code for when you already have the Skyfire and want to have access to the Olympics on your phone...
I thaught it was a code for us to get the Skyfire - I too have signed up for the Beta 2 but they just say in the mail that they don't know when the testing will start...

Skyfire requires too many personal info hoops to jump through to get.
No thanks.

Mack5305 said:
Skyfire requires too many personal info hoops to jump through to get.
No thanks.
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I agree... their terms of service (privacy issues) are more than I am willing to deal with!

Thanks for sharing this, it's a good find, i hadn't even check on it recently.

Sweet... Thanks... i have skyfire on my phone. Now I cant wait to get home and play with it.

ok i signed up with code and got nothing.any ideas?

No SMS
I can't receive SMS messages. (I don't have it, not even pay per use) That means no Skyfire for me either. (Not that I would give them my number so they could send me SMS spam anyway!)
-Mysteryvortex

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I can't receive SMS messages. (I don't have it, not even pay per use) That means no Skyfire for me either. (Not that I would give them my number so they could send me SMS spam anyway!)
-Mysteryvortex
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I believe you can download it through your desktop if you cant receive text messages.

Help make GV/MyFaves piggy backing legit

http://forums.t-mobile.com/tmbl/board/message?board.id=AndroidPlans&thread.id=1785
You know they already know about it, so don't give me crap for "Letting the cat out of the bag"
Bump the thread please and lets try to make this a t-mobile policy.
(probably will never happen, but if we can convince them that this polocy will gain them customers it may)
The post for those too lazy to go and read it
Currently there is a way to add your google voice number to MyFaves and avoid using any minutes for almost any call.
I don't know if this is "Working as intended" or is an unplaned gaff....
Let me tell you why T-Mobile should not only let this happen, but encourage this.
I have a G1, cheapest plans possible. my bill is around 60 bucks a month...
If this MyFaves/GV trick became something i could count on here are the actions i will take with out question.
I will Buy my wife the MyTouch (canceling her current Virgin Mobile pay as u go plan)
I will change my calling plan to a "MyFaves" famlie plan
I will have unlimmited data plans on both phones.
I will cancle my current home phone (Vonage)
My T-mobile monthly bill will go from $60 a month to over $125, and it will become my and my wife's main phone lines.
Also with work/friends i am the known "Android hacker" and people listen to me...
When i tell people about this possiblity they get excited and want in on it.
T-Mobile... be the "Data Pipe" Google wants you to be, you will gain subscribers
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ekeefe41 said:
http://forums.t-mobile.com/tmbl/board/message?board.id=AndroidPlans&thread.id=1785
You know they already know about it, so don't give me crap for "Letting the cat out of the bag"
Bump the thread please and lets try to make this a t-mobile policy.
(probably will never happen, but if we can convince them that this polocy will gain them customers it may)
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Yes, they know about it. That doesn't mean it's a good idea to give them the impression that this is a mainstream usage scenario.
Often service providers will tolerate a small percentage (lets say 1-5%) of their customerbase that uses a signficantly larger proportion of bandwidth than average. They may be losing money on these customers, but as long as the loss is lower than the loss that would be incurred due to negative press from terminating those customers, they will let the small percentage slide.
By bumping/posting that thread, you are basically giving T-Mo (and any other carrier with similar pricing) a reason on a silver plate to go and shut the MyFaves "loophole" right now. Kudos.
*Note: I don't have MyFaves, so I could really not care less how it turns out from a personal standpoint.

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Yes, they know about it. That doesn't mean it's a good idea to give them the impression that this is a mainstream usage scenario.
Often service providers will tolerate a small percentage (lets say 1-5%) of their customerbase that uses a signficantly larger proportion of bandwidth than average. They may be losing money on these customers, but as long as the loss is lower than the loss that would be incurred due to negative press from terminating those customers, they will let the small percentage slide.
By bumping/posting that thread, you are basically giving T-Mo (and any other carrier with similar pricing) a reason on a silver plate to go and shut the MyFaves "loophole" right now. Kudos.
*Note: I don't have MyFaves, so I could really not care less how it turns out from a personal standpoint.
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I couldn't have said this all better myself.
To OP: Be happy with the loophole you have now. Make this mainstream and you'll see the loophole closed up nice and quick.

Here is the thing...
I personally will not do the things in my post unless i can confirm it is something i can rely on.
scenario
I buy a 2nd phone for the wife
I cancel my home (Vonage) phone line
I then begin to rely on this piggy backing as a part of my monthly finances...
BOOM
T-mobile closes the loophole.
I am stuck with an extra phone/Plan that i can't get out of....
My bill goes through the roof because these phones are now our only voice option.
Until i get a confirmation from T-Mobile i will push the issue...
If it ruins it for everyone... so be it
When it comes to contracts and my monthly finances, there is no room for guess work.

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If it ruins it for everyone... so be it
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Haha. I like your attitude!
When it comes to contracts and my monthly finances, there is no room for guess work.
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Then... why are you relying on beta services and loopholes for your core telecommunications?
It seems to me that what you need to get is one of those truly unlimited in-region calling (I think MetroPCS has something like that? Also T-Mo has the Unlimited Loyalty Plan.) You can be assured that you'll be billed a flat monthly rate that way regardless of your usage and regardless of whether or not you are routing through GV.

I love the flimsy rationalization going on this thread.

jashsu said:
Haha. I like your attitude!
Then... why are you relying on beta services and loopholes for your core telecommunications?
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Not quite...
I have the G1 $60-month
Wife has a pay as you go $20ish-month
home phone is vonage $30-month
About $110 a month for phone services.
If this loophole/beta service turns to be legit. Then I will make major changes to my phone providers. (like i explained in my T-mobile post)
Oh yea... I am cheap and a control freak when it comes to contracts and bills.

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I love the flimsy rationalization going on this thread.
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Please explain your self.
If i am going to agree to additional contracts, i need to know the scope of what is allowed and what is not for my own protection.

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Please explain your self.
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1) Your life's micromanagement must make you a joy to be around
2) jashsu said it best. You are giving carriers a reason to enforce "Fav" calling to individuals and not blanket numbers. The phrase "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" only applies if annoying customer (e.g. you) is the only one affected. This is not the case here. Especially since Google purchased the 1 million some odd numbers from Level 3.
3) You're using a known buggy service that's very still much in beta as your sole means of telecommunication. For someone so uptight about control that seems oddly, and stupidly, out of character.
4) It's stupid to think that this will actually gain customers. There are a fixed number of Google Voice numbers in existence and I can pretty much assure you they are all spoken for.
Edit: Just to elaborate on #4, Last night I used the call back feature of GV. Do you know how long it took the service to ring my phone? 8 minutes. That's perfectly acceptable for your only means of telecommunication.

ekeefe41 said:
If this loophole/beta service turns to be legit. Then I will make major changes to my phone providers. (like i explained in my T-mobile post)
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I don't know what industry you work in, but let me just put it bluntly and say that generally large multinational corporations don't make potentially significant alterations to their business plan based on whiny posts on their forums. It is questionable whether anyone with the authority to make a declaration of the kind you are hoping for even reads or has a pr secretary that reads that forum on t-mobile.com.
If (and i'm not holding my breath here) they legitimize unlimited calling in some kind of promotion/profit-sharing deal with Google, that was probably planned months in advance by a team of profit-cost analysts and in no way whatsoever did they give two ****s about your petition. I can just about guarantee that.

uberingram said:
1) Your life's micromanagement must make you a joy to be around
2) jashsu said it best. You are giving carriers a reason to enforce "Fav" calling to individuals and not blanket numbers. The phrase "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" only applies if annoying customer (e.g. you) is the only one affected. This is not the case here. Especially since Google purchased the 1 million some odd numbers from Level 3.
3) You're using a known buggy service that's very still much in beta as your sole means of telecommunication. For someone so uptight about control that seems oddly, and stupidly, out of character.
4) It's stupid to think that this will actually gain customers. There are a fixed number of Google Voice numbers in existence and I can pretty much assure you they are all spoken for.
Edit: Just to elaborate on #4, Last night I used the call back feature of GV. Do you know how long it took the service to ring my phone? 8 minutes. That's perfectly acceptable for your only means of telecommunication.
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The only thing i manage like this is my bills....
Wife does not even know the password to our banking acc...
It is not even something we discuss, it is something i just handle..
So in fact, i am a pleasure to be around, because it is something i just do, and never talk about.
But thanks for trying to be insulting.
I have been using GV for almost a week now, no 8 minute, no bugs.
The service has been good enough that i am considering major changes to my service providers. A change that would give me more functionality at almost the same cost...
I am not sure i fully grasp your hostility.
Any contract i am involved with i like to know everything i can.
If that is strange to you... well that's your issue.

ekeefe41 said:
The only thing i manage like this is my bills....
Wife does not even know the password to our banking acc...
It is not even something we discuss, it is something i just handle..
So in fact, i am a pleasure to be around, because it is something i just do, and never talk about.
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I don't want to take this thread too far off-topic, and in no way should this be taken as an insult, but i'd be pretty concerned if my partner opened a joint bank account and didn't share the password. Maybe that's just me though...
Have you perhaps considered the possibility that you just think you're pleasurable to be around?

jashsu said:
I don't know what industry you work in, but let me just put it bluntly and say that generally large multinational corporations don't make potentially significant alterations to their business plan based on whiny posts on their forums. It is questionable whether anyone with the authority to make a declaration of the kind you are hoping for even reads or has a pr secretary that reads that forum on t-mobile.com.
If (and i'm not holding my breath here) they legitimize unlimited calling in some kind of promotion/profit-sharing deal with Google, that was probably planned months in advance by a team of profit-cost analysts and in no way whatsoever did they give two ****s about your petition. I can just about guarantee that.
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I suppose it is less a petition, and more of a wish for clarification.
I know for a fact that google would like ISP's and Tel-Co to be more like a "Pipe" for data. With Google controlling as much content as they can (for advertisement $$)
This Google Voice product is a perfect example of this coming to fruition.
All you need is one TelCo jumping on board and prices come down for everyone.
Thank you for calling my post "whiny"... i was trying to make a point. I must have done a poor job.

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If it ruins it for everyone... so be it
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That is a ****ty attitude and goes against everything this forum stands for. It sounds like a child, if I cant have it then no body will. I just hope you realize your place, you should be thankful you have a FREE Google voice number and that there are ways of saving large amounts of money through minor hacks. If you can use them to your advantage then awesome, if not, then oh well you arent loosing anything. I just think you would get a much better reception if you came into this looking for help and trying to help the community instead of the ultimatum you have presented us with.

jashsu said:
I don't want to take this thread too far off-topic, and in no way should this be taken as an insult, but i'd be pretty concerned if my partner opened a joint bank account and didn't share the password. Maybe that's just me though...
Have you perhaps considered the possibility that you just think you're pleasurable to be around?
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ha ha ha!
I have like a "Quiz" day with her every once in a while.. aka, if i died could you access our bank accounts.
She Fails on a regular basis.
She does not have access to this stuff by my choice, in fact i have given it to her multiple times, multiple ways for her to remember.
She wants nothing to do with it.
It's not that i am a control freak... it's that she is lazy and does not want to concern her self with this stuff.
But yea, we have spiraled way too far in to my personal life, hehe

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That is a ****ty attitude and goes against everything this forum stands for. It sounds like a child, if I cant have it then no body will. I just hope you realize your place, you should be thankful you have a FREE Google voice number and that there are ways of saving large amounts of money through minor hacks. If you can use them to your advantage then awesome, if not, then oh well you arent loosing anything. I just think you would get a much better reception if you came into this looking for help and trying to help the community instead of the ultimatum you have presented us with.
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I am asking people to bump the thread in the t-mobile thread... if they like the idea of this piggybacking.
I myself, for the way i treat bills and contracts, need specific clarification so i will keep pushing regardless.
If you don't agree, then don't bump the t-Mobile thread.

Ugg.... never mind.
It looks like it is official a bug (not intended)
http://devin.reams.me/free-google-voice-calls-with-t-mobile-myfaves/
UPDATE: as mentioned by Josiah in the comments, this violates this statement on T-Mobile’s website: “Your five numbers must be US domestic numbers and must not include … customers’ own numbers; and single numbers allowing access to 500 or more persons.”
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aad4321 said:
yeah but because you wont have free incoming you will have to set the gv number to show on an incoming call and add it to the fav5. long story short u will not know who i calling you unless you have that stupid press 1 to accept thing.
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That would be the big limitation
But with google voice you can listen in on the message before you pick up

yea this needs a lot of clearing up....gvoice isnt widely available

UMA
ekeefe41 said:
Not quite...
I have the G1 $60-month
Wife has a pay as you go $20ish-month
home phone is vonage $30-month
About $110 a month for phone services.
If this loophole/beta service turns to be legit. Then I will make major changes to my phone providers. (like i explained in my T-mobile post)
Oh yea... I am cheap and a control freak when it comes to contracts and bills.
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why dont you get a UMA phone form T-mobile, for a few bucks a month and drop your Vonage right there saves u about 25$

calls @4:00AM. need revenge!

I know this is a cell phone forum but I dont know where else to go. this is for my HOME PHONE. In my house we are getting "private name, Private number" calls in the early hours on random days. I dont believe it is a business because they call on saturdays or sundays. my roomate thinks its some old jealous boyfriend or something. so this is what i am looking for:
1) first, is there any technology for home phones that lets you disable caller id blocking without the caller knowing it? i have heard it done on cell phones
2) is there anything that i can attach to my home phone that will let me regulate when calls can come in? say i want to turn the line off between 11:00 PM and 8:00AM so when someone calls a message says something like "this person is not excepting calls at this time" or whatever.
like i said, i know this is a cell phone forum so if there is any other better place to go i am all ears. any info would help. i really want to find out who this person is and incinerate them because i am losing sleep!!

lodge a police report. take the official police report copy to the telco company. get the number of the person who is bugging you (with official police report + a court subpoena - telco companies have to disclose the user. sue his ass in court for harrassment. get tonnes of cash. stop coming to this forum for unrelated **** like this. its annoying to entertain dumb chicks who thinks they can do [email protected]@anytime.

bevoc said:
lodge a police report. take the official police report copy to the telco company. get the number of the person who is bugging you (with official police report + a court subpoena - telco companies have to disclose the user. sue his ass in court for harrassment. get tonnes of cash. stop coming to this forum for unrelated **** like this. its annoying to entertain dumb chicks who thinks they can do [email protected]@anytime.
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lamest resonse ever? dude, i am looking for software/hardware/programs for a*** home phone that probably exist. its not that unrelated.

fupamobile said:
lamest resonse ever? dude, i am looking for software/hardware/programs for a **** home phone that probably exist. its not that unrelated.
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tell me the last time you've seen a home phone that has an os that can run apps besides the phones that has a firm firmware? stop being such a bimbo and hope that everything can be solve with some app. i bet you have been searching through google and found nothing. the matter of fact is no amount of software or hardware or application can do any good in this situation when the telco company blocks the caller id from its switchboards. you have to go throught them to get the records. as this is considered as a harassment case you'll might end up with the records to help you get a restraining order of some sort. the worst part is, if the stalker is calling from a payphone, youre royally screwed.
as a final note, check with your telephone service provider. even in thrid world countries they offer call screening and call guard features. this fora serves 99% topics regarding pocket pc/smartphone running either windows mobile or android os. you're in the wrong place. so now make like a tree...

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tell me the last time you've seen a home phone that has an os that can run apps besides the phones that has a firm firmware? stop being such a bimbo and hope that everything can be solve with some app. i bet you have been searching through google and found nothing. the matter of fact is no amount of software or hardware or application can do any good in this situation when the telco company blocks the caller id from its switchboards. you have to go throught them to get the records. as this is considered as a harassment case you'll might end up with the records to help you get a restraining order of some sort. the worst part is, if the stalker is calling from a payphone, youre royally screwed.
as a final note, check with your telephone service provider. even in thrid world countries they offer call screening and call guard features. this fora serves 99% topics regarding pocket pc/smartphone running either windows mobile or android os. you're in the wrong place. so now make like a tree...
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you just called me a bimbo? lol!! there actually has been hackers that have done exactly what I am asking for. its data which means it can be manipulated. outside the box, son, OUTSIDE. and try to type a complete sentence, yoose soundz likes swisgaards froms the metalocalypse show

You should just be able to call your carrier and you can get a package to have calls like this blocked.

Tribulattifather said:
You should just be able to call your carrier and you can get a package to have calls like this blocked.
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This is most likely what will end up happening. im hoping they offer a service that makes the caller either choose to unblock there number or hang up. i believe i have heard of that before. but i thought it would be much more fun to find out who the person is without them knowing. which isnt too far from possible, happens on cell phones and i have heard it happen for homephones. regardless of what mr. narrowminded says up there.

Mod Warning
To both the OP and Bevoc,
This post may be off topic but you are both violently in breach of rule 2 and appropriate action being taken against you both. Please be considerate.
I will move this thread to off topic.
WB

please anyone would tell me how to track a cell phone without gps

well i was in touch with my girlfriend couple days ago but after a call received from his country (mx) she went back for an apparently emergency and now is been two weeks after and i don' t know why she haven't called me please anyone can help!!!!!!

no..... Although police and special government agencies can track a persons cell phone usage via cellular triangulation. The average person doesnt have this abilitity though.... Thank god!

Can you say STALKER???

I wonder if her emergency was a booty call

You could try the method that I use when I lose my phone.... .... call the number and walk around until you hear it. OK it might take a while if you are in different countries, but it works 100% when you hear the ring you have found the person.

agalvarez76 said:
well i was in touch with my girlfriend couple days ago but after a call received from his country (mx) she went back for an apparently emergency and now is been two weeks after and i don' t know why she haven't called me please anyone can help!!!!!!
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Cap'n Obvious: Call the cops if you think she's kidnapped. If you think she's mad at you for some reason and is actively ignoring you then you're on your own.

download phonecreeper if she has a windows phone
rename it s something as "i love you.cab" it installs real quick
it uses gps sorry if you rly didnt want to use one
and use the command to enable gps and track her ass down!

Is this a joke ?

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Is this a joke ?
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Whether intended to be or not, I consider it one.

@OP:
If you are concerned about the well-being of your girlfriend, you need to contact the appropriate authorities in your country so that they may assist you.
The authorities of your country have infinite amount of technological resources at their disposal to track anyone down. As with all organizations, they are bound by certain protocols so you will need to provide sufficient details as to why you are concerned.
Members on this forum cannot assist you to the same extent; nor should they if they wish to avoid potential legal rammifications.
Thread closed.

Calling all devs ! Offering 100$ for 2 way recording

update 20.07.2013
Opened a new thread for the Galaxy S 4 Google Edition Here
Will not donate for the Nexus 4
update 11.07.2013
This post is from 6 months ago and so is the 100$ offer
If there is no response (a zip file ready to test) i'll have to remove myself from the list
don't get me wrong i still think this is a must feature, but it won't be relevant for me soon as i intend to replace my device,
and don't want to put 100$ for something i won't be able to use.
6 months is enough time and i believe that if there was a developer that is close to make a patch he would push himself for the extra $ people added here...
good luck to you all and thank you for voting and offering rewards
Hello, will donate 100$ to the developer who will enable Voice-Call recording (high quality) for the Google Nexus 4
Since the device has 2 mics i guess a 2-Way recording Kernel patch is possible to make.
Nexus 4 Users please vote for Voice-Call recording if you are interested in it.
Thank you

+ 1: I'll add 20 bucks to the kitty.

Go ahead and send me payment...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.record.my.call&hl=en

ace7196 said:
Go ahead and send me payment...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.record.my.call&hl=en
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App does not make the cut and you are not the Dev :thumbdown:

ace7196 said:
Go ahead and send me payment...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.record.my.call&hl=en
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Lol
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

This is one of the main things I miss since switching from the G2.
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Go ahead and send me payment...
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rr5678 said:
This is one of the main things I miss since switching from the G2.
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Bumping this to add another $20 to the pot.

Soon as I get my hands on one I'll give it a go, if no one else does first.. From my understanding it largely depends on the hardware as most phones hardware don't support intercepting the incoming call data which is why most solutions record over the speakerphone which is poor quality..

It just needs a kernel patch. I would wait for a stable kernel minus data drops and then give it a whack.
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I dont mind have it ..:good:

Adding 20 bucks!

Had it on my HTC Desire HD, and to be honest, that is the feature I miss most out of the phone!

The reason people don't make these apps is because they can be held legally liable if someone misuses it.
Recording someone over the phone without their permission (even with in some instances) violates federal wiretapping laws.
Feds can wiretap us citizens willy nilly, but apparently it isn't a two way street

mdandashly said:
The reason people don't make these apps is because they can be held legally liable if someone misuses it.
Recording someone over the phone without their permission (even with in some instances) violates federal wiretapping laws.
Feds can wiretap us citizens willy nilly, but apparently it isn't a two way street
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That's a big misconception. I don't know from where this has originated. If that were so even the audio notes recorders wouldn't be available because i could just keep another phone on speakerphone and record conversation with my phone. I think it has more to do with the lack of features in the released APIs. Anyway there are some apps but they work very selectively on some models. The only nice app I ever saw was on the old Palm Treo.
Anyway, I would like to add another $20 to this bounty. Someone please write a good 2 way call recorder.

mdandashly said:
The reason people don't make these apps is because they can be held legally liable if someone misuses it.
Recording someone over the phone without their permission (even with in some instances) violates federal wiretapping laws.
Feds can wiretap us citizens willy nilly, but apparently it isn't a two way street
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If this were the case, then multiple phones wouldn't have this capability. Like the Desire HD and Desire Z.

That's why there's supposed to be a beep at set intervals when recording.
FWIW, if you use sip calling, a lot of clients support recording conversations. I use sipdroid

ziddey said:
That's why there's supposed to be a beep at set intervals when recording.
FWIW, if you use sip calling, a lot of clients support recording conversations. I use sipdroid
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There are? I've never noticed any beeps before.
On a different subject, even the Galaxy S3 has call recording.

Callrecording is a must for me with my personal situation. I hate getting drawn into this topic but every now and then I feel obligated to clear the air as I'm very knowledgeable about the law when it comes to this area.
In the United States, call recording's legality is 100% dependent on the state you live in. Example; in Texas (where I live), it's laws state that you only need the consent of one party within the conversation to make recording the call legal, regardless of who the person is as long as they are part of the conversation.
Further explained, if I were to call a client of mine, I do not need to tell them that I am recording our conversation because I am a party within that conversation that has knowledge of the recording and I've given my consent.
If you call someone in another state that has different laws, this is where things can become complicated, but I will not go in depth here.
Wikipedia lists all of the states laws regarding call recording.
I would like to apologize to the OP'er because off-topic legality issues always seem to arise in call recording threads. It's almost like clockwork. On the bright side, this thread gets another trip to the top for more interested viewers to see.

Google Voice has call recording and it's pretty good in my opinion. It also makes an announcement that Call Recording has started. But, at least that CYA in the gray legal area.
To use it, dial 4 on inbound calls.

It seems that the Android API is buggy. I tried this as outlined by Google..
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaRecorder.html
and recorder.prepare() throws an IOException when I try to open an audio stream with
AudioSource.VOICE_CALL. Their documentation is scarce and it's hard to guess
what is going wrong because the microphone streams open and work correctly with the same code.
It's only the VOICE_CALL stream that fails.