I’ve wanted a way to record cell phone conversations for *years*. With the proliferation of smart phones, you’d think we’d have this by now, but it’s still not a feature widely available (and, reportedly, blocked by some device manufacturers). So, to scratch my own initial itch, I’ve put together a service to allow me to record my own calls. It’s not part of a handset, nor is it downloadable software for any particular phone.
The service is just that – a service. Specifically, you just need to conference in the service to your existing phone conversation and everything during the conference will be recorded. Within moments of hanging up, you’ll have an MP3 emailed to you.
Based on the number of posts I’ve found when searching for ways to record phone conversations, this seems like it’s something other people might need or want as well.
Pros
No extra hardware to buy
Works with any phone that can conference call
Easy to use – just dial and go
MP3 emailed on completion
Cons
Per-minute cost
This service would like be 5-8 cents per minute to use, or possibly just a monthly flat rate. Is this something that people would be interested in using (or at least trying out)? I’ve used it from my phone (older Ericsson) and plan to test recording a voice call on a BlackBerry Pearl soon. I’ll also be testing an iPhone soon too, just to see how easy it is. If you’re interested in giving this a trial, let me know and I’ll let you take a test spin to see what you think.
I know Google Voice will have a feature to make this possible (recording just by pressing a button) but from what I’ve read, it will only work on incoming calls. If you make an outgoing call, it won’t allow you to record. Maybe that’ll change, but until Google Voice actually allows new people to come in and use the system, it’s of limited value to me and most people. Additionally, as useful as it is, I don’t seen everyone switching to Google Voice any time soon.
ummm u are VERY late to the punch.
take a look at
call recorder card
recordiapro
record my calls
etc…
too late- these guys rule the roost
I’ve looked at recordiapro, and while it’s a novel approach (better than mine from an ease standpoint) it’s 30 cents per minute. I suspect it’s rather high because they have affiliate commissions built in, but that only accounts for 20% of the price max.
I’ve not seen the others specifically, but would appreciate links if you have them. If one is https://www.recordmycalls.com, then even that is 15 to 20 cents per minute. That’s still 2-3x more expensive than I was looking at charging. Perhaps there’s just a huge amount of overhead for dealing with chargebacks and such?
I’m interested