[nylug-talk] [OT] phone recorder

[Peter Jay Salzman]

On Mon 17 Jul 06, 12:42 PM, N.J. Thomas <njt at ayvali.org> said:
> Any recommendations on a device to record phone conversations? Googling
> turns up mostly low-quality spy stuff that wives use to catch cheating
> husbands. (This is for our sales team to be able to record sales calls
> for later evaluation.)
> 
> Ideally, I'd like something that plugs into a modular phone jack that
> records digitally to some sort of electronic device (like those mini
> note takers) -- or if possible to some sort of digital format (MP3, Ogg,
> etc.)
> 
> We don't want to spend too much on this -- $100-$250 would be ideal. In
> the next year, we will rip out our PBX and replace with a VOIP system
> that has this capability built in.
> 
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> 
> Thomas

A long time ago, a friend told me about how he was using his modem as a
voice mail/phone answering machine/call redirector.  I forget the name of
project.  I'm sure if you Googled "linux modem voicemail" you'll find it.

Anyhow, it seems like the perfect solution -- you can encode it into
anything you like, it'll already be on a hard drive, and the price is
essentially free (the price of a modem).

Pete