Encrypted Black Box Landline Call Recorder
 
Automatic Landline Telephone Recorder; with Removable Encryption Key
 
The Landline Call Recorder is a clever gadget that automatically saves incoming and outgoing phone calls as digital WAV files.  It's perfect for general home and office use or for capturing unwanted or threatening calls.  You don't need technical know-how to use this device, which plugs into a spare phone wall socket.  When you pick up the handset, it starts recording, and when you put it down, the recording is saved in the Black Box's built-in memory.  We provide a cable to connect the device to a computer so you can access the saved files.  All recordings are shown in order with a time and date stamp.
 
DETACHABLE ENCRYPTION KEY
A removable encryption key safeguards your call recordings from unauthorised access.  When the key is taken out of the device, no one can get to the stored files.  You can only access the recorded content and recharge the device when the encryption key is plugged in.  Each encryption key is unique and uses a randomly created algorithm.  The unit has a built-in rechargeable battery that lasts 75 days on standby (when it's on but not recording) and can store about 60 hours of phone calls.
To recharge the phone recorder and listen to your saved audio files, unplug the device from the phone socket and connect it to a computer using the USB cable provided.  You'll need a Windows computer to set the time and date, but the device works with Mac computers, too.
 
ARE YOU GETTING NASTY CALLS?
Without recorded proof, you can't take action.  Verbal abuse and slander are becoming more common.  If someone's harassing you over the phone or you're getting annoying sales calls, you might want to consider using the Phone Recorder.
 
DID THEY SAY THAT?
How often have you heard something during a phone call or made an agreement with a friend that you can't prove later?  Isn't it frustrating when you can't remember what you arranged with the other caller?  You were sure you understood what was said.
 
Whatever your reasons, it's legal to record phone calls on your own property and on your own calls.  Call recording can provide crucial audio evidence to protect yourself.
 
Update: Phone lines are being replaced by fibre and VOIP (voice-over IP), so plugging the phone into the back of a router is now the preferred method.  The latest advice is not to use an older phone socket to connect the phone recorder device but to plug it directly into a spare port on your router.  If your router has only one connection port, you'll need to use a phone splitter - plug the phone into one of the splitter ports and the phone recorder device into the other.  You don't need an ADSL filter anymore, as technology is moving towards VOIP (voice-over IP).
 
Note: The first and last 5 seconds of a phone call won't be recorded because of the auto-start boot-up and save function when you pick up and put down the handset.  If you want to capture the very end of a call, wait 5 seconds after the call has finished before putting the handset down.