I turned on my baby monitor this morning, and I could hear a strange voice. I was thinking maybe the T.V. was on in the bedroom or something. Usually we have some bluegrass for Skye to listen to, so I was confused. I went to the bedroom to see if it was the tube or not, and noticed that the other end of the monitor wasn't even turned on. LOL. It was one of the neighbors talking on the phone! The conversation went away as soon as turned the other monitor on, but then I was thinking, I wonder if they ever listen to the baby talk over their phone, and they don't know where it's coming from? Yet another reason why I don't like phones, particularly cordless ones.
LOL When I was a kid, I listened to an entire convo my neighbor was having on his cordless phone, on my phone!
The part that is supposed to on in the babies sleeping area plugs in, and the other side is battery powered with antenna
Therefore, there is a chance that the people next door have gotten to hear the baby - reason I asked is that some baby monitors work by running an audio signal over the 60 cycle power line circuits in the house. They do not use an antenna and will not broadcast even though they will pick up. Any piece of wire electrical or otherwise that is cut to the right length will act as a receiver for a signal
i never really used the monitor that much. i do know my X had a scanner and he often would be changing frequencies and pick up baby monitior & cordless phones.
i once listened (only for a minute) to a couple engaging in phone sex on my cordless phone. it was awesome. but i've never used a baby monitor, since i stay at home and co-sleep. and when kai would nap, i'd have her nearby in her bassinette, cradle or swing.
Older/cheaper cordless phones and baby monitors use the same (49 MHz) frequency bands, so cross-interference is to be expected. Kid's toy walkie-talkies and remote control cars will do this, too. I always thought it interesting that many of the same parents who would freak out and raise hell if there were powerlines or cell-phone towers installed near their homes think NOTHING about placing a radio transmitter which emits a continuous signal a foot or so away from their sleeping baby. And then there are the privacy issues with these things. Anyone with a cheap scanner can eavesdrop on your house when the thing is on...
