Elms64
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I would like to automatically record all incoming and outgoing telephone calls on my BT residential home landline. At present we have a BT analogue line, though soon will be switching to BT Digital Voice. We use a Gigaset cordless phone at home.
I thought it would be an easy task to buy a telephone recording gadget, but reading reviews of some of the recording devices available indicates there can be various issues, such as poor sound quality, or the device not automatically recording a call (in the case of voice activated recorders/dictaphones).
Does anyone have any recommendations for a reliable BT landline automatic call recorder?
There are some expensive options such as the RecorderGear TR600 for over £200, and the REC-780 for over £100, but their reviews are not great. And I was ideally hoping to find something for around £50.
You can buy voice activated recorders on Amazon for around £30, but I understand connecting these to the phone line can be an issue. A few of these recorders come with a BT plug connector that picks up the audio on the telephone line; in other cases you would need to buy a third party BT line audio connector to work with the recorder. But I have read that often the recorder voice activation does not work properly with these BT line connectors, so calls are not automatically recorded.
I was also hoping to find a cordless phone unit that had both an answerphone and automatic call recording built in, but unfortunately there appears to be nothing like this on the market.
The reason I would like to record calls is because my elderly parents are hard of hearing, and when important calls come in (such as from their doctor), they often miss crucial details.
I understand that for BT business customers, automatic cloud recording of calls is an available option, which would be ideal for me. But I believe such cloud recording is not possible on residential lines.
I also searched online to see if there might be any means of automatically recording calls when switching to residential BT Digital Voice, but could not find any such means.
Any advice or ideas on how I can set up reliable automatic home landline call recording is gratefully received.
I thought it would be an easy task to buy a telephone recording gadget, but reading reviews of some of the recording devices available indicates there can be various issues, such as poor sound quality, or the device not automatically recording a call (in the case of voice activated recorders/dictaphones).
Does anyone have any recommendations for a reliable BT landline automatic call recorder?
There are some expensive options such as the RecorderGear TR600 for over £200, and the REC-780 for over £100, but their reviews are not great. And I was ideally hoping to find something for around £50.
You can buy voice activated recorders on Amazon for around £30, but I understand connecting these to the phone line can be an issue. A few of these recorders come with a BT plug connector that picks up the audio on the telephone line; in other cases you would need to buy a third party BT line audio connector to work with the recorder. But I have read that often the recorder voice activation does not work properly with these BT line connectors, so calls are not automatically recorded.
I was also hoping to find a cordless phone unit that had both an answerphone and automatic call recording built in, but unfortunately there appears to be nothing like this on the market.
The reason I would like to record calls is because my elderly parents are hard of hearing, and when important calls come in (such as from their doctor), they often miss crucial details.
I understand that for BT business customers, automatic cloud recording of calls is an available option, which would be ideal for me. But I believe such cloud recording is not possible on residential lines.
I also searched online to see if there might be any means of automatically recording calls when switching to residential BT Digital Voice, but could not find any such means.
Any advice or ideas on how I can set up reliable automatic home landline call recording is gratefully received.























