Here's an idea that is definitely worth investigating.
Recording phone conversations using your iPhone, a free recording app,
and a tiny wire loop that you insert into your iPhone's jack.
This is only a THEORY, not a how-to.
- Jerry-rigg a special wire that plugs into your iPhone's jack.
You can use your existing mic/earbuds wire for this.
This wire should be a "loop"
in that what comes out of the earbuds, feeds back into the mic wire.
You can acoustically couple the earbuds to the mic
(by attaching them together with a rubber band)
or you can physically "wire" them together.
[Warning, modding your mic/earbuds wire may cause your iPhone
to break out into flames, blow up, or become a brick,
....so don't actually try doing it]
- Make phone call
- Press HOME button
- Start a Recording app that records from the iPhone's mic jack.
(the apps mentioned above include Voice Notes and iTalk Recorder)
If the above could somehow work, that would be awesome.
Recording phone conversations would require nothing more
than a free recording app, and a tiny wire loop that you
insert into your iPhone's jack.
Like I mentioned at the top, this is just theoretical,
and I have no idea whether it would actually work.
Off the top of my head I could think of a few issues that may occur:
(a) your jerry-rigged wire (with earbuds looped back to the mic)
might cause audio feedback.
(you know like when you're on stage
and you put the mic too close to the speaker, causing that LOUD
feedback sound that makes everyone in the room instantly hate you).
(b) Another issue might be delay echo on the recording
and/or a delay echo heard by both parties of the conversation.
(c) Yet another issue might be some sort of software or resource conflict.
(d) And yet another issue might be the Feds.
(so be sure to announce
to all parties that the conversation is being recorded, and consult
your attorney beforehand
trish : - )