a radio telephone with a full-duplex (i.e. transmit on one frequency band and recieve on a different frequency band, and it is always transmitting and recieving) radio, and that allows both people on the line can yell at each other at the same time.
people think cordless phones cannot be listened to, but since it uses radio waves to be 'cordless', then anyone with a scanning reciever on the MOBILE (this is a duplex system, remember) can listen to BOTH sides of the conversation.Isolation in the BASE keeps the 2 sides of the conversation on different frequencies, but mechanical coupling in the handset (mobile) means the rx feeds into the tx and viceversa, so that you can hear both sides of the conversation.
In my free time, i listen to my neighbor's cordless phone conversations on my radioshack radio scanner.
people think cordless phones cannot be listened to, but since it uses radio waves to be 'cordless', then anyone with a scanning reciever on the MOBILE (this is a duplex system, remember) can listen to BOTH sides of the conversation.Isolation in the BASE keeps the 2 sides of the conversation on different frequencies, but mechanical coupling in the handset (mobile) means the rx feeds into the tx and viceversa, so that you can hear both sides of the conversation.
In my free time, i listen to my neighbor's cordless phone conversations on my radioshack radio scanner.
by Jake January 29, 2004
When your friend asks to *Borrow* your phone for "real quick" and ends up taking way to long with it whether it be five minutes to an hour.
Dustin: Hey lemme use your phone real quick
Mike: Okay man.
30 mins later.. Can I have my phone back
Dustin *Still In arguement with girlfriend*
Mike: "Great, Ive been Phone Jacked."
Mike: Okay man.
30 mins later.. Can I have my phone back
Dustin *Still In arguement with girlfriend*
Mike: "Great, Ive been Phone Jacked."
by Fitzyyyym February 04, 2011
The process of reaching your left or right hand to your left or right pocket to check if your phone is there. People usually do this every 15 minutes, especially if they're sitting.
Becomes popular among people if they've lost a phone once.
Becomes popular among people if they've lost a phone once.
John: Hey Mike, I've been noticing that you've been reaching to your nutsack every 15 minutes.
Mike: Naw dog, I'm doing a phone-check.
Mike: Naw dog, I'm doing a phone-check.
by Elephantshoe November 05, 2008
Person 1 "Reem hasn't posted a long on Instagram... "
Person 2 "Yeah it's because she's reverted to a potato phone"
Person 2 "Yeah it's because she's reverted to a potato phone"
by MichielloM April 16, 2016
The general term for when you call someone and they will not take the call, busy signal all the time, never can come to the phone etc.
by Steve52 February 22, 2010
Antique phone. Literally.
People who own this type of phone either:
1) Are poor
2) Are mexican
3) Are old
4) Live in the country
People who own this type of phone either:
1) Are poor
2) Are mexican
3) Are old
4) Live in the country
by AntiochBucktownYay May 02, 2016
by ServineGD September 13, 2016