Cellular Phones/Cell Monitoring

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We are looking for ways to monitor cell phone use for sales management and customer service purposes.  We have an "observe" station here at the office (hard line) but not with our cell phones.  Is there any way to monitor cell use...or at least record conversations then "observe" them at a later time?  (Of course, we would only be able to observe only a small pecentage of the time....)

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There is no way to monitor or record cell phone conversations. There is no carrier that does this and no software or equipment to do this. If you have agents using cell phones today, then you will not be able to observe what they say on their cell phones. You can view the numbers they dial and the amount of minutes they use, etc., but there is no way to monitor calls. I hope this helps. Thanks. DebiN

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I can answer questions on cellular phones, the physical device, the network, contracts, billing, ordering, porting and what to look for when purchasing cell phones. I am located in the United States. I am an expert on BlackBerrys, Treos, HTC devices and iPhones as well as cellphones and aircards. I have over 15 years of experience in both the wireless and wireline world with the carriers. I have a lot of knowledge regarding the wireless providers - their services, prices and policies, both GSM AT&T and T-Mobile) and CDMA (Verizon, Sprint/Nextel). I am very familiar with the individual devices and their specifications. I can also answer questions regarding BlackBerrys, iPhones and other PDAs, both Palm-based and Windows-based. I can troubleshoot most any problem someone is having with their cellular device or with the provider.

Experience

Over 20 years in the Telecom industry working for the carriers with individuals, small business, medium business and large corporations(Fortune 500). Also worked as a professor in Maryland for 10 years teaching telecommunications.

Organizations
I belong to several organizations

Education/Credentials
Master's in Telecommunications

Awards and Honors
Received several awards for papers that I have published over the years

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