How do you tell if your phone is tapped?

[FreedomDeb]

Hi! Came across this site doing a search on phone tapping. I am trying to find out how to tell if my phone is tapped without having to use special equipment to do so. I have good reason to believe this is a possibility, thus the question here.

Whenever my phone rings, before it actually rings, it does a very slight, momentary partial ring. The phone I used to have did a momentary "whirring" type sound prior to ringing. Whenever I go to dial my phone, as soon as I turn it on (a tone cordless), it sounds as if it is doing a one second pulse connection prior to dial tone. Does anyone know what this is? And if it is a wiretap, how do i get rid of it?

Any help you can give would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Badray]

"Unfortunately, i'm pretty sane, non-paranoid. . . ."

Sadly, you just gave up any chance of an insanity plea. ;-)

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[MissAmericanPie]

I don't know how you would tell, but if you think that your phone is being tapped your living a much more fun life than I am darn it.

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[Cagey]

Twist off counter clockwise and you'll be fine.

[mc5cents]

Speak this into your phone the next time you have a converstion:

Otay oeverwhay isway appingtay isthay onephay: Opstay orway elseway!

That should take care of it.

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[Jhoffa_]

I don't know and it doesn't matter.

Remember Paul Vario? (no, you probably don't)

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Who is Paul Vario??

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Yea who is Paul Vario??!

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[Wm Bach]

I can tell because I can hear the heavy snoring coming from the white van parked out front.

[shaggy eel]

,,, for some time now I've been using carrier pigeons for all my drug deals, money laundering and arms sales to emerging trouble countries. If anyone tries to tap one of my pigeons, THEY clean up the mess - in line with my equal opportunities policy.

Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue.