Need help locating a hidden communication device in my house.

Something to search for in their room, Thanks for helping.
a reply to: InverseLookingGlass

my only guess would be a stashed phone. There are free apps that are a "walkie talkie" feature, you push a button and talk, no need for calling in the normal sense of the word. If you have a smartphone there are also apps that use your devices sensors as an EMF electromagnetic field detector like you've seen a ghost hunting shows, one of those might be helpful. If it has a speaker it has an electromagnetic field. Does the older child wear a bracelet or watch, if so maybe it is your culprit.

I do hope you find what you are looking for. I have an intense desire to see all who try to poison a child's love for the "other" family, thoroughly exposed, preferably in court. Children are not a tool, period. This come from personal experience dealing with two spiteful women and their mothers, both of whom were the liars and cheaters. Thank God some judges are waking up to the fact that sometimes Dad is the best choice for the children.

Why can't people just be adults and move on, instead of stirring up stink, and trying to hurt the one they loved as badly as they can?!

If the kids have a PC/laptop Tablet, then there is a program that will allow unattended access called Teamviewer. The person just has to install it, setup unattended access, and when it has connectivity, the pc is listed in a list for the person to do is click on it, and they have access as if sitting in front of the pc. If it has a cam, they can activate it, I'm sure there is a way to send voice over it. Or, it is skype.

Take a look at the webpage in this post and see if there is an Icon by the clock on the kids' pc. If there is, uninstall it after getting evidence of malfeasance.

a reply to: normajean
That's low and down right sick. Baby monitors can be hacked but you said you don't have one. One could be hidden in a stuffed animal though, I think. Like another poster said, I'd let them communicate a couple of times just to gather evidence.
The kids should tell you where said device is. Kids generally aren't good at keeping secrets. If that fails, there's a place called The Spy Store that sells detection devices. Here is their website. I think that they sell detection devices, anyway. Good luck.

Thank you! a reply to: NerdGoddess

I think maybe asking the kids could cause them to feel emotionally distressed. Maybe instead of asking them you could just watch them? You don't want to add to this mess, you just want to stop it.

All of your suggestions are GREAT, things I haven't even thought about! Keep them coming a reply to: normajean

Any phones, tablets or computers that they brought with them?

Could be through that vector.

originally posted by: normajean

After they went to bed I checked my phone (land line) for any missed calls. There were two, from the Mother. No messages were left. Time stamped at 7:03 p.m. The voice from the bedroom happened at 8:04 p.m.

My question is what kind of device, other than a phone, could allow this type of conversation to take place?

I live in the Central Time Zone, but work in NYC as a virtual office, 8-4 Central Time, 9-5 Eastern Time.
When I get emails throughout the day, the time stamp is an hour ahead of me.

I'm wondering if it is just your phone that they were using and if your phone gives the time stamp an hour off from your time zone? 600 miles away, is it a different time zone? If so, its likely your phone, thats all. Doubtful that someone would go through all of the trouble to put some device in your house.

a reply to: grey580

Oh I didn't think about a tablet. Yeah there are many apps that could be put on a tablet that would allow this type of communication.

originally posted by: normajean
All of your suggestions are GREAT, things I haven't even thought about! Keep them coming a reply to: normajean

How about searching the kids stuff or question them about it. Then get back to us on what happened.

Hi,

I use a program called Cerberus which is an app on the Google play store (and possibly Apple) that I have on my phone and tablet. This allows me to track a lost or stolen phone (this bit won't be useful to you). However, what I can do from my PC is send it commands. For example, I could have a device with it installed and I can use the PC to record conversations, take remote pictures (front camera cannot be covered with a sleeve or other leather cover) but I can also send voice messages to it. For example, if someone has stolen it, I can send a voice message to the phone or tablet and say "I've called the police. Return my device" and I can also remotely send an alarm to the device to make it beep, honk squeal whatever until the person gets fed up and hands it in etc. I can also remotely remove the app from the phone or tablet so you wouldn't even see it listed under the list of apps. It is excellent and works very well. I would also guess that it could be used to record, stalk and manipulate. She could use it to send an audio message asking if the kids are there. Once they receive that message, the device could be placed in earshot of you and your son to record anything useful she may feel would give her an advantage in a court situation.

a reply to: normajean

Verizon makes watches where the parent can vocally communicate with the child through the watch.

So a two and four year old are operating covert communications devices?
Maybe the just picked up the phone and answered, no messages would log as missed then...
Do you think this is rational?
a reply to: normajean

originally posted by: normajean
She lives 600 miles away.

Perhaps that's what she told you. Do you KNOW she is 600 miles away or jus renting a house round the corner.

a reply to: normajean

Check everything in the 4 year old's bedroom, especially suitcases, toys, clothes pockets etc. anything brought in. There could be a cell phone turned on just listening to what all you are saying and/or doing or something similar to that.

I can't believe people are feeding the ops delusions! The kids are 4 and 2 They aren't going to be bad because "mommy told us." A four year old will say that if she thinks that's what you want to hear.

You do realize that the kids are behaving normally given that they have been away from their mom and a stable and consistent home. It will be the same thing for mom when the kids go back. They are going to misbehave because they had a huge disruption in their life.

screaming, running in the house, spitting, flushing things down the toilet, and breaking things intentionally.

Tell me how that is any different from your typical 2 year old? They call it the terrible twos for a reason. You have to keep an eye on them constantly and stop them before they flush something down the toilette or break something. If they flush something down the toilet, that is your bad for not keeping a better eye on them.

It seems to me like you want them to behave as if they were older. Also be very careful, if you ask leading questions, the kids will tell you what they think you want to hear and not the truth. The truth generally comes out when they are playing and not being asked questions.

I am more willing to bet that the voice you heard was their mother loading her voice onto an MP3/ipod so the kids could hear her voice when they missed her. This would have been prerecorded so two way communication wouldn't be possible.

What devices do the kids have that came with them. please list all including hand held games and furbies.

a reply to: calstorm

Despite putting in my 2p's (or 2 cents) worth..... I tend to think you may be right. But even 4 year olds can work ipads etc these days. Now I'm confused haha.

If this communication is actually going on, if it were me, i'd take the opportunity to guilt trip the mother.

At every opportunity I'd sing her praises to the kids so that when she inevitably asked 'did Daddy or Granny say anything about me?' all she'd hear is how pretty she is, what a wonderful mother etc etc etc...