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India-Pakistan
Cell phones with voice change facility flood market
2008-04-23
LAHORE - The local market is flooded with two new models of Chinese-made mobile sets equipped with the facility of voice changers, which have security implications. These mobile phone sets are among the banned products but its illegal business is increasing day by day. A user can change his voice from man to a woman, young to old to kid if he/she wants so while using this technology provided in the mobile sets.
For example, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar can sound like a man ...
This facility was earlier available in hand-free mobile sets and now a big stock of two sets of China companies is available in the market. These two mobile phones can be purchased in models C2000 and V18, at quite affordable prices Rs4,000 and Rs4,500 respectively while hand-free is available at Rs250 only. These mobile handsets with facility of voice changers could be used for causing mischief or criminal purposes.

“It is very easy to convince a customer when I told him that you can make a call without being recognised using a cell phone voice changer technology,” said a shopkeeper on the Hall Road.

Declining to be named, he said he was selling 700 to 1,200 such sets every day.
Oh come on, not even a Verizon store does that kind of business ...
It is said that users are deceiving a woman by changing their voice into a female voice, offering them handsome jobs and admissions in government colleges.

A Mozang resident and school teacher by profession, Abdul Razzaq said that there is a serious need to hold negotiations with the main and big dealers running business of these mobile sets in Pakistan. The handsets of China companies equipped with voice changer devices should be immediately removed from the market otherwise the situation will go out of policeÂ’s reach, he suggested.
Posted by:Steve White

#3  For example, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar can sound like a man ...

Ok - extra points for that jab
Posted by: Frank G   2008-04-23 19:16  

#2  I love it, use a child voice with telemarketers, screw them up royaly.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2008-04-23 16:34  

#1  I imagine the mobsters would want a bunch of these because of the belief the feds can listen in and recognize voices, etc. Plus you want a spare in case they figure out what line your using. Who cares how well it actually works.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-04-23 14:24  

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