Thread by @jifa

Story time –
I’m hanging out at Schönefeld Airport waiting for the flight back from CCC. Wife calls, we chat for a few mins and the call disconnects.
I dismiss it with a “oh well, crazy cell tower.”

3 mins later, wife calls frantically: “ARE YOU OKAY?!” 🤔

- “uhh, yeah, what’s wrong?”
- “ok, I just thought you were kidnapped or in some distress. You started repeating your answers very calmly and I was sure you were trying to signal me something”
- “oh wow, that’s pretty crazy!” 😯

We both realize that while I got disconnected, she got a replay using a perfect recording of my side of the call.
We talk about what it could mean and how this can’t be a normal cell network behavior, and we get cut off again. 🤨

I immediately call back, and she’s on call waiting! she swaps to answer me and we go for it and merge the calls.
Surrealistically, it actually merges and we both fucking listen to myself as of 3 minutes ago respond to my wife with “oh wow, that’s pretty crazy!” 😯

We cross the 3min mark and guess what? I get disconnected with same exact surveillance system glitch.

This was GSM call, not WhatsApp or FaceTime, phone was on 4G (VoIP/LTE?), roaming on local carriers. There is no reasonable interpretation other than an active recording glitch.

I’m aware Airports can be loaded with surveillance; still a first for me. Did any of you share this experience?

For those recording, you’re wasting your time. No secret sauce goes on GSM. For those considering attacking my device, I hope we meet during forensic analysis 😏🔥