Unplugging the TV right after checking in to a hotel will bring certain benefits. Let's find out.
When going on a business trip or traveling, renting a hotel room or motel to sleep overnight has become a familiar thing for many people. When in such strange places, we need to be careful in checking safety to avoid unfortunate situations.
To protect yourself, you need to unplug the TV when checking in to a hotel and then carefully check the equipment and corners of the room.
The hotel will not intentionally install hidden cameras in the room. However, it is also impossible to avoid cases where scammers rent rooms and install these devices to record and film the activities of other guests for illegal purposes.
Therefore, it is necessary to thoroughly check the hotel room as soon as you arrive.
Normally, people will check around the room to see if there is anything unusual. Among them, the TV is an important thing but is often forgotten by many people. This is a very easy place to hide a hidden camera.
You should carefully check the TV area in the hotel room to avoid the case of a hidden camera device.
You should carefully check the TV area in the hotel room to avoid the case of a hidden camera device.
The camera can be attached to the sides of the TV or placed on the TV set-top box. TVs and decoders have infrared rays to connect to the remote control. Taking advantage of this, bad guys can install hidden cameras in the TV area so that the guest cannot see the abnormality.
In addition, TVs are often placed in the center of the room, facing the bed. This is the ideal place for bad guys to install hidden cameras, recording all activities in the guest's room.
Therefore, when checking in, you can unplug the TV, check around this device to detect any abnormalities. Hidden cameras are very small in size, and do not need to be mounted on the TV, so after checking the TV, you should not ignore other places and corners in the room. To make the check easier, you can turn off all the lights in the room, close the curtains to create the most space possible. Turn on your phone and turn on the flash. Shine the light into the corners of the room, on devices such as air conditioners, table lamps, sockets, wall paintings... If you see small red dots or light reflecting back to the light of the flash, it could be a sign of suspicion of a hidden camera. You can do the same with the bathroom because it is also a place where cameras are often installed.
Another way to check the main room is to open the phone's camera. You also turn off the lights, pull the curtains to create space in the room. Then, turn on the phone camera, switch to recording mode and rotate the camera around the room. If there is a recording device in the room, the screen may display abnormal light.