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High Tech Revenge: The Beigebox rev.2 by The Jolly Roger
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-------------Introduction-------------
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Have you ever wanted a lineman's handset? Surely every phreak has at
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least once considered the phun that he could have with one. After searching
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unlocked phone company trucks for months, we had an idea. We could build
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one. We did, and named it the "Beige Box" simply because that is the color
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of ours.
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The beigebox is simply a consumer lineman's handset, which is a
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phone that can be attached to the outside of a person's house. To
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fabricate a beigebox, follow along.
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---------Construction and Use---------
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The construction is very simple. First you must understand the concept of
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the device. In a modular jack, there are four wires. These are red, green,
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yellow, and black. For a single line telephone, however, only two matter:
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the red (ring) and green (tip). The yellow and the black are not neccessary
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for this project. A lineman's handset has two clips on it: the ring and
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the tip. Take a modular jack and look at the bottom of it's casing. There
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should be a grey jack with four wires (red, green, yellow & black)
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leading out of it. To the end of the red wire attach a red aligator clip.
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To the end of the green wire attatch a green aligator clip. The yellow
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and black wires can be removed, although I would only set them aside so
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that you can use the modular jack in future projects. Now insert your
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telephone's modular plug into the modular jack. That's it. This particular
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model is nice because it is can be easily made, is inexpensive, uses
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common parts that are readily available, is small, is lightweight,
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and does not require the destruction of a phone.
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------------Beige Box Uses------------
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There are many uses for a Beige Box. However, before you can use it,
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you must know how to attach it to the output device. This device can be
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of any of Bell switching apparatus that include germinal sets (i.e.
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remote switching centers, bridgin heads, cans, etc.). To open most Bell
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Telephone switching apparatus, you must have a 7/16 inch hex driver
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(or a good pair of needle nose pliers work also).
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This piece of equipment can be picked up at your local hardware store.
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With your hex driver (or pliers), turn the security bolt(s) approximately
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1/8 of an inch counter-clockwise and open. If your output device is locked,
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then you must have some knowledge of destroying and/or picking locks.
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However, we have never encountered a locked output device. Once you have
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opened your output device, you should see a mass of wires connected to
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terminals. On most output devices, the terminals should be labeled "T"
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(Tip -- if not labeled, it is usually on the left) and "R" (Ring -- if
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not labeled, usually on the right).
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Remember: Ring - red - right. The "Three R's" -- a simple way to
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remember which is which. Now you must attach all the red alligator clip
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(Ring) to the "R" (Ring) terminal.
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Attach the green alligator clip (Tip) to the "T" (Tip) terminal.
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Note: If instead of a dial tone you hear nothing, adjust the alligator
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clips so that they are not touching each other terminals. Also make sure
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they are firmly attached. By this time you should hear a dial tone.
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Dial ANI to find out the number you are using (you wouldn't want to use
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your own). Here are some practicle aplications:
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> Eavesdropping
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> Long distance, static free free fone calls to phriends
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> Dialing direct to Alliance Teleconferencing (also no static)
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> Phucking people over
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> Bothering the operator at little risk to yourself
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> Blue Boxing with greatly reduced chance of getting caught
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> Anything at all you want, since you are on an extension of that line.
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Eavesdropping
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To be most effective, first attach the Beige Box then your phone. This
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eliminates the static caused by connecting the box, therefore
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reducing the potential suspicion of your victim. When eavesdropping,
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it is allways best to be neither seen nor heard. If you hear someone
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dialing out, do not panic; but rather hang up, wait, and pick up the
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receiver again. The person will either have hung up or tried to complete
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their call again. If the latter is true, then listen in, and perhaps you
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will find information worthy of blackmail! If you would like to know who
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you are listening to, after dialing ANI, pull a CN/A on the number.
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Dialing Long Distance
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This section is self explanitory, but don't forget to dial a "1" before
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the NPA.
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Dialing Direct to Aliance Teleconferencing
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Simply dial 0-700-456-1000 and you will get instructions from there.
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I prefer this method over PBX's, since PBX's often have poor reception
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and are more dificult to come by.
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Phucking People Over
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This is a very large topic of discussion. Just by using the other topics
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described, you can create a large phone bill for the person (they will
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not have to pay for it, but it will be a big hassle for them). In addition,
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since you are an extension of the person's line, you can leave your
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phone off the hook, and they will not be able to make or receive calls.
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This can be extremely nasty because no one would expect the cause
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of the problem.
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Bothering the Operator
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This is also self explanitary and can provide hours of entertainment.
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Simply ask her things that are offensive or you would not like traced
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to your line. This also corresponds to the previously described section,
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Phucking People Over. After all, guess who's line it gets traced to?
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He he he...
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Blue Boxing
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See a file on Blue Boxing for more details. This is an especially nice
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feature if you live in an ESS-equiped prefix, since the calls are, once
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again, not traced to your line...
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---POTENTIAL RISKS OF BEIGE BOXING----
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Overuse of the Beige Box may cause suspicians within the Gestapo,
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and result in legal problems. Therefor, I would recomend you:
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> Choose a secluded spot to do your Beige Boxing,
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> Use more than one output device
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> Keep a low profile (i.e., do not post under your real
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name on a public BBS concering your occomplishments)
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> In order to make sure the enemy has not been inside your output
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device, I recomend you place a piece of transparent tape over
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the opening of your output device. Therefor, if it is
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opened in your abscence, the tapqe will be displaced and
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you will be aware of the fact that someone has intruded
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on your teritory.
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Now, imagine the possibilities: a $2000 dollar phone bill for
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that special person, 976 numbers galore, even harassing the
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operator at no risk to you! Think of it as walking into an
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enemies house, and using their phone to your heart's content.
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---------Jolly Roger
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