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BLUE BOXES
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BY: THE TECHICIAN
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A LAYMAN'S DEFINITION OF BOXES:
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In this article I will discuss the mystery of Boxes. To begin with, just what
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is a Box? A Box is a small box that you hook up to your phone to allow you to
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do special things. The box does this by generating tones which trick the phone
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company into thinking one of many things. For example, a Fuzz Box duplicates
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the tones of coins dropping down the phone chute, and thereby allowing the user
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to place calls without paying for them. Another type would be the Mute Box.
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This particular Box lets the user receive long distance calls without being
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detected. The touch-tone phone you have now works by using tones. Each number
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or button creates a different tone. However, this discussion will be limited to
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Blue Boxes.
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Blue Boxes create a 2600Hz tone (Hz stands for Hertz. It is a measure of
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frequency). A Blue Box will enable the user to place free phone calls anywhere
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in the world without being detected - sometimes. These and all other Boxes are
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illegal, but used extensively nevertheless.
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To use a Blue Box you would first call up a voice 800 number, such as Bell
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Telemarketing. The person would answer the call, you would stay silent, and
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then that person would hang up. Then you use your Blue Box to generate a blast
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of 2600HZ and they will think you hung up, but you didn't. This method of Blue
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Boxing is called Outward Boxing. The user can do other things as well such as
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Inward Boxing which allow the user to become an Operator and make Emergency
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Breaks and the like.
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Using a blue box is very risky because of the Electronic Switching System
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(E.S.S.). This is the computerized central office equipment. Supposedly the
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panacea to all telephone lines and the backbone of those future services we
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won't enjoy for years to come. The tone that is given out does not register on
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E.S.S. as a legal touch-tone. Another problem is E.S.S. doesn't like the way
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they use 800 numbers.
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BLUE BOX TONES:
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1 = 900+700 Hz 2 = 1100+700 Hz
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3 = 1100+900 Hz 4 = 1300+700 Hz
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5 = 1300+900 Hz 6 = 1300+1100 Hz
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7 = 1500+700 Hz 8 = 1500+900 Hz
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9 = 1500+1100 Hz
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CODE 11 = 1700+700 CODE 12 = 1700+900
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KP = 1700+1100 KP2 = 1700+1300
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START = 1700+1500
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Here are a few more codes:
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AREA CODE + 121 = INWARD
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800 + 141 + 1212 = RATE/ROUTE
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AREA CODE + 131 = INFORMATION
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UNIVERSAL has been changed to TOLL STATION at 181
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MORE BLUE BOX FUN
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After using the Blue Box for some time, I have learned of its usefulness.
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Let's say that you want to find an unpublished phone number. The normal way is
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to go through a thing called "EMERGENCY UNPLUBISHED". If you want to find a
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number and keep your identity a secret however, use your Box to dial KP131S.
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When the Operator answers, ask for the Supervisior. Then tell him that you are
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an Operator from the 514 area code (or what ever area you blew 2600 from) and
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you are unable to reach Emergency Unpublished. The Supervisor will call his
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Supervisor (now we are getting close to God), and they will trace the line back
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to verify that you are an Operator. Don't get worried. They can't tell where
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you are calling from. Only that you are on the 514 trunk. They will give you
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the number and you will blow them off with 2600. Don't just hang up. Say
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"Thank you Operator." If you are rude, they will become suspicious. Also, there
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is a 4 digit verification code that will allow you to tap lines. I used to have
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one, but it doesn't seem to work anymore. Try hacking it.
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How to make international calls with a blue box...
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Ma Bell has two ways to make international calls, either by satellite or by
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cable. Satellite seems to be the fastest but cable usually gives better
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connections. Now, to make an international call you would first dial:
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KP+212+XXX+START where xxx is that equals the overseas sender you would like to
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use. You can use 182,183,184,185,188. After you have dialed kp+212+182+start
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then you should hear CHIP CHUNK WONK... this means that the trunk is ready to
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receive instructions. Then you would dial... KP+0(OR1)+COUNTRY CODE+CITY
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CODE+NUMBER+START So a correct number would be,
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kp+0+44+82+859-169+start
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Then you should hear the call to start to go through. Now to get on a
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Canadian sender you would dial kp+519+119+s then you would do the same thing as
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if you were calling in the United States dial kp+519+119+start then it answers
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then you dial kp+xxx-xxx-xxxx+start if you need Canadian area codes just look in
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the yellow or white pages.
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The above is a good way...here is another one for International calls which is
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a bit easier: After you have gotten on a trunk... dial KP+COUNTRY CODE (Must
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be 3 digits, so if the country code is 44, you would dial 044. However, some
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places do have a 3 digit country code so would not need that extra 0) then hit
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start and the trunk will do a 2600 to you signaling that the trunk is ready for
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the city code and the #...well, lets see those Line Identifiers...NY is
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958...what is yours?
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The above article on Blue Boxes was brought to you by....... The Technician.
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