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(> Having Phun in AT&T Cans <)
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+>Written by: Surf Rat<+
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(> An (AI) presentation <)
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(C)1984 All Rights Shot to Hell
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Hello. This is a Phile on what those nice, innocent, little green boxes on
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street corners are used for. Beware! The penalty for breaking into one of
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these is >very< steep! It comes under Phederal juristiction, Since it has to do
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with Communication! Watch your ass!
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Now that I have scared ya a little, let me tell you that >yes< I have been in
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several of these...and I know what I am talking about!!
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Different Types
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There are 3 different types of of 'Cans' or 'boxes.' The first type I will
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talk about is the small type. The little puny ones that are painted pale green.
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We will call these cans 'type 1' or just '#1' for easier description. The
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second one that I will talk about is the type on fone poles. Either on the top,
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or at the base. These are very thin, and only 2 feet tall and 2 inches wide.
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They don't have anything in them. We will call these 'type 2' or just '#2' for
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easier description. The third type is the big suckers. They are painted dark
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green, and have brown panneling on each door shaped like rectangles. They are
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the ones that have the interesting stuff! We will call these 'type 3' or just
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'#3' for easier description.
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Finding One
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It is easier a lot more easier to find any can than it is to find a manhole.
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Type #1 are more frequent than #3. They will be every 4 streets on
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track-houses, and every 300 or so yards in hilly area. In the city, I dont
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know. But they do have them.
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Type #2 are on every other 5-8 poles. They will be silver, and usually have
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some Greek writing on it. These are company test lines or trunks! Write them
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down, although they might be something else, sometime you get lucky! The sliver
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suckers will sometimes be 5 feet off the ground, and have the standard
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spring-bolt lock. (a spring bolt lock is a flat metal handle fitting into the
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metal case, that has a 7/8 inch bolt on it. Turn the bolt 1/2 turn to the left,
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and it will pop open!) It could have a lock though, so bring some Thermite, or
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Chain-cutters. (these can be 'obtained' (i mean stolen, borrowed, or bought)
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from any hardware store, or Montgomery Wards has them for about 45 bux..(thats
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what mine were!) I advise that you only open a silver- can if it is the 5-foot
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kind, cause any cop can see you, and you will be >stuck< up the pole looking
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very funny. Also, you may fall off!!
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Type #3 is the meaty one! These are very rare. Every 1/2 mile or so usually.
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But, they can be very well hidden! (under a hanging tree branch) behind a
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incredibly huge thorn bush. (the ghistapho are >very< clever) Don't be
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discouraged, a determined phreak like you can find one, if you look hard enough.
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They are approximately 3 1/2 feet wide, 3 feet tall, and 1/2 foot deep. (or
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wide.) They almost >always< have the standard spring bolt lock on them. But if
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not..get out the chain cutters!
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If you are wondering how the wires get into the boxes, they come in 1 pipe
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from below the street (for type #1) and 2 pipes from below for type #3. They
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are cables, if you cut one, with a metal tool (how else??) No matter how much
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insulation you have, you are history. (unless you have an abnormal heart)
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Remember, insulative type material isn't proof against high voltage. Any thing
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can conduct electricity! Even your rubber gloves! Or wood! Its just how much
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they can conduct. Wood is a >very< bad conductor, but given 10,000 volts, it
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will give you about a 200 volt shock. (not much, but it can kill you!!) So
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watch out!
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The Presents They Hold
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Type #1 is very stingy. They rarely have extra wire supplies, but they
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usually have aligator-clips. And if you are real lucky, some crimps.
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Type #1 contains about 100 rows of PC panneling, with blue, red, and sometimes
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green wire sticking out of the little PC holes. (PC stands for 'printed
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circuit' for those of you that aren't familiar with a little electronics.)
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>DON'T< ever mess with any of those wires! It could cause a small electrical
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fire in there, resulting in your clothes catching on fire, loss of phones to
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about 100+ people, or any dry leaves around igniting, then you'll have a >real<
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problem!
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If you find anything of use, take it. The Phone guys dont miss anything.
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They have a huge stock room. They can take virtually anything they want for
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'extra' supply. They won't miss anything. (-note: The only reason there is
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extra wire, clips, or crimps lying around is they leave it after they have
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opened a bag of crimps, or started a spool of wire, and the other guys just use
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the open stuff.)
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Type #2 has absolutely >nothing< except...yes! Trunk line numbers, AT&T
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office numbers, and Some AT&T Technician's Mother's fone number. (they sit up
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there talking to Mom sometimes! Ha!) These numbers will be written in chalk, or
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scratched in to the sides of the sliver cans. They won't be like:
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415/949-1049
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(thats my ae line)
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(pw:gossip)
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They will look like this:
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41-59-49-10-49-03-73
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Write these down, they might not be accessable from you home fone. Maybe only
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from the fone- pole test line..or wire. (you'll see if you are ever looking in
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one of those tubes on a fone line wire)
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Type #3 is the meaty one, like I have said before! It will usually contain
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the following:
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2 spools of Dbl insulated wire (400ft) About 25-30 aligator clips at the
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bottom. Maybe 1 or 2 test sets if you are very, very lucky!
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Besides all of that nice stuff, which by the way, is yours phree, compliments
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of AT&T! (i hope that didnt ryhme!!) There is some phun stuff you can do. With
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your newly found test-sets, you can now tap into lines. Simply take the 2 clips
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from your newly found test set, and attach them to the 2 screws you will find in
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the upper right corner of the box. There >should< 2 wires with clips hanging on
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the end of eash screw. Take these, and attach them to the 2 wires that you have
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selected to tap into! The 2 wires you selected should be together, by the way.
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There might be a few company test-trunks scratched in somewhere also.
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Sometimes, I have sen little notes from: "Bob" to "Mack" that say stuff like:
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"well, VTE#38 is a little loose, but I didn't have time to fix it".
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Interesting? Write your own! "Hi. Thsi is Mr. Phreak, could you please leave
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some more wire, im running low". They might reply! Ha!
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If you find any more uses for these cans, let me know! Im always interested.
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Surf Rat...
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-BFB
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-Brothers of Capitalism
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Call the Realm!
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415/941-1990 20 megs!
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Call The Twilight Zone!
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408/253-2140 C00L!
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Call THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SKY!
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408-738-1685
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The writer, Surf Rat, is not responsible for any of this! Nor, am I
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responsible for any deaths by electricution, or falling from fone poles. (or
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getting your ass busted!)
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And close the god damn door!
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That be all..
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