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67 lines
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HOW TO 'BLUE BOX' INTO 'RUSSIA'
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BY: MARK TABAS
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AS POSTED ON THE GREEK INN BBS
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312-774-2035
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HELLO,
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LATELY, I HAVE BEEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE SUBJECT OF BOXING INTO THE SOVIET
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UNION. WHILE I AM BY NO MEANS AN EXPERT IN THIS, I HAVE PICKED UP A FEW
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THINGS.
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STANDARD DIALING TO RUSSIA WOULD BEGIN SOMETING LIKE THIS:
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KP+011+007+ST (FOR INT'L SENDER)
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KP+0+95+295+9051+ST (FOR NUMBER)
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IF ALL WENT WELL, YOU WOULD BE ROUTED INTO RUSSIA AS AN OPERATOR-ASSISTED
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CALL. (BY THE WAY, THE NUMBER ABOVE IS THE KREMLIN). HOWEVER, SINCE ALL IS
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NOT WELL BETWEEN US AND THE SOVIETS, YOU WILL PROBABLY GET A RECORDING. THIS
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WILL GO SOMETHING LIKE, "INTERNATIONAL DIRECT-DIAL SERVICE IS NO LONGER
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AVAILABLE TO THE SOVIET UNION..." OR, "DUE TO CIRCUT CONGESTION IN THE COUNTRY
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YOU DIALED, YOUR CALL DID NOT COMPLETE..."
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THESE RECORDINGS, HOWEVER, LIE. THEY ARE MERELY PLACED THERE TO DETER THE
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BLUE BOXER. HE HEARS THEM AND THEN, BELIEVING THEM, GIVES UP.
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SEE, THE LAST THING THAT AT&T AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL NEED IS A
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BUNCH OF 11-YEAR-OLD BLUE BOXERS CALLING RUSSIA AND SAYING SOMETHING LIKE:
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"HA HA, YOU FORNICATING COMMY PINKOS,WE'RE GONNA BOMB THE HELL OUT OF YOU!"
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SO, THEY MAKE IT *VERY* DIFFICULT TO BOX THE CALL. AS I SAID BEFORE, THE
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RECORDINGS THAT YOU GET ARE FAKES. WHEN NORMAL TSPS PLACE A CALL TO RUSSIA
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(LEGALLY), THEY MUST CONTEND WITH THE SAME RECORDING, ONLY INTERNATIONAL HAS
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THIS NEAT EQUIPMENT THAT KEEPS DIALING THE NUMBER OVER AND OVER AND OVER UNTIL
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THE CALL GOES THROUGH. THIS NORMALLY TAKES A FEW HOURS. IT WOULD TAKE YOU A
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YEAR ON A BLUE BOX. THIS IS WHY WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO PLACE A LEGAL CALL TO THE
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U.S.S.R., IOCC (TSPS) WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE IS A 2-3 HOUR DELAY. OFTEN IT
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IS MORE THAN THAT, IF THEY HAVE A LINE OF CALLS.
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TO HAVE IOCC PLACE A CALL, ONE WOULD BOX KP+160+700+ST FOR RUSSIA. THIS WILL
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GIVE YOU AN IOCC OPERATOR WHO ASKS FOR COUNTRY, CITY AND NUMBER, AND A BILLING
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NUMBER (THINKING THAT YOU ARE TSPS YOURSELF). THEN THEY WANT A CUSTOMER
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RINGBACK NUMBER (LOOP OR PAYFONE, IF YOU PLAN TO HANG AROUND FOR A FEW HOURS OR
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SO). HOWEVER, ON CALLS TO OTHER COUNTRIES, THEY WILL CONNECT YOU DIRECTLY AND
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DO NOT REQUIRE RINGBACK.
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IOCC COUNTRY ROUTINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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KP+011+XXX+ST, WHERE XXX IS THE COUNTRY CODE PADDED TO THE *RIGHT* WITH ZEROS.
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TO CONTINUE ABOUT IOCC ROUTINGS, THE COUNTRY CODE IS PADDED TO THE RIGHT WITH
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ZEROS. THUS, AUSTRALIA (COUNTRY CODE OF 61) WOULD BECOME 610, AND THE ROUTING
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WOULD BE KP+160+610+ST.
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THIS MESSAGE HASN'T SAID MUCH SINCE I HAVEN'T TOLD HOW TO BOX A CALL TO
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RUSSIA, I'VE JUST TALKED ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH CALLING THERE. THAT'S
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BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DO. UNLESS YOU ARE VERY PATIENT AND FEEL
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LIKE TRYING TO BOX IT ABOUT 5000 TIMES BEFORE YOU FINALLY GET THROUGH (IN WHICH
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CASE IT WOULD BE BUSY ANYWAY) THEN YOU NEED THE HELP OF THE BELL SYSTEM OR
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POSSIBLY SOME INFERIORS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE IRON CURTAIN.
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TO PLACE A CALL TO RUSSIA, OTHER THAN GOING THROUGH IOCC, ONE MIGHT TRY TO
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CONTACT SOME SORT OF INWARD SOMEWHERE, LIKE YUGOSLAVIA (KARL MARX'S
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SUGGESTION), OR MAYBE EAST GERMANY. TO BEGIN WITH, CALL RATE & ROUTE FOR THE
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IOTC ROUTING (SAY YOU ARE ON CORDBOARD) FOR INWARD IN YUGOSLAVIA. SHE'LL SAY
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SOMETHING LIKE "038 PLUS BLAH-BLAH-BLAH" SO YOU WOULD BOX KP+011+038+ST, WAIT
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FOR INT'L TONE, THEN DIAL KP+0+38+BLAH BLAH BLAH+121+ST. THAT SHOULD GET YOU
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INWARD, YUGOSLAVIA, WHO SPEAKS LITTLE OR NO ENGLISH AND IS AT BEST UNPLEASANT
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TO DEAL WITH.
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THAT'S ALL I KNOW. IF YOU HAVE A BETTER WAY (OR ANY WAY AT ALL) TO CALL
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MOTHER RUSSIA, LET ME KNOW.
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MARK TABAS
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THE LEGION OF DOOM
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