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Zen and the Art of Fone Phreaking `97
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bi: C<>beRpHreAk and DTMF of 4matt producti0nz
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b4 i get started, just remember i did not rite this phile
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so you people can learn preform telecommunications fraud!
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contrary to popular beleafs phreaking is still an art form.
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phreaking is a form of intelectual advancement. is just like
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hacking, if u think of it this way: when hacking you type
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certain commands in phreaking, you play certain MHz tones.
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blue boxing is just like gaining r00t access of a unix sys.
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by gaining r00t access you be come the 'system operator'.
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the blue box utelizes 'system operator' tones. see what i'm sayn?
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just cuz phreaking is intelectual it dousnt mean it cant be fun.
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_`'-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-> [ definitions ] <-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-'`_
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Phreak ["free"k] Verb--1. The act of "Phreaking"
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2. The act of making telephone calls without paying money
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[the word phreak is a combination of phone, freak, and free]
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Phreaker ["free"-k-er] Noun--1. One who engages in the act of
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"Phreaking" 2.One who makes telephone calls without paying
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money
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_`'-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-> [fone systems in the world today] <-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-'`_
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[1] Step by Step
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[2] Crossbar
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[3] ESS Electronic Switching System
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Step by Step
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~~~~~~~~~~
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First switching system used in America, adopted in 1918 and until
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1978 Bell had over 53% of all exchanges using Step by Step [SxS].
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A long,and confusing train of switches is used for SxS switching.
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[> Disadvantages <]
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[A] The switch train may become jammed : Blocking call.
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[B] No DTMF [Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency]["Touch-tone"].
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[C] Much maintanance and much electricity.
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[D] Everything is hardwired
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+> Identification<+
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[A] No pulsing digits after dialing or DTMF.
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[B] Phone Company sounds like many typewriters.
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[C] No: Speed calling, Call forwarding, and other services.
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[D] Pay-phone wants money first before dial-tone.
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Crossbar
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~~~~~~~
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Crossbar has been Bell's primary switcher after 1960. Three
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types of Crossbar switching exist: Number 1 Crossbar [1XB],
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Number 4 Crossbar [4XB], and Number 5 Crossbar [5XB]. A
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switching matrix is used for all the phones in an area.When
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someone calls, the route is determined and is met up with the
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othr fone.The matrix is set-up in horizontal and vertical paths.
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There are no definite distinguishing features of Crossbar
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switching.
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ESS
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~~~
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ESS is the big brother of the Bell family. Its very name strikes
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fear and apprehension into the hearts of most who have this
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knowlege, for a good reason. ESS [electronic switching System]
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knows the full story on every telephone hooked into it. While
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it may be paranoid to say that all telecomunications loop holes
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may come to a screeching hault under ESS, it is certainly
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realistic to think that everyone must be a little more careful
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under ESS. Heres why:
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With ESS, every single digit dialed is recorded. This is useful
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not only for nailing telecomunications frauders but settling
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billing disputes. In the past, there has been no easy way for
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the phone company to show you what numbers you have dialed locally.
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If you protested long enough, and loud enough, they might have put
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a pen register on your line to record everything and prove it to
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you. Under ESS, the actual printout [which will be dragged out of
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of a vault somewhere if needed] shows every last digit you dialed,
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Every 800 call, every directory assistance, repair service, the
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operator, every rendation of the 1812 overture, everything! Here
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is a typical example of an ESS print out, which shows time of
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connect, and a number called:
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DATE TIME LENGTH UNITS NUMBER NOTE
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---- ---- ------ ----- ------ ----
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0403 1517 3 1 264-9021 none
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0403 1523 5 3 576-1303 H,P,V,C,A
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0403 1600 1 0 800-555-1212 none
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0403 1612 10 2.25* 716-221-3184 none
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0403 01629 1 0 000-000-0000 O
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[TSPS]
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Now your probally asking, "What are those letters under
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"NOTE?" Well, those letters stand for cretain words or
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phrases that the Telco/phone company serches for. For
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instance: O may stand for Overthrow. From here on, every
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time you dial that number, the ESS may tap the line! And
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this IS Legal! It is legal because they may think you are
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planning to "Overthrow" the Government or something!
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You never know.
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A thousand calls to "800" will show up on the Ess print out.
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Every touch tone or pulse is kept track off along with every
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foreign signal. A traffic engineer did an exhausting study of 800 calls
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over the past few years and came to these conclusions:
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1] Legit made calls to 800 numbers last up to an average
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of three minutes or less. Of the illegal calls via 800
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lines, more than 80% lasted 5 minutes or longer.
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2] The average residential telephone subscriber dials five
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calls per month to an 800 number. Persons making illegal
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calls via 800 numbers average significantly higher number.
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Under ESS, one simply does not place a 2600 MHz on the line,
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unless of course, they want a Telco security representative
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and a FBI/Police man at their door with in the hour!
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Tracing calls, for reasons such as fraud or abusive calls, is done
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from a computer terminal in a security department. Within Ess,
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nothing is hidden or concealed in electromechanical frames, etc.
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It is merely a software program designed for ease in operation by the
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Telco. Call tracing has become very sophisticated and immediate.
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There is no more "running in the frames" or looking for long periods
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of time. ROM Chips in ESS computers work quickly. That's what ESS
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is all about.
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Minimizing telecommunications fraud is not the only reason for ESS,
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but is a very important one. The first and foremost reason for the
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ESS is to provide the Teleco with better control on billing and
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equipment records, faster handling of calls [i.e. less equipment
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tied up in the office at one time], and to help agencies such as
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the F.B.I. keep better account of who was calling who from where.
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When the F.B.I. finds out that someone who's calls they want to trace
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is on an ESS exchange, they are thrilled because it is so much easier
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for them to trace.
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The United States won't be 100% ESS until sometime around 2010.
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But, in real practice, phone offices in almost every city, are getting
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some of the basic modifications brought about by ESS. "911" service
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is an ESS function. So is ANI [ Automatic Number Identification] on
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long distance calls. "Dial Tone First" payphones are also an ESS
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function. None of these things were available prior to ESS. The
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amount of pure fraud calling via bogess calling card numbers,
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third party dialing, colored boxing, etc. on the ESS lines led to
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the decision to rapidly install the ANI, for example, even if the
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rest of the ESS was several years away in some cases.
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Depending on how you you choose to look at the whole concept of ESS,
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it can be either one of the most advantageous inventions of all time,
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or one of the terrifying. The system is good for consumers in that
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it can take a lot of activity and do lots of things that older
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systems could never do. Features such as direct dialing overseas,
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call forwarding, and call holding are steps forward without question.
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But at the same time, what do all of the nasty implications mentioned
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further back mean to the average person on the sidewalk? This system
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is perfectly capable of monitoring anyone , not just telecommunication
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frauders. What would happen if the nice, friendly government we have
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somehow got overthrown and a mean nasty one took its place? With ESS,
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they wouldn't have to do much work, just come up with some new software.
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Imagine a phone system that could tell authorities how many calls you
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placed to certain types of people: i.e. African Americans, Hispanics,
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Communists, known Anacharists, laundromat service employees....ESS
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could do it if so programmed.
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_`'-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-> [ History of the Art of phreaking ] <-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-'`_
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the age of blue boxing began, not with a bang, but with a whistle. In
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1972,a man named John Draper, a slightly scraggly engineer at a national
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semiconductor, found a small blue whistle in a box of "Captain Crunch"
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Cereal. The whistle was deformed and had an odd extra hole. Draper found
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that when the regular hole was covered the whistle created a perfect 2600hz
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cycle. Draper, who now refers to himself as "Cap'n Crunch", toyed with the
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whistle until he created his first basic PCI-Board construction of the Blue box.
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After receiving a university file which contained information on all operator
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tones, the Cap'n created the new version of the blue box which utilizes all
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operator tones.
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_`'-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-> [ Colored Boxing ] <-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-'`_
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The bulk of phreaking was (and still is to some extent) committed
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by a technological piece known as a colored box. Most colored boxes
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function by using certain Megahurtz tones/ combinations of Megahurtz
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tones . The next section gives a list and short description of all colored boxes.
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What is a Red Box?
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When a coin is inserted into a payphone, the payphone emits a set of
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tones to ACTS (Automated Coin Toll System). Red boxes work by fooling
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ACTS into believing you have actually put money into the phone. The
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red box simply plays the ACTS tones into the telephone microphone.
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ACTS hears those tones, and allows you to place your call. The actual
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tones are:
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Nickel Signal 1700+2200hz 0.060s on
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Dime Signal 1700+2200hz 0.060s on, 0.060s off, twice repeating
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Quarter Signal 1700+2200hz 33ms on, 33ms off, 5 times repeating
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Canada uses a variant of ACTSD called N-ACTS. N-ACTS uses different
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tones than ACTS. In Canada, the tones to use are:
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Nickel Signal 2200hz 0.060s on
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Dime Signal 2200hz 0.060s on, 0.060s off, twice repeating
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Quarter Signal 2200hz 33ms on, 33ms off, 5 times repeating
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How do I build a Red Box?
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Red boxes are commonly manufactured from modified Radio Shack tone
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dialers, Hallmark greeting cards, or made from scratch from readily
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available electronic components.
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To make a Red Box from a Radio Shack 43-141 or 43-146 tone dialer, open
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the dialer and replace the crystal with a new one. The purpose of the
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new crystal is to cause the * button on your tone dialer to create a
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1700Mhz and 2200Mhz tone instead of the original 941Mhz and 1209Mhz
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tones. The exact value of the replacement crystal should be 6.466806 to
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create a perfect 1700Mhz tone and 6.513698 to create a perfect 2200mhz
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tone. A crystal close to those values will create a tone that easily
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falls within the loose tolerances of ACTS. The most popular choice is
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the 6.5536Mhz crystal, because it is the easiest to procure. The old
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crystal is the large shiny metal component labeled "3.579545Mhz." When
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you are finished replacing the crystal, program the P1 button with five
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*'s. That will simulate a quarter tone each time you press P1.
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Where can I get a 6.5536Mhz crystal?
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Your best bet is a local electronics store. Radio Shack sells them, but
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they are overpriced and the store must order them in. This takes
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approximately two weeks. In addition, many Radio Shack employees do not
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know that this can be done.
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Or, you could order the crystal mail order. This introduces Shipping
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and Handling charges, which are usually much greater than the price of
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the crystal. It's best to get several people together to share the S&H
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cost. Or, buy five or six yourself and sell them later. Some of the
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places you can order crystals are:
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Digi-Key
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701 Brooks Avenue South
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P.O. Box 677
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Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677
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(800)344-4539
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Part Number:X415-ND /* Note: 6.500Mhz and only .197 x .433 x .149! *\
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Part Number:X018-ND
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JDR Microdevices:
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2233 Branham Lane
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San Jose, CA 95124
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(800)538-5000
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Part Number: 6.5536MHZ
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Tandy Express Order Marketing
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401 NE 38th Street
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Fort Worth, TX 76106
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(800)241-8742
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Part Number: 10068625
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Alltronics
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2300 Zanker Road
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San Jose CA 95131
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(408)943-9774 Voice
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(408)943-9776 Fax
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(408)943-0622 BBS
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Part Number: 92A057
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Mouser
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(800)346-6873
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Part Number: 332-1066
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Blue Saguaro
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P.O. Box 37061
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Tucson, AZ 85740
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Part Number: 1458b
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Unicorn Electronics
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10000 Canoga Ave, Unit c-2
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Chatsworth, CA 91311
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Phone: 1-800-824-3432
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Part Number: CR6.5
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Which payphones will a Red Box work on?
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Red Boxes will work on telco owned payphones, but not on COCOT's
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COCOT is an acronym for Customer Owned Coin Operated Telephones.
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COCOT's are the payphones that you see in front/inside of restraunts
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that don't dial directly into the ESS, they first dial into the
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operating phone system of the store/restraunt in which it is located.
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Red boxes work by fooling ACTS (Automated Coin Toll System) into
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believing you have put money into the pay phone. ACTS is the
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telephone company software responsible for saying "Please deposit XX
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cents" and listening for the coins being deposited.
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COCOT's do not use ACTS. On a COCOT, the pay phone itself is
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responsible for determining what coins have been inserted.
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How do I make local calls with a Red Box?
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Payphones do not use ACTS for local calls. To use your red box for
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local calls, you have to fool ACTS into getting involved in the call.
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One way to do this, in some areas, is by dialing 10288-xxx-xxxx. This
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makes your call a long distance call, and brings ACTS into the
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picture.
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In other areas, you can call Directory Assistance and ask for the
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number of the person you are trying to reach. The operator will give
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you the number and then you will hear a message similar to "Your call
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can be completed automatically for an additional 35 cents." When this
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happens, you can then use ACTS tones.
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What is a Blue Box?
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Blue boxes use a 2600hz tone to size control of telephone switches
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that use in-band signaling. The caller may then access special
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switch functions, with the usual purpose of making free long distance
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phone calls, using the tones provided by the Blue Box.
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Do Blue Boxes still work?
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This FAQ answer is excerpted from a message posted to Usenet by
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Marauder of the Legion of Doom:
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Somewhere along the line I have seen reference to something
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similar to "Because of ESS Blue boxing is impossible". This is
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incorrect. When I lived in Connecticut I was able to blue box
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under Step by Step, #1AESS, and DMS-100. The reason is simple,
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even though I was initiating my call to an 800 number from a
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different exchange (Class 5 office, aka Central Office) in each
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case, when the 800 call was routed to the toll network it would
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route through the New Haven #5 Crossbar toll Tandem office. It
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just so happens that the trunks between the class 5 (CO's) and
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the class 4 (toll office, in this case New Haven #5 Xbar),
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utilized in-band (MF) signalling, so regardless of what I
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dialed, as long as it was an Inter-Lata call, my call would
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route through this particular set of trunks, and I could Blue
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box until I was blue in the face. The originating Central
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Offices switch (SXS/ESS/Etc..) had little effect on my ability
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to box at all. While the advent of ESS (and other electronic
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switches) has made the blue boxers task a bit more difficult,
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ESS is not the reason most of you are unable to blue box. The
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main culprit is the "forward audio mute" feature of CCIS (out of
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band signalling). Unfortunately for the boxer 99% of the Toll
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Completion centers communicate using CCIS links, This spells
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disaster for the blue boxer since most of you must dial out of
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your local area to find trunks that utilize MF signalling, you
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inevitably cross a portion of the network that is CCIS equipped,
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you find an exchange that you blow 2600hz at, you are rewarded
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with a nice "winkstart", and no matter what MF tones you send at
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it, you meet with a re-order. This is because as soon as you
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seized the trunk (your application of 2600hz), your Originating
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Toll Office sees this as a loss of supervision at the
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destination, and Mutes any further audio from being passed to
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the destination (ie: your waiting trunk!). You meet with a
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reorder because the waiting trunk never "hears" any of the MF
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tones you are sending, and it times out. So for the clever
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amongst you, you must somehow get yourself to the 1000's of
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trunks out there that still utilize MF signalling but
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bypass/disable the CCIS audio mute problem. (Hint: Take a close
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look at WATS extenders).
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What is a Black Box?
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A Black Box is a resistor (and often capacitor in parallel) placed in
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series across your phone line to cause the phone company equipment to be
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unable to detect that you have answered your telephone. People who call
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you will then not be billed for the telephone call. Black boxes do not
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work under ESS.
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What do all the colored boxes do?
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Acrylic Steal Three-Way-Calling, Call Waiting and programmable
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Call Forwarding on old 4-wire phone systems
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Aqua Drain the voltage of the FBI lock-in-trace/trap-trace
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Beige Lineman's hand set
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Black Allows the calling party to not be billed for the call
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placed
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Blast Phone microphone amplifier
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Blotto Supposedly shorts every phone out in the immediate area
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Blue Emulate a true operator by seizing a trunk with a 2600hz
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tone
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Brown Create a party line from 2 phone lines
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Bud Tap into your neighbors phone line
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Chartreuse Use the electricity from your phone line
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Cheese Connect two phones to create a diverter
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Chrome Manipulate Traffic Signals by Remote Control
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Clear A telephone pickup coil and a small amp used to make free
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calls on Fortress Phones
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Color Line activated telephone recorder
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Copper Cause crosstalk interference on an extender
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Crimson Hold button
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Dark Re-route outgoing or incoming calls to another phone
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Dayglo Connect to your neighbors phone line
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Diverter Re-route outgoing or incoming calls to another phone
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DLOC Create a party line from 2 phone lines
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Gold Dialout router
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Green Emulate the Coin Collect, Coin Return, and Ringback tones
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Infinity Remotely activated phone tap
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Jack Touch-Tone key pad
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Light In-use light
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Lunch AM transmitter
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Magenta Connect a remote phone line to another remote phone line
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Mauve Phone tap without cutting into a line
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Neon External microphone
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Noise Create line noise
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Olive External ringer
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Party Create a party line from 2 phone lines
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Pearl Tone generator
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Pink Create a party line from 2 phone lines
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Purple Telephone hold button
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Rainbow Kill a trace by putting 120v into the phone line (joke)
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Razz Tap into your neighbors phone
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Red Make free phone calls from pay phones by generating
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quarter tones
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Rock Add music to your phone line
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Scarlet Cause a neighbors phone line to have poor reception
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Silver Create the DTMF tones for A, B, C and D
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Static Keep the voltage on a phone line high
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Switch Add hold, indicator lights, conferencing, etc..
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Tan Line activated telephone recorder
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Tron Reverse the phase of power to your house, causing your
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electric meter to run slower
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TV Cable "See" sound waves on your TV
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Urine Create a capacitative disturbance between the ring and
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tip wires in another's telephone headset
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Violet Keep a payphone from hanging up
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White Portable DTMF keypad
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Xero Portable silver box
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Yellow Add an extension phone
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What is an ANAC number?
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An ANAC (Automatic Number Announcement Circuit) number is a telephone
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number that plays back the number of the telephone that called it. ANAC
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numbers are convenient if you want to know the telephone number of a pair
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of wires.
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What is the ANAC number for my area?
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How to find your ANAC number:
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Look up your NPA (Area Code) and try the number listed for it. If that
|
||
fails, try 1 plus the number listed for it. If that fails, try the common
|
||
numbers like 311, 958 and 200-222-2222. If you find the ANAC number for
|
||
your area, please let us know.
|
||
|
||
Note that many times the ANAC number will vary for different switches insame city. The geographic naming on the list is not intended to be an
|
||
accurate reference for coverage patterns, it is for convenience only.
|
||
|
||
Many companies operate 800 number services which will read back to you the
|
||
number from which you are calling. Many of these require navigating a
|
||
series of menus to get the phone number you are looking for.
|
||
|
||
(800)238-4959 A voice mail system
|
||
(800)328-2630 A phone sex line
|
||
(800)568-3197 Info Access Telephone Company's Automated Blocking Line
|
||
(800)571-8859 A phone sex line
|
||
(800)692-6447 (800)MY-ANI-IS
|
||
(800)455-3256 Unknown
|
||
|
||
An non-800 ANAC that works nationwide is 404-988-9664. The one catch with
|
||
this number is that it must be dialed with the AT&T Carrier Access Code
|
||
10732.
|
||
|
||
Another non-800 nationwide ANAC is Glen Robert of Full Disclosure
|
||
Magazine's number, 10555-1-708-356-9646.
|
||
|
||
Please use local ANAC numbers if you can, as abuse or overuse kills 800
|
||
ANAC numbers.
|
||
|
||
NPA ANAC number Geographic area
|
||
--- --------------- ---------------------------------------------
|
||
201 958 Hackensack/Jersey City/Newark/Paterson, NJ
|
||
202 811 District of Columbia
|
||
203 970 CT
|
||
205 300-222-2222 Birmingham, AL
|
||
205 300-555-5555 Many small towns in AL
|
||
205 300-648-1111 Dora, AL
|
||
205 300-765-4321 Bessemer, AL
|
||
205 300-798-1111 Forestdale, AL
|
||
205 300-833-3333 Birmingham
|
||
205 557-2311 Birmingham, AL
|
||
205 811 Pell City/Cropwell/Lincoln, AL
|
||
205 841-1111 Tarrant, AL
|
||
205 908-222-2222 Birmingham, AL
|
||
206 411 WA (Not US West)
|
||
207 958 ME
|
||
209 830-2121 Stockton, CA
|
||
209 211-9779 Stockton, CA
|
||
210 830 Brownsville/Laredo/San Antonio, TX
|
||
212 958 Manhattan, NY
|
||
213 114 Los Angeles, CA (GTE)
|
||
213 1223 Los Angeles, CA (Some 1AESS switches)
|
||
213 211-2345 Los Angeles, CA (English response)
|
||
213 211-2346 Los Angeles, CA (DTMF response)
|
||
213 760-2??? Los Angeles, CA (DMS switches)
|
||
213 61056 Los Angeles, CA
|
||
214 570 Dallas, TX
|
||
214 790 Dallas, TX (GTE)
|
||
214 970-222-2222 Dallas, TX
|
||
214 970-611-1111 Dallas, TX (Southwestern Bell)
|
||
215 410-xxxx Philadelphia, PA
|
||
215 511 Philadelphia, PA
|
||
215 958 Philadelphia, PA
|
||
216 200-XXXX Akron/Canton/Cleveland/Lorain/Youngstown, OH
|
||
216 331 Akron/Canton/Cleveland/Lorain/Youngstown, OH
|
||
216 959-9892 Akron/Canton/Cleveland/Lorain/Youngstown, OH
|
||
217 200-xxx-xxxx Champaign-Urbana/Springfield, IL
|
||
219 550 Gary/Hammond/Michigan City/Southbend, IN
|
||
219 559 Gary/Hammond/Michigan City/Southbend, IN
|
||
301 958-9968 Hagerstown/Rockville, MD
|
||
310 114 Long Beach, CA (On many GTE switches)
|
||
310 1223 Long Beach, CA (Some 1AESS switches)
|
||
310 211-2345 Long Beach, CA (English response)
|
||
310 211-2346 Long Beach, CA (DTMF response)
|
||
312 200 Chicago, IL
|
||
312 290 Chicago, IL
|
||
312 1-200-8825 Chicago, IL (Last four change rapidly)
|
||
312 1-200-555-1212 Chicago, IL
|
||
313 200-200-2002 Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
|
||
313 200-222-2222 Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
|
||
313 200-xxx-xxxx Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
|
||
313 200200200200200 Ann Arbor/Dearborn/Detroit, MI
|
||
314 410-xxxx# Columbia/Jefferson City/St.Louis, MO
|
||
315 953 Syracuse/Utica, NY
|
||
315 958 Syracuse/Utica, NY
|
||
315 998 Syracuse/Utica, NY
|
||
317 310-222-2222 Indianapolis/Kokomo, IN
|
||
317 559-222-2222 Indianapolis/Kokomo, IN
|
||
317 743-1218 Indianapolis/Kokomo, IN
|
||
334 5572411 Montgomery, AL
|
||
334 5572311 Montgomery, AL
|
||
401 200-200-4444 RI
|
||
401 222-2222 RI
|
||
402 311 Lincoln, NE
|
||
404 311 Atlanta, GA
|
||
404 940-xxx-xxxx Atlanta, GA
|
||
404 990 Atlanta, GA
|
||
405 890-7777777 Enid/Oklahoma City, OK
|
||
405 897 Enid/Oklahoma City, OK
|
||
407 200-222-2222 Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL
|
||
408 300-xxx-xxxx San Jose, CA
|
||
408 760 San Jose, CA
|
||
408 940 San Jose, CA
|
||
409 951 Beaumont/Galveston, TX
|
||
409 970-xxxx Beaumont/Galveston, TX
|
||
410 200-6969 Annapolis/Baltimore, MD
|
||
410 200-555-1212 Annapolis/Baltimore, MD
|
||
410 811 Annapolis/Baltimore, MD
|
||
412 711-6633 Pittsburgh, PA
|
||
412 711-4411 Pittsburgh, PA
|
||
412 999-xxxx Pittsburgh, PA
|
||
413 958 Pittsfield/Springfield, MA
|
||
413 200-555-5555 Pittsfield/Springfield, MA
|
||
414 330-2234 Fond du Lac/Green Bay/Milwaukee/Racine, WI
|
||
415 200-555-1212 San Francisco, CA
|
||
415 211-2111 San Francisco, CA
|
||
415 2222 San Francisco, CA
|
||
415 640 San Francisco, CA
|
||
415 760-2878 San Francisco, CA
|
||
415 7600-2222 San Francisco, CA
|
||
419 311 Toledo, OH
|
||
502 2002222222 Frankfort/Louisville/Paducah/Shelbyville, KY
|
||
502 997-555-1212 Frankfort/Louisville/Paducah/Shelbyville, KY
|
||
503 611 Portland, OR
|
||
503 999 Portland, OR (GTE)
|
||
504 99882233 Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
|
||
504 201-269-1111 Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
|
||
504 998 Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
|
||
504 99851-0000000000 Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
|
||
508 958 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
|
||
508 200-222-1234 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
|
||
508 200-222-2222 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
|
||
508 26011 Fall River/New Bedford/Worchester, MA
|
||
509 560 Spokane/Walla Walla/Yakima, WA
|
||
510 760-1111 Oakland, CA
|
||
512 830 Austin/Corpus Christi, TX
|
||
512 970-xxxx Austin/Corpus Christi, TX
|
||
515 5463 Des Moines, IA
|
||
515 811 Des Moines, IA
|
||
516 958 Hempstead/Long Island, NY
|
||
516 968 Hempstead/Long Island, NY
|
||
517 200-222-2222 Bay City/Jackson/Lansing, MI
|
||
517 200200200200200 Bay City/Jackson/Lansing, MI
|
||
518 511 Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
|
||
518 997 Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
|
||
518 998 Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
|
||
603 200-222-2222 NH
|
||
606 997-555-1212 Ashland/Winchester, KY
|
||
606 711 Ashland/Winchester, KY
|
||
607 993 Binghamton/Elmira, NY
|
||
609 958 Atlantic City/Camden/Trenton/Vineland, NJ
|
||
610 958 Allentown/Reading, PA
|
||
610 958-4100 Allentown/Reading, PA
|
||
612 511 Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN
|
||
614 200 Columbus/Steubenville, OH
|
||
614 571 Columbus/Steubenville, OH
|
||
615 200200200200200 Chatanooga/Knoxville/Nashville, TN
|
||
615 2002222222 Chatanooga/Knoxville/Nashville, TN
|
||
615 830 Nashville, TN
|
||
616 200-222-2222 Battle Creek/Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI
|
||
617 200-222-1234 Boston, MA
|
||
617 200-222-2222 Boston, MA
|
||
617 200-444-4444 Boston, MA (Woburn, MA)
|
||
617 220-2622 Boston, MA
|
||
617 958 Boston, MA
|
||
618 200-xxx-xxxx Alton/Cairo/Mt.Vernon, IL
|
||
618 930 Alton/Cairo/Mt.Vernon, IL
|
||
619 211-2001 San Diego, CA
|
||
619 211-2121 San Diego, CA
|
||
703 811 Alexandria/Arlington/Roanoke, VA
|
||
704 311 Asheville/Charlotte, NC
|
||
707 211-2222 Eureka, CA
|
||
708 1-200-555-1212 Chicago/Elgin, IL
|
||
708 1-200-8825 Chicago/Elgin, IL (Last four change rapidly)
|
||
708 200-6153 Chicago/Elgin, IL
|
||
708 724-9951 Chicago/Elgin, IL
|
||
708 356-9646 Chicago/Elgin, IL
|
||
713 380 Houston, TX
|
||
713 970-xxxx Houston, TX
|
||
713 811 Humble, TX
|
||
714 114 Anaheim, CA (GTE)
|
||
714 211-2121 Anaheim, CA (PacBell)
|
||
714 211-2222 Anaheim, CA (Pacbell)
|
||
716 511 Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Rochester, NY (Rochester Tel)
|
||
716 990 Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Rochester, NY (Rochester Tel)
|
||
717 958 Harrisburg/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA
|
||
718 958 Bronx/Brooklyn/Queens/Staten Island, NY
|
||
802 2-222-222-2222 Vermont
|
||
802 200-222-2222 Vermont
|
||
802 1-700-222-2222 Vermont
|
||
802 111-2222 Vermont
|
||
805 114 Bakersfield/Santa Barbara, CA
|
||
805 211-2345 Bakersfield/Santa Barbara, CA
|
||
805 211-2346 Bakersfield/Santa Barbara, CA (Returns DTMF)
|
||
805 830 Bakersfield/Santa Barbara, CA
|
||
806 970-xxxx Amarillo/Lubbock, TX
|
||
810 200200200200200 Flint/Pontiac/Southfield/Troy, MI
|
||
812 410-555-1212 Evansville, IN
|
||
813 311 Ft. Meyers/St. Petersburg/Tampa, FL
|
||
815 200-xxx-xxxx La Salle/Rockford, IL
|
||
815 290 La Salle/Rockford, IL
|
||
817 211 Ft. Worth/Waco, TX
|
||
817 970-611-1111 Ft. Worth/Waco, TX (Southwestern Bell)
|
||
818 1223 Pasadena, CA (Some 1AESS switches)
|
||
818 211-2345 Pasadena, CA (English response)
|
||
818 211-2346 Pasadena, CA (DTMF response)
|
||
903 970-611-1111 Tyler, TX
|
||
904 200-222-222 Jackonsville/Pensacola/Tallahasee, FL
|
||
906 1-200-222-2222 Marquette/Sault Ste. Marie, MI
|
||
907 811 AK (All)
|
||
908 958 New Brunswick, NJ
|
||
910 200 Fayetteville/Greensboro/Raleigh/Winston-Salem, NC
|
||
910 311 Fayetteville/Greensboro/Raleigh/Winston-Salem, NC
|
||
910 988 Fayetteville/Greensboro/Raleigh/Winston-Salem, NC
|
||
914 990-1111 Peekskill/Poughkeepsie/White Plains/Yonkers, NY
|
||
915 970-xxxx Abilene/El Paso, TX
|
||
916 211-2222 Sacramento, CA (Pac Bell)
|
||
916 461 Sacramento, CA (Roseville Telepohone)
|
||
919 200 Durham, NC
|
||
919 711 Durham, NC
|
||
|
||
Canada:
|
||
204 644-4444 Manitoba
|
||
306 115 Saskatchewan, Canada
|
||
403 311 Alberta, Yukon and N.W. Territory
|
||
403 908-222-2222 Alberta, Yukon and N.W. Territory
|
||
403 999 Alberta, Yukon and N.W. Territory
|
||
416 997-xxxx Toronto, Ontario
|
||
506 1-555-1313 New Brunswick
|
||
514 320-xxxx Montreal, Quebec
|
||
519 320-xxxx London, Ontario
|
||
604 1116 British Columbia, Canada
|
||
604 1211 British Columbia, Canada
|
||
604 211 British Columbia, Canada
|
||
613 320-2232 Ottawa, Ontario
|
||
705 320-4567 North Bay/Saulte Ste. Marie, Ontario
|
||
|
||
Australia:
|
||
+61 03-552-4111 Victoria 03 area
|
||
+612 19123 All major capital cities
|
||
+612 11544
|
||
|
||
United Kingdom:
|
||
175
|
||
|
||
Israel:
|
||
110
|
||
|
||
What is a ringback number?
|
||
|
||
A ringback number is a number that you call that will immediately ring the
|
||
telephone from which it was called.
|
||
|
||
In most instances you must call the ringback number, quickly hang up the
|
||
phone for just a short moment and then let up on the switch, you will then
|
||
go back off hook and hear a different tone. You may then hang up. You will
|
||
be called back seconds later.
|
||
|
||
What is the ringback number for my area?
|
||
|
||
An 'x' means insert those numbers from the phone number from which you are
|
||
calling. A '?' means that the number varies from switch to switch in the
|
||
area, or changes from time to time. Try all possible combinations.
|
||
|
||
If the ringback for your NPA is not listed, try common ones such as
|
||
951-xxx-xxxx, 954, 957 and 958. Also, try using the numbers listed for
|
||
other NPA's served by your telephone company.
|
||
|
||
Note: These geographic areas are for reference purposes only. Ringback
|
||
numbers may vary from switch to switch within the same city.
|
||
|
||
NPA Ringback number Approximate Geographic area
|
||
--- --------------- ---------------------------------------------
|
||
201 55?-xxxx Hackensack/Jersey City/Newark/Paterson, NJ
|
||
202 958-xxxx District of Columbia
|
||
203 99?-xxxx CT
|
||
206 571-xxxx WA
|
||
208 99xxx-xxxx ID
|
||
213 1-95x-xxxx Los Angeles, CA
|
||
215 811-xxxx Philadelphia, PA
|
||
216 551-xxxx Akron/Canton/Cleveland/Lorain/Youngstown, OH
|
||
219 571-xxx-xxxx Gary/Hammond/Michigan City/Southbend, IN
|
||
219 777-xxx-xxxx Gary/Hammond/Michigan City/Southbend, IN
|
||
301 579-xxxx Hagerstown/Rockville, MD
|
||
301 958-xxxx Hagerstown/Rockville, MD
|
||
303 99X-xxxx Grand Junction, CO
|
||
304 998-xxxx WV
|
||
305 999-xxxx Ft. Lauderdale/Key West/Miami, FL
|
||
312 511-xxxx Chicago, IL
|
||
312 511-xxx-xxxx Chicago, IL
|
||
312 57?-xxxx Chicago, IL
|
||
315 98x-xxxx Syracuse/Utica, NY
|
||
317 777-xxxx Indianapolis/Kokomo, IN
|
||
317 yyy-xxxx Indianapolis/Kokomo, IN (y=3rd digit of phone number)
|
||
319 79x-xxxx Davenport/Dubuque, Iowa
|
||
334 901-xxxx Montgomery, AL
|
||
401 98?-xxxx RI
|
||
404 450-xxxx Atlanta, GA
|
||
407 988-xxxx Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL
|
||
412 985-xxxx Pittsburgh, PA
|
||
414 977-xxxx Fond du Lac/Green Bay/Milwaukee/Racine, WI
|
||
414 978-xxxx Fond du Lac/Green Bay/Milwaukee/Racine, WI
|
||
415 350-xxxx San Francisco, CA
|
||
417 551-xxxx Joplin/Springfield, MO
|
||
501 221-xxx-xxxx AR
|
||
501 721-xxx-xxxx AR
|
||
502 988 Frankfort/Louisville/Paducah/Shelbyville, KY
|
||
503 541-XXXX OR
|
||
504 99x-xxxx Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
|
||
504 9988776655 Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA
|
||
505 59?-xxxx New Mexico
|
||
512 95X-xxxx Austin, TX
|
||
513 951-xxxx Cincinnati/Dayton, OH
|
||
513 955-xxxx Cincinnati/Dayton, OH
|
||
513 99?-xxxx Cincinnati/Dayton, OH (X=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 or 9)
|
||
516 660-xxx-xxxx Hempstead/Long Island, NY
|
||
601 777-xxxx MS
|
||
609 55?-xxxx Atlantic City/Camden/Trenton/Vineland, NJ
|
||
610 811-xxxx Allentown/Reading, PA
|
||
612 511 Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN
|
||
612 999-xxx-xxxx Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN
|
||
614 998-xxxx Columbus/Steubenville, OH
|
||
615 920-XXXX Chatanooga/Knoxville/Nashville, TN
|
||
615 930-xxxx Chatanooga/Knoxville/Nashville, TN
|
||
616 946-xxxx Battle Creek/Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI
|
||
619 331-xxxx San Diego, CA
|
||
619 332-xxxx San Diego, CA
|
||
703 958-xxxx Alexandria/Arlington/Roanoke, VA
|
||
708 511-xxxx Chicago/Elgin, IL
|
||
714 330? Anaheim, CA (GTE)
|
||
714 33?-xxxx Anaheim, CA (PacBell)
|
||
716 981-xxxx Rochester, NY (Rochester Tel)
|
||
718 660-xxxx Bronx/Brooklyn/Queens/Staten Island, NY
|
||
719 99x-xxxx Colorado Springs/Leadville/Pueblo, CO
|
||
801 938-xxxx Utah
|
||
801 939-xxxx Utah
|
||
802 987-xxxx Vermont
|
||
804 260 Charlottesville/Newport News/Norfolk/Richmond, VA
|
||
805 114 Bakersfield/Santa Barbara, CA
|
||
805 980-xxxx Bakersfield/Santa Barbara, CA
|
||
810 951-xxx-xxxx Pontiac/Southfield/Troy, MI
|
||
813 711 Ft. Meyers/St. Petersburg/Tampa, FL
|
||
817 971 Ft. Worth/Waco, TX (Flashhook, then 2#)
|
||
906 951-xxx-xxxx Marquette/Sault Ste. Marie, MI
|
||
908 55?-xxxx New Brunswick, NJ
|
||
908 953 New Brunswick, NJ
|
||
913 951-xxxx Lawrence/Salina/Topeka, KS
|
||
914 660-xxxx-xxxx Peekskill/Poughkeepsie/White Plains/Yonkers, NY
|
||
|
||
Canada:
|
||
204 590-xxx-xxxx Manitoba
|
||
416 57x-xxxx Toronto, Ontario
|
||
416 99x-xxxx Toronto, Ontario
|
||
416 999-xxx-xxxx Toronto, Ontario
|
||
506 572+xxx-xxxx New Brunswick
|
||
514 320-xxx-xxxx Montreal, Quebec
|
||
519 999-xxx-xxxx London, Ontario
|
||
613 999-xxx-xxxx Ottawa, Ontario
|
||
705 999-xxx-xxxx North Bay/Saulte Ste. Marie, Ontario
|
||
|
||
Australia: +61 199
|
||
Brazil: 109 or 199
|
||
Holland: 99-xxxxxx
|
||
New Zealand: 137
|
||
Sweden: 0058
|
||
United Kingdom: 174 or 1744 or 175 or 0500-89-0011
|
||
|
||
(Italic indicates updated ringbacks, while bold indicates new ringbacks.)
|
||
|
||
What is a loop?
|
||
|
||
This FAQ answer is excerpted from: ToneLoc v0.99 User Manual by Minor
|
||
Threat & Mucho Maas
|
||
|
||
Loops are a pair of phone numbers, usually consecutive, like 836-9998 and
|
||
836-9999. They are used by the phone company for testing. What good do
|
||
loops do us? Well, they are cool in a few ways. Here is a simple use of. Each loop has two ends, a 'high' end, and a 'low' end. One end gives
|
||
a (usually) constant, loud tone when it is called. The other end is silent.
|
||
Loops don't usually ring either. When BOTH ends are called, the people that
|
||
called each end can talk through the loop. Some loops are voice filtered
|
||
and won't pass anything but a constant tone; these aren't much use to you.
|
||
Here's what you can use working loops for: billing phone calls! First, call
|
||
the end that gives the loud tone. Then if the operator or someone calls the
|
||
other end, the tone will go quiet. Act like the phone just rang and you
|
||
answered it ... say "Hello", "Allo", "Chow", "Yo", or what the fuck ever.
|
||
The operator thinks that she just called you, and that's it! Now the phone
|
||
bill will go to the loop, and your local RBOC will get the bill! Use this
|
||
technique in moderation, or the loop may go down. Loops are probably most
|
||
useful when you want to talk to someone to whom you don't want to give your
|
||
phone number.
|
||
|
||
What is a loop in my area?
|
||
|
||
Many of these loops are no longer functional. If you are local to any of
|
||
these loops, please try them out an e-mail me the results of your research.
|
||
|
||
NPA High Low
|
||
------- ------- ------
|
||
201 666-9929 666-9930
|
||
206 827-0018 827-0019
|
||
206 988-0020 988-0022
|
||
208 862-9996 862-9997
|
||
209 732-0044 732-0045
|
||
201 666-9929 666-9930
|
||
210 993-9929 993-9930
|
||
210 330-9929 330-9930
|
||
210 333-9929 333-9930
|
||
210 376-9929 376-9930
|
||
210 467-9929 467-9930
|
||
212 220-9977 220-9979
|
||
212 283-9977 283-9979
|
||
212 283-9977 283-9997
|
||
212 352-9900 352-9906
|
||
212 365-9977 365-9979
|
||
212 529-9900 529-9906
|
||
212 562-9977 562-9979
|
||
212 986-9977 986-9979
|
||
213 360-1118 360-1119
|
||
213 365-1118 365-1119
|
||
213 455-0002 455-xxxx
|
||
213 455-0002 455-xxxx
|
||
213 546-0002 546-xxxx
|
||
213 546-0002 546-xxxx
|
||
213 549-1118 549-1119
|
||
305 778-9952 778-9951
|
||
305 964-9951 964-9952
|
||
307 468-9999 468-9998
|
||
308 357-0004 357-0005
|
||
310 365-1118 365-1119
|
||
310 445-0002 445-????
|
||
310 455-0002 455-????
|
||
310 545-0002 545-????
|
||
310 546-0002 546-????
|
||
312 262-9902 262-9903
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313 224-9996 224-9997
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313 225-9996 225-9997
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313 234-9996 234-9997
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313 237-9996 237-9997
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313 256-9996 256-9997
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313 272-9996 272-9997
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313 273-9996 273-9997
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313 277-9996 277-9997
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313 281-9996 281-9997
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313 292-9996 292-9997
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313 299-9996 299-9997
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313 321-9996 321-9997
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313 326-9996 326-9997
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313 356-9996 356-9997
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313 362-9996 362-9997
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313 369-9996 369-9997
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313 388-9996 388-9997
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313 397-9996 397-9997
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313 399-9996 399-9997
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313 445-9996 445-9997
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313 465-9996 465-9997
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313 471-9996 471-9997
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313 474-9996 474-9997
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313 477-9996 477-9997
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313 478-9996 478-9997
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313 483-9996 483-9997
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313 497-9996 497-9997
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313 526-9996 526-9997
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313 552-9996 552-9997
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313 556-9996 556-9997
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313 561-9996 561-9997
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313 569-9996 569-9996
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313 575-9996 575-9997
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313 577-9996 577-9997
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313 585-9996 585-9997
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313 591-9996 591-9997
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313 621-9996 621-9997
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313 626-9996 626-9997
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313 644-9996 644-9997
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313 646-9996 646-9997
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313 647-9996 647-9997
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313 649-9996 649-9997
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313 663-9996 663-9997
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313 665-9996 665-9997
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313 683-9996 683-9997
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313 721-9996 721-9997
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313 722-9996 722-9997
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313 728-9996 728-9997
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313 731-9996 731-9997
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313 751-9996 751-9997
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313 776-9996 776-9997
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313 781-9996 781-9997
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313 787-9996 787-9997
|
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313 822-9996 822-9997
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313 833-9996 833-9997
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313 851-9996 851-9997
|
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313 871-9996 871-9997
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313 875-9996 875-9997
|
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313 886-9996 886-9997
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313 888-9996 888-9997
|
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313 898-9996 898-9997
|
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313 934-9996 934-9997
|
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313 942-9996 942-9997
|
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313 963-9996 963-9997
|
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313 977-9996 977-9997
|
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315 673-9995 673-9996
|
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315 695-9995 695-9996
|
||
402 422-0001 422-0002
|
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402 422-0003 422-0004
|
||
402 422-0005 422-0006
|
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402 422-0007 422-0008
|
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402 572-0003 572-0004
|
||
402 779-0004 779-0007
|
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406 225-9902 225-9903
|
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517 422-9996 422-9997
|
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517 423-9996 423-9997
|
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517 455-9996 455-9997
|
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517 563-9996 563-9997
|
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517 663-9996 663-9997
|
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517 851-9996 851-9997
|
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609 921-9929 921-9930
|
||
609 994-9929 994-9930
|
||
616 997-9996 997-9997
|
||
708 724-9951 724-????
|
||
713 224-1499 759-1799
|
||
713 324-1499 324-1799
|
||
713 342-1499 342-1799
|
||
713 351-1499 351-1799
|
||
713 354-1499 354-1799
|
||
713 356-1499 356-1799
|
||
713 442-1499 442-1799
|
||
713 447-1499 447-1799
|
||
713 455-1499 455-1799
|
||
713 458-1499 458-1799
|
||
713 462-1499 462-1799
|
||
713 466-1499 466-1799
|
||
713 468-1499 468-1799
|
||
713 469-1499 469-1799
|
||
713 471-1499 471-1799
|
||
713 481-1499 481-1799
|
||
713 482-1499 482-1799
|
||
713 484-1499 484-1799
|
||
713 487-1499 487-1799
|
||
713 489-1499 489-1799
|
||
713 492-1499 492-1799
|
||
713 493-1499 493-1799
|
||
713 524-1499 524-1799
|
||
713 526-1499 526-1799
|
||
713 555-1499 555-1799
|
||
713 661-1499 661-1799
|
||
713 664-1499 664-1799
|
||
713 665-1499 665-1799
|
||
713 666-1499 666-1799
|
||
713 667-1499 667-1799
|
||
713 682-1499 976-1799
|
||
713 771-1499 771-1799
|
||
713 780-1499 780-1799
|
||
713 781-1499 997-1799
|
||
713 960-1499 960-1799
|
||
713 977-1499 977-1799
|
||
713 988-1499 988-1799
|
||
805 528-0044 528-0045
|
||
805 544-0044 544-0045
|
||
805 773-0044 773-0045
|
||
808 235-9907 235-9908
|
||
808 239-9907 239-9908
|
||
808 245-9907 245-9908
|
||
808 247-9907 247-9908
|
||
808 261-9907 261-9908
|
||
808 322-9907 322-9908
|
||
808 328-9907 328-9908
|
||
808 329-9907 329-9908
|
||
808 332-9907 332-9908
|
||
808 335-9907 335-9908
|
||
808 572-9907 572-9908
|
||
808 623-9907 623-9908
|
||
808 624-9907 624-9908
|
||
808 668-9907 668-9908
|
||
808 742-9907 742-9908
|
||
808 879-9907 879-9908
|
||
808 882-9907 882-9908
|
||
808 885-9907 885-9908
|
||
808 959-9907 959-9908
|
||
808 961-9907 961-9908
|
||
810 362-9996 362-9997
|
||
813 385-9971 385-xxxx
|
||
908 254-9929 254-9930
|
||
908 558-9929 558-9930
|
||
908 560-9929 560-9930
|
||
908 776-9930 776-9930
|
||
|
||
What is a CNA number?
|
||
|
||
CNA stands for Customer Name and Address. The CNA number is a phone number
|
||
for telephone company personnel to call and get the name and address for a
|
||
phone number. If a telephone lineman finds a phone line he does not
|
||
recognize, he can use the ANI number to find it's phone number and then
|
||
call the CNA operator to see who owns it and where they live.
|
||
|
||
Normal CNA numbers are available only to telephone company personnel.
|
||
Private citizens may now legally get CNA information from private
|
||
companies. Two such companies are:
|
||
|
||
Unidirectory (900)933-3330
|
||
Telename (900)884-1212
|
||
|
||
Note that these are 900 numbers, and will cost you approximately one dollar
|
||
per minute.
|
||
|
||
If you are in 312 or 708, AmeriTech has a pay-for-play CNA service
|
||
available to the general public. The number is 796-9600. The cost is
|
||
$.35/call and can look up two numbers per call.
|
||
|
||
If you are in 415, Pacific Bell offers a public access CNA service at
|
||
(415)781-5271.
|
||
|
||
What is the telephone company CNA number for my area?
|
||
|
||
203 (203)771-8080 CT
|
||
312 (312)796-9600 Chicago, IL
|
||
506 (506)555-1313 New Brunswick
|
||
513 (513)397-9110 Cincinnati/Dayton, OH
|
||
516 (516)321-5700 Hempstead/Long Island, NY
|
||
518 (518)471-8111 Albany/Schenectady/Troy, NY
|
||
614 (614)464-0123 Columbus/Steubenville, OH
|
||
813 (813)270-8711 Ft. Meyers/St. Petersburg/Tampa, FL
|
||
|
||
(Italic indicates updated CNA's, while bold indicates new CNA's.)
|
||
|
||
What are some numbers that always ring busy?
|
||
|
||
216 xxx-9887 Akron/Canton/Cleveland/Lorain/Youngstown, OH
|
||
303 431-0000 Denver, CO
|
||
303 866-8660 Denver, CO
|
||
316 952-7265 Dodge City/Wichita, KS
|
||
501 377-99xx AR
|
||
719 472-3773 Colorado Springs/Leadville/Pueblo, CO
|
||
805 255-0699 Bakersfield/Santa Barbara, CA
|
||
818 885-0699 Pasadena, CA
|
||
906 632-9999 Marquette/Sault Ste. Marie, MI
|
||
906 635-9999 Marquette/Sault Ste. Marie, MI
|
||
914 576-9903 Peekskill/Poughkeepsie/White Plains/Yonkers, NY
|
||
|
||
What are some numbers that temporarily disconnect phone service?
|
||
|
||
314 511 Columbia/Jefferson City/St.Louis, MO (1 minute)
|
||
404 420 Atlanta, GA (5 minutes)
|
||
405 953 Enid/Oklahoma City, OK (1 minute)
|
||
407 511 Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL (1 minute)
|
||
512 200 Austin/Corpus Christi, TX (1 minute)
|
||
516 480 Hempstead/Long Island, NY (1 minute)
|
||
603 980 NH
|
||
614 xxx-9894 Columbus/Steubenville, OH
|
||
805 119 Bakersfield/Santa Barbara, CA (3 minutes)
|
||
919 211 or 511 Durham, NC (10 min - 1 hour)
|
||
|
||
What is a Proctor Test Set?
|
||
|
||
A Proctor Test Set is a tool used by telco personell to diagnose problems
|
||
with phone lines. You call the Proctor Test Set number and press buttons on
|
||
a touch tone phone to active the tests you select.
|
||
|
||
What is a Proctor Test Set in my area?
|
||
|
||
805 111 Bakersfield/Santa Barbara, CA
|
||
909 117 Tyler, TX
|
||
913 611-1111 Lawrence/Salina/Topeka, KS
|
||
|
||
What is scanning?
|
||
|
||
Scanning is dialing a large number of telephone numbers in the hope of
|
||
finding interesting carriers (computers) or tones.
|
||
|
||
Scanning can be done by hand, although dialing several thousand telephone
|
||
numbers by hand is extremely boring and takes a long time.
|
||
|
||
Much better is to use a scanning program, sometimes called a war dialer or
|
||
a demon dialer. Currently, the best war dialer available to PC-DOS users is
|
||
ToneLoc from Minor Threat and Mucho Maas. ToneLoc can be FTPed from
|
||
ftp.paranoia.com.
|
||
|
||
A war dialer will dial a range of numbers and log what it finds at each
|
||
number. You can then only dial up the numbers that the war dialer marked as
|
||
carriers or tones.
|
||
|
||
Is scanning illegal?
|
||
|
||
Excerpt from: 2600, Spring 1990, Page 27:
|
||
|
||
In some places, scanning has been made illegal. It would be hard,
|
||
though, for someone to file a complaint against you for scanning since
|
||
the whole purpose is to call every number once and only once. It's
|
||
not likely to be thought of as harassment by anyone who gets a single
|
||
phone call from a scanning computer. Some central offices have been
|
||
known to react strangely when people start scanning. Sometimes you're
|
||
unable to get a dialtone for hours after you start scanning. But
|
||
there is no uniform policy. The best thing to do is to first find out
|
||
if you've got some crazy law saying you can't do it. If, as is
|
||
likely, there is no such law, the only way to find out what happens is
|
||
to give it a try.
|
||
|
||
It should be noted that a law making scanning illegal was recently passed
|
||
in Colorado Springs, CO. It is now illegal to place a call in Colorado
|
||
Springs without the intent to communicate.
|
||
|
||
Where can I purchase a lineman's handset?
|
||
|
||
Contact East
|
||
335 Willow Street
|
||
North Andover, MA 01845-5995
|
||
(508)682-2000
|
||
|
||
Jensen Tools
|
||
7815 S. 46th Street
|
||
Phoenix, AZ 85044-5399
|
||
|
||
Time Motion Tools
|
||
12778 Brookprinter Place
|
||
Poway, CA 92064
|
||
(619)679-0303
|
||
|
||
What are the DTMF frequencies?
|
||
|
||
DTMF stands for Dual Tone Multi Frequency. These are the tones you get when
|
||
you press a key on your telephone touchpad. The tone of the button is the
|
||
sum of the column and row tones. The ABCD keys do not exist on standard
|
||
telephones.
|
||
|
||
1209 1336 1477 1633
|
||
|
||
697 1 2 3 A
|
||
|
||
770 4 5 6 B
|
||
|
||
852 7 8 9 C
|
||
|
||
941 * 0 # D
|
||
|
||
What are the frequencies of the telephone tones?
|
||
|
||
Type Hz On Off
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
Dial Tone 350 & 440 --- ---
|
||
Busy Signal 480 & 620 0.5 0.5
|
||
Toll Congestion 480 & 620 0.2 0.3
|
||
Ringback (Normal) 440 & 480 2.0 4.0
|
||
Ringback (PBX) 440 & 480 1.5 4.5
|
||
Reorder (Local) 480 & 620 3.0 2.0
|
||
Invalid Number 200 & 400
|
||
Hang Up Warning 1400 & 2060 0.1 0.1
|
||
Hang Up 2450 & 2600 --- ---
|
||
|
||
What are all/most of the * codes?
|
||
|
||
Local Area Signalling Services (LASS) and Custom Calling Feature Control
|
||
Codes:
|
||
|
||
(These appear to be standard, but may be changed locally)
|
||
|
||
Service Tone Pulse/rotary Notes
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
Assistance/Police *12 n/a [1]
|
||
Cancel forwarding *30 n/a [C1]
|
||
Automatic Forwarding *31 n/a [C1]
|
||
Notify *32 n/a [C1] [2]
|
||
Intercom Ring 1 (..) *51 1151 [3]
|
||
Intercom Ring 2 (.._) *52 1152 [3]
|
||
Intercom Ring 3 (._.) *53 1153 [3]
|
||
Extension Hold *54 1154 [3]
|
||
Call Redial *55 n/a
|
||
Customer Originated Trace *57 1157
|
||
Selective Call Rejection *60 1160 (or Call Screen)
|
||
Selective Distinct Alert *61 1161
|
||
Selective Call Acceptance *62 1162
|
||
Selective Call Forwarding *63 1163
|
||
ICLID Activation *65 1165
|
||
Call Return (outgoing) *66 1166
|
||
Number Display Blocking *67 1167 [4]
|
||
Computer Access Restriction *68 1168
|
||
Call Return (incoming) *69 1169
|
||
Call Waiting disable *70 1170 [4]
|
||
No Answer Call Transfer *71 1171
|
||
Usage Sensitive 3 way call *71 1171
|
||
Call Forwarding: start *72 or 72# 1172
|
||
Call Forwarding: cancel *73 or 73# 1173
|
||
Speed Calling (8 numbers) *74 or 74# 1174
|
||
Speed Calling (30 numbers) *75 or 75# 1175
|
||
Anonymous Call Rejection *77 1177 [5] [M: *58]
|
||
Call Screen Disable *80 1160 (or Call Screen) [M: *50]
|
||
Selective Distinct Disable *81 1161 [M: *51]
|
||
Select. Acceptance Disable *82 1162
|
||
Select. Forwarding Disable *83 1163 [M: *53]
|
||
ICLID Disable *85 1165
|
||
Call Return (cancel out) *86 1186 [6] [M: *56]
|
||
Anon. Call Reject (cancel) *87 1187 [5] [M: *68]
|
||
Call Return (cancel in) *89 1189 [6] [M: *59]
|
||
|
||
Notes:
|
||
|
||
[C1] - Means code used for Cellular One service
|
||
[1] - for cellular in Pittsburgh, PA A/C 412 in some areas
|
||
[2] - indicates that you are not local and maybe how to reach you
|
||
[3] - found in Pac Bell territory; Intercom ring causes a distinctive
|
||
ring to be generated on the current line; Hold keeps a call
|
||
connected until another extension is picked up
|
||
[4] - applied once before each call
|
||
[5] - A.C.R. blocks calls from those who blocked Caller ID
|
||
(used in C&P territory, for instance)
|
||
[6] - cancels further return attempts
|
||
[M: *xx] - alternate code used for MLVP (multi-line variety package)
|
||
by Bellcore. It goes by different names in different RBOCs.
|
||
In Bellsouth it is called Prestige. It is an arrangement of
|
||
ESSEX like features for single or small multiple line groups.
|
||
|
||
The reason for different codes for some features in MLVP is that
|
||
call-pickup is *8 in MLVP so all *8x codes are reaasigned *5x
|
||
|
||
What frequencies do cordless phones operate on?
|
||
|
||
Here are the frequencies for the first generation 46/49mhz phones.
|
||
|
||
Channel Handset Transmit Base Transmit
|
||
------- ---------------- -------------
|
||
1 49.670mhz 46.610mhz
|
||
2 49.845 46.630
|
||
3 49.860 46.670
|
||
4 49.770 46.710
|
||
5 49.875 46.730
|
||
6 49.830 46.770
|
||
7 49.890 46.830
|
||
8 49.930 46.870
|
||
9 49.990 46.930
|
||
10 49.970 46.970
|
||
|
||
The new "900mhz" cordless phones have been allocated the frequencies
|
||
between 902-228MHz, with channel spacing between 30-100KHz.
|
||
|
||
Following are some examples of the frequencies used by phones currently on
|
||
the market.
|
||
|
||
Panasonic KX-T9000 (60 Channels)
|
||
base 902.100 - 903.870 Base frequencies (30Khz spacing)
|
||
handset 926.100 - 927.870 Handset frequencies
|
||
CH BASE HANDSET CH BASE HANDSET CH BASE HANDSET
|
||
-- ------- ------- -- ------- ------- -- ------- -------
|
||
01 902.100 926.100 11 902.400 926.400 21 902.700 926.700
|
||
02 902.130 926.130 12 902.430 926.430 22 902.730 926.730
|
||
03 902.160 926.160 13 902.460 926.460 23 902.760 926.760
|
||
04 902.190 926.190 14 902.490 926.490 24 902.790 926.790
|
||
05 902.220 926.220 15 902.520 926.520 25 902.820 926.820
|
||
06 902.250 926.250 16 902.550 926.550 26 902.850 926.850
|
||
07 902.280 926.280 17 902.580 926.580 27 902.880 926.880
|
||
08 902.310 926.310 18 902.610 926.610 28 902.910 926.910
|
||
09 902.340 926.340 19 902.640 926.640 29 902.940 926.940
|
||
10 902.370 926.370 20 902.670 926.670 30 902.970 926.970
|
||
31 903.000 927.000 41 903.300 927.300 51 903.600 927.600
|
||
32 903.030 927.030 42 903.330 927.330 52 903.630 927.630
|
||
33 903.060 927.060 43 903.360 927.360 53 903.660 927.660
|
||
34 903.090 927.090 44 903.390 927.390 54 903.690 927.690
|
||
35 903.120 927.120 45 903.420 927.420 55 903.720 927.720
|
||
36 903.150 927.150 46 903.450 927.450 56 903.750 927.750
|
||
37 903.180 927.180 47 903.480 927.480 57 903.780 927.780
|
||
38 903.210 927.210 48 903.510 927.510 58 903.810 927.810
|
||
39 903.240 927.240 49 903.540 927.540 59 903.840 927.840
|
||
40 903.270 927.270 50 903.570 927.570 60 903.870 927.870
|
||
|
||
V-TECH TROPEZ DX900 (20 CHANNELS)
|
||
905.6 - 907.5 TRANSPONDER (BASE) FREQUENCIES (100 KHZ SPACING)
|
||
925.5 - 927.4 HANDSET FREQUENCIES
|
||
|
||
CH BASE HANDSET CH BASE HANDSET CH BASE HANDSET
|
||
---- --------- -------------- ---- -------- --------------- ---- -------- ---------------
|
||
01 905.600 925.500 08 906.300 926.200 15 907.000 926.900
|
||
02 905.700 925.600 09 906.400 926.300 16 907.100 927.000
|
||
03 905.800 925.700 10 906.500 926.400 17 907.200 927.100
|
||
04 905.900 925.800 11 906.600 926.500 18 907.300 927.200
|
||
05 906.000 925.900 12 906.700 926.600 19 907.400 927.300
|
||
06 906.100 926.000 13 906.800 926.700 20 907.500 927.400
|
||
07 906.200 926.100 14 906.900 926.800
|
||
|
||
OTHER 900 MHZ CORDLESS PHONES
|
||
AT&T #9120 - - - - - 902.0 - 905.0 & 925.0 - 928.0 MHZ
|
||
OTRON CORP. #CP-1000 902.1 - 903.9 & 926.1 - 927.9 MHZ
|
||
SAMSUNG #SP-R912- - - 903.0 & 927.0 MHZ
|
||
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What is Caller-ID?
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This FAQ answer is stolen from Rockwell:
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Calling Number Delivery (CND), better known as Caller ID, is a telephone
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service intended for residential and small business customers. It allows
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the called Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to receive a calling party's
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directory number and the date and time of the call during the first 4
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second silent interval in the ringing cycle.
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Parameters
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The data signalling interface has the following characteristics:
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Link Type: 2-wire, simplex
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Transmission Scheme: Analog, phase-coherent FSK
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Logical 1 (mark) 1200 +/- 12 Hz
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Logical 0 (space) 2200 +/- 22 Hz
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Transmission Rate: 1200 bps
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Transmission Level: 13.5 +/- dBm into 900 ohm load
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Protocol
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The protocol uses 8-bit data words (bytes), each bounded by a start bit and
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a stop bit. The CND message uses the Single Data Message format shown
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below.
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| Channel | Carrier | Message | Message | Data | Checksum |
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| Seizure | Signal | Type | Length | Word(s) | Word |
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| Signal | | Word | Word | | |
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Channel Siezure Signal
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The channel seizure is 30 continuous bytes of 55h (01010101) providing a
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detectable alternating function to the CPE (i.e. the modem data pump).
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Carrier Signal
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The carrier signal consists of 130 +/- 25 mS of mark (1200 Hz) to condition
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the receiver for data.
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Message Type Word
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The message type word indicates the service and capability associated with
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the data message. The message type word for CND is 04h (00000100).
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Message Length Word
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The message length word specifies the total number of data words to follow.
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Data Words
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The data words are encoded in ASCII and represent the following
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information:
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* The first two words represent the month
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* The next two words represent the day of the month
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* The next two words represent the hour in local military time
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* The next two words represent the minute after the hour
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* The calling party's directory number is represented by the remaining
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words in the data word field
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If the calling party's directory number is not available to the terminating
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central office, the data word field contains an ASCII "O". If the calling
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party invokes the privacy capability, the data word field contains an ASCII
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"P".
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Checksum Word
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The Checksum Word contains the twos complement of the modulo 256 sum of the
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other words in the data message (i.e., message type, message length, and
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data words). The receiving equipment may calculate the modulo 256 sum of
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the received words and add this sum to the reveived checksum word. A result
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of zero generally indicates that the message was correctly received.
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Message retransmission is not supported.
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Example CNS Single Data Message
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An example of a received CND message, beginning with the message type word,
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follows:
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04 12 30 39 33 30 31 32 32 34 36 30 39 35 35 35 31 32 31 32 51
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04h= Calling number delivery information code (message type word)
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12h= 18 decimal; Number of data words (date,time, and directory
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number words)
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ASCII 30,39= 09; September
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ASCII 33,30= 30; 30th day
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ASCII 31,32= 12; 12:00 PM
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ASCII 32,34= 24; 24 minutes (i.e., 12:24 PM)
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ASCII 36,30,39,35,35,35,31,32,31,32= (609) 555-1212; calling
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party's directory number
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51h= Checksum Word
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Data Access Arrangement (DAA) Requirements
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To receive CND information, the modem monitors the phone line between the
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first and second ring bursts without causing the DAA to go off hook in the
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conventional sense, which would inhibit the transmission of CND by the
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local central office. A simple modification to an existing DAA circuit
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easily accomplishes the task.
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Modem Requirements
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Although the data signalling interface parameters match those of a Bell 202
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modem, the receiving CPE need not be a Bell 202 modem. A V.23 1200 bps
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modem receiver may be used to demodulate the Bell 202 signal. The ring
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indicate bit (RI) may be used on a modem to indicate when to monitor the
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phone line for CND information. After the RI bit sets, indicating the first
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ring burst, the host waits for the RI bit to reset. The host then
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configures the modem to monitor the phone line for CND information.
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Signalling
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According to Bellcore specifications, CND signalling starts as early as 300
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mS after the first ring burst and ends at least 475 mS before the second
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ring burst
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Applications
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Once CND information is received the user may process the information in a
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number of ways.
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1. The date, time, and calling party's directory number can be displayed.
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2. Using a look-up table, the calling party's directory number can be
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correlated with his or her name and the name displayed.
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3. CND information can also be used in additional ways such as for:
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1. Bulletin board applications
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2. Black-listing applications
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3. Keeping logs of system user calls, or
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4. Implementing a telemarketing data base
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References
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For more information on Calling Number Delivery (CND), refer to Bellcore
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publications TR-TSY-000030 and TR-TSY-000031.
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To obtain Bellcore documents contact:
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Bellcore Customer Service
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60 New England Avenue, Room 1B252
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Piscataway, NJ 08834-4196
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(908) 699-5800
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How do I block Caller-ID?
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Always test as much as possible before relying on any method of blocking
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Caller-ID. Some of these methods work in some areas, but not in others.
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Dial *67 before you dial the number. (141 in the United Kingdom)
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Dial your local TelCo and have them add Caller-ID block to your line.
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Dial the 0 Operator and have him or her place the call for you.
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Dial the call using a pre-paid phone card.
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Dial through Security Consultants at (900)PREVENT for U.S. calls
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($1.99/minute) or (900)STONEWALL for international calls ($3.99/minute).
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Dial from a pay phone. :-)
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What is a PBX?
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||
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A PBX is a Private Branch Exchange. A PBX is a small telephone switch owned
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||
by a company or organization. Let's say your company has a thousand
|
||
employees. Without a PBX, you would need a thousand phone lines. However,
|
||
only 10% of your employees are talking on the phone at one time. What if
|
||
you had a computer that automatically found an outside line every time one
|
||
of your employees picked up the telephone. With this type of system, you
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||
could get by with only paying for one hundred phone lines. This is a PBX.
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What is a VMB?
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A VMB is a Voice Mail Box. A VMB is a computer that acts as an answering
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||
machine for hundreds or thousands of users. Each user will have their own
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||
Voice Mail Box on the system. Each mail box will have a box number and a
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||
pass code.
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||
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||
Without a passcode, you will usually be able to leave messages to users on
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||
the VMB system. With a passcode, you can read messages and administer a
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||
mailbox. Often, mailboxes will exist that were created by default or are no
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||
longer used. These mailboxes may be taken over by guessing their passcode.
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Often the passcode will be the mailbox number or a common number such as
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||
1234.
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What are the ABCD tones for?
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The ABCD tones are simply additional DTFM tones that may be used in any way
|
||
the standard (0-9) tones are used. The ABCD tones are used in the U.S.
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||
military telephone network (AutoVon), in some Automatic Call Distributor
|
||
(ACD) systems, for control messages in some PBX systems, and in some
|
||
amateur radio auto-patches.
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||
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||
In the AutoVon network, special telephones are equipped with ABCD keys. The
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||
ABCD keys are defined as such:
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||
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||
A - Flash
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B - Flash override priority
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||
C - Priority communication
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D - Priority override
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||
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||
Using a built-in maintenance mode of the Automatic Call Distributor (ACD)
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||
systems once used by Directory Assistance operators, you could connect two
|
||
callers together.
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||
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||
The purpose of the Silver Box is to create the ABCD tones.
|
||
|
||
|
||
_`'-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-> [ DTMF's phucking with the operators ] <-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-'`_
|
||
|
||
Ever get an operator who gave you a hard time, cuz u kept calling
|
||
back talking, asking dumb questionz, or cussig at her and you didn't no
|
||
what to du? Well if the operator hears you use a little Bell jargon, she might
|
||
wise up. Here is a little diagram (excuse the artwork) of the structure of
|
||
operators
|
||
|
||
/-----------\ /------\ /------\
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||
!Operator!-- > ! S.A. ! --->! BOS !
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||
\-----------/ \------/ \------/
|
||
!
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||
!
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||
V
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||
/-----------------\
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||
! Group Chief !
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||
\-----------------/
|
||
|
||
Now most of the operators are not bugged, so they can curse at you, if they
|
||
do ask INSTANTLY for the "S.A." or the Service Assistant. The operator does not
|
||
report to her (95% of them are hers) but they will solve most of your problems.
|
||
She MUST give you her name as she connects & all of these calls are bugged. If
|
||
the SA gives you a rough time get her BOS (Business Office Supervisor) on the
|
||
line. S/He will almost always back her girls up, but sometimes the SA will get
|
||
tarred and feathered. The operator reports to the Group Chief, and S/He will
|
||
solve 100% of your problems, but the chances of getting S/He on the line are
|
||
nill.
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||
If a lineman (the guy who works out on the poles) or an installation man
|
||
gives you the works ask to speak to the Installation Foreman, that works
|
||
wonders.
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||
Here is some other bell jargon, that might come in handy if you are having
|
||
trouble with the line. Or they can be used to lie your way out of
|
||
situations....
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||
|
||
An Erling is a line busy for 1 hour, used mostly in traffic studies A
|
||
Permanent Signal is that terrible howling you get if you disconnect, but don't
|
||
hang up.
|
||
Everyone knows what a busy signal is, but some idiots think that is the
|
||
*Actual* ringing of the phone, when it just is a tone "beeps" when the phone is
|
||
ringing, wouldn't bet on this though, it can (and does) get out of sync.
|
||
When you get a busy signal that is 2 times as fast as the normal one, the
|
||
person you are trying to reach isn't really on the phone, (he might be), it is
|
||
actually the signal that a trunk line somewhere is busy and they haven't or
|
||
can't reroute your call. Sometimes you will get a Recording, or if you get
|
||
nothing at all (Left High & Dry in fone terms) all the recordings are being
|
||
used and the system is really overused, will probably go down in a little
|
||
while. This happened when the bomb went off @ the olimpix, the system just
|
||
couldn't handle the calls. By the way this is called the "reorder signal"
|
||
and the trunk line iz "blocked".
|
||
One more thing, if an overseas call isn't completed and doesn't generate
|
||
any money for AT&T, is is called an "Air & Water Call".
|
||
|
||
_`'-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-> [ who/what the hell is 4matt ] <-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-'`_
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||
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|
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|
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|
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alt.2600/#hack-FAQ
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The Phreakers Manual
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DTMF's phucking with the operators
|
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Marauder of the Legion of Doom
|
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and
|
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_`'-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-> [ the phreax @ 4matt producti0nz ] <-.,_,.-'`_`'-.,_,.-'`_
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