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THE FINE ART OF TELESEARCHING.
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BY DRAGYN
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FIRST OFF, I'M SURE WE ALL KNOW WHAT TELESEARCHING IS, IF NOT DON'T
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READ THIS ARTICLE. TELESEARCHING CAN BE DONE MANY WAYS, DEPENDING ON
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WHAT TYPE OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE THAT YOU HAVE. SOME TELESEARCHING
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SHOULD BE DONE BY HAND, WHILE, THE MAJORITY OF IT CAN BE DONE BY
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COMPUTER. NOW YOU MIGHT SAY, 'WHY DO IT BY HAND?'. WELL TO ANSWER
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THIS QUESTION WE MUST FIRST TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE NIFTY THINGS
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THAT THE PHONE COMPANY HAS HIDDEN IN IT'S VAST MULTITUDE OF CABLES AND
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SWITCHES. IN ALMOST EVERY EXCHANGE, THERE ARE TEST NUMBERS. WHAT THESE
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NUMBERS ARE FOR, YOU GOT ME. BUT SOME ARE INTERESTING AT THAT. UP
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UNTIL RECENTLY, YOU COULD CALL ONE OF THE LOCAL TEST NUMBERS AND CHAT
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WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD CALLED THE SAME NUMBER. BUT, MA BELL,
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DIDN'T LIKE US USING HER LINES TO CHAT FREELY WHEN WE COULD PAY HER TO
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DO THE CONFERENCES FOR US. (THERE ARE OTHER REASONS THAT THEY TURNED
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THEM OFF ALSO.) BUT NOW WHEN YOU CALL THE NUMBERS, NO ONE ELSE COULD
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GET THROUGH, (I.E. BUSY SIGNAL) ON A FEW OF THE NUMBERS YOU CAN CALL
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AND IF YOU LISTEN REAL CLOSELY, YOU CAN SOMETIMES HEAR PEOPLE CHATTING
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AWAY, AND MF TONES ZAPPING ALL AROUND. (NOW, I WONDER WHAT ONE COULD
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HEAR IF THEY HOOKED AN AMPLIFIER UP TO THEIR PHONE...) MOST OF THESE
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NUMBERS CAN BE FOUND IN ANY EXCHANGE ENDING WITH THESE FOUR NUMBERS:
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4010/4011/4012/4098/. BUT REMEMBER THEY AREN'T ALWAYS THERE! NEEDLESS
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TO SAY, THERE ARE MANY NEAT LITTLE NUMBERS THAT CANNOT BE FOUND BY A
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COMPUTER TELESEARCHER. ANOTHER TYPE OF STRANGE NUMBERS THAT YOU FIND
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ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE STRANGE TONES ON THE OTHER END. LIKE THE ONES
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THAT SOUND LIKE SIRENS OR JUST A STEADY BLAST. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO
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KNOW WHAT PURPOSE THESE NUMBERS SERVE AS WELL AS YOU. I HAVE A FEW
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IDEAS, BUT THEY AREN'T WORTH YOUR TIME. THE BEST PART OR AN EXCHANGE
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TO SEARCH BY HAND IS FROM 9800-9999. IN THIS RANGE, YOU WILL GENERALLY
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FIND SPECIAL OPERATORS AND STUFF AS SUCH. BUT REMEMBER, MOST PAY
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PHONES' LAST DIGIT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 9000-9999. SO, IF SOMEONE
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ANSWERS RATHER STRANGELY, IT'S PROBABLY A PAY PHONE.
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NOW, BACK TO COMPUTER TELESEARCHING. HAVING YOUR COMPUTER DO ALL OF
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THE DIALING IS A GREAT HELP, YOU CAN GO TO SLEEP, AND WAKE UP WITH A
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NICE LIST OF NUMBERS TO CHECK OUT IN HE MORNING. HOWEVER, TO MAKE THIS
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LIST MORE ACCURATE, ONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF A FEW THINGS. FIRST:
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TELESEARCHING GENERALLY WORKS BEST IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PHONE LINE
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THAT DOESN'T GET A LOT OF CALLS. THE MORE CALLS THAT YOUR PHONE
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RECEIVES, THE LESS ACCURATE YOUR LIST COULD BE. AND IF YOU ASK WHY,
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HERE'S WHY. WHEN YOUR COMPUTER FINISHES DIALING A NUMBER, IT HAS TO
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HANG UP THE PHONE, AND IN DOING SO, THE LINE BECOMES FREE TO LET CALLS
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IN. IF SOMEONE CALLS YOU AT THIS POINT, YOUR COMPUTER (IF IT'S DIALER
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ISN'T VERY SMART) WILL START DIALING AT THEM, AND YOU WILL LOSE
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NUMBERS THAT COULD BE COMPUTERS. BUT DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF MODEM
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THAT YOU OWN, THIS CAN BE OVERCOME. MODEMS LIKE THAT APPLE-CAT AND THE
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DC HAYES CAN DETECT TO SEE IF THERE IS THE DIAL TONE, AND IF NOT, THEY
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CAN HANG UP, AND PICK THE PHONE UP A FEW SECONDS LATER TO SEE IF IT
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GOT A TONE AGAIN. (ENUF OF THIS)
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I HAVE FOUND THAT THE BEST TIME TO WAIT FOR A CARRIER IS ABOUT 18
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SECONDS DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES YOUR EXCHANGE TO CONNECT TO THE
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OTHER. SOME EXCHANGES ARE VERY SLOW AND YOU HAVE TO COMPENSATE FOR
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THIS IN YOUR DIALER. THE 18 SECONDS ALLOWS THE PHONE TO RING 3 TIMES.
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(MOST COMPUTERS WILL ANSWER AFTER 1-2 RINGS, SO THE THIRD IS A SAFETY
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ONE, UNLESS YOU KNOW OF A COMPUTER THAT USUALLY ANSWERS AFTER MORE
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THAN THAT, THE 18 SECONDS IS SATISFACTORY.
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NOW, WHERE TO LOOK YOU MIGHT ASK. WELL, ONE THING TO DO IS (IF YOU
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HAVE A PARTICULAR COMPANY IN MIND) LOOK UP IT'S PHONE NUMBER IN THE
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PHONE BOOK AND SCAN THAT EXCHANGE. WHAT I HAVE FOUND AS REAL HANDY, IS
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THE NUMBER/LOCATION LIST IN THE FRONT OF THE PHONE BOOK. GOOD PLACES
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TO SEARCH ARE DOWNTOWN AREAS WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF BUSINESSES. I
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DON'T RECOMMEND SCANNING RESIDENTIAL AREAS UNLESS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
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SOMETHING.
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SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY THAT TELESEARCHING IS AGAINST THE LAW. WELL, FOR
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ONE THING, HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN A PHONE CALL FROM SOME COMPUTER THAT
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WANTED TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS? WELL, ALL THESE COMPUTERS DO ALL DAY
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LONG IS DIAL NUMBERS. ESSENTIALLY, THEY ARE DOING TELESEARCHING,
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HOWEVER FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN COMPUTERS. IF SOMEONE GIVES YOU
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TROUBLE, TELL THEM TO PHOCK OFF, SINCE YOU AREN'T VIOLATING ANYONES'
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RIGHTS BY CALLING THEM. THEY PAID FOR THAT PHONE AND YOU HAVE AS MUCH
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RIGHT TO CALL THEM AS ANY JERK IN THE WORLD. AND I NEVER HEARD OF A
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LAW THAT SAID YOU COULDN'T CALL ANYONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
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EITHER.
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NOW, WHAT DO YOU DO THAT YOU HAVE 69 ZILLION PHONE NUMBERS? WELL,
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DEPENDING ON HOW INTERESTED YOU ARE, YOU COULD CALL EVERY ONE TO SEE
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IF THERE IS ACTUALLY A COMPUTER THERE. BUT MOST OF US AREN'T THAT
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DEDICATED IF YOU HAVE A WHOLE MESS OF NUMBERS. NOW COMES THE PART OF
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IDENTIFYING THE NUMBERS. YOU WILL PROBABLY FIND A LOT OF NUMBERS THAT
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DO NOTHING WHEN YOU CALL THEM. THIS COULD BE DUE TO A LOT OF
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REASONS. ONE COULD BE THAT THEY HAVE EXCELLENT SECURITY (BOO). OR,
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YOU AREN'T IN THE RIGHT BAUD RATE (I.E. 1200/300/110/ ETC. [ AND SOME
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EVEN RUN ON A DIFFERENT ASCII SET.]). AND THERE ARE THE 'TELEX' TYPE
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COMPUTERS THAT ARE SET UP TO RECEIVE DATA ONLY. THESE CARRIERS CAN
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USUALLY BE IDENTIFIED BY TYPING CTRL-E (HERE-IS MSG). BUT REMEMBER,
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THESE SYSTEMS RECORD EVERYTHING THAT YOU TYPE!
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I COULD CONTINUE THIS ARTICLE FURTHER, BUT SOMETHINGS ARE BEST LEFT
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UNKNOWN.
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THE DRAGYN
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