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anytime...
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OKAY, HERE COMES....
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= =
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- RAMBUG'S HACKING VOLUME #1 -
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= =------------------------= =
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- -
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= -CALL THESE GENODICAL SYSTEMS- =
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- =--------------------------= -
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= =
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- THE NEUTRAL ZONE ][ (604) 478-1363 -
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= TCL (604) 384-3085 =
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- /\/\ETALLAND 1 (503) 538-0761
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= /\/\ETALLAND ][ (503) 253-5300 =
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- THE METAL AE (201) 879-6668 -
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= =
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IN THIS VOLUME, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
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OPERATORS OF MA BELL AND LOOK INTO AREA
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CODES. ONE MORE THING, I WOULD LIKE TO
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GIVE SPECIAL THANXS TO THE FOLLOWING
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PEOPLE FOR THERE SUPPORT:
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JUDGE DREDD
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THE WOLF
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MYSTIC WARRIOR
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---------------------------------------
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NOW ON WITH IT. THERE ARE BASICALLY 7
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TYPES OF OPERATORS. SOME CAN BE VERY
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USEFUL FOR INFORMATION, LIKE LITTLE
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HINTS FOR SPRINT AND MCI CODES! ANY
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WAYS, I WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE7
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OPERATORS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.
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TRAFFIC SERVICE POSISTION OPERATORS
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=---------------------------------=
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THIS OPERATOR IS THE OPERATOR YOU
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USUALLY HEAR WHEN YOU CALL FROM A PAY
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PHONE. SHE IS IN CHARGE OF GETTING ALL
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BILLING INFO FOR CALLING CARDS AND
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THIRD NUMBER CALLS. MAKING SURE YOU GET
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THE RIGHT PERSON ON 1 TO 1 CALLS.
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MAKING SURE THE PERSON ON THE OTHER
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WILL PAY FOR THE COLLECT CALL. AND
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST VERIFYING CALLING
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CARDS, AND MAKING SURE YOU AREN'T
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USING A CALLING CARD YOU AREN'T SUPP-
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OSED TO BE USING. DON'T FUCK WITH THESE
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OPERATORS, FOR THEY ARE DANGEROUS. THEY
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ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THE CAPABILITIES OF
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KNOWING IF YOU ARE CALLING FROM A
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FORTRESS PHONE.
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INWARD OPERATORS
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=--------------=
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THIS OPERATOR IS BASICALLY THE "0"
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OPERATOR. SHE ISN'T MUCH OF USE. SHE
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CAN JUST TELL YOU THINGS LIKE L.D.
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INFORMATION. SHE CAN BE QUITE HELPFUL
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FOR SPRINT NUMBERS. I KNOW ONE GUY WHO
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SAID HE WANTED TO KNOW THE LOCAL SPRINT
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NUMBERS TO CALL HIS GRANDMA, AND SHE
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WAS RETARDED ENOUGH TO BELIEVE HIM.
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DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THESE RETARDS
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THOUGH, IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL FOR THEM
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TO LISTEN IN ON YOUR PHONE CALLS IF
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THEY THINK AN ILLEGAL ACT IS GOING ON.
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ALSO, THEY HAVE THE POWER TO MONITOR
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YOUR PHONE AT ALL TIMES (MODEM OR NO
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MODEM!).
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DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE OPERATORS
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THIS OPERATOR IS NOT MUCH OF A HELP IN
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THE WAY OF HACKING, BUT SHE CAN BE
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HELPFUL FOR PREFIXES. I ASKED HERE ONCE
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FOR THE OTHER SURROUNDING PREFIXES OF
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SEATTLE, AND SHE GAME THEM TO ME. IT
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CAME IN VERY HELPFUL FOR GETTING MCI
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NUMBERS. BASICALLY, YOU PHONE THIS
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OPERATOR AND YOU GET PHONE NUMBERS OF
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HER. NO BIG DEAL!
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DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEAF
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=-------------------------------=
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THESE OPERATORS ARE VERY, VERY HELPFUL,
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FOR HACKING THAT IS. MOST DEAF PEOPLE
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HAVE TELETYPEWRITER TERMINALS. SHE
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TALKS TO THEM LIKE I WOULD TALK TO YOU
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VIA A MODEM. IN FACT, THAT IS BASICALLY
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WHAT A TELETYPEWRITER IS, A MODEM. HERE
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IS A HELPFUL HINT FOR USING THIS
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OPERATOR. PLAY DUMB, AND YOU WILL GET
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ANYTHING OUT OF HER. ONE MORE THING,
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ALOT OF MODEMS CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH
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TELETYPEWRITER BECAUSE THEY THEY DON'T
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SUPPORT BAUDOUT. THE MODEMS I KNOW THAT
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SUPPORT BAUDOUT, ARE AWESOME APPLE CATS
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AND COOL PROMODEMS!
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CN/A OPERATORS
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THESE OPERATORS ARE PROBABLY THE BEST
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OPERATORS FOR HACKING! THEY CAN GIVE
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YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT. THE TROUBLE IS,
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HOW DO YOU GET IT. ANYWAYS, THESE
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OPERATORS WILL GIVE YOU UNLISTED
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NUMBERS IF YOU HAVE A CALLING CARD.
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THEY ARE VERY SECRETIVE, AND DON'T
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LET PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING.
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BUT IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE BEUTIES
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AS FRIENDS, YOU'VE GOT IT MADE!
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INTERCEPT OPERATORS
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THESE OPERATORS ARE IN CHARGE OF
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SECURITY. IF YOU ARE REPORTED TO THE
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COPS, FOR USING DIALERS OR HACKERS,
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CHANCES ARE, IT WAS THESE BITCHES WHO
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NARKED ON YOU. THEY FLIRT THEIR TRASERS
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AND ARE QUICK WITH ONE. GET CAUGHT BY
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ONE OF THESE OPERATORS AND YOU'LL
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BE WAISTED!
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OUTER OPERATORS
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=-------------=
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THESE OPERATORS ARE IN CHARGE OF
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CONNECTION YOU TO ELECTRONIC SWITCH-
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BOARDS. THEY CAN BE VERY USEFUL
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OPERATORS IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
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DOING. MORE ON THESE OPERATORS IN
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RAMBUG'S HACKING VOLUME #2.
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WELL, THAT BASICALLY COVERS THE
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OPERATORS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE
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BITCHES CAN BE USEFUL.
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NOW TO SHOW YOU HOW AREA CODES WORK.
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THE FIRST NUMBER OF THE AREA CODE IS
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A NUMBER FROM 2 - 9. THE SECOND NUMBER
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IS 0 - 9. THE THIRD NUMBER IS FROM
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0 - 1. USUALLY AN AREA CODE CAN'T ROSS
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OVER A PROVINCES/STATES LINE. THI
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MEANS, YOU CAN'T HAVE THE SAME AREA
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CODE FOR VICTORIA AND TORONTO. BUT,
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I REPEAT BUT, HERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS:
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510 - TWX (USA)
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610 - TWX (CANANDA)
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700 - RESERVED FOR LATER USAGE
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710 - TWX (USA)
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800 - WATTS LINES
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810 - DIAL-IT SERVICES
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910 - TWX (USA & CANADA)
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EXPLANATIONS ON THESE SERVICES ON
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WILL BE MORE EXPLAINED IN RAMBUG'S
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HACKING VOLUME #2. WELL, THIS WRAPPES
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UP THIS VOLUME. I HOPE THIS FILE HELPS
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YOU MORE ON THE WORLD OF HACKING.
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ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, YOU CAN
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REACH ME ON ANY OF THE BOARDS I
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MENTIONED IN THE TITLE. WELL, BY FOR
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NOW, AND REMEMBER, KEEP HACKING!
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THIS FILE RELEASED ON: 05/21/86
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-RB-
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TURN
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---===---===---===---===---===---===---
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= =
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- RAMBUG'S HACKING VOLUME #2 -
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= =------------------------= =
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- -CALL THESE GENODICAL SYSTEMS- -
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= =--------------------------= =
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- =
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- THE NEUTRAL ZONE ][ (604) 478-1363 -
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= TCL (604) 384-3085 =
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- /\/\ETALLAND 1 (503) 538-0761 -
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= /\/\ETALLAND ][ (503) 253-5300 =
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- THE METAL AE (201) 879-6668 -
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= =
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---===---===---===---===---===---===---
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IN THIS VOLUME, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
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OUTER OPERATORS, THE MOST IMPORTANT
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OPERATORS, AND MOST INFORMITIVE BY
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FAR. ALSO, LIKE I PROMISED IN THE LAST
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VOLUME, WE WOULD TALK MORE ABOUT THOSE
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AREA CODE EXCEPTIONS. JUST BEFORE I GO
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ON, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY THANXS
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ONCE AGAIN TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THERE
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SUPPORT:
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JUDGE DREDD
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THE WOLF
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MYSTIC WARRIOR
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---------------------------------------
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NOW LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE ISSUE.
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AS I WAS SAYING IN VOLUME #1, OUTER
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OPERATORS ARE IN CHARGE OF CONNECTING
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YOU TO ELECTRONIC SWITCHBOARDS. YOU
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KNOW, LIKE SAY YOU WANT TO CALL THROUGH
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*SPRINT* OR *MCI*, YOU HAVE TO TYPE IN
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YOUR 6-8 DIGIT CODE, AND IF YOU JUST
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CALLED ANY OLD NUMBER AND PUNCHED IN
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YOUR A CODE, THEY OPERATOR WOULD THINK
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YOU BELONGED TO A MENTAL INSTITUTE!
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NOW, WHEN YOU CALL A SPRINT NUMBER OR
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MCI NUMBER, YOU ARE GOING THROUGH AN
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OUTER OPERATOR, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT
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KNOW IT. WHEN YOU DIAL THE SPRINT/MCI
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NUMBER, YOU ARE REALLY CALLING THE
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OUTER OPERATOR, WHO IN TURN CONNECTS
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YOU TO THE SWITCHBOARD. YOU SAY, HOLY
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SHIT, SHE CAN SEE WHAT I AM DOING, AND
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WILL KNOW I AM PHREAKING VIA THE
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SPRINT/MCI SWITCHBOARDS THAT A COMPANY
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IS RENTING! MY ANSWER: NOPE, SHE CAN'T
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SEE NOTHING YOU TYPE OR DO, IN FACT,
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SHE DOEN'T EVEN KNOW THE NUMBER YOU
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ARE CALLING FROM. THEY YOU SAY, I HAVE
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NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WRONG! THE
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OUTER OPERATOR CAN'T TRACE YOU, BUT
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THE SWITCHBOARD CAN! THAT IS WHY THERE
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IS A RISK CALLING AND HACKING AT
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SPRINT/MCI CODES. HERE ARE A FEW HINTS
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SO YOU DON'T GET CAUGHT USING
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SPRINT/MCI WHEN YOU FINALLY (SIGH) GET
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A CODE.
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[1] TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT COMPANY'S
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CODE YOU HAVE. THAT WAY, YOU KNOW
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WHAT TO CALL. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU
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HAVE THE CODE FOR SHOPPERS DRUG
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MART, YOU WOULDN'T CALL SAFEHOUSE
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BBS IN NEW YORK! BUT IF YOU HAD
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THE CODE FOR NATIONAL TELEWORKS
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CORPORATION, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE
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CALLING A BBS.
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[2] CALL AT ONLY THE BUSINESS'S HOURS
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OF OPERATION, IT WOULD LOOK STUPID
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AND SUSPICIOUS CALLING AT 3:00 AM
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WHEN THE COMPANY'S OFFICE BUILDING
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IS CLOSED.
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[3] NEVER CALL SOMETHING THAT IS
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CONNECTED TO A PHONE COMPANY.
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THAT COULD PROVE TO BE DARING
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AND VERY DANGEROUS.
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[4] NEVER CALL FROM A FORTRESS PHONE,
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BECAUSE IF YOU DO, THE VERY TIME
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YOU CONNECT, IT WILL COME UP ON
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AN INTERCEPT OPERATORS COMPUTER
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(READ ABOUT THESE IN VOLUME #1.)
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WELL, THAT IS BASICALLY IT ON HINTS,
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AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, NEVER DO STUPID
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THINGS WHEN CALLING THROUGH SPRINT OR
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MCI. YOU WOULD BE PUTTING YOUR
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PHREAKING CAREER ON THE LINE.
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NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE AREA CODE
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EXCEPTIONS I MENTIONED IN VOLUME #1.
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HERE IS A DETAILED DEFINITION OF EACH
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OF THE AREA NUMBERS THAT I MENTIONED
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WERE USED IN ALL STATES AND PROVINCES:
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AREA CODE: 510 TWX (USA)
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TWX IS A WATTS SYSTEM, USED MOSTLY
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BY MA BELL ITSELF. NOT MUCH USE TO US,
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UNLESS YOU ARE TOTALLY INTO FINDING
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OUT LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE RATES
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TO OTHER COUNTRIES. EXCEPTIONALLY
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BORING IN MY OPINION. GTE IS A WATTS
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SYSTEM, IF YOU WERE WONDERING.
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AREA CODE: 610 TWX (CANADA)
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SAME AS U.S.A.'S TWX, EXCEPT IT IS
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OR CANADA.
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AREA CODE: 700 RESERVED
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UNKNOWN TO ME. ALL I KNOW, IT IS
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NOT USED PRESENTLY, AND IS RESERVED
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BY MA BELL FOR LATER USAGE.
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AREA CODE: 710 TWX (USA)
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=--------------------------=
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ANOTHER STUPID WATTS LINE. NOTHING
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TO GET HYPER OVER.
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AREA CODE: 800 WATTS LINE
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THIS WATTS LINE IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT
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KIND OF WATTS LINE. IT IS USED BY
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BUSINESS'S FOR THERE OWN CHAINS OF
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STORES TO CALL FREE. ALSO, THEY CAN
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BE RENTED FOR PUBLIC USAGE, AND ARE
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TOLL-FREE. I AM SURE YOU ALL HAVE SEEN
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COMERCIALS SAYING CALL: FRED'S HOOKER
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SUPPLY, CALL TOLL-FREE 1-800-XXX-XXXX,
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OR SOMETHING TO THAT AFFECT.
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AREA CODE: 810 DIAL-IT SERVICES
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=-------------------------------=
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SAME AS 800 LINES EXCEPT IS COST 50
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CENTS THE FIRST MINUTE AND THEN 35
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CENTS AFTER THAT FOR EACH EXTRA MINUTE.
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NOT MUCH ON THIS. IS ONLY IS U.S.A.
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I THINK.
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AREA CODE: 910 TWX (USA)
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=--------------------------=
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UGH, ANOTHER DUMB WATTS LINE. SAME AS
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ALL THE OTHER ONES EXCEPT 800,910.
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WELL, THIS WRAPS UP ANOTHER VOLUME.
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I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS ONE, AND
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LEARNED SOMETHING. THE VOLUMES WILL
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GET MORE TECHNICAL AS THEY INCREASE.
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HAPPY HACKING, AND LATER....
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THIS FILE RELEASED: 05/23/86
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-RB-
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TU
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- RAMBUG'S HACKING VOLUME #3 -
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- -CALL THESE GENODICAL SYSTEMS- -
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= THE NEUTRAL ZONE ][ (604) 478-1363 =
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IN THIS VOLUME WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW
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MA BELL WORKS. BUT, BEFORE I GO ON, I
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WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY THANXS TO:
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THE HIGHWAY MAN
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JUDGE DREDD
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MYSTIC WARRIOR
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THE WOLF
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OKAY, SO YOU SAY YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW
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MA BELL WORKS EH! WELL, IN THIS VOLUME
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I WILL TRY AND COVER ALL KEY POINTS AND
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ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT. NOW ON WITH
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IT.....
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BASICALLY, MA BELL IS YOUR LOCAL PHONE
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COMPANY (NO KIDDING!). THEY ARE IN
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CHARGE OF YOUR PHONES AND LINES RUNNING
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FROM YOUR HOUSE OR BUSINESS. YOU ARE
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RENTING YOUR PHONE FROM THEM AND THEY
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HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE IT AWAY, NO
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QUESTIONS ASKED. THEY ARE YOUR LINKS
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TO OTHER PLACES LONG-DISTANCE (UNLESS,
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YOU'RE USING SPRINT,MCI, OR AT&T).
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NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT MA BELL IS, I
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WILL GO ON AND EXPLAIN WHAT KIND
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OF JUNK THEY DO AND HAVE.
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LONG DISTANCE CALLS
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THERE ARE BASICALLY THREE KIND OF LONG
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DISTANCE CALLS: A DIRECT DIALED CALL,
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OPERATOR-ASSISTED STATION-TO-STATION
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CALL, AND OPERATOR-ASSISTED PERSON-
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TO-PERSON CALL.
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A DIRECT DIALED CALL: A CALL YOU DIAL
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DIRECTLY WITHOUT OPERATOR ASSISTED.
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OPERATOR-ASSISTED STATION-TO-STATION
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CALL: A CALL THAT MAY REQUIRE OPERATOR
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ASSISTANCE FOR COMPLETION. YOU WILL
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TALK TO ANYONE WHO ANSWERS, BUT YOU
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MAY NEED AN OPERATOR'S AID TO REACH THE
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NUMBER OR FOR ANY OTHER REASONS.
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EXAMPLES OF SUCH CALLS ARE: CALLING
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CARDS, COIN CALLS, COLLECT CALLS,
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BILLED TO THIRD NUMBER CALLS, HOTEL/
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MOTEL CALLS, AND TIME OR CHARGES.
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CHARGING BEGINS WHEN THE CALLED TELE-
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PHONE IS ANSWERED.
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OPERATOR-ASSISTED PERSON-TO-PERSON
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CALL: FOR THOSE TIMES WHEN YOU WOULD
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LIKE TO TALK DIRECTLY TO A PERSON,
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TELEPHONE, DEPARTMENT, OR OFFICE
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REACHED THROUGH A CUSTOMER'S SWITCH-
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BOARD (PBX). PERSON-TO-PERSON CALLS
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MAY BE COMBINED WITH CALLING CARDS,
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COIN, COLLECT, BILLED TO THIRD NUMBER,
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HOTEL/MOTEL, AND TIME AND CHARGES
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CALLS. CHARGING STARTS WHEN CONVER-
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SATION BEGINS.
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CALLING CARDS
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A CALLING CARD, YOU MAY PLACE CALLS
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FROM TOUCH-TONE PHONES AND CHARGE THEM
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TO THEIR CALLING CARDS. THESE CALLS ARE
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MORE CONVENIENT THAN "COLLECT" AND
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"BILL TO THIRD NUMBER" CALLS.
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BILL TO THIRD NUMBER
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THIS IS AN INTERESTING FEATURE THAT
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MA BELL HAS FOR US. YOU CAN PLACE A
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CALL FROM A PHONE AND CHARGE IT TO
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YOUR OWN PHONE. WHAT A LITTLE NICE
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TRICK TO DO IS, GO TO A PAY PHONE
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AND CHARGE THE LONG-DISTANCE PHONE
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CALL TO THEM. IT WORKS, CAUSE THE
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OPERATOR, THINKS YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
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MONEY, OR SOMETHING, AND IF YOU ASK
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SHE/HE HAS TO GIVE IT TO YOU. TRY
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IT. IT CREATES ALOT OF HAVOC...
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CONFERENCE CALLS
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YOU CAN TALK WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE IN
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DIFFERENT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME.
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A SPECIAL CHARGE IS MADE FOR THESE KIND
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OF CALLS.
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WELL, THAT BASICALLY COVERS THE KINDS
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OF MAIN CALLS YOU CAN MAKE. OTHER KINND
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OF CALLS INCLUDE: TIME AND CHARGE
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CALLS, RADIOTELEPHONE CALLS, INTER-
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NATIONAL CALLS, 800 SERVICE, 900
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SERVICE.
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NOW, TO END THIS FILE, I WILL TALK
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ABOUT THE THREE TYPES OF SWITCHING
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SYSTEMS.
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STEP BY STEP SWITCHING SYSTEM
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IT WAS THE FIRST SWITCHING SYSTEM TO
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EVER BE USED BY MA BELL. IT IS A LONG,
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AND CONFUSING BUNDLE OF SWITCHES. IT
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IS A VERY SUCKY SYSTEM. ITS DISAD-
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VANTAGES INCLUDE: SWITCH TRAIN MAY
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BECOME JAMMED BLOCKING THE CALL. NO
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TOUCH-TONE DIALING. BREAKS DOWN ALOT,
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AND USES ALOT OF ELECTRICITY. AND LAST,
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BUT NOT LEAST, THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS
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HARDWIRED. YOU CAN TELL IF YOU ARE
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CALLING THROUGH A STEP-BY-STEP SWITCH-
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ING SYSTEM BY JUST A FEW SIMPLE THINGS:
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NO PULSING DIGITS AFTER DIALING OR
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DTMF. IT SOUNDS LIKE A BUNCH OF TYPE-
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WRITERS. THERE IS NO SPEED CALLING,
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CALL FORWARD, AND OTHER SERVICES. PAY
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PHONE WANTS MONEY FIRST BEFORE DIALING.
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CROSSBAR SWITCHING SYSTEM
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CROSSBAR SWITCHING HAS BEEN MA BELL'S
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PRIMARY SWITCHING SYSTEM AFTER 1960.
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THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF CROSSBAR
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SWITCHING THAT EXIST: #1 CROSSBAR
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(1XB), #4 CROSSBAR (4XB), AND #5
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CROSSBAR (5XB). A SWITCHING MATRIX IS
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USED FOR ALL THE PHONES IN AN AREA.
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IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN SOMEONE CALLS, THE
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ROUTE WHERE THEY ARE CALLING FROM IS
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DETERMINED AND IS MET UP WITH THE OTHER
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PHONE. THERE IS REALLY NO DEFINATE RE-
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MARKED FEATURES OF CROSSBAR SWITCHING.
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ESS SWITCHING
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WITH ESS SWITCHING (YUCK!), ANYTHING
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YOU PRACTICALLY DO, BELL KNOWS ABOUT
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THE TIME YOU PICK UP THE PHONE, TO
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THE TIME YOU HANG-UP. WITH ESS MA BELL
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KNOWS THE FOLLOWING:
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[1] EVERY DIGIT DIALED
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[2] WHO YOU CALLED
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[3] WHEN YOU CALLED
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[4] HOW LONG YOU WERE CONNECTED
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[5] IN SOME CASES, WHAT YOU TALKED
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ABOUT!
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ESS IS PROGRAMMED TO PRINT OUT PEOPLE
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WHO MAKE EXCESSIVE CALLS TO WATT LINES
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OR DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE. THIS IS CALLED
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"800 EXCEPTIONAL CALLING REPORT" OR
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KNOWN EVEN BETTER AS "800 ECR". TRACING
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IS DONE VERY QUICKLY AND IS PRINTED OUT
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ON THE COMPUTER'S MONITOR OF THE
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OPERATOR IN CHARGE. ESS CAN ALSO PICK
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UP FOREIGN TONES ON THE LINE, LIKE
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|
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BLUE BOX TONE'S (2600 HZ). YOU KNOW
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IF YOUR LOCAL PHONE COMPANY IS USING
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ESS BY THE FOLLOWING CLUES: SUPPORTS
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911 FOR EMERGENCIES. DIAL TONE FIRST
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BEFORE PUTTING COIN IN ON PAY PHONES.
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CALLING SERVICES LIKE CALL FORWARDING,
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SPEED DIALING, AND CALL WAITING.
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ANI, (AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION)
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