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)( Diverters: What They Are And How To Use Them )(
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What is a diverter?
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A diverter is an device that the phone company hooks up to a phone
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line to re-route calls from a telephone that's rings and doesn't answer to
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another phone that should be answered. It is similar to call forwarding.
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How Are Diverters Used?
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Let's say you have a number that you know has a diverter on it.
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When you call the number, first you will hear three or four rings, and then
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a click, and fainter ringing. This is the diverter in action, re-routing
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your call to the specified number. When the dude who has the diverter
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answers, just say you have the wrong number or something, and wait for him
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to hang up the phone. MAKE SURE YOU STAY ON THE LINE !!! You should then
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hear a pause for a little, and then a dial tone fainter than your own one.
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This dial tone is the dial tone of the diverted phone, and any call you make
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will be charged to his bill!
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How can I find Diverters?
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The easiest way to find diverters are to whip out the good old yellow
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pages and let your fingers do the walking until you find numbers for '24 hour'
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plumbers, lawyers, doctors, or whatever. Most likely there is not someone on
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call at the office, and all calls will be diverted to the person's home phone
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number. If the doctor/lawyer/plumber has more than one phone line, call all
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of them until you get one with a diverter on it.
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What Can I Use A Diverter For?
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Diverters, if you find one with a local exchange, can be used like an
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extender, except that you direct dial the call like you would on a normal
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non-phreaked long distance phone call. Diverters can also be used for con-
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ference calls, either through an AT&T operator or Alliance (0-700) con-
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ferencing. If you really want to get malicious, use an AT&T Calling Card
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on a diverter.
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To get you started:
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Yes, I am being a nice guy by giving you a few extenders to try out
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and use so you can get the 'pheel' of how a diverter works. These numbers
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are most likely not local calls to you so I suggest you use an extender to
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dial them with. These were all working as of the date of the writing of this
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file (July '85). Remember: Only call after business hours when the diverters
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will be turned on, or else you will just get the office answering.
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Diverters: 201-233-6688
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201-634-8417
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201-752-6000
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201-754-0550
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617-875-9797
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914-365-0123
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Have phun with these and look for more text philes
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from Beowulf, coming soon to an AE line near you.
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Disclaimer: The text files written by myself are merely informative and are
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not meant to be abused. The user of this file uses the infor-
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mation herein at their own risk. This not only applies to files
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I have written in the past, but ones I intend to write in the
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future (I don't put this in all my text files, just a few, so
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you don't get bored/pissed every time you reach the end of one
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of my files)
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)( This text file was written by : Beowulf )(
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)( This file for use on AE lines, Catsends, and AE/BBS's only. )(
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)( Copyright July 1985 New Jersey, USA )(
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About Diverters - Appendum by The Blue Buccaneer
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The diverters file was a very good file. It failed to inform you of one
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simple fact: That diverters are only still used in places which have not been
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updated to the ESS (or some of the higher levels of X-BAR). This is because
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you are able to get Call Forwarding in these areas, thus there is no longer a
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use for the less efficient diverters. So, before you rip open your phone book
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to the yellow pages in search of some poor 24 hour doctor or plumber, check to
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see what area you're in. (Check the front of the book to see if Call Forward-
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ing is offered. Or call your operator or local business office.)
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You should also be aware that a large number of doctors (etc) use the same
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24 hour service (even if with different phone lines). The poor soul on duty
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may not understand why she is getting "Is Joe there?" on every one of her
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lines. Also, if people abuse them, the person on duty may report the large
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number of "no one on the line"'s or "sorry, wrong number"'s. Telco might then
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start recording the numbers of people who call them. As always, be careful!
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-TBB [JULY, 1985]
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