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70 lines
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TOPIC: REMOBS
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WRITTEN BY: THE INFIDEL WITH SPECIAL
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THANKS TO THE BOY!
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WHAT IS A REMOB?
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TECHNICALLY, REMOB STANDS FOR REMOTE SERVICE OBSERVATION SYSTEM, BUT, IN PLAIN,
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EVERYDAY ENGLISH, IT'S MA BELL'S WAY OF WATCHING WHAT YOU DO ON THE PHONE.
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THIS IS FAR MORE DANGEROUS TO THE PHREAK THAN THE DNR (DIALED NUMBER RECORDER),
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WHICH BEGINS RECORDING AS SOON AS YOU PICK UP THE PHONE, TO CATCH THE NUMBERS
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YOU DIAL AND STOPS AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS OR SO AFTER YOU STOP DIALING.
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THE REMOB ALLOWS ANYONE TO TAP INTO YOUR LINE, WITHOUT CLICKS, BEEPS, NOISES,
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VOLUME OR VOLTAGE DROP (SORRY GUYS, BUT THOSE VOLTAGE METERS ON THE LINE WON'T
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CUT IT HERE), AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL, IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT THE NEED OF A
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HARD-LINE TAP. THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE REMOB SO DANGEROUS - IT'S DONE FROM
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REMOTE. IN OTHER WORDS, FROM ANY TOUCH TONE PHONE.
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THE REMOB WAS MEANT FOR OBSERVATIONAL PURPOSES, SO WHEN DESIGNED, IT WAS
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DEVISED SO THAT LINEMEN AND PHELLOW TELCO EMPLOYEES COULDN'T INDISCRIMINATELY
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ACCESS ANYONE'S LINE AND MAKE CALLS OFF OF IT. THEREFORE, THE SIGNAL COMING
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OUT OF THE MOUTHPIECE AND KEYPAD OF YOUR PHONE WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE TARGET
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NUMBER'S END. SO, HE CANNOT HEAR YOU WHEN YOU LOCK ONTO HIS LINE, OR DROP OFF.
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THIS ISN'T A GIZMO LIKE THE DIVERTER OR THE GOLD BOX; IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
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WHEN YOU CALL UP THE REMOB UNIT, YOU WILL HEAR A TONE WHICH LASTS FOR ABOUT 2
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SECONDS. YOU THEN HAVE ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO KEY IN THE ACCESS CODE, OR THE REMOB
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WILL HANG UP. THE ACCESS CODE IS DIFFERENT, DEPENDING ON THE UNIT, RANGING
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FROM TWO DIGITS UP TO FIVE, BUT MOST COMMONLY BEING FOUR. WHEN ENTERING THE
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CODE FROM THE TOUCH TONE KEYPAD, BE SURE TO HOLD DOWN EACH DIGIT FOR ABOUT A
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SECOND FOR THE UNIT TO RECEIVE IT. WHEN YOU KEY IN THE CORRECT CODE, YOU'LL
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HEAR ANOTHER TONE AND THE UNIT WAITS FOR THE 7-DIGIT TARGET TELEPHONE NUMBER.
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BUT HERE'S THE CATCH: DUE TO THE VOLUME OF EXCHANGES PRESENT WITHIN AN NPA,
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THE UNIT ITSELF IS LIMITED TO COVERING ONLY A SMALL REGION, SO IT DOESN'T
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EVEN BOTHER TO PROMPT YOU FOR THE EXTRA THREE DIGITS. IN LARGE CITIES, MANY
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UNITS MAY BE NEEDED TO COVER AN ENTIRE NPA, AND SO, YOUR REMOB MAY NOT BE ABLE
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TO REACH EVERY ONE YOU TRY. THAT MEANS THAT YOU'LL MOST LIKELY NEED MORE THAN
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ONE REMOB TO COVER ONE AREA OR CITY. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT IT MAY NOT BE
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ACCESSIBLE TO OUT-OF-LATA NUMBERS.
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AFTER DIALING THE TARGET NUMBER, IF THAT LINE IS BEING USED, YOU'LL INSTANTLY
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BE CONNECTED WITH THE CONVERSATION, THOUGH THEY, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, WILL
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NEVER KNOW YOU'RE THERE. IF YOU SHOULD LOCK INTO THE TARGET NUMBER WHEN IT'S
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NOT IN USE, YOU'LL HEAR A STEADY IDLE TONE, RATHER THAN HEARING THE ACTUAL DIAL
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TONE, IF YOU HAD A DIRECT LINE TAP. SO, WITH THE REMOB, YOU DON'T ACTUALLY
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'CONNECT' WITH THE CUSTOMER'S LINE; YOU SIMPLY MONITOR IT. WHEN THE CUSTOMER
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PICKS UP THE PHONE, YOU'LL HEAR THEIR DIAL TONE, THE PERSON DIALING THE NUMBER
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AND THE CONVERSATION, AND THEN THE PERSON HANGING UP AGAIN. THEORETICALLY, YOU
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COULD STAY THERE ALL DAY, BUT THAT'S NOT TOO SMART.
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THOUGH YOUR KEYPAD MAY NOT BE HEARD BY THE UNIT WHILE MONITORING, IT
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DOES RECOGNIZE THE TONES. TO DISCONNECT THE UNIT FROM THE CURRENT TAP,
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ENTER A DIGIT, MOST OFTEN THE LAST DIGIT OF THE ACCESS CODE. AFTER YOU
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DISCONNECT, YOU'LL GET THE SECOND TONE AGAIN, PROMPTING YOU FOR ANOTHER SEVEN
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DIGIT NUMBER; YOU DON'T HAVE TO REENTER THE ACCESS CODE. WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH
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THE REMOB ALTOGETHER, INSTEAD OF HITTING THE LAST DIGIT OF YOUR ACCESS CODE TO
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RESET THE UNIT FOR ANOTHER NUMBER, YOU MUST ENTER ANOTHER DIGIT, WHICH VARIES
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FROM UNIT TO UNIT, TO DISCONNECT FROM THE UNIT TOTALLY SO IT CAN BE USED AGAIN.
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BE SURE THAT YOU DON'T JUST HANG UP FROM THE REMOB, OR IT WILL STAY CONNECTED
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TO THE LINE YOU SET IT FOR, AND WILL NOT ACCEPT OTHER CALLS UNTIL RESET
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MANUALLY, WHICH WILL DRAW ATTENTION TO IT, YOUR TARGET AND MOST IMPORTANT OF
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ALL AND MOST LIKELY, YOU.
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