/-/    Phreakers Vocabulary    /-/
        
 - Do not misspell except certain exceptions:
      phone -> fone
      freak -> phreak
 - Never substitute 'z's for 's's. (i.e. codez -> codes)
 - Never leave many characters after a post (i.e. Hey Dudes!#!@#@!#!@)
 - NEVER use the 'k' prefix (k-kool, k-rad, k-whatever)
 - Do not abbreviate. (I got lotsa wares w/ docs)
 - Never substitute '0' for 'o' (r0dent, l0zer).
 - Forget about ye old upper case, it looks ruggyish.
        
     All right, that was to relieve the tension of what is being drilled into 
your minds at the moment.. now, however, back to the teaching course. Here are 
some things you should know about phones and billings for phones, etc.
        
     Here you will find some of the basic but necessary terms that should be 
known by any phreak who wants to be respected at all.
        
ANI [ANI]: 1)  Automatic Number Identification. A service available on ESS 
   that allows a phone service [see Dialups below] to record the number that 
   any certain code was dialed from along with the number that was called and 
   print both of these on the customer bill. 950 dialups [see Dialups below] 
   are all designed just to use ANI. Some of the services do not have the 
   proper equipment to read the ANI impulses yet, but it is impossible to see 
   which is which without being busted or not busted first.
                
Boxing [Boks'-ing]: 1) The use of personally designed boxes that emit or 
   cancel electronic impulses that allow simpler acting while phreaking. 
   Through the use of separate boxes, you can accomplish most feats possible 
   with or without the control of an operator.
                
   2) Some boxes and their functions are listed below. Ones marked with '*' 
      indicate that they are not operatable in ESS.
                
      *Black Box: Makes it seem to the phone company that the phone was never 
      picked up.
                
      Blue Box: Emits a 2600hz tone that allows you to do such things as stack 
      a trunk line, kick the operator off line, and others.
                
      Red Box: Simulates the noise of a quarter, nickel, or dime being dropped 
      into a payphone.
                
      Cheese Box: Turns your home phone into a pay phone to throw off traces 
      (a red box is usually needed in order to call out.)
                
      *Clear Box: Gives you a dial tone on some of the old SxS payphones 
      without putting in a coin.
                
      Beige Box: A simpler produced linesman's handset that allows you to tap 
      into phone lines and extract by eavesdropping, or crossing wires, etc.
                
      Purple Box: Makes all calls made out from your house seem to be local 
      calls.
                
Caller Log: In ESS regions, for every household around, the phone company has
   something on you called a Caller Log. This shows every single number that 
   you dialed, and things can be arranged so it showed every number that was 
   calling to you. That's one main disadvantage of ESS, it is mostly computer-
   ized so a number scan could be done like that quite easily. Using a dialup 
   is an easy way to screw that, and is something worth remembering. Anyways, 
   with the caller log, they check up and see what you dialed. Hmm.. you
   dialed 15 different 800 numbers that month. Soon they find that you are 
   subscribed to none of those companies. But that is not the only thing. Most 
   people would imagine "But wait! 800 numbers don't show up on my phone 
   bill!". To those people, it is a nice thought, but 800 numbers are picked 
   up on the caller log until right before they are sent off to you. So they 
   can check right up on you before they send it away and can note the fact 
   that you called one too many 800 lines.
        
Dialups  [dy'l'ups]: 1) Any local or 800 extended outlet that allows instant 
   access to any service such as MCI, Sprint, or AT&T that from there can be 
   used by handpicking or using a program to reveal other peoples codes which 
   can then be used moderately until they find out about it and you must 
   switch to another code (preferably before they find out about it.)
                
   2) Dialups are extremely common on both senses. Some dialups reveal the 
      company that operates them as soon as you hear the tone. Others are much 
      harder and some you may never be able to identify. A small list of 
      dialups:
                
      1-800-421-9438 (5 digit codes)       1-800-547-6754 (6 digit codes)
      1-800-345-0008 (6 digit codes)       1-800-734-3478 (6 digit codes)
      1-800-222-2255 (5 digit codes)
                
   3) Codes: Codes are very easily accessed procedures when you call a dialup. 
      They will give you some sort of tone. If the tone does not end in 3 
      seconds, then punch in the code and immediately following the code, the 
      number you are dialing but strike the '1' in the beginning out first. If 
      the tone does end, then punch in the code when the tone ends. Then, it 
      will give you another tone. Punch in the number you are dialing, or a 
      '9'. If you punch in a '9' and the tone stops, then you messed up a 
      little. If you punch in a tone and the tone continues, then simply dial 
      then number you are calling without the '1'.
                
   4) All codes are not universal. The only type that I know of that is truly 
      universal is Metrophone. Almost every major city has a local Metro 
      dialup (for Philadelphia, (215)351-0100/0126) and since the codes are 
      universal, almost every phreak has used them once or twice. They do not 
      employ ANI in any outlets that I know of, so feel free to check through 
      your books and call 555-1212 or, as a more devious manor, subscribe 
      yourself. Then, never use your own code. That way, if they check up on 
      you due to your caller log, they can usually find out that you are 
      subscribed. Not only that but you could set a phreak hacker around that 
      area and just let it hack away, since they usually group them, and, as a 
      bonus, you will have their local dialup.
                
   5) 950's. They seem like a perfectly cool phreakers dream. They are free 
      from your house, from payphones, from everywhere, and they host all of 
      the major long distance companies (950-1044 <MCI>, 950-1077 <Sprint>, 
      950-1088 <Skylines>, 950-1033 <Us Telecom>.) Well, they aren't. They 
      were designed for ANI. That is the point, end of discussion.
                
       
LATA:  Local Access Transference Area. Some people who live in large cities or
   areas may be plagued by this problem. For instance, let's say you live in
   the 215 area code under the 542 prefix (Ambler, Fort Washington). If you
   went to dial in a basic Metro code from that area, for instance, 351-0100,
   that might not be counted under unlimited local calling because it is out
   of your LATA. For some LATA's, you have to dial a '1' without the area code
   before you can dial the phone number. That could prove a hassle for us all
   if you didn't realize you would be billed for that sort of call. In that
   way, sometimes, it is better to be safe than sorry and phreak.
        
Phreak [fr'eek]:1. The action of using mischevious and mostly illegal ways in 
   order to not pay for some sort of telecommunications bill, order, transfer, 
   or other service. It often involves usage of highly illegal boxes and 
   machines in order to defeat the security that is set up to avoid this sort 
   of happening.
        
   [fr'eaking]. v. 2. A person who uses the above methods of destruction and 
      chaos in order to make a better life for all. A true phreaker will not 
      not go against his fellows or narc on people who have ragged on him or 
      do anything termed to be dishonorable to phreaks.
                
   [fr'eek]. n. 3. A certain code or dialup useful in the action of being a 
      phreak. (Example: "I hacked a new metro phreak last night.")
                
Switching System [Swich'ing sis'tem]: 1. There are 3 main switching systems 
   currently employed in the US, and a few other systems will be mentioned as 
   background. 
               
   A) SxS: This system was invented in 1918 and was employed in over half of 
      the country until 1978. It is a very basic system that is a general 
      waste of energy and hard work on the linesman. A good way to identify 
      this is that it requires a coin in the phone booth before it will give 
      you a dial tone, or that no call waiting, call forwarding, or any other 
      such service is available. Stands for: Step by Step
                
   B) XB: This switching system was first employed in 1978 in order to take 
      care of most of the faults of SxS switching. Not only is it more effi-
      cient, but it also can support different services in various forms. XB1 
      is Crossbar Version 1. That is very limited and is hard to distinguish 
      from SxS except by direct view of the wiring involved. Next up was XB4, 
      Crossbar Version 4. With this system, some of the basic things like DTMF 
      that were not available with SxS can be accomplished. For the final 
      stroke of XB, XB5 was created. This is a service that can allow DTMF 
      plus most 800 type services (which were not always available.) Stands 
      for: Crossbar.
                
   C) ESS: A nightmare in telecom. In vivid color, ESS is a pretty bad thing 
      to have to stand up to. It is quite simple to identify. Dialing 911 for 
      emergencies, and ANI [see ANI below] are the most common facets of the 
      dread system. ESS has the capability to list in a person's caller log 
      what number was called, how long the call took, and even the status of 
      the conversation (modem or otherwise.) Since ESS has been employed, 
      which has been very recently, it has gone through many kinds of revi-
      sions. The latest system to date is ESS 11a, that is employed in Wash-
      ington D.C. for security reasons. ESS is truly trouble for any phreak, 
      because it is 'smarter' than the other systems. For instance, if on your 
      caller log they saw 50 calls to 1-800-421-9438, they would be able to do 
      a CN/A [see Loopholes below] on your number and determine whether you 
      are subscribed to that service or not. This makes most calls a hazard, 
      because although 800 numbers appear to be free, they are recorded on 
      your caller log and then right before you receive your bill it deletes 
      the billings for them. But before that they are open to inspection, 
      which is one reason why extended use of any code is dangerous under ESS. 
      Some of the boxes [see Boxing below] are unable to function in ESS. It 
      is generally a menace to the true phreak. Stands For: Electronic Switch-
      ing System. because they could appear on a filter somewhere or maybe it 
      is just nice to know them any ways.
                
      A) SSS: Strowger Switching System. First non-operator system available.
                
      B) WES: Western Electronics Switching. Used about 40 years ago with some 
         minor places out west.

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