HOW TO BE A REAL PHREAK
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     In the phone phreak society there are certain values that exist in order 
to be a true phreak, these are best summed up by the magician:

     "Many people think of phone phreaks as slime, out to rip off bell for all 
she is worth. nothing could be further from the truth!  Granted, there are 
some who get their kicks by making free calls; however, they are not true 
phone phreaks. Real phone phreaks are 'telecommunications hobbyists' who 
experiment, play with and learn from the phone system. Occasionally this 
experimenting, and a need to communicate with other phreaks ( with-out going 
broke), leads to free calls. The free calls are but a small subset of a true 
phone phreaks activities."

THE PHONE PHREAK'S TEN COMMANDMENTS
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REPRINTED FROM TAP ISSUE #86. (TAP, ROOM 603, 147 W 42 STREET, NEW YORK, NY
10036) SEND A SASE FOR THEIR INFO SHEET AND TELL THEM THAT BIOC AGENT 003 TOLD
YOU ABOUT IT.)

I.  BOX THOU NOT OVER THINE HOME TELEPHONE WIRES, FOR THOSE WHO DOEST MUST
SURELY BRING THE WRATH OF THE CHIEF SPECIAL AGENT DOWN UPON THY HEADS.

II. SPEAKEST THOU NOT OF IMPORTANT MATTERS OVER THINE HOME TELEPHONE WIRES,
FOR TO DO SO IS TO RISK THINE RIGHT OF FREEDOM.
   
III. USE NOT THINE OWN NAME WHEN SPEAKING TO OTHER PHREAKS, FOR THAT EVERY
THIRD PHREAK IS AN FBI AGENT IS WELL KNOWN.

IV.  LET NOT OVERLY MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT THY BE A PHREAK, AS TO DO SO IS TO
USE THINE OWN SELF AS A SACRIFICIAL LAMB.

V.   IF THOU BE IN SCHOOL, STRIVE TO GET THIN SELF GOOD GRADES, FOR THE
AUTHORITIES WELL KNOW THAT SCHOLARS NEVER BREAK THE LAW.

VI.  IF THOU WORKEST, TRY TO BE A EMPLOYEE, AND IMPRESSEST THINE BOSS WITH
THINE ENTHUSIASM, FOR IMPORTANT EMPLOYEES ARE OFTEN SAVED BY THEIR OWN BOSSES.

VII.  STOREST THOU NOT THINE STOLEN GOODS IN THINE OWN HOME, FOR THOSE WHO DO
ARE SURELY NON-BELIEVERS IN THE BELL SYSTEM SECURITY FORCES, AND ARE NOT LONG
FOR THIS WORLD.

VIII. ATTRACTEST THOU NOT THE ATTENTION OF THE AUTHORITIES, AS THE LESS
NOTICEABLE THOU ART, THE BETTER.

IX.   MAKEST SURE THINE FRIENDS ARE INSTANT AMNESIACS AND WILL NOT REMEMBER
THAT THOU HAVE CALLED ILLEGALLY, FOR THEIR COOPERATION WITH THE AUTHORITIES
WILL SURELY LESSEN THINE TIME FOR FREEDOM ON THIS EARTH.

X.    SUPPORTEST THOU TAP, AS IT IS THINE NEWSLETTER, AND WITHOUT IT, THY
WORK WILL BE FAR MORE LIMITED.
   
CN/A NUMBERS
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    Customer Name & Address bureaus exist so that authorized BELL employees 
may obtain the name & address of any customer in the BELL system by giving the 
CN/A operator the customer's tel-#. All customers are maintained on file 
including unlisted #'s. These bureaus have many uses for phreaks.

    Here is how an employee might go about calling CN/A: "Hi, this is John Doe 
from the Miami residential service center, can I have the customers name at 
(123) 555-1212."

    The employees usually use these for checking who belongs to a # that 
someone claimed they didn't call. If you sound cheery and natural the operator 
will never ask any questions. If you don't sound like a mature adult, don't 
use it!  Always practice first, so you don't screw up and make the operator 
suspicious.  Use a name that sounds real, not your pirate name either!  Also 
say that you are from a city that is far away from the one that you are calling. 

    The CN/A number for the NY area & vicinity (212, 315, 516, 518, 607, 716, 
& 914), is 518/471-8111, and is open during business hours. Don't abuse it!

AT&T NEWSLINES
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    AT&T Newslines are numbers at area phone offices that telco employees call 
to find out the latest info on new technology, stocks, etc.  The recorded 
reports range from very boring to very interesting.

     Here are a few of the numbers:

      *(201) 483-3800 NJ  (518) 471-2272 NY
       (203) 771-4920 CN  (717) 255-5555 PA
       (212) 393-2151 NY  (717) 787-1031 PA
       (516) 234-9941 NY *(914) 948-8100 NY

    Some of these numbers are toll-free, but you can't always count on it.

    * These numbers are not always up!


ANI NUMBERS
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   ANI numbers identify the phone number that you are calling from. It is 
useful when playing in cans (those big silver boxes on telephone poles) to 
find out the # of the line. It is also good to find out the # of a phone that 
doesn't have it printed on it.  

    In the 914 area code the ANI # is 990. If you just have to dial the last 4 
digits for a local #, ie Congers (268), dial 1-990-1111, where 1111 are dummy 
digits. There is also a less useful type of ANI# which will identify the area 
code & exchange. It is nxx-9901, where 'nxx' is the exchange.  

    In the 212 & 516 area codes the ANI # is 958.

PHREAK NEWSLETTER
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    TAP is the "official" phone phreak newsletter, and has existed since 1971. 
Each 4 page issue is crammed full of information on phone phreaking, computer 
phreaking, free gas, free electricity, free postage, breaking & entering info, 
etc. It is largely phone phreak oriented, however.

    A 10 issue subscription costs $8.00, if you get a bulk rate sealed en-
velope subscription. I would recommend the first class subscription, which is 
$10.

    As of this writing (7-16-83), the current issue is #86, and issue #50 is 8 
pages instead of the usual 4. Back issues are $0.75 each, and issue #50 is 
$1.50. A brief index to the first 80 issues is available for a SASE, or free 
with a subscription order. TAP is non-profit, and in desperate need of materi-
al (articles), money, and volunteers.

TAP
ROOM 603
147 WEST 42ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10036

Believe me:  It will be the best $10 you will ever spend...

BLACK BOX
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    The black box is a device that attached to a called parties phone that 
allows him/her to receive free long distance calls from friends who call.

    You only need 2 parts: a SPST toggle switch and a 10,000 ohm (10 k), 1/2 
watt, 10% resistor. Any electronics place should have these.

       Now, cut two pieces of wire, about 6 inches, and attach these to the two
screws on the switch. Turn your normal phone upside down and unscrew the 2 
screws. Locate the "F" and "RR" screws on the network box. Wrap the resistor 
between these 2 screws and make sure that the wires touch only the proper 
terminals! Now connect one wire from the switch to the RR terminal. Finally, 
attach the remaining wire to the green wire (disconnect it from its terminal). 
Now bring the switch out the rear of the phone and close it up. Put the switch 
in a position where you get a dial tone, mark this NORMAL. Mark the other side
FREE.

    When your friends call (at a prearranged time), quickly lift &  drop the 
receiver as fast as possible. This will stop the ringing, if not try again. It 
is very important that you do it fast! Now put the switch in the free position 
and pick up the phone. Keep all calls short & under 15 minutes.

   When someone calls you long-distance, they are billed from the moment you 
answer. The telco knows when you answer due to a certain amount of voltage 
that flows when you pick up the phone. However, the resistor cuts down on the 
voltage so it is below the billing range but sufficient enough to operate the 
mouthpiece. Answering the phone for a fraction of a second stops the ring but 
it is not enough for billing to start. If the phone is answered for even one 
full second, billing will start and you will be cut off when you hang up and 
switch to free.

Warning:  BELL can randomly look for black boxes so be careful!

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DIAL LOCKS
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    Have you ever been in an office or somewhere and wanted to make a free 
fone call but someone put a lock on the fone to prevent out-going calls? Fret 
no more, for every system can be broken with little knowledge!

    There are two ways to beat this obstacle, first pick the lock. I don't 
have the time to teach locksmithing so we go to the second method which takes 
advantage of telephone electronics.

    To be as simple as possible, when you pick up the fone you complete a 
circuit know as a local loop. When you hang-up you break the circuit. When you 
dial (pulse) it also breaks the circuit but not long enough to hang up! So you 
can "push-dial."  To do this you >RAPIDLY< depress the switchhook. For exam-
ple, to dial an operator (and then give her the number you want called) 
>RAPIDLY< & >EVENLY< depress the switchhook 10 times. To dial 634-1268, de-
press 6 x's pause, then 3 x's, pause, then 4x's, etc. 

    It takes a little practice but you'll get the hang of it. Try practicing 
with your own # so you'll get a busy tone when right. It'll also work on 
touch-tone(tm) since a DTMF line will also accept pulse. Also, never depress 
the switchhook for more than a second or it'll hang-up!


EXCHANGE SCANNING
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    Almost every exchange in the BELL system has test #'s and other "goodies" 
such as loops with dial-ups. These "goodies" are usually found between 9900 
and 9999 in your local exchange. If you have the time and initiative, scan 
your exchange and you may become lucky!

Here are my findings in the 914-268 exchange:

9900 - ANI (SEE SEPARATE BULLETIN)
9901 - ANI (SEE SEPARATE BULLETIN)
9927 - OSC. TONE (POSSIBLE TONE SIDE OF A LOOP)
9936 - VOICE # TO THE TELCO CENTRAL OFFICE
9937 - VOICE # TO THE TELCO CENTRAL OFFICE
9941 - COMPUTER (DIGITAL VOICE TRANSMISSION?)
9960 - OSC. TONE (TONE SIDE LOOP) MAY ALSO BE A COMPUTER IN SOME EXCHANGES
9961 - NO RESPONSE (OTHER END OF LOOP?)
9962 - NO RESPONSE (OTHER END OF LOOP?)
9963 - NO RESPONSE (OTHER END OF LOOP?)
9966 - COMPUTER (SEE 9941)
9968 - TONE THAT DISAPPEARS--RESPONDS TO CERTAIN TOUCH-TONE KEYS

    Most of the numbers between 9900 & 9999 will ring or go to a "What #, 
please?" operator.

Have phun and remember it's only a local call!

TOUCH-TONE & FREE CALLS
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     There are several ways to make free calls (SPRINT, MCI, etc.) using a 
rotary phone. They are:

1.  Use a number that accepts voice as well as DTMF. Such a # is (800) 521-
8400. As of writing this, a code was 00717865.

  a) If using voice, wait for the computer to say, "Authorization #, please." 
then say each digit slowly, it will beep after each digit is  said. After 
every group of digits, it will repeat what you have said, then say yes if it 
is correct, otherwise say no. If the access code is correct, it will thank you 
and ask for the destination #, then say the area code + number as above. 
Another such # is (800) 245-8173, which has a 6 digit access code. (NOTE: if 
using touch-tone on this #, enter the code immediately after the tone stops.)

2.  Hook up a touch-tone fone into your rotary fone. Attach the red wire from 
the touch-tone fone to the "R" terminal inside the fone on the network box. 
Then hook the green wire to the "B" terminal. To use this, dial the # using 
rotary & then use the touch-tone for the codes. (Don't hang up the rotary fone 
while doing this though!) If this doesn't work then reverse the 2 wires. 
(NOTE:if your line can accept touch-tone but you have a rotary fone then you 
can hook up a tone fone directly for all calls but this usually isn't the 
case.) Such as Radio Shack's 43-138.

OTHER ALTERNATIVES
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3.  Use a charge-a-call fone.  (These also make great extensions if you remove 
it using a hex wrench with a hole in the middle on the center screw!)--(these 
fones, for the benefit of those who don't know, are blue with no coin slots).

4.  Use a pay fone that wants your money before the dial tone. Put in your 
dime, dial the #; if it's an 800 # then your dime will come back, immediately 
put a dime back in (it'll come back when you hang up!) If it is a tone first 
fone and it disconnects the keypad (some don't) then find another fone.
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