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[# THE PHREAKER’S HANDBOOK #1 #]
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**** An Official Phortune 500 Product ****
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a useful source for the phreaker covering both
the basics and advances of phreaking
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GENERAL NOTE
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The purpose of this newsletter is purely educational. It has
been released in order to teach and advance the knowledge of
today’s declining phreaks. However, the author does not take
any responsibility over the misuse of the herein contained
information, and the newsletter itself does not encourage or
support the above type of activity. Also, any wrong or old
information in this document is not to the responsibility of
the author, and the reader accepts any consequences due to
information that may be mistaken in this manner.
NOTE TO ABUSERS
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All information contained within this document was intended
towards educational purposes. Any misuse or illegal use of
the information contained in this document is strictly at
the misuser’s risk. The author assumes NO responsibility
of the reader’s actions following the release this document
(in otherwords, you’re on your own if you get nailed!)
TPH Issue #1, Volume 1 Release Date::July 3, 1989
WRITTEN BY::DOCTOR DISSECTOR
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TPH #1 Table Of Contents:
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Title Page & Disclaimer Notes……………………….. 1.1
Table Of Contents & Introduction…………………….. 1.2
The Phreak’s Vitals………………………………… 1.3
True Definition Of The Phreaker
The Phone Phreak’s Ten Commandments
The Phreaker’s Glossary…………………………….. 1.4
Other Fone Information……………………………… 1.5
Voltages & Technical Stuff
Scanning Phun Fone Stuff
References & Suggested Reading………………………. 1.6
Introduction To TPH #1
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This phile was written for beginning as well as those uninformed
“advanced” phreaks who need something as a reference when reading or
writing philes concerning phreaking or fone phraud. Of course, you could be
a beginning phreak and use this phile to B.S. your way into a big group by
acting like you know a lot, or something, but that is up to you. Anyway, I
compiled this listing phrom various sources, the majority is listed as
references at the end of this phile.
This phile’s only goal is to educate and inform. Any illegal or
fraudulent activity is neither encouraged nor supported by the author of
this phile, not by the majority of the >TRUE< phreaking community. The
author assumes NO responsibility for the actions of the reader.
Also, I know that some of the stuff covered in this release of TPH
will be old and outdated; however, I will try to clean that up by the next
release of TPH, and will notify you, the reader, of the changes due to
these revisions.
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The Phreak’s Vitals:
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True Definition Of The Phreaker
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“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, without
going broke, leads to free calls. The free calls are but a small subset of
a >TRUE< phone phreak’s activities.”
– Wise Words Of The Magician
The Phone Phreak’s Ten Commandments
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I. Box thou not over thine home telephone wires, for those who doest
will surely bring the wrath of the Chief Special Agent down upon thy head.
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 thine self good grades, for the
authorities well know that scholars never break the law.
VI. If thou workest, try to be an employee and impressest thine boss
with thine enthusiasm, for important employees are often saved by their own
bosses.
VII. Storest thou not thine stolen goodes 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 willst not
remember thou hast called illegally, for their cooperation with the
authorities willst surely lessen thine time for freedom on this earth.
X. Supportest thou TAP, as it is thine newsletter, and without it, thy
work would be far more limited.
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The Phreaker’s Glossary
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1XB – No.1 Crossbar system. See XBAR for more information.
2600 – A hack/phreak oriented newsletter that periodically was
released and still is being released. See Phile 1.6 for more information on
the magazine and ordering.
4XB – No.4 Crossbar system. See XBAR for more information.
5XB – No.5 Crossbar system. The primary end office switch of Bell
since the 60’s and still in wide use. See XBAR for more detail.
700 Services – These services are reserved as an advanced forwarding
system, where the forwarding is advanced to a user-programed location which
could be changed by the user.
800 Exceptional Calling Report – System set up by ESS that will log
any caller that excessively dials 800 numbers or directory assistance. See
ESS for more information.
800 Services – Also known as WATS. These services often contain WATS
extenders which, when used with a code, may be used to call LD. Many LD
companies use these services because they are toll-free to customers. Most
800 extenders are considered dangerous because most have the ability to
trace.
900 Services – Numbers in the 900 SAC usually are used as special
services, such as TV polls and such. These usually are $.50 for the first
minute and $.35 for each additional minute. Dial (900)555-1212 to find out
what the 900 services currently have to offer.
950 – A nationwide access exchange in most areas. Many LD companies
have extenders located somewhere on this exchange; however, all services on
this exchange are considered dangerous due to the fact that they ALL have
the ability to trace. Most 950 services have crystal clear connections.
ACCS – Automated Calling Card Service. The typical 0+NPA+Nxx+xxxx
method of inputting calling cards and then you input the calling card via
touch tones. This would not be possible without ACTS.
ACD – Automatic Call Distributor.
ACD Testing Mode – Automatic Call Distributor Test Mode. This level of
phreaking can be obtained by pressing the “D” key down after calling DA.
This can only be done in areas that have the ACD. The ACD Testing Mode is
characterized by a pulsing dial tone. From here, you can get one side of a
loop by dialing 6, the other side is 7. You may also be able to REMOB a
line. All possibilities of the ACD Test have not been experimented with.
See silver box for more details.
ACTS – Automated Coin Toll Service. This is a computer system that
automates phortress fone service by listening for red box tones and takes
appropriate action. It is this service that is commonly heard saying, “Two
dollars please. Please deposit two dollars for the next three minutes.”
Also, if you talk for more than three minutes and then hang up, ACTS will
call back and demand your money. ACTS is also responsible for ACCS.
Alliance – A teleconferencing system that is apart from AT&T which
allows the general public to access and use its conferencing equipment. The
equipment allows group conversations with members participating from
throughout the United States. The fone number to Alliance generally follows
the format of 0-700-456-x00x depending on the location the call originates
from and is not accessible direct by all cities/states.
AMA – Automated Message Accounting. Similar to the CAMA system; see
CAMA for more info.
analog – As used for a word or data transmission, a continuously
varying electrical signal in the shape of a wave.
ANI – Automatic Number Identification – This is the system you can
call, usually a three digit number or one in the 99xx’s of your exchange,
and have the originating number you are calling from read to you by a
computer. This is useful if you don’t know the number you are calling from,
for finding diverters, and when you are playing around with other fone
equipment like cans or beige boxes. The ANI system is often incorporated
into other fone companies such as Sprint and MCI in order to trace those
big bad phreaks that abuze codez.
ANIF – Automatic Number Identification Failure. When the ANI system of
a particular office fails.
APF – All PINs Fail. This is a security measure which is designed to
frustrate attempts at discovering valid PINs by a hacking method.
aqua box – A box designed to drain the voltage of the FBI lock-in-
trace/trap-trace so you can hang up your fone in an emergency and
phrustrate the Pheds some more. The apparatus is simple, just connect the
two middle wires of a phone wire and plug, which would be the red and green
wires if in the jack, to the cord of some electrical appliance; ie, light
bulb or radio. KEEP THE APPLIANCE OFF. Then, get one of those line
splitters that will let you hook two phone plugs into one jack. Plug the
end of the modified cord into one jack and your fone into the other. THE
APPLIANCE MUST BE OFF! Then, when the Pheds turn their lame tracer on and
you find that you can’t hang up, remove your fone from the jack and turn
the appliance ON and keep it ON until you feel safe; it may be awhile. Then
turn it off, plug your fone back in, and start phreaking again. Invented
by: Captain Xerox and The Traveler.
BAUDOT – 45.5 baud. Also known as the Apple Cat Can.
BEF – Band Elimination Filter. A muting system that will mute the 2600
Hz tone which signals hang-up when you hang up.
beige box
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