--------------------- the pheak's notebook --------------------- [] part i [] presented by : [] jacknife [] 014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ note: this is an extremely useful text file for any phreaks or potential phreaks out there. read it thoroughly and use it wisely ............... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ note: important phone numbers originally included in this file have been removed, to avoid any legal trouble the wire may have become involved in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. occasionaly this experimenting, and a need to communicate with other phreaks ( without going broke), leads to free calls. the free calls are but a ssp qof a >true< phone phreaks activities. the ten commandments reprinted from tap issue #86. (tap, room 603, 147 w 42 street, new york, ny 10036. send a sase for their info sheet "what the hell is tap?" the phone phreak's ten commandments 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. -- mor2vj~           ii. speakest thou not of important matters over thine home tel- ephone 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 may 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 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 noticable 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 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 residental 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 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) xxx-xxxx <--------- and is open during business hours. [don't abuse it!] ' at&t newslines 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: (note: numbers have been removed for obvious reasons -- jacknife) some of these numbers are toll-free, but you can't always count on it. * these numbers are not always up! ani numbers 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 9xx. 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 9xx. phreak newsletter 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 envelope 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 avai able for a sase, or free with a subscription order. tap is non-profit, and in desperate need of material (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 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 switc\b0l012n01our normal ddside 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, atach 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! nw 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! --------------------------------------- : : ***blue wire**>>f< : : * * : **white wire**** * : : * : : resistor : : * : : * : : >rr<*******switch*** : : * : ****green wire********************* : : : --------------------------------------- dial locks have you ever been in an office or somewhere and wanted to make a free fone call but some a-hole put a lock on the fone to prevent out-going calls? fret no more phellow phreaks, for every system can be beaten with a 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 circut but not long ens 6 x's pause, then 3 x's, pause, then 4 x'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! finally, remember that you have just as much right to that fone as the a-hole who put the lock on it! exchange scanning 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: (note: also removed for obvious reasons -- jacknife) 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! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- any key to continue. downloaded from just say yes. 2 lines, more than 500 files online! full access on first call. 415-922-2008 casfa