becoming a phreaker - the quick n' easy way.txt

1000 HOWTOs for various needs [WINDOWS]

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NOTE:  first try this on your own line.  That way, you can fiddle with

it all you want, and not get in trouble (unless someone's on the

phone). Congrats!  If it works, great!  If it dosen't, go back and

check what you did.



The Phun You Can Have:



Obviously, this has to be good for something!  Remember, this is

literally and extension of their phone, keep that in mind. 	So here

is some stuff:



= Make free calls.  Hopefully, the box is somewhere secluded.  Make all

the calls you want!  But, tell the person that you may have to hang up

quickly.  Tell them that when this happens, they should hang up quick,

too.  Don't stay on for too long!  You can get caught this way, if

someone tries to call alot, or someone picks up the phone and hears

someone else having a convesation!  Be careful.



= Getting someone in trouble.  Call a radio station (most have caller

ID).  Start cussing your brains out.  Say that everyone should worship

satan, fuck jesus, eat SPAM, or whatever.  Hopefully, they'll track the

number down.  Or call a bomb threat to the police.  They'll always

trace the call.  Perhaps, call the operator, and start fucking around. 

NOTE:  don't do this to someone you don't  know.  Only do it to real

pricks who deserve it.  And DON'T call 911.  Their response is shitty

already, don't make it worse for some guy with a shard of glass in his

skull.



= Eavesdropping.  Get a phone that has a MUTE button.  Tape it down

SECURELY!  If you hold it down, the line could get noisy, and they

might get suspicious.  Record it, and blackmail 'em if it's juicy! But

be careful, extortion is a federal offense.



Some Tips:



Try to look inconspicuous - don't go wearing a hot pink raincoat.  If

going a night, wear dark clothes.  Keep all your stuff in a small

backpack.  Case the place first - look to see if there's a car in the

driveway.  Are alot of lights on?  Look for the box in the obvious

places - if you can't find it, skip it. Try to find a house that looks

empty, or has alot of bushes by the box.  If you crouch, and it's dark,

you might not be seen by the idle jogger or walker.  If you're really

paranoid, wear a fake moustache.  Also, wear some kind of gloves.

People are paranoid, and might get the box dusted.  (You can never be

too careful!) If someone does pick up the phone whale you are doing

your stuff, either hang up, or, for a better chance at them  not coming

out, say something like "Oops, must be a crossed line."  Maybe say

something about the phone guys doing something on the poles this

morning.  In either case, LEAVE FAST!  Don't forget to close the box,

or they'll know someone was there.  And always tell the person you are

talking to that you might have to leave quick and they should hang up

quick also. 

If you are over 21, try to look like a telco guy.  Get a

fishing tackle box, and but your stuff in it.  If someone hears

something on the line, and then see's a telco guy walking away, they

might not get suspicious.  Or, if you can get a REAL telco outfit,

complete with belt with all the tools, and an orange/blue/yellow hard

hat with the local service logo, get real ballsy, and knock on the door

 and say "Hello ma'am/sir, I need to run some line tests, we've been

having some problems with the trunk lines, and I need to check some of

the houses on this block.  Could you not use the phone for the next

half an hour?  Thanks."  Try not to piss in your pants.  Right before

you leave, tell them "All done here, thanks."  Remembet to spraypaint

the phone orange. Oh, and another thing, don't do it in your own

neighborhood!  Someone might see you, or there might be a nosy old guy

across the street, and he might say "Joe, I saw that kid of Marty's

snooping around today."  Busted.  Also, be wary of "Neighborhood Watch"

areas - this is full of people with binoculars and 911 on the speed

dial. If someone happens to see you messing with their stuff, look as

innocent as possible.  Say something like "My friends dared me to do it

- they said I was chicken unless I went to someone's house and called

them!  Please, don't tell anyone!  My parents will KILL me! 

Pleaseohplease!.  Oh god, uncle Gene's gonna kill me!  Oh Jesus,

please!  I was just trying to prove something to my friends!"  Maybe

start to sob.  You might just get off with a lecture.  If you are

wearing some sort of disguise, maybe try to make a run for it.  Ditch

the disguise, and make like nothing happend. Another thing - you may

want to buy a 10-20 foot cable, so you can connect to their phone box,

and sit in the bushes a bit away, and have your phun.





Advanced Stuff For The Beige Box:



If you know what you are doing, here's some suggestions:



= Wire a switch in line with the microphone so you can flip it in and

out of the circut.  This is a helluva lot cleaner than a MUTE button,

but make sure to switch it on or off before you pick up the phone, so

there won't be any abnormal noise.



= If it's the kind that is just a handset, you might want to install a

switch for an on-off switch, instead of having the switch on the bottom

down.



= Wire an "in-use" light into it, so that you don't pick up the phone

on someone.



Remember, you are treading into illegal territory.  Don't get caught,

unless you like dishing out 100,000-200,000 buckaroos and/or having

"Crusher Moe" breating down your neck for 1-5 years.  And don't brag

about your phun openly - who knows, maybe Ma Bell is listening!  Brag

behind a name (like me!).



DISCLAIMER 

I, the guy named NightJoker, do not accept any responsibility

for any damage you, the reader, may cause.  I will not pay bail, be

your lawyer, or bake cakes with hacksaws in them.  If you get caught,

you are screwed, because I can't help you.  In other words:  it ain't

my fault!