Old Skool Phreaking

Phone Number Reversal

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:55:00 +0000

If I had a number and I wanted a simple way to get an Address and Name of the person it belonged too, is there a simple way anyone here knows of too get this done? 411 was no help, and other services just want money! If you can help, I would seriously appreciate it!

call phones from google voice

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:35:26 +0000

not quite sure if they integrated google voice into gmail, or gizmo5 or whatever, but google has just released an update or whatever you want to call it to allow calls to PSTN numbers from gmail...

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/call-phones-from-gmail.html

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Gmail voice and video chat makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family using your computer’s microphone and speakers. But until now, this required both people to be at their computers, signed into Gmail at the same time. Given that most of us don’t spend all day in front of our computers, we thought, “wouldn’t it be nice if you could call people directly on their phones?”

Starting today, you can call any phone right from Gmail.

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If you have a Google Voice phone number, calls made from Gmail will display this number as the outbound caller ID. And if you decide to, you can receive calls made to this number right inside Gmail (see instructions).

magictalk

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:26:36 +0000

so i saw this http://voipguides.blogspot.com/2010/08/magicjack-launched-magictalk-web-based.html a few days ago

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After being in the Home VOIP Phone business for years, Magicjack is now preparing to launch a web based free call service to make totally free calls from computers, smartphones and iPads.

i would have quoted more, but i did not want to quote the whole article (it is kind of short) i am sure that is plagiarism and not covered under fair-use like just quoting a snippet...

anyhow... sounds interesting... currently magictalk.com only redirects to the magicjack website, and there is not much info that i could gather from the web, although it is mentioned on some sites...

that article was posted on the 18th which is last week, and claims that it was supposed to be launched "next week" in the article, so it should have arrived - yet no mention on the MJ site...

and while i am on magicjack... what happened with the femocell that magicjack was supposed to come out with? did the FCC and cellular phone companies squish that idea like i assumed when it was first announced?

inumber.com is gone

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:27:38 +0000

For those who don't know what inumber offered, it offered a free phone number you can use for 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month. It would forward calls to your phone number, although for callers to get you they would've had to input an extension number on the phone 1st.

This site has died so I'm wondering if anyone knows of ones like it.

ANAC and stuff

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:17:50 +0000

Hello, im really interested in phone phreaking, im from Lithuania, no one really knows phone phreaking.
The question is:how do you scan all those ANAC,ANI numbers and stuff? what soft do you use? is it free or is it something like VOIP and stuff? help the n00b please.Im really interested but dunno from where to start.

Telus Payphone Techs

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:01:38 +0000

heres a picture of a payphone outside of my house. I lol'd when i read it:
http://i36.tinypic.com/23iytg3.jpg

Pulsar 50 Payphones.

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:57:24 +0000

Hello fellow phreakers, i live in Lithuania, Vilnius, and we have a few payphones in the city, Landis and Gyr Pulsar 50 model:
http://www.cordless-phones.uk.com/corded-phones/payphones/pulsar-50
Security that the phone has is only:
SAM module and anti-wiring shit so it means that you cant wire the cards.

In the late 90's, somewhere 97 when Telekomas(the provider) had Analog Trunks, Pulsar 50's had a bug where you lift the whole payphone a lil bit up and push it to the left or right(dunno), u get the Pin Code Asking, it looked like this in lil LCD monitor:
[PIN CODE ? : ]
[ ]
u just write 3707 and u get the MENU, where u can change language, get payphone ID, and stuff, i guess it still runs on REMAS system.

Now whe have digital lines and shit, the trick doesnt work anymore, so im wondering, is there any boxes left that would work to do something? or can i get in the menu somehow? Im thinkin' of PBX hacking, but that would be in a later time.

Sorry for bad english, lol, just need some answers fellow phreakers.

Im really new to this whole phreaking scene, just knew some tricks and tips that worked in the early/late 90's when phreakers in Lithuania existed.

TOR'ifying with Google Voice

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:16:08 +0000

For those familiar with TOR's onion routing, this notion is much the same thing in respect to the concept of 'relaying through nodes'.

Here's how it works :

Lets say you have 2 GV phone numbers and these are :

1. 720-000-0000
2. 678-000-0001

Let's say you want to call the White House comment line - 202-456-6213. Start by calling your GV # above, #1 (720-000-0000). Once it answers, enter your PIN to access your GV account. Once you're in, hit 2 to make a call but don't call the White House yet, instead call your next GV number on the list above, #2, which in this example is 678-000-0001. Go in like before and access this GV account. Once you've entered your PIN to access this last GV account, go ahead and dial the White House from there.

When you finally call the party you're trying to reach, CID will show you called from 678-000-0001.

In the above example, we're using only 2 GV #'s - you can use more than 2 however.

When using this method, you'd need to choose GV #'s that are located in different locations, far apart, like this (now I'll use 5 GV #'s as an example) :

1. 201-983-1241
2. 832-201-6622
3. 701-398-0021
4. 464-442-9036
5. 212-990-4296

This is similar in concept to TOR's function of 'relaying though nodes" except here you'd be 'relaying your call(s) through other phone numbers which are located in different parts of the country'.

The usefulness of this is the same as the reason why TOR 'relays through various nodes' before reaching your destination, because it would be much much more difficult for someone, even law enforcement, to determine where the call(s) actually came from (assuming they'd think to check to see if such an idea were used which they wouldn't because they've never heard of this used when making calls - refer to my testing below about this issue). One major reason for this being useful is by the time they get a warrant for one GV number and realize they've reached a dead end and then get a warrant for the next number and also reach a dead end etc., you'd stop calling by then (because all of that will take a longgg time to complete) and not use the GV #'s anymore, close the accounts, and then how will it end - DEAD END CITY? That's if someone's planning on doing something illegal using this method of placing calls - that's where the 'dumping the GV #'s comes in" (for safety reasons).

Regarding law enforcement attempting to determine origination of calls :

In the past, I put this to a big test. I repeatedly called someone - several times a day for weeks and weeks while using the idea above - I had 'relayed' my calls through 5 phone numbers, each located in different parts of the country. It got to the point law enforcement was called to find out who was calling - it failed because of this method and the called party was pissed as hell, needless to say, because they couldn't find me and I kept calling (for a short while anyway, then got bored and quit). I did this using prepaid calling cards.

Another few times, I ran tests to see what would happen if a person were to 'relay' calling through a lot of other phone numbers - I believe I tried as many as 24. Trying it with 24 didn't work very well, because it caused 2 problems - the problems were :

1. By the time the called party answered, I couldn't hear them at all. The volume was lost due to routing through so many locations. In fact, the only way I knew the party had disconnected was when my phone line disconnected after much delay and I got the recording "If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again".
2. The other problem is similar to the issue with TOR (and other programs like it, and anonymous surfing period). Think of what happens frequently while using TOR - you enter the URL to surf to and it takes a long time for the page to pull up, it has a "delay" in reaching it's destination so to speak. The same holds true with this method, meaning if you were to 'relay your call' through too many phone numbers it too produces a 'delay' in reaching your destination (that being, reaching the called party).

What I'd found out through testing is not to 'relay' through too many phone numbers to avoid these 'effects'. Take for example tonight's testing - I relayed through 2 GV #'s and all was ok except for GV being a couple times a bit glitchy (which I've had when not using this method). As part of this testing, I tried relaying the call through 3 GV #'s and I noticed one 'effect' which didn't happen when relaying through only 2 - the effect was that when trying to call ANAC's on my list, I kept getting this GV recording "Hmmm... that's not a valid number". Placing calls to other numbers went through ok however. Why this would occur, I do not know.

I could only test with 3 GV #'s at the moment since that's all I have right now.

Since GV killed ANIFAIL, I'll be using this method. It may not allow for a non-existent number to show up on CID like ANIFAIL did, however IMO it's just as good but functions in a different way is all.

Edit : I forgot to add this important part :

With each GV you plan to use, be sure to do the following in each GV account :

1. disable call screen.
2. disable call forwarding.

If these aren't done, you won't be able to access your GV account, plus when you call the GV #'s, you don't want it ringing any of your phones .

Connect at 300 baud?

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:17:28 +0000

I'm working on a microcontroller-based dialer. The modem I'd like to use is a single chip device. Datasheet is here if you're interested..

http://www.futurlec.com/Motorola/MC145443P.shtml

It uses a Bell 103 modulation and connects at 300 baud. Will this thing be able to connect to any modems in the wild? I know some modems will still connect at 300 baud, but how many?

I'm not asking you to read the datasheet and tell me how to connect. My question is weather or not I'll be able to connect to much at 300 baud using Bell 103.

Thanks guys.

855 toll free area code to go live oct 2nd

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:17:55 +0000

http://nanpa.com/pdf/PL_407R1.pdf

the 855 toll free area code is set to go live on october 2 2010...

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In November 1999, the Industry Numbering Committee directed NANPA to assign the 855 NPA code for toll-free service. On June 25, 2010, the Wireline Competition Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized the opening of the 855 toll free code commencing at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Friday, October 1, 2010.
On August 2, 2010, in response to the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions’ SMS/800 Number Administration Committee (SNAC) request to modify the October 1, 2010 date for opening the 855 toll free code, the FCC agreed to delay the opening by 24 hours, to Saturday, October 2, 2010, at 12:00 pm, to lessen the impact on regular customer activities that take place during the normal business week.

Does anyone have...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:43:45 +0000

A U.S. based number for Tracfone (prepaid phone) support? (nevermind) The service around here has been kind of weird lately. For the past few days all the Tracfones in the area (that I know about) have been unable to make successful outgoing calls to landlines. They'll connect alright, and the person on the landline side is able to hear the person on the Tracfone, however the person on the Tracfone side either hears nothing, or their own voice looped back to them. Incoming calls are fine. The people at Tracfone's "We-don't-really-speak-English-but-we'll-give-it-a-whirl" help number haven't been too helpful. They said they'd check into the service here but that was after an hour long conversation about how they thought it was the phone's fault, so I'm not too hopeful.

EDIT: My phone, and the others appear to be working properly again, was a very peculiar situation though. I'd highly recommend anyone who owns one of these phones already, who hasn't called a landline in a while to give this a try and see if they can get lucky. For a while there, there was no sound at all, no ring, no loopback, just a message running across the phone screen telling you that you were connected.

718-890-xxxx

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:34:38 +0000

w/ google voice ani-f weekends + after business hours...
i assume the many "ring outs"/no answers is because offices are closed during calls, and whoever # those are are not important enough to have a VMB... also, i notice most VMB are full - so it is not likely the ones that do have a VMB even bother to check their messages...

ringout = 5+ rings no answer
ringout/bsy = rings 4+ times then busy
vz = verizon
reso. ctr = resolution center

1000 vz
1001 ringout
1002 vz
1003 vz
1004 vz reso. ctr
1005 ring out
1006 fairpoint reso. ctr
1007 fairpoint reso ctr
1008 vz vmb system
1009 vm "thelma kenny" full
1010 fairpoint reso ctr
1011 fairpoint reso ctr
1012 vz reso ctr
1013 vz reso ctr
1014 vz reso ctr
1015 vz reso ctr
1016 vz reso ctr
1017 vz reso ctr
1018 vz reso ctr
1019 vz reso ctr
1020 vz reso ctr
1021 vz reso ctr
1022 ringout/bsy
1023 ringout
1024 vz reso ctr
1025 ringout
1026 ringout
1027 ringout
1028 ringout
1029 ringout
1030 ringout
1031 vz inquiry ctr (live rep)
1032 unknown (live rep)
1033 vz repair live rep
1034 "michelle" (vz rep?)
1035 vz live rep
1036 "mike i need account & phone number you are reporting" vz live rep
1037
1038 vz live rep (unk dept)
1039 vz repair live rep
1040 phone picks up, but no one on other end
1041 "hi this is lisa how can i help you" live vz rep?
1042 vz repair live rep
1043 vz johh "account # & phone number..." live vz rep
1044 vz order inquiry ctr live rep
1045 vz repair live rep
1046 ringout
1047 ringout
1048 ringout
1049 vz vm service
1050 ringout
1051 bsy
1052 bsy
1053 ringout
1054 ringout
1055 ringout
1056 ringout
1057 ringout
1058 vz repair "mike" live rep
1059 ringout
1060 bsy
1061 bsy
1062 bsy
1063 bsy
1064 bsy
1065 bsy
1066 bsy
1067 vmb "michelle argentina"
1068 vz live rep
1069 vz vm service
1070 vz vm service
1071 vz "jim" live rep
1072 vmb full "shante holmes"
1073 vz vm service
1074 vz vm service
1075 vz vm service
1076 vz vm service
1077 vz vm service
1078 vz vm service
1079 vz vm service
1080 vz vm service
1081 vz vm service
1082 vz vm service
1083 vz vm service
1084 vz vm service
1085 vmb not set up yet
1086 vz vm service
1087 vz vm service
1088 vz vm service
1089 ringout
1090 ringout
1091 ringout
1092 ringout
1093 ringout
1094 vz vm service
1095 vz vm service
1096 vz ms. matrigias (?) office
1097 ringout/bsy
1098 vmb full - queens admin office
1099 ringout/bsy

Open a Payphone Handset?

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:59:53 +0000

I got two payphones today (Single coin slot on the right) pretty inexpensively. One was locked and I'll probably end up drilling it open, and one was open already.

Now the one that was open, I was trying to see how I could convert it for home use, but I might ask another bit about that later. Anyway, I was simply connecting the handset to the red and green wires to test it out and I held another phone to me ear and while I could talk into the payphone handset and hear it on the other, I could hear nothing from the payphone handset. No dial tone, no static, no noises, nothing (Keep in mind I didn't run anything through the payphone at this point, just the handset)

Now, I'm guessing that part of the handset is faulty and I have a few components I could probably salvage from old scrapped rotary phones, but I cannot get the handset of the payphone open. I heard once they were glued shut, but don't know if this is true or not.

Are there any tricks for getting the handset open or should I just shell out for a replacement from http://www.payphone.com/ ?

Antonio Meucci museum in staten island NY

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:00:57 +0000

i have been pretty confident that alexander grahm bell had stolen the patent for the telephone from elisa gray (who filed his patent for the phone just 2 hours before bell did) i have heard aboud some other claims, but it appears that AGB actually stole the idea from meucci...

i fucking hate staten island, but i had a job out there today, and since i wanted to kill some time before heading back over the verrazano i figured perhaps there is some telephone museum that i could go to (i remember someone at one of the panels in hope (asking a question, not a speaker) said he wanted to start one in NJ somewhere) so i entered "telephone museum" into google maps on my blackberry... most results were for bullshit museums, that have nothing to do with telephones and were included i guess because they had a telephone number listed or whatever.. but the 3rd or 4th result was for this museum... unfortunately when i got there they are closed on mondays... but they are open tuesday thru sunday from 1pm-5pm, so i think i may actually voluntarily go back out to the shit hole that is staten island to check this out, this guy seems kind of interesting...

and supposedly he invented the telephone when AGB was only 2 years old....

i will try to get some photos and perhaps some video when i go (probably in a week or two)

and if anyone plans on going, the lady that i spoke with there is bonnie, and she said she is the one to see about the history of the telephone aspect of the museum and she is not their on thursdays... for those of you who are no where near this place, and want to think up some questions or anything, i will be more than happy to ask when i go.. .

http://www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.org/

Need help finding phone number Broadview security system dials

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:36:02 +0000

For a while I have been wondering what number my Broadview home security system dials. Today I used the communications test feature with the phone off the hook and against my computer's microphone. However, when I started the test, the dial tone just stopped and I didn't hear any dialing, though it still indicated the test was successful. It's probably connected to the phone line in a different way than the regular telephone. If I lift the cover on the system's control box, I can see the phone cord plugged into a phone jack. Probably if this is unplugged and instead plugged into a regular phone jack (using a telephone extension cord) I will be able to hear it dialing. Unfortunately, however, my mom won't let me do that. Would somebody else please do it for me, so I can find out what number it dials, but not get in trouble? If you could record the entire call that would be great. Thanks to whoever does it!

(By the way, if you know the number the Brinks people sometimes call that says "You've reached the Central Station" and asks for a user ID and password, please post that too.)