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# The Remote Informer #
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# Reader supported newsletter for the underworld #
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# Editors: Tracker and Norman Bates #
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# September 1987 Issue: 01 #
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# The Headlines #
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# 1) Introduction #
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# 2) Hacking Sprint: The Easy Way #
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# 3) Rumors: Why spread them? #
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# 4) The New Sprint FON Calling Cards #
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# 5) Automatic Number Identifier (ANI) #
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Introduction
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Welcome to the first issue of 'The Remote Informer'! This newsletter
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is reader supported. If the readers of this newsletter do not help
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support it, then it will end. We are putting this out to help out the
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ones that would like
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o read it. If you are one of those who thinks they
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know everything, the
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n don't bother reading it. This newsletter is not
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anything like the future issues. The future issues will contain several
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sections, as long as reader input is obtained. Below is an outline
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overview of the sections in the future issues.
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I/O Board (Input/Output Board)
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The I/O Board is for questions you have, that we might be able to
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answer or atleast refer you to someone or something. We will be honest if
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we cannot help you. We will not make up something, or to the effect, just
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to make it look lik
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e we answered you. There will be a section in the I/O
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Board for questions we cannot answer, and then the readers will have the
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opportunity to answer it. We will print anything that is reasonable in
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the newsletter, even complaints if you feel like you are better than
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everyone.
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NewsCenter
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This section will be for news around the underworld. It will talk of
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busts of people in the underworld and anything else that would be
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considered news. If you find articles in the paper, or something happens
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in yo
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ur local area, type it up, and upload it to one of the boards listed
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at the end of the newsletter. Your handle will be placed in the article.
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If you do enter a news article, please state the date and from where you
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got it.
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Feature Section
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The Featu9H Section will be the largest of the sections as it will be
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on the topic that is featured in that issue. This will be largely reader
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input which will be sent in between issues. At the end of the issue at
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hand, it will tell the topic of the next issue, t
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herefore, if you have
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something to contribute, then you will have ample time to prepare your
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article.
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Hardware/Software Review
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In this section, we will review the good and bad points of hardware
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and software related to the underworld. It will be an extensive review,
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rather than just a small paragraph.
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The Tops
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This section will be the area where the top underworld BBS's, hacking
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programs, modem scanners, etc. will be shown. This will be reader
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selected and will not be altered in anyway. The
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topics are listed below.
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Underworld BBS's (Hack, Phreak, Card, Anarchy, etc.)
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Hacking programs for Hayes compatables
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Hacking programs for 1030/Xm301 modems
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Modem scanners for Hayes compatables
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Modem scanners for 1030/Xm301 modems
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Other type illegal programs
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You may add topics to the list if enough will support it.
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Tid Bits
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This will contain tips and helpful information sent in by the users.
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If you have any information you wish to contribute, then put it in a text
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file and upload it to one of th
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e BBS's listed at the end of the
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newsletter. Please, no long distance codes, mainframe passwords, etc.
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We may add other sections as time goes by. This newsletter will not
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be put out on a regular basis. It will be put out when we have enough
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articles and information to put in it. There may be up to 5 a month, but
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there will always be atleast one a month. We would like you, the readers,
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to send us anything you feel would be of interest to others, like hacking
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hints, methods of hacking long distance c
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ompanies, companies to card from,
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etc. We will maintain the newsletter as long as the readers support it.
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That is the end of the introduction, but take a look at this newsletter,
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as it does contain information that may be of value to you.
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Hacking Sprint: The Easy Way
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By: Tracker
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If you hack US Sprin
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t, 950-0777 (by the way it is no longer GTE
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Sprint), and you are fustrated at hacking several hours only to find one
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or two codes, then follow these tips, and it will increase your resultsrtremendo
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usly. First, one thing that Mr. Mojo proved is that Sprint will
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not store more than one code in every hundred numbers. (ex: 98765400 to
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98765499 may contain only one code). There may NOT be a code in that
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hundred, but there will never be more than one.
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Sprint's 9 digit codes are stored from 500000000 thr
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ough 999999999.
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In the beginning of Sprint's 950 port, they only had 8 digit codes. Then
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they started converting to 9 digit codes, storing all 8 digit codes
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between 10000000 and 49999999 and all 9 digit codes between 500000000 and
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999999999. Sprint has since cancelled most 8 digit codes, although there
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are a few left that have been denoted as test codes. Occaisionally, I
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hear of phreaks saying they have 8 digit codes, but when verifying them,
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the codes were invalid.
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Now, where do you start? You hav
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e already narrowed the low and high
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numbers in half, therefore already increasing your chances of good results
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by 50 percent. The next step is to find a good prefix to hack. By the
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way, a prefix, in hacking terms, is the first digits in a code that can be
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any length except the same number of digits the code is. (ex: 123456789
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is a code. That means 1, 12, 123, 1234, 12345, 123456, 1234567, and
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12345678 are prefixes) The way you find a good prefix to hack is to
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manually enter a code prefix.A1%@:!9~you en
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ter the code prefix and a
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valid destination number and you do not hear the ringing of the recording
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telling you that the code is invalid until near the end of the number,
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then you know the prefix is valid. Here is a chart to follow when doing
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this:
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Code - Destination Range good codes exist
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123456789 - 6192R 123400000 - 123499999
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123456789 - 619267R 123450000 - 123459999
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123456789 - 61926702R 123456000 - 123456999
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123456789 -
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6192670293R 123456700 - 123456799
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( R - Denotes when ring for recording starts)
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To prove this true, I ran a test using OmniHack 1.3p, written by
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Jolly Joe. In this test I found a prefix where the last 3 digits were all
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I had to hack. I tested each hundred of the 6 digit prefix finding that
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all but 4 had the ring start after the fourth digit was dialed in the
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destination number. The other four did not ring until I had finished the
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entire code.
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I set OmniHack to hack the prefix + 00 until prefix + 99.
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(ex: xxxxxxy00 to xxxxxxy99: where y is one of the four numbers that the
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ring did not start until the dialing was completed.) Using this method, I
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found four codes in a total of 241 attempts using ascending hacking (AKA:
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Sequential). Below you will see a record of my hack:
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Range of hack Codes found Tries
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xxxxxx300 - xxxxxx399 xxxxxx350 50
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xxxxxx500 - xxxxxx599 xxxxxx568
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68
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xxxxxx600 - xxxxxx699 xxxxxx646 46
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xxxxxx800 - xxxxxx899 xxxx(xfn:~ 77
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Totals 4 codes 241
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As you see, these methods work. Follow these guidlines and tips and
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you should have an increase in production of codes in the future hacking
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Sprint. Also, if you have any hints/tips you think others could benefit
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from, then type them up and upload them to one of the boards at the end of
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the newsletter.
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Rumors: Why Spread Them?
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By: Tracker
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Do you ever get tired of hearing rumors? You know, someone gets an
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urge to impress others, so they create a rumor that some long distance
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company is now using tracing equipment. Why start rumors? It only scares
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others out of phreakin'X79#"C9j[J=+1DE5.\\7n who started
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the
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rumor, look like Mr. Big. This article is short, but it should make you
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aware of the rumors that people spread for personal gain. The best thing
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to do is to denote them as a rumor starter and then leave it at that. You
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should not rag on them constantly, since if the other users cannot
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determine if it is fact or rumor, then they should suffer the
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consequences.
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The New Sprint FON Calling Cards
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By: Tracker
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US Sprint has opened up a new long distance network called the Fiber
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Optic Network (FON), in which subscribers are given calling cards. These
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calling cards are 14 digits, and though, seem randomly generated, they are
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actually encrypted. The rumors floating around about people getting
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caught using the Sprint FON calling cards are fact, not rumors. The
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reason people are getting caught is that they
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confuse the FON calling
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cards with the local 950 port authorization codes. If you will remember,
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you never use AT&T calling cards from you home phone. It has ANI
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capability, which is not tracing, but rather the originating phone number
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is placed on the bill as soon as the call is completed. They know your
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phone number when you call the 800 access port, but they do not record it
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until your call is completed. Also, through several of my hacks, I came
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up with some interesting information surrounding the n
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ew Sprint network.
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They are listed below.
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800-877-0000
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This number is for information on US Sprint's 800 calling card
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service. I have not played around with it, but I believe it is for
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trouble or help with the FON calling cards. I am not sure if it is for
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subscribing to the FON network.
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800-877-0002 - You hear a short tone, then nothing.
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800-877-0003 - US Sprint Alph %M#
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++$$LC
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800-877-(0004-0999)
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When you call these numbers, you get a recording saying: "Welcome to
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US Sprint's 1 plus service
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." When the recording stops, if you hit the
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pound key (#) you will get the calling card dial tone.
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Other related Sprint numbers
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800-521-4949
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This is the number that you subscribe to US Sprint with. You may
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also subscribe to the FON network on this number. It will take 4 to 5
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weeks for your calling card to arrive.
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10777
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This is US Sprint's equal access number. When you dial this number,
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you then dial the number you are calling, and it will be billed through US
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Sprint, and you will rec%%"!+%
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Ib=s distance line for that call. Note
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that you will be billed for calls made through equal access. Do not
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mistake it to be a method of phreaking, unless used from a remote
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location.
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If you are in US Sprint's 1+ service then call 1+700-555-1414, which
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will tell you which long distance company you are using. When you hear:
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"Thank you for choosing US Sprint's 1 plus service," hit the pound key
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(#), and then you will get the US Sprint dial tone. This however is just
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the same as if you are calling from
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your home phone if you dial direct, so
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you would be billed for calls made through that, but there are ways to use
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this to your advantage as in using equal access through a PBX.
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@,AA$(][6atic Number Identification (ANI)
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By: Tracker
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The true definition for Automatic Number Identification has not been
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widely known
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to many. Automatic Number Identification, (AKA: ANI), is the
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process of the destination number knowing the originating number, which is
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where you are calling from. The method of achieving this is to send the
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phone number that you are calling from in coded form ahead of the
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destination number. Below is an example of this.
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ANI Method
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Dial: 267-0293
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Sent: ********2670293
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* - Denotes the originating number which is coded and sent before the
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number
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As you noticed there are 8 digits in the coded
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number. This is
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because, atleast I believe, it is stored in a binary-like form. Automatic
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Number Identification means a limited future in phreaking. ANI does not
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threaten phreaking very much yet, but it will in the near future. A new
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switching system will soon be installed in most cities that are covered by
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ESS, Electronic Switching System, now. The system will have ANI
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capabilities which will be supplied to the owners of phone lines as an
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added extra. The owner's phone will have an LED read-out that
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will show
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the phone number of the people that call you. You will be able to block
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some numbers, so that people cannot call you. This system is in the
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testing stages currently, but will soon be installed across most of the
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country. As you see, this will end a large part of phreaking, until we,
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the phreakers, can come up with an alternative. As I have been told by
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several, usually reliable, people, this system is called ISS, which I am
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not sure of the meaning of this, and is being tested currently in Rhod
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Island.
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800 in-watts lines set up by AT&T support ANI. The equipment to
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decode an ANI coded origination number does not costs as much as you would
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expect. 950 ports do not offer ANI capability, no matter what you have
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been told. The 950 ports will only give the city in which they are based,
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this usually being the largest in the state, sometimes the capitol.
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One last thing that I should tell you is that ANI is not related to
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tracing. Tracing can be done on any number whether local, 950, etc.
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One
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way around this, especially when dialing Alliance TeleConferencing, is to
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dial through several extenders or ports. ANI will only cover the number
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that is calling it, and if you call through a number that does not support
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ANI, then your number will never be known.
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The Disclaimer!
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We, the editors, take no responsibility
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for your actions and use of
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the information in this newsletter. This newsletter is for informational
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purposes only. There will never be any long distance codes, passwords,
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etc. in this newsletter. If you are easily offended by telecommunication
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discussions, then we suggest that you not read this newsletter. But for
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those who are truely interested in the information in this newsletter,
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enjoy it.
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Coming i
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n the ne}ixt issue!
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In the next issue, we will be open for suggestions from the readers
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of this issue. We will have some featured articles though, which include:
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The Gold Box - A new and better built Gold Box
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800 Extenders - Methods of finding them and hacking them
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Bridges - Discussed
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Mailboxes - Discussed and a listing of some mailboxes
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If you have any suggestions, then send them to the BBS's at the end of the
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new
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sletter.
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# #
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# If you have something you would like for us to put in the newsletter #
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# then put it into a text file, and upload it to one of the below BBS's. #
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# We reserve the right to not print certain articles, and to modify the #
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# information according to our guidelines. #
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# The Back Door.............................................Coming soon! #
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# Bate's Motel..............................................619-267-0293 #
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# The NEW Pirate's Hollow...................................Coming soon! #
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