)()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()( Diverters: What They Are And How To Use Them )()( written by: Beowulf )()( Distributed by Agent Orange and The Anarchist of Special Forces )()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()( What is a diverter? A diverter is an device that the phone company hooks up to a phoneline to re-route calls from a telephone thats rings and does'nt answer toanother phone that should be answered. It is similar to call forwarding. How Are Diverters Used? Let's say you have a number that you know has a diverter on it.When you call the number, first you will hear three or four rings, and thena click, and fainter ringing. This is the diverter in action, re-routingyour call to the specified number. When the dude who has the diverteranswers, just say you have the wrong number or something, and wait for himto hang up the phone. MAKE SURE YOU STAY ON THE LINE !!! You should thenhear a pause for a little, and then a dial tone fainter than your own one.This dial tone is the dial tone of the diverted phone, and any call you makewill be charged to his bill! How can I find Diverters? The easiest way to find diverters are to whip out the good old yellowpages and let your fingers do the walking until you find numbers for '24 hour'plumbers, lawyers, doctors, or whatever. Most likely there is not someone oncall at the office, and all calls will be diverted to the person's home phonenumber. If the doctor/lawyer/plumber has more than one phone line, call allof them until you get one with a diverter on it. What Can I Use A Diverter For? Diverters, if you find one with a local exchange, can be used like anextender, except that you direct dial the call like you would on a normalnon-phreaked long distance phone call. Diverters can also be used for con-ference calls, either through an AT&T operator or Alliance (0-700) con-ferencing. If you really want to get malicious, use an AT&T Calling Cardon a diverter. To get you started: Yes, I am being a nice guy by giving you a few extenders to try outand use so you can get the 'pheel' of how a diverter works. These numbersare most likely not local calls to you so I suggest you use an extender todial them with. These were all working as of the date of the writing of thisfile (July '85). Remember: Only call after business hours when the diverterswill be turned on, or else you will just get the office answering. Diverters: 201-233-6688 201-634-8417 201-752-6000 201-754-0550 617-875-9797 914-365-0123 Have phun with these and look for more text philes from Beowulf, coming soon to an AE line near you.Disclaimer: The text files written by myself are merely informative and are not meant to be abused. The user of this file uses the infor- mation herein at their own risk. This not only applies to files I have written in the past, but ones I intend to write in the future (I don't put this in all my text files, just a few, so you don't get bored/pissed every time you reach the end of one of my files))()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()( This text file was written by : Beowulf )()( )()( This file for use on AE lines, Catsends, and AE/BBS's only. )()( Copyright July 1985 New Jersey, USA )()( )()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()(
