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- The Nortel Millennium Payphone: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
- By: Syko416
- Syko416@hotmail.com
- www.deathsdoor.com/syko
-
- The reason that I am writing this is because I saw an article in 2600
- (Volume 15 Number 2) about the Nortel Millennium Payphone that was pretty
- lame (sorry Phluck). I have looked on the net and haven't found a lot of
- articles about Millenniums. So I decided to write my own.
-
- First of all you have to know what the Millenniums look like. Millenniums
- are those new payphones that have been popping up all around Canada in the
- past couple years. For all you newbies that have no idea what they look
- like (maybe you shouldn't be reading this file) I'll tell you. There are
- two types of Millennium payphones, "Universal", "Card Phone" and "Desktop".
- Universal has a coin slot and are the ones you mostly see. Card Phones are
- found in places like train stations, airports, etc. They are exactly like
- Universals except it doesn't have a coin slot. You have to use a calling
- card, credit card, smart card or cash card. The newer Desktop looks almost
- completely different. It looks more like a Vista 3000 phone. It has a port
- on the side that you can plug in your laptop. These phones are usually found
- in hotels, I found some in an airport. This is what a Universal looks like.
- It's black with a silver front and a two line display screen. Under the
- display screen, there are 4 buttons. The first two control the volume in the
- ear piece (higher or lower). The next one controls the languages (English or
- french). And the last one hangs up on your call in order for you to make
- another call. (personally, I think this button is pretty useless) At the Top
- (where you put in the coins) it's blue. At the bottom, there is a yellow
- card reader (I'll get into that later) There are also 4 key holes.
-
- Two key holes are on the top left side of the phone. Those are for changing
- the display screen which I'll get in to later. Another key hole is below the
- yellow card reader. That key hole is for the coin box. On the side of the
- coin box there is yet another key hole. You need both keys to open the coin
- box. You also need an access code (or PIN) to get to the coin box. This is
- for extra security on Nortel's part.
-
- Speaking about coins, Nortel has also installed a computer inside that
- actually reads the coins you put in the coin slot. This means that you can't
- use slugs or foreign coins to make phone calls. The computer allows you to
- use $1 coins (loonies) but they don't give you change.
-
- Nortel has also put a recording of a dial tone in the ear piece. (and some
- operator saying: "Please insert your card") Don't be fooled. You DO NOT hear
- a dial tone on Millenniums, EVER! They are all recordings. You put in a
- quarter, and enter your number. After you entered the number, the computer
- reads the number you entered, and dials it. You do not dial the number
- yourself. Because of this recording, most phreaks think that you can't red
- box. That is not true. It's just harder. You need to call up the operator
- (press 0, dumbass), and tell her that some asshole covered a couple numbers
- with gum (or some other excuse why you can't call the number yourself) and
- ask her if you could put in a quarter and she can dial the number for you.
- She'll say yes. You tell her the number and you play the red box tone. If
- you do it right, she'll say thank you and connect you to whoever you are
- calling.
-
- Another thing at Nortel in installed was a yellow card reader. These can be
- ripped out with a screw driver. You can bring them home, hook them up to
- your computer and read/modify cards. These read calling cards, credit cards,
- smart cards and cash cards. They make a loud beep if you hang up the phone
- and you leave a card in the slot. The yellow card reader also checks your
- card against a list of fraudulent cards in a matter of seconds.
-
- The Nortel Millennium Payphone also has a display screen. The display screen
- has 2 lines. On the top line, it has the date and time. On the bottom line
- it usually has advertisements. Most phreaks would love to change the screen
- to display something like: "THiS P4YpH0n3 iS 0WnED bY _______" Well, to do
- this, you need the two keys for the key holes on the top left side of the
- phone. After you unlock them, you have to enter an access code (or PIN) from
- the keypad. (If you do not enter the PIN the computer inside sets off an
- alarm, I am not sure if it's silent or a loud beep) After you do that you
- can take off the top part of the Millennium. Inside you'll find a port that
- you plug a keypad into. Then, and only then, you can change it. I have never
- seen anyone actually do these but that is what most phreaks have told me. I
- don't know where you can get a keypad or who makes them. If you raid a phone
- truck you'll probably find one. I think Nortel makes them but I am not sure.
- You need the keyboard to write custom messages on the screen but you can
- change what is written on the screen. There are several preset,
- unchangeable, messages you can make appear on the Millennium's screen from
- the keypad. You can't put whatever you want but you can put other things. To
- do this, you must have op codes. Opcodes are short strings of numbers that
- are preset functions on Millenniums. However, you must correctly enter a PIN
- before you have the chance to input Opcodes. I heard from a phreaker that
- what you have to do is dial 2541965 with the hook down. Another (but
- unconfirmed) number was 2727378. After you dialled it, you would be asked
- for an access code (or PIN). One of the PIN was 25563. I think there's more
- than one PIN. After you entered the PIN, you could enter any opcode. Here
- are a list of opcodes:
-
- 267 # Answer detect
- 274 # Display brightness control (down?)
- 277 # Display brightness control (up?)
- 349 # Unknown - Someone know this one?
- 636 # Memory Access
- 688 # Unknown - Possibly the "Out of Service" message
- 66666 # Motor sound, prompts to open phone - Probably coin removal
- 996 # "Error has occurred"
-
- You can enter the opcodes above or scan to see if you can find anymore.
- There are many other opcodes that I haven't found. However, the first known
- "config" number that I said above, 2541965, doesn't work now. I am not sure
- if the PIN still works on another number. We are working to find out any
- other config numbers. Try your phone number, it might work. If you find one,
- send it to me.
-
- The Millennium also has a small computer inside (not surprising) but most
- phreaks do not realise the power this small computer has. It keeps a log of
- EVERY call made (including 800, 888, 877, 911, 611, 411, 311, and 0) and how
- the person paid for the call (collect, card, coin) but that's not all, It
- also knows exactly the number of coins in the coin box. It also keep an eye
- on all the other systems (yellow card reader, display screen, etc) and if
- there is something wrong, it sends an alarm to Bell Canada, and Bell sends a
- lineman to check it out. I am not sure of this but I think that it might
- have a tracking device inside or maybe every time that it's connected to a
- phone line it calls bell and gives it's location. Either way, that means
- that if you want to steal the payphone they probably will track you down.
- The computer also makes a log about every time a linemen (or phreak) changes
- something like the display screen or if someone open the coin box or if
- anyone opens the top part (just to look around). So be careful if you try to
- mess with it.
-
- Many, many people think that Millenniums can't ring because if you call
- them, you get a message saying: "This line is for outgoing calls only" but
- they all have a bell inside and they can ring. If you look under the place
- where the number of the phone is located, you will see a small speaker. This
- is where the ringing comes from. The only reason that most people thing
- that Millenniums can't ring is because only operators can call Millenniums.
- When you call up the operator, the op will see 0(+) MIL_CARD or
- 0(+) MIL_UNIV on her computer screen along with your location. If you want
- to hear a Millennium ring, you have to call the op and ask her to call you
- back (you must convince her), or you can harass the op until she get so
- pissed off at you that she calls you back. I don't think she would call you
- back because most ops don't think that they can call payphones so they'll
- call the cops. I have also hear from a follow phreaker that 911 operators
- will also call you back, but I have never tried. There may be some
- Millenniums that have never rung, but they all do have an internal ringer.
-
- Well, that's all I know about the Nortel Millennium Payphone. I hope this
- helps you. Later All! Shout outs to 416/905, Korben416, C/NR, XYU416,
- Demos416, Hexnix, Mojo, Twiggy, HEX5, and [r]adead.
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- If you want more information on Millennium payphones, here are some numbers
- for you to call.
- 800-268-5933 Bell Canada, Payphone Department (Toll Free)
- 800-4 NORTEL (800-466-7835) Northern Telecom (Nortel)
- 214-684-5930 Northern Telecom (Nortel)
- 416-748-2694 Bell Canada, Payphone Department
-
- 1998