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- Using Tones
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- When you call 175 on your phone a nice recorded message will inform you of
- the number you called from. Then it will say "Start Test" and repeat what its
- just said. The line will die so put the phone down and in 15 seconds it will
- reconnect the phone and after 25 seconds it will call you back, not the usual
- ringing, it will ring 3 times then return to the normal ringing ... If you
- held the phone up when it calls you back it will say "Earth B" twice. If you
- had the phone down it should say "Line testing Ok". You can leave the phone
- down without answering it for up to 2 minutes and 15 seconds, after that it
- will timeout and return your line to normal service (it may also notify an
- engineer that the line is fucked so be carefull). Now it will say "Dial next
- test" ... It will now give you some bleeps, dial "1" it will say "Start test"
- then dial in order "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,*,0,#" and if they sound ok to the
- exchange it will say "Dial testing ok" twice then "Dial next test". Now "2" is
- invalid so dial "3" ... "Start test" then some fast bleeps ... Nothing works
- from here as its a payfone test (Mmmm, must try something out). It will come
- back to you and say "Incorrect coin pulsing" then the usual "Dial next test".
- "4" gives off "Sorry, not avalible on your line" and the rest of them
- "5,6,7,8,9,*,0,#" are all invalid options.
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- Using Pulses
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- Using pulses instead is fine because it regonizes them ! For the dial test
- just dial "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0" dont press with "#" or "*" as they turn your
- phone (when in pulse mode) into tone mode for the duration of the call ...
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- Uses ?!?!?!?!?
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- When your parents are skinflints like mine and they dont like you calling out
- and stuff ... Dial 175 then hangup and go talk to your parents about something
- give yourself 25 seconds to get from the phone to a parent and when the phone
- goes off walk over to it and pick it up, say "Yeah, just a minute I'll get you
- on the other phone, dont hang up ..." put the phone down and goto your room
- and call who ever you want,it doesnt make it free but will keep you safe until
- your itemised bill comes in ...
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- Thats all really ... I dunno if 175 is free but I guess it would be as its a
- test line, no wait British Telecom are such buttheads they probably chanrge
- 48p per minute for their engineers to check your line ! <g> ... Nah my guess
- is its free ...
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- One last point, unlike some other British Telecom services, you cannot access
- service #175 by dialing (0800)-800-175, this number is unassigned at present.
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- Anyway happy phreaking, and remember ... A phone system is just a computer
- waiting to be explored ... L8r.
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