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>>>>>>>>>>>> Introduction <<<<<<<<<<<< This tutorial will be focusing on the 'phone side of hacking. I will include numbers, passwords, and other bits of interesting info that I have picked up during my career as one of the >ELITE< hackers here in Australia. I will also include information on the American 'Telenet' system, though I regret I have no password (yet) for the Midas data-link system. Well, now, onto the juicy stuff.. here goes.. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Dial Locks <<<<<<<<<<<<< Have you ever been into an office, and found that some barstard has put a dial lock so that the dial can't be turned? Well, you can use that phone, it's just a bit harder than normal. What you have to do, is pick up the phone, and press the receiver button >RAPIDLY< the number of times needed for that digit. For example, to dial 762-1582, you would press the receiver button 7 times, pause, then 6 times, pause, then 2 times, etc. Make sure you do this quickly and evenly. Practice on your own number, and you'll get an engaged tone when you succeed. Good luck! >>>>>>>>>> Exchange Scanning <<<<<<<<<< Have you ever wondered about those 11 numbers? Like 11612 for Bible Readings, etc. Ever noticed that those numbers are not sequential? Ever wondered what lies in between? Well, I wondered about that once too, so here is a list I have made of all the 11 and 01 numbers.. Here goes.. 01 numbers: 0100 ISD enquiries 0101 International bookings 0102 International enquiries 0103 Directory assistance - International 0104-0105 STD error message 0106 not connected 0107 operator 0108 Booking + enquries - ships at sea 0109 tones (for testing?) 011 Trunk bookings 012 Trunk enquiries 013 Directory assistance 014 not connected 015 Telegrams 016 not connected 0170 Directory assistance - other states 0171 not connected 0172 #8 0173 Wakeup and reminder calls 0174 Telegram enquiries 0175 Directory assistance - STD 0176 "Number Please" 0177 "Can I help you" 0178-0179 not connected 018 #8 0190 <<<<<< see below 0191 not connected 01921 Austpac - 300 baud 01922 Austpac - 1200/75 01923 Austpac - Videotext 01924 not connected 01925-01926 Austpac 01927 not connected 01928 #8 01929 not connected 0193 not connected 0194 not connected 01950 not connected 01951 Austpac - 300 baud 01952 Austpac - 1200/75 01953 Austpac - Videotext 01954 not connected 01955-01956 Viatel - 1200/75 01957 not connected 01958 #8 01959 not connected 11 numbers: 1100 Difficulties and faults 1101 engaged 1102 engaged 1103 <<<<<< see below 1104 Difficulties and faults - Mobile Telephones 1105 engaged 1106 engaged 1107 Difficulties and faults - 008 Lessees 1108 #8 1109 engaged 1110-1129 not connected 1130 ringback 1131-1132 operators 1133-1135 not connected 1136 ringback 1137-1138 not connected 1139 Re-direction number 11400-11409 not connected 11410-11429 operators 11430-11439 not connected 11440 faint not connected 11441 Fire Brigade 11442-11443 faint not connected 11444 D24 Police 11445 faint not connected 11446 not connected 11447 faint not connected 11448 #8 11449-11489 not connected 11490-11499 operators 11500 Bass credit bookings 11501-11502 Stock exchange reports 11503-11507 not connected 11508 #8 11509 not connected 11510 ringback 11511 Stock exchange A-H 11512 not connected 11513 Stock exchange Industrials 11514 not connected 11515 3XY competition line 11516 not connected 11517 Stock exchange I-Z 11518 Motor rego information 11519 not connected 11520 Pools results 11521 Tattslotto results 11522 Bass credit bookings 11523-11524 not connected 11525 Magpie hotline 11526-11530 not connected 11531 Ring-a-recipe 11532 not connected * 11533 not connected 11534 Financial speaking 11535 Dial-a-champ 11536 3AK Garden line 11537 not connected 11538 Quit Smoking 11539 not connected 11540 Fire restrictions 11541 Boating weather 11542 not connected 11543 not connected * 11544 Thredbo news 11545 VSA snowline 11546-11549 not connected 11550 Eyewitness news phone poll 11551 Passenger shipping 11552-11557 Eyewitness news phone poll 11558 not connected 11559 Eyewitness news phone poll 11560 Dial-a-pet 11561 Telecom loans 1-10 (free call) 11562 Telecom loans 11-16 (free call) 11563 Telecom loans 17+ (free call) 11564-11565 not connected 11566 operator 11567 not connected 11568 1985 Ford Aust. open 11569 not connected 11570 Green phone tone info 11571 Holiday ideas 11572 ringback 11573 Police Advisory Line 11574-11576 ringback 11577 Dial-a-restaurant 11578 ringback 11579 Mt Buller ski line 11580-11584 not connected 11585 150th hotline 11586-11587 not connected 11588 3XY musicline 11589-11598 not connected 11599 Disco hotline 11600 Riceline 11601-11607 ringback 11608 #8 11609 Defence force 11610 Dial for new help 11611 Dial-a-prayer 11612 Bible readings 11613 Hailey's comet 11614 Childrens stories 11615 not connected * 11616 Share market 11617-11620 not connected 11621 not connected * 11622 Cash and card 11623-11624 not connected 11625 Investment news 11626 Eyewitness news phone poll 11627 not connected * 11628 Eyewitness news phone poll 11629 Life be in it 11630 Stereo AM 11631 <<<<< see below 11632 <<<<< see below 11633 out of order 11634 not connected 11635 Dial-a-horoscope 11636-11637 not connected 11638 Holiday travel line 11639-11642 not connected 11643 EON-FM Live wire 11644-11649 not connected 11650 Tel-law 11651 not connected 11652 Home security 11653-11655 not connected 11656 not connected * 11657-11658 not connected 11659 keeps on ringing.. 11660 Penguin Vic 11661 Dial-a-record 11662-11663 not connected 11664 not connected * 11665 Maggi kitchen line 11666 Dial-it info 11667-11669 not connected 11670 Holiday line (for Queensland?) 11671 Leisure line 11672 Eyewitness news phone poll 11673-11675 not connected 11676 Eyewitness news phone poll 11677 Santa line 11678 not connected 11679 New Zealand line 11680 Hoyts Drive in 11681 Entertainment hotline 11682 Medical information 11683-11685 not connected 11686 not connected * 11687 not connected 11688 3XY gig guide 11689-11692 not connected 11693 not connected * 11694-11695 not connected 11696 Wedding scene 11697-11699 not connected >>>>>>>>>>> An explanation <<<<<<<<<<< Now to explain some of my (cryptic?) notes. Any number marked 'operator' answers with 'Telecom, what number are you calling?'. If there are words in quotes, then that is what she said instead. 'not connected' is the usual message, but if it has a asterisk (*) after it, then it was a male voice (they are normally female voices). Now, onto some of the more exciting of these numbers. As you can see, Telecom actually does not hide much, but some of what is hidden is quite interesting. For example there is 0109 which gives a tone, then goes dead. When you tap the receiver button, or dial a number, it repeats the tone. Very weird indeed! Now, how about the five million 'Eyewitness news poll' lines. I always thought they had only two or three! But more interesting is the 'Green phone tone info' number (11570). It goes though the different tones that a 'Green phone' (the type you put money into) makes.. very interesting.. you could probably use this info to build a 'fuzz box'. (a box which simulates the dropping of a coin, by sending the right frequency out a speaker, which is held next to the mouthpiece of a 'Green phone'.. the exchange thinks you are putting money in.. hehe!) There are a few extra stock exchange numbers (11501, 11502 and 11616) but they don't really excite me. Now, for you astronomy fans, how about the 'Hailey's comet' line on 11613. Gives scientific info, and other such stuff. How come Telecom never told us about that one? eh? >>>>>>>>>>>> #8 exchanges <<<<<<<<<<<< Right, you may be asking, what about those numbers I marked above with '<<<<< see below'? Well, if you dial those numbers, all you get is nothing, but it is my belief that they could (possibly) be loops! What I will have to do, is get my friends each to dial one, then see if anybody connects. If not, then these are just dud numbers. Note that some of these numbers are for recorded messages that are only activated during certain times.. Almost forgot two other things. The #8 numbers and the ringback numbers. #8 is LOTS of fun. When you dial it up, all you get a series of long beeps, but if you have a multimeter, or (like I had) an auto-answer unit connected to the line, you will notice that after each beep, the polarity of the line changes over. Now, at Telecom, when the polarity changes, you are charged for one metered call (ie: 16 cents). If you ring this number up, it costs you about $5 a minute! hehe! One Telecom technician made the mistake of leaving it on once, over lunch (he was testing somebodies line) and this persons bill went up $300! hahaha! The numbers listed as #8 are most likely these sort of numbers (I didn't hang about long to find out), but I have two numbers which are definate #8 numbers. They are: 8008 For Balwyn area 6308 Should work for all Melbourne >>>>>>>>>> Ringback numbers <<<<<<<<<< Right, then there are ringback numbers. These are numbers which you dial, and then hang up, and they ring you back. Most of the ringback numbers listed will not work. Some are only for certain areas, others are not properly connected. The numbers I have which do work, are: 8000 For Balwyn area 859899 For North Balwyn 199 For Doncaster/Templestowe area 2200 For ?? area Note that 199 is the most common. If you live in an area other than the above listed, then try that one, or 2200 (if you are desperate.. don't know what areas for that one) Another ringback number I have is a bit different. When it rings you back, rather then getting "ring-ring, pause, ring- ring", etc, it just keeps ringing "riiiiiiiinnnnnggg". It never stops until you answer!! hehe!! 8007 For Balwyn area Note that most ringback numbers give a low purring type noise when you dial them, wait a second or two, then hang up. When you answer the phone (after it rings) you get a tone until you hang up. On 8007, however, after dialling there is nothing, and when you answer the phone (after it rings) there is also nothing. >>>>>>>>> Charge call meters <<<<<<<<< Charge call meters are used to detect whether or not you are being charged for a call. Ever been told about a number by a friend, 'Oh yes, it's free, call it up all the time..' and never known whether it WAS free or not? Well, construct your own 'Charge call meter' and find out.. **NOTE** In the Box Hill area, where the new touch-tone lines have been installed, some other method is used to detect whether a call has been charged for or not, but this should work in most areas anyway. All you need is an old meter of some kind (doesn't really matter where from) and you connect one wire from each terminal of the meter to each of the two phone line wires. If you connect it up, and the meter moves up full, then you have the polarity wrong, switch the wires around and try again.. If the phone does not work correctly with the meter connected, then you have a meter which has too much drain on the lines, try again with another meter. When you have it all going, then dial away. When the meter hits the right hand side of the dial, then you have been charged. To test it out, dial 6308 and watch the meter. It should look like a windshield wiper. **WARNING** Don't do this for too long! It is expensive! (about $5 per minute!)