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Title: Linemans Handset
Post by: Ravyn82 on January 18, 2008, 04:18:38 AM
So I was just wondering how much trouble you can actually get into for having a linemans handset. I mean seriously, if you have a little extra cash you can buy one at Lowe's now. So if you were caught using one what could they do with it being obviously legal to purchase?

~Ravyn~

I reject your reality and substitute my own
Title: Re: Linemans Handset
Post by: murd0c on January 18, 2008, 05:17:42 AM
Um, its not illegal to have a butt set. Its only illegal if you steal it. Or use it to steal telephone service.

And I suppose if the cops caught you stealing telephone service with it, you'd probably go to jail with wire fraud/theft of service charges. You could totally post bond and skip out on it.
Title: Re: Linemans Handset
Post by: johnnyhacker on January 18, 2008, 01:27:38 PM
So I was just wondering how much trouble you can actually get into for having a linemans handset. I mean seriously, if you have a little extra cash you can buy one at Lowe's now. So if you were caught using one what could they do with it being obviously legal to purchase?

~Ravyn~

I reject your reality and substitute my own

when I used to live in Duluth MN I traveled to the twin cities to go clubing, in the process leave my friend my Harris to use in my absence, i got one of the gut pains has i handed it to him. After i came back, i found that he was stopped by the police in an alley. They stripped him of my precious butt set. So i take him by the ear to the police department to get my shit back. They were actually pretty nice about it, after telling them that i got the handset from a telco auction. But since i had no proof of ownership, they kept it. So if anyone ever comes acrossed an orange handset that has Sinister-8 written in White-Out on the side, i got $100 bucks for you....
Title: Re: Linemans Handset
Post by: Jay-D on January 19, 2008, 02:49:50 AM
I'll sell you or anyone else my butt set. It's made by chesilvale, it has speaker, monitor, mute, last num redial, polarity check, data (ADSL) alert/lockout. I like it much better than the Harris I was issued. $150 gets it.
Title: Re: Linemans Handset
Post by: johnnyhacker on January 19, 2008, 12:45:49 PM
I'll sell you or anyone else my butt set. It's made by chesilvale, it has speaker, monitor, mute, last num redial, polarity check, data (ADSL) alert/lockout. I like it much better than the Harris I was issued. $150 gets it.


Harris is better, you can suck my binding post if you think different. Jay-d loves sucking super biniders
Title: Re: Linemans Handset
Post by: m0rdekai on January 19, 2008, 03:40:16 PM
I'll sell you or anyone else my butt set. It's made by chesilvale, it has speaker, monitor, mute, last num redial, polarity check, data (ADSL) alert/lockout. I like it much better than the Harris I was issued. $150 gets it.

dang you!

you wouldnt sell that if i hadnt said anything.

=P
Title: Re: Linemans Handset
Post by: z3wb on January 23, 2008, 11:15:05 AM
It's not illegal to have a lineman's handset. They sell them at the big electronics store in my town. They are expensive though; like 200 bucks. I'd rather just make a beige box.