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Title: I have a question about my phone box
Post by: Phizzy on August 03, 2009, 10:26:49 AM: im not sure if im posting in the right place, if not sorry.
im not sure how to get into this phone box so i could beige ive never seen anything like this one before.
http://tinypic.com/r/2lvcqaw/3
http://tinypic.com/r/xkn507/3
http://tinypic.com/r/w9gnbt/3

thanks in advance
Title: Re: I have a question about my phone box
Post by: PHISH-PHREAK on August 03, 2009, 10:53:40 AM: I'd just strip the wires but it looks like you should be able to plug something into those red and green slots.
Title: Re: I have a question about my phone box
Post by: Phizzy on August 03, 2009, 11:10:11 AM: but what would i plug into the slots?
Title: Re: I have a question about my phone box
Post by: PHISH-PHREAK on August 03, 2009, 11:13:27 AM: Your beige box silly!
Title: Re: I have a question about my phone box
Post by: Phizzy on August 03, 2009, 11:19:09 AM: yeah but i cant just put the wires in there im not sure how icould just "plug" something into it
Title: Re: I have a question about my phone box
Post by: SpaceBison on August 03, 2009, 11:30:40 PM: Why not? Hmm, what's slender and pointy and made of a conducting material that would fit in there? Maybe a nail of some sort? But if all else fails, I'd probably just strip the wires. If you're concerned about damaging the phone box then you should leave your name and address in the box so that the owner can contact you to exchange insurance information.
Title: Re: I have a question about my phone box
Post by: RTF on August 08, 2009, 06:02:02 PM: If you loosen the screw or bolt in that hole right above "telephone company access only," that whole left side would probably open to reveal normal screwdown terminals or even plain old phone sockets.
Title: Re: I have a question about my phone box
Post by: trevelyn on August 27, 2009, 01:24:51 PM: i know right? that's the first thing to open on those!
Title: Re: I have a question about my phone box
Post by: ApprenticePhreak on November 17, 2009, 04:29:09 AM: Quote from: RTF on August 08, 2009, 06:02:02 PM
If you loosen the screw or bolt in that hole right above "telephone company access only," that whole left side would probably open to reveal normal screwdown terminals or even plain old phone sockets.

Quoted for complete and total truth. Follow these instructions on this old post and you will saunter down the road of victory. But if you want a righteous hack, get one of those large green boxes outside of your house. Usually in the front lawn. Those phone terminals that big companies use to route their calls. Oooooh, nice.
Title: Re: I have a question about my phone box
Post by: nyphonejacks on November 25, 2009, 03:00:39 PM: open the tops of those 2 connectors on the right side of the NID, and you will see a standard telephone jack, you can plug a standard line cord directly into... this will disconnect the inside wire going into the house, so whoever is inside will not have dial tone while you are connected here... if wanting to monitor the line, then opening the black nut on the left side of the box will provide you access to the drop wire, where you can connect your alligator clips to the gel-filled connector...