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Other Stuff That Has Little To Do With PLA => Techinical Shit => Phreaking, Hacking, Social Engineering, Lock Picking => Topic started by: Gherkin on February 10, 2012, 10:21:40 PM

Title: unactivated phone lines
Post by: Gherkin on February 10, 2012, 10:21:40 PM

I don't have landline phone service, but the phone jacks in my apartment have DC on-hook voltage across tip and ring. can anything be done with them, or are the phone jacks as exciting as watching paint dry barring activation of services c/o the local landline provider?

Title: Re: unactivated phone lines
Post by: rbcp on February 10, 2012, 11:14:48 PM

You should hook up your refrigerator to it so the phone company pays for it instead of you.

Title: Re: unactivated phone lines
Post by: Gherkin on February 11, 2012, 12:34:00 AM

exciting.

Title: Re: unactivated phone lines
Post by: carwash on February 12, 2012, 11:54:22 AM

You could try this.  http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/tap-into-the-phone-companys-current-if-you-dare/

edited to add this link:  http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/stealfromthephonecompany

Title: Re: unactivated phone lines
Post by: Cyclopath on February 13, 2012, 08:59:16 PM

I moved into a house in September of last year that has the phone lines messed up, and only one jack works. It sucks too because I actually still have and use landline service.

Title: Re: unactivated phone lines
Post by: Legion303 on February 19, 2012, 12:35:45 AM

Fix the lines yourself. It's amazingly easy.