The Remote Informer Issue #1 Courtesy of the Jolly Roger

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# 1) Introduction #

# 2) Hacking Sprint: The Easy Way #

# 3) Rumors: Why spread them? #

# 4) The New Sprint FON Calling Cards #

# 5) Automatic Number Identifier (ANI) #

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Introduction

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Welcome to the first issue of 'The Remote Informer'! This newsletter

is reader supported. If the readers of this newsletter do not help

support it, then it will end. We are putting this out to help out the

ones that would like to read it. If you are one of those who thinks they

know everything, then don't bother reading it. This newsletter is not

anything like the future issues. The future issues will contain several

sections, as long as reader input is obtained. Below is an outline

overview of the sections in the future issues.

I/O Board (Input/Output Board)

The I/O Board is for questions you have, that we might be able to

answer or atleast refer you to someone or something. We will be honest if

we cannot help you. We will not make up something, or to the effect, just

to make it look like we answered you. There will be a section in the I/O

Board for questions we cannot answer, and then the readers will have the

opportunity to answer it. We will print anything that is reasonable in

the newsletter, even complaints if you feel like you are better than

everyone.

NewsCenter

This section will be for news around the underworld. It will talk of

busts of people in the underworld and anything else that would be

considered news. If you find articles in the paper, or something happens

in your local area, type it up, and upload it to one of the boards listed

at the end of the newsletter. Your handle will be placed in the article.

If you do enter a news article, please state the date and from where you

got it.

Feature Section

The Feature Section will be the largest of the sections as it will be

on the topic that is featured in that issue. This will be largely reader

input which will be sent in between issues. At the end of the issue at

hand, it will tell the topic of the next issue, therefore, if you have

something to contribute, then you will have ample time to prepare your

article.

Hardware/Software Review

In this section, we will review the good and bad points of hardware

and software related to the underworld. It will be an extensive review,

rather than just a small paragraph.

The Tops

This section will be the area where the top underworld BBS's, hacking

programs, modem scanners, etc. will be shown. This will be reader

selected and will not be altered in anyway. The topics are listed below.

Underworld BBS's (Hack, Phreak, Card, Anarchy, etc.)

Hacking programs for Hayes compatables

Hacking programs for 1030/Xm301 modems

Modem scanners for Hayes compatables

Modem scanners for 1030/Xm301 modems

Other type illegal programs

You may add topics to the list if enough will support it.

Tid Bits

This will contain tips and helpful information sent in by the users.

If you have any information you wish to contribute, then put it in a text

file and upload it to one of the BBS's listed at the end of the

newsletter.

Please, no long distance codes, mainframe passwords, etc.

We may add other sections as time goes by. This newsletter will not

be put out on a regular basis. It will be put out when we have enough

articles and information to put in it. There may be up to 5 a month, but

there will always be at least one a month. We would like you, the

readers, to send us anything you feel would be of interest to others, like

hacking hints, methods of hacking long distance companies, companies to

card from, etc. We will maintain the newsletter as long as the readers

support it.

That is the end of the introduction, but take a look at this newsletter,

as it does contain information that may be of value to you.

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Hacking Sprint: The Easy Way

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By: Tracker

If you hack US Sprint, 950-0777 (by the way it is no longer GTE

Sprint), and you are fustrated at hacking several hours only to find one

or two codes, then follow these tips, and it will increase your results

tremendously. First, one thing that Mr. Mojo proved is that Sprint will

not store more than one code in every hundred numbers. (ex: 98765400 to

98765499 may contain only one code). There may NOT be a code in that

hundred, but there will never be more than one.

Sprint's 9 digit codes are stored from 500000000 through 999999999.

In the beginning of Sprint's 950 port, they only had 8 digit codes. Then

they started converting to 9 digit codes, storing all 8 digit codes

between 10000000 and 49999999 and all 9 digit codes between 500000000 and

999999999. Sprint has since cancelled most 8 digit codes, although there

are a few left that have been denoted as test codes. Occaisionally, I

hear of phreaks saying they have 8 digit codes, but when verifying them,

the codes were invalid.

Now, where do you start? You have already narrowed the low and high

numbers in half, therefore already increasing your chances of good results

by 50 percent. The next step is to find a good prefix to hack. By the

way, a prefix, in hacking terms, is the first digits in a code that can be

any length except the same number of digits the code is. (ex: 123456789

is a code. That means 1, 12, 123, 1234, 12345, 123456, 1234567, and

12345678 are prefixes) The way you find a good prefix to hack is to

manually enter a code prefix. If when you enter the code prefix and a

valid destination number and you do not hear the ringing of the recording

telling you that the code is invalid until near the end of the number,

then you know the prefix is valid. Here is a chart to follow when doing

this:

Code - Destination Range good codes exist

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123456789 - 6192R 123400000 - 123499999

123456789 - 619267R 123450000 - 123459999

123456789 - 61926702R 123456000 - 123456999

123456789 - 6192670293R 123456700 - 123456799

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( R - Denotes when ring for recording starts)

To prove

this true, I ran a test using OmniHack 1.3p, written by

Jolly Joe. In this test I found a prefix where the last 3 digits were all

I had to hack. I tested each hundred of the 6 digit prefix finding that

all but 4 had the ring start after the fourth digit was dialed in the

destination number. The other four did not ring until I had finished the

entire code. I set OmniHack to hack the prefix + 00 until prefix + 99.

(ex: xxxxxxy00 to xxxxxxy99: where y is one of the four numbers that the

ring did not start until the dialing was completed.) Using this method, I

found four codes in a total of 241 attempts using ascending hacking (AKA:

Sequential). Below you will see a record of my hack:

Range of hack Codes found Tries

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xxxxxx300 - xxxxxx399 xxxxxx350 50

xxxxxx500 - xxxxxx599 xxxxxx568 68

xxxxxx600 - xxxxxx699 xxxxxx646 46

xxxxxx800 - xxxxxx899 xxxxxx877 77

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Totals 4 codes 241

As you see, these methods work. Follow these guidlines and tips and

you should have an increase in production of codes in the future hacking

Sprint. Also, if you have any hints/tips you think others could benefit

from, then type them up and upload them to one of the boards at the end of

the newsletter.

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Rumors: Why Spread Them?

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By: Tracker

Do you ever get tired of hearing rumors? You know, someone gets an

urge to impress others, so they create a rumor that some long distance

company is now using tracing equipment. Why start rumors? It only scares

others out of phreaking, and then makes you, the person who started the

rumor, look like Mr. Big. This article is short, but it should make you

aware of the rumors that people spread for personal gain. The best thing

to do is to denote them as a rumor starter and then leave it at that. You

should not rag on them constantly, since if the other users cannot

determine if it is fact or rumor, then they should suffer the

consequences.

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The New Sprint FON Calling Cards

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By: Tracker

US Sprint has opened up a new long distance network called the Fiber

Optic Network (FON), in which subscribers are given calling cards. These

calling cards are 14 digits, and though, seem randomly generated, they are

actually encrypted. The rumors floating around about people getting

caught using the Sprint FON calling cards are fact, not rumors. The

reason people are getting caught is that they confuse the FON calling

cards with the local 950 port authorization codes. If you will remember,

you never use AT&T calling cards from you home phone. It has ANI

capability, which is not tracing, but rather the originating phone number

is placed on the bill as soon as the call is completed. They know your

phone number when you call the 800 access port, but they do not record it

until your call is completed. Also, through several of my hacks, I came

up with some interesting information surrounding the new Sprint network.

They are listed below.

800-877-0000

This number is for information on US Sprint's 800 calling card

service. I have not played around with it, but I believe it is for

trouble or help with the FON calling cards. I am not sure if it is for

subscribing to the FON network.

800-877-0002 - You hear a short tone, then nothing.

800-877-0003 - US Sprint Alpha Test Channel #1

800-877-(0004-0999)

When you call these numbers, you get a recording saying: "Welcome to

US Sprint's 1 plus service." When the recording stops, if you hit the

pound key (#) you will get the calling card dial tone.

Other related Sprint numbers

800-521-4949 This is the number that you subscribe to US Sprint with.

You may also subscribe to the FON network on this number. It will take 4

to 5 weeks for your calling card to arrive.

10777

This is US Sprint's equal access number. When you dial this number,

you then dial the number you are calling, and it will be billed through US

Sprint, and you will receive their long distance line for that call. Note

that you will be billed for calls made through equal access. Do not

mistake it to be a method of phreaking, unless used from a remote

location.

If you are in US Sprint's 1+ service then call 1+700-555-1414, which

will tell you which long distance company you are using. When you hear:

"Thank you for choosing US Sprint's 1 plus service," hit the pound key

(#), and then you will get the US Sprint dial tone. This however is just

the same as if you are calling from your home phone if you dial direct, so

you would be billed for calls made through that, but there are ways to use

this to your advantage as in using equal access through a PBX.

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Automatic Number Identification (ANI)

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By: Tracker

The true definition for Automatic Number Identification has not been

widely known to many. Automatic Number Identification, (AKA: ANI), is the

process of the destination number knowing the originating number, which is

where you are calling from. The method of achieving this is to send the

phone number that you are calling from in coded form ahead of the

destination number. Below is an example of this.

ANI Method

Dial: 267-0293

Sent: ********2670293

* - Denotes the originating number which is coded and sent before the

number

As you noticed there are 8 digits in the coded number. This is

because, at least I believe, it is stored in a binary-like form.

Automatic Number Identification means a limited future in phreaking. ANI

does not threaten phreaking very much yet, but it will in the near future.

A new switching system will soon be installed in most cities that are

covered by ESS, Electronic Switching System, now.

The system will have ANI capabilities which will be supplied to the

owners of phone lines as anõadded extra. The owner's phone will have

an LED read-out that will show the phone number of the people that

call you. You will be able to block some numbers, so that people

cannot call you. This system is in the testing stages currently, but will

soon be installed across most of the country. As you see, this will

end a large part of phreaking, until we, the phreakers, can come up with

an alternative. As I have been told by several, usually reliable,

people, this system is called ISS, which I am not sure of the meaning of

this, and is being tested currently in Rhode Island.

800 in-watts lines set up by AT&T support ANI. The equipment to

decode an ANI coded origination number does not costs as much as you would

expect. 950 ports do not offer ANI capability, no matter what you have

been told. The 950 ports will only give the city in which they are based,

this usually being the largest in the state, sometimes the capitol.

One last thing that I should tell you is that ANI is not related to

tracing. Tracing can be done on any number whether local, 950, etc. One

way around this, especially when dialing Alliance TeleConferencing, is to

dial through several extenders or ports. ANI will only cover the number

that is calling it, and if you call through a number that does not support

ANI, then your number will never be known.

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The Disclaimer!

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We, the editors, take no responsibility for your actions and use of

the information in this newsletter. This newsletter is for informational

purposes only. There will never be any long distance codes, passwords,

etc. in this newsletter. If you are easily offended by telecommunication

discussions, then we suggest that you not read this newsletter. But for

those who are truely interested in the information in this newsletter,

enjoy it.

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