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From: SSHANK...@mis.arizona.edu (Steve Shankman)
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Subject: How Do You Program This Cellular Phone?
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Date: 15 Jan 91 22:23:00 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 41, Message 11 of 13
Being in the car business, I recently was able to get an Audiovox
(PacTel) cellular phone. I would like to use it as a semi-portable
unit, although it is a in-car unit. I have already gotten a whip
antenna with a 90-degree bend, and I think I know what the wires are
for. But I don't know how to program the phone. I noticed that in an
earlier posting someone instructed how to program a certain model of
phone. Can someone tell me how to go about programming the phone and
initiating service?
Thanks for the help!
Steve Shankman sshank...@mis.arizona.edu
shank...@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu
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From: news...@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu (Timothy Newsham)
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Subject: Re: How Do You Program This Cellular Phone?
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 61, Message 8 of 10
It is my interpretation that the cellular industry restricts the
dissemination of cellular phone programming information on the basis
that such info could be used to commit widespread fraud.
A person armed with a scanner (modified to monitor cellular
frequencies) or other similar device could easily read the ESN
(Electronic Serial Number [of the cellular phone]) and PIN (PIN for
that phone, not the real technical acronym for it, I can't recall the
actual name) off the air and program this information into their
cellular phone. Thus, all further use of the cellular phone will be
billed to a random victim who's billing information was read with ease
right off the air.
The mobil nature of the cellular phone adds to the appeal of this
crime to new wave phreakers. It's an almost perfect way for phreakers
to do their thing.
Sure, anyone who really wanted to commit this fraud would find out
sooner or later how to program their phone ... but why make it that
much easier for them?
There's an article in Phrack magazine Issue 11, File 9 that tells of
the potential problem that making programming information public would
be. It was written by a few engineers in the cellular industry. It
isn't an article written by a hacker. Good reading for the
comp.dcom.telecom type, check it out.
[Moderator's Note: There were also people who said that when the telco
switched from 'permanent' jacks in residences to modular plug-in
phones and permitted people to do their own wiring the amount of fraud
against telco would increase when people figured out how to steal
pairs from their neighbors. Maybe it has, maybe it hasn't, but
everyone now moves their phone and wiring around as they see fit
without asking telco for permission to do so. There are people around
now who hack cellular service by listening on their Radio Shack PRO-34
scanner to the cellular frequencies (take the diode from D-4 and
solder it at D-3 to bring in full coverage at 800 megs), then set
dip switches on their home-brew cellular transmitter to do what you
mention. What is the solution? Should we punish everyone, or conduct
seminars on 'ethics and modern technology'? PAT]
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From: ptur...@eng.auburn.edu (Patton M. Turner)
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Subject: Phrack Magazine
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 505, Message 5 of 10
Timothy Newsham writes in Vol 11 Issue 61 (Jan 91):
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> There's an article in Phrack magazine Issue 11, File 9 that tells of
> the potential problem that making programming information public would
> be. It was written by a few engineers in the cellular industry. It
> isn't an article written by a hacker. Good reading for the
> comp.dcom.telecom type, check it out.
Are issues of Phrack still available?
Pat Turner KB4GRZ ptur...@eng.auburn.edu
[Moderator's Note: Since Craig N. is a regular reader here, perhaps
he will respond with an address where people can obtain back issues of
the magazine as desired. PAT]
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From: bren...@cs.widener.edu (Brendan Kehoe)
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Subject: Re: Phrack Magazine
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 512, Message 3 of 11
> Are issues of Phrack still available?
They are available as part of the Computer Underground Digest archives:
- FTP from ftp.cs.widener.edu [192.55.239.132] in pub/cud/phrack
(note this number should change to 147.31.254.132 in the next week)
- FTP from chsun1.uchicago.edu [128.135.12.60] in pub/cud/phrack
- archive-ser...@chsun1.uchicago.edu (Subject: line of `help')
It's requested that people get the Index to the Phrack issues first,
and then get those issues they're specifically interested in, rather
than hit the sites with transfers that're 2Mb a pop.
Brendan Kehoe - Widener Sun Network Manager - bren...@cs.widener.edu
Widener University in Chester, PA
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From: C483...@umcvmb.bitnet (Craig Neidorf)
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Subject: Phrack Magazine
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 521, Message 3 of 7
I have very little to do with Phrack at the current time and the
foreseeable future. The last issue of Phrack that I produced was
issue 30 in late December of 1989. Since that time, there has been a
Phrack 31 released in the Summer of 1990 and what is known as Phrack
Classic 32 released in November 1990. Both of these releases were
performed by third parties.
I have been told that an issue 33 is to be expected very shortly, but
I have not seen it. I believe that back issues of Phrack are
available through most of the CuD archives and hardcopies are
available (for a price) from a company called The Onion Press (6818 W.
State Street, Suite 116, Milwaukee, WI 53213). I receive absolutely
no compensation or royalties from OP's business ventures (in case you
were wondering).
Any questions?
Craig Neidorf (C483307 @ UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU)