[VoIP] Wikipedia entry on Phreaking, the section about Wawina

Tue Oct 10 14:07:55 CDT 2006

How much of this stuff do you wanna put out there?

Over the course of time, there were about 25 conference calls that I have recordings of and about
236 messages left on 488-2600.

I should put out a box-set for christmas!/

Quoting Lucky 225 <Lucky225 at 2600.com>:

> if you send me the files, or I can set up ftp for you, I'll host them on
> verizonfears.com
>
> On 10/10/06, Jayson Smith <ratguy at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > All except, afaik, Joybubbles are on this list.  I have sent him a
> > voicemail
> > to try to secure permission.  I'll probably go ahead and post that segment
> > unless he objects.
> > On the subject of which, how would people like to hear these?  Would you
> > rather have files you can download from a website and listen on your
> > computer, or a Cnet phone number you can call, pick from a menu of
> > available
> > segments and hear them over the phone, or both?
> > Thanks for your offer of space.  I've got plenty of space to host this,
> > but
> > not a lot of bandwidth.
> > Jayson.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Novack" <jnovack at stromberg-carlson.org>
> > To: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at bellsouth.net>
> > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 8:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: [VoIP] Wikipedia entry on Phreaking, the section about Wawina
> >
> >
> > > If you need space, I have almost 15 Gig sitting around waiting for
> > something
> > > I assume all the participants were subscribers to the VOIP list,
> > correct?
> > > I doubt you will have any problems with anyone, nor even need permission
> > >
> > > John Novack
> > >
> > >
> > > Jayson Smith wrote:
> > > > Hi there,
> > > > I do have the recordings I made from both the night time conference
> > and
> > the
> > > > daytime conference when the cutover actually occurred.  I don't want
> > to
> > make
> > > > the entire conference available, as there are large boring spots and
> > some
> > > > things that I should edit out, so I'll probably make available certain
> > > > parts, with the involved people's permission of course!  I definitely
> > want
> > > > to put up the part where Shane tells us all that the cutover has
> > occurred, I
> > > > check the time, etc.  Shane, is this okay with you?  I'd love to put
> > up
> > the
> > > > part where Lucky225 calls Joybubbles and, let's just say something
> > really
> > > > odd happens!  I think it was Lucky that did this.  I really ought to
> > get
> > > > permission from Joybubbles to put that up, but since I don't know it
> > if
> > he
> > > > has access to Email I'd have to send him a voice message and maybe
> > have
> > him
> > > > call me back on CNET?  Don't really want to give out my PSTN number.
> > And of
> > > > course I've gotta include the part where I blow 2600 and kick the last
> > two
> > > > N2 connections off!  Sorry, guys!
> > > > Jayson.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Lucky 225" <Lucky225 at 2600.com>
> > > > To: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at bellsouth.net>; "Voice Over IP Tandem for
> > Analog
> > > > Switches" <voip at ckts.info>
> > > > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 4:56 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [VoIP] Wikipedia entry on Phreaking, the section about
> > Wawina
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Jayson- I'd love the recordings you have from wawina of the
> > conference
> > > >> before the N2 trunks died if you got any of 'em
> > > >>
> > > >> On 10/9/06, Jayson Smith <ratguy at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>    Hi,
> > > >>> I have no idea who wrote this, but in case you haven't seen it,
> > here's
> > > >>>
> > > > the
> > > >
> > > >>> section of the "Phreaking" entry at Wikipedia concerning Wawina.  I
> > have
> > > >>> to
> > > >>> say, they got it mostly right, although I certainly am not one of
> > the
> > > >>> 'famous' phone phreaks.  I guess you could say I'm a phreak, except
> > that
> > > >>>
> > > > I
> > > >
> > > >>> never did play around with MF back in the day, etc.  Anyway here
> > goes,
> > > >>>
> > > > and
> > > >
> > > >>> hope you enjoy it!
> > > >>> Jayson.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> The End of MF
> > > >>>
> > > >>> The end of MF phreaking in the lower 48 United States occurred on
> > June
> > > >>>
> > > > 15,
> > > >
> > > >>> 2006.
> > > >>> The last exchange in the continental United States to use a
> > "phreakable"
> > > >>> MF-signalled trunk replaced the aging (yet still well kept) N2
> > carrier
> > > >>> with
> > > >>> a T-1
> > > >>> carrier. This exchange was located in Wawina, MN, (218)-488. This
> > > >>> particular
> > > >>> exchange was run by the
> > > >>> Northern Telephone Company of Minnesota.
> > > >>> The days building up to the cutover were comparatively eventful, as
> > many
> > > >>> phone phreaks from across North America and the world made calls
> > into
> > > >>>
> > > > what
> > > >
> > > >>> was
> > > >>> the last group of MF-able inward trunks in the continental United
> > > >>>
> > > > States.
> > > >
> > > >>> A
> > > >>> message board was set up on +1 (218) 488-1307, for phone phreaks
> > across
> > > >>> the
> > > >>> world to "say their goodbyes" to MF signalling and the N2 in Wawina.
> > > >>> During
> > > >>> the days prior to the cutover, many famous phone phreaks such as
> > > >>> Mark Bernay,
> > > >>> Joybubbles,
> > > >>> Bob Bernay,
> > > >>> and
> > > >>> Captain Crunch
> > > >>> could be heard leaving their comments on the message board. The
> > official
> > > >>> date for the cutover from N2 to
> > > >>> T-carrier
> > > >>> was Wednesday, June 14. As early as June 7, there was a noticeable
> > > >>>
> > > > static
> > > >
> > > >>> on
> > > >>> what had previously been clear lines. By Monday, June 12, many
> > numbers
> > > >>> were
> > > >>> unreachable, and the static had peaked. The recording on +1 (218)
> > > >>>
> > > > 488-1307
> > > >
> > > >>> was generally inaccessible, and MFing through the switch was
> > becoming
> > > >>> increasingly
> > > >>> more difficult due to the increased static. By the 15th, the end had
> > > >>>
> > > > come.
> > > >
> > > >>> The cutover occurred around 1:38, Eastern Daylight Time. The Wawina
> > > >>> switchmen had disallowed any more incoming calls to the N2 system,
> > > >>> however,
> > > >>> a few phreaks
> > > >>> were still on the lines. The last two phone phreaks to sit on a
> > > >>> telephone-company-operated MF trunk in the continental United States
> > > >>>
> > > > were
> > > >
> > > >>> Lucky225
> > > >>> and Josh from Pittsburgh. Lucky and Josh were idling in a
> > conference,
> > > >>>
> > > > from
> > > >
> > > >>> the N2 side. A few phone phreaks were sitting on the same
> > conference,
> > > >>>
> > > > but
> > > >
> > > >>> coming
> > > >>> in through the T-carrier or the
> > > >>> Collector's Network.
> > > >>> Later on, another phone phreak, Jayson Smith, pulsed 2600 through
> > the
> > > >>> Collector's Network (which does not respond to 2600 Hz or MF tones).
> > > >>>
> > > > That
> > > >
> > > >>> indicated
> > > >>> to all parties on the N2 that the called party had hung up, which in
> > > >>>
> > > > turn
> > > >
> > > >>> winked off Lucky and Josh's last remaining trunks, and ended the
> > last
> > > >>>
> > > > two
> > > >
> > > >>> inbound
> > > >>> calls ever made on the Wawina N2. Shane, the switchman running the
> > > >>> operation, then placed a ceremonial "last call" from the
> > > >>> central office,
> > > >>> and shut down the system for good.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
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