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

Tue Oct 10 15:08:15 CDT 2006

I think we would like to see it all.

Dennis Hock

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To: Voice Over IP Tandem for Analog Switches <voip at ckts.info>
From: Shane Young <voiptandem at shaneyoung.com>
Sent by: voip-bounces at ckts.info
Date: 10/10/2006 03:07PM
Subject: Re: [VoIP] Wikipedia entry on Phreaking, the section about Wawina

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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