Post #2027480
2025-09-17 22:51 UTC
@kitten_tech I thought phreaks were the hackers™ that managed to bypass the telephone provider's accounting to stay connected for hours on end without having to pay anything
@leymoo @401matthall
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@kitten_tech@fosstodon.org 2025-09-18 07:52
@punissuer @leymoo @401matthall that too!
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@tortipede@toot.wales 2025-09-18 11:14
@punissuer @kitten_tech @leymoo @401matthall A friend of mine (UK, late '80s) used to send sound (eg touchtone tones) from his computer to his hi-fi, then put one headphone over the phone mouthpiece. He described as "phone phreaking" things like the time he (allegedly) called the Bank of America in London (a local call), got each outgoing line to call the next incoming one and then, when he'd tied up the whole switchboard, used the last outgoing line to call his girlfriend in Paris.