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Beige Boxing in South Africa

.:--==--==--==--==--==>> Beigeboxing in SA according to Wyzewun <<==--==--==:.
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:: Allright, this wont cover the construction of a Beige Box or any of that ::
:: junk coz f0rbidden knowledge prides itself in its simplicity. This will  ::
:: just cover use of a Beigebox in South Africa Now, take a stroll down to  ::
:: that nice big blue box that says Telkom on it just down the road from    ::
:: your house. yes, the one that looks like this...                         ::
::              _____________                                               ::
::             (XXXXXXXXXXXXX)                                              ::
::              |.---------,|                                               ::
::              ||        (o|   >> ascii art stolen from kokey <<           ::
::              ||         >|                                               ::
::              ||========(o|                                               ::
::              ||         >|                                               ::
::              ||        (o|                                               ::
::              |`---------'|                                               ::
::  ____________`+---------+'______________                                 ::
::  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX                                 ::
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:: Right, now there are several methods which Telkom use to keep us out of  ::
:: their precious little boxes...                                           ::
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:: 1) A Handle - Yes, in the rural areas there will be a single handle      ::
::               which will open the door.                                  ::
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:: 2) Three triangular bolts - The most commonly used method, will open     ::
::                             with the proper tool                         ::
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:: 3) Three or One Circular Bolt - This is a wierd system which is also     ::
::                                 common. Saw a little line in a piece of  ::
::                                 hollow pipe and use it 2 open these      ::
::                                                                          ::
:: 4) A Lock - Bah! Telkom cheats! I've never been good with lock picking   ::
::             but I've found that bolt cutters also work :)                ::
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:: Right, now let's say that you are in the box. What will you see, well,   ::
:: there are two possibilities. You may see a big mess of black and white   ::
:: wires. Find a black and white wire that originate from the same terminal ::
:: and strip them. Then connect your box. I've often found that Telkom have ::
:: already stripped quite a lot of the wires on these boxes, which makes    ::
:: things go considerably faster.                                           ::
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:: Alternatively, you may see little black and white terminals like the     ::
:: ones that connect your speakers to your Hi-Fi. Strip your wires, slide   ::
:: them in, and press down to make it snap into a secure connection.        ::
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:: Once you've got a line, have fun! Phone your friends overseas, do        ::
:: whatever. And if you want data, I would suggest getting your hands on a  ::
:: Compaq C-Series PDA, tiny and secure, it's the ultimate hacking tool.    ::
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:: Later... If you have any trouble with this stuff you can mail me at      ::
:: wyze1@syrex.co.za for a bit more detail                                  ::
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