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  Before we get started, I'll give a short description of what a red box does 
and what it is.  A red box is a small device, usually a tone dialer, that has
been modified to simulate the sounds of change going into a pay telephone.
With this red box, you can dial virtually anywhere you want from a payphone
and the telephone company will never even know.  This is much better than
previous boxes, since the others might call attention to your call.
Ok, enough B.S., here's how to make it.

   First off, go to your closest Radio Shack (tm) and buy a 33 Memory Tone
Dialer (stock # 43-141).  It should cost you around $24.95 or so.  Then, at
a different Radio Shack (or if you don't care if they catch on, use the same
one) ask them to special order a communications crystal.  The type crystal 
you'll need is a 6.5536 Mzh.  It should cost you around 6 dollars.  

   Once you have your 33 Memory Tone dialer and your 6.5536 Mzh Crystal,
you're all set to go.  Alright, now carefully open up the back of your tone
dialer and closely study it.  There will be a large black circular object
in the center of it.  Barely down and to the left there is a cylinder,
metalic object.  It will be above a yellow cylinder (it's easy to spot, trust
me).  This is the tone dialer's crystal.  Take your soldering iron and 
unsolder the crystal.  

   From here you have two options:

   1) Solder two wires in place of the crystal (one on each side) and run
      them out of one of the vents on the back of the dialer.  From there,
      solder both of the prongs of the 6.5536 Mzh crystal to seperate wires.
      Make sure neither the wires, nor the tips of the prongs touch each
      other in any way - if you do, it won't work.  Either use epoxy glue
      to cover the crystal and the wires - or use electrical tape to cover
      them.

   2) Or solder the crystal inside of the tone dialer.  It's usually best
      to have the crystal to the right of the prongs instead of the other
      way around.  Solder the prongs of the 6.5536 Mzh crystal to where
      the prongs of the other one was.  Make sure that the solder doesn't
      connect the two prongs in any way, or it won't work.  Also, if you
      do this, the box won't shut all the way.  Just screw it shut only
      on the side with the switches.

  Just turn on your tone dialer (if the red light doesn't come on,
you either have dead batteries or the two prongs are touching), and switch
the bottom switch to "Store".  Press memory, and then hit 5 *'s.  Press
memory again, then press "P1".  You should hear a chirp from your tone
dialer.  Put the bottom switch back on "Dial" and press "P1".  The tones
coming from the dialer should be faster, and at a higher pitch than most
telephones.  

Now for the phun part -

   1) Go to a payphone and dial any long distance number.
   2) Wait for that electronic voice to come on and tell you the fee.
   3) Hold the speaker of the dialer to the part of the reciver you speak into
   4) Press "P1" for each quarter you would normally put in
      (ex. if it says "Please insert $2.25" - you'd press P1 9 times)
      (be sure to wait a sec between each "quarter" or they'll think
       something is up)
   5) It should say "Thank You" and begin to ring.
   6) After you make your call, set down the reciever and it might
      ring again.
   7) Don't freak out on us, just pick it up and an electronic voice
      should tell you that you need to put in some more money for over-
      time.  Just use the dialer as you did at first, and "insert the money"
      it wants.  If you don't do this, it'll charge it to whoever you called.

   Welp, as you see a red box isn't hard at all.  In fact, it's just right
 to carry in your pocket.  That's it for now.  Hope you enjoy your redbox!
 Have Phun!
PS - Almost forgot - This text file is for information purposes only<snicker>     
              
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