The ABC's of Payphones part 02

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The ABCs of Payphones

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                         THE ABC'S OF PAYPHONES PART 2. 

 

The information presented in this file is presented for entertainment 

purposes only.  The authors of this file take no responsibility for any 

of its contents. 

 

Section 1:how to open a payphone 

 

An Atlantic Bell payphone is a heavily armored device.  It is designed 

to withstand attempted theft and damage.  But as we found out in part 1, 

we don't need to get through all the armor to phreak it.  All we need to 

do is get to the wiring which is all located behind 3 easy to remove 

panels. All that holds the front panel on is 3 or 4 bolts.  Just apply 

sulfuric acid and in ten minutes or less they will come right out. 

While you are waiting remove the other panels.  The top panel is held on 

by two tight nuts.  A good pair of pliers will remove them.  Now the 

back panel is the hardest to remove.  It is held together by a semi- 

permanent solution.  On the newer AT&T credit and pay phones, an alarm 

goes off when the back panel is removed.  The circuitry for it is 

located in the top panel.  Look for a round box with 4 wires coming out. 

Cut the first and second ones.  Now use sulfuric acid, wait ten minutes 

and lift it off. 

 

  Section 2:How to steal a payphone 

 

Ever wanted to have your own payphone?  It's not very hard to steal one. 

As a matter of fact, it is easy to rip one out of the wall, but I want 

to show you how to take one home intact.  Anyone traveling to Toronto 

should stop by to see MR. C0SMOS' collection of payphones.  He has them 

set up and working.  Stealing payphones is very dangerous.  Much more 

than phone boxing.  Do not steal more than one from an area.  They 

sometimes know immediately when it's gone, so get the hell out of there. 

The inside of it is heavily armored.  If you are taking it for the 

money, you will need a full set of philips & flathead screwdrivers, 

sulfuric acid, a crowbar, a sledgehammer, bolt cutters, and probably 

more.  Now you can take it home and pound on it, or you can use the easy 

way we showed you in part one. 

 

In part 3 we will show you how to wire it up when you get it home and 

alot of other stuff.