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\ HOW TO OBTAIN RED BOX TONES \
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/ typed 5/26/88, <Red><Knight> /
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\ edited 8/17/88, black adept \
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Okay. First, the basics, for the people who don't know what Red Box tones
are. A Red Box is a device that generates Quarter, Dime and Nickle tones,
so the operator thinks that coins have been dropped in the slots. For a
Quarter there are 5 beeps that are outpulsed at 12-17 pulses, for the dime
there are 2 beeps that are outpulsed at 5-8.5 PPS and for a nickle one beep
outpulsed the same as a dime. Now each beep consists of 2 tones which are
2200hz and 1700hz. Below is a way to get these tones without having to
actually build a Red Box.
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Materials needed:
________ ________ )-:->> Trusted friend (HA HA HA....AHHHH.......)
| )-:->> Micro cassette recorder (preferably)
)-:->> Telefone pickup from your local Radio Shack
Now go down to the fortress fones. Do it at night, as it's not advisable
to do in the day-time when people can see you.
Look for two fortress fone booths connected together. This will make the
job a lot easier if you are alone. Now, connect the telefone pickup to the
receiver of the handset of one of the telefones. (And don't forget to
connect it to your cassette recorder). You might have to tape the telefone
pick-up to the receiver.
Now put the fone on hook and go to the neighbouring fone booth. From here
make a telefone call to the first booth.
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Leave your handset hanging and quickly go to the other fone booth where the
telefone pickup is hooked up. Press the recording button. Then pick up the
handset and LEAVE IT OFF HOOK (remember the recording is still going on).
Now go to the second telefone booth where you made the call, drop a couple of
quarters, dimes and nickles.
You are done!!!!!!! When you play back the cassette you will hear the tones
of the coins you put in.
This procedures may also work from home, whereby you'll have the telefone
pick-up connected at home, and someone calls you and drops in the coins.
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