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INTRODUCTION:
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THIS PHILE WILL DEAL WITH ACCESSING, UNDERSTANDING AND USING THE ALLIANCE 
TELECONFERENCING SYSTEMS.... IT HAS MANY SECTIONS AND FOR BEST USE SHOULD BE 
PRINTED OUT...ENJOY...

ALLIANCE:
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ALLIANCE TELECONFERENCING IS AN INDEPENDANT COMPANY WHICH ALLOWS THE GMNERAL 
PUBLIC TO ACCESS AND USE IT'S CONFERENCING EQUIPMENT.  MANY RUMORS  HAVE BEEN 
FLOATING AROUND THAT ALLIANCE IS A SUBSIDARY OF AT&T.  WELL, THEY ARE WRONG.  
AS STATED ABOVE, ALLIANCE IS AN ENTIRELY INDEPENDANT COMPANY.  THEY USE 
SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW USERS TO TALK TO MANY PEOPLE AT ONCE.

THE NUMBER:
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ALLIANCE IS IN THE 700 EXCHANGE, THUS IT IS NOT LOCALIZED, WELL, NOT IN A 
WAY.  ALLIANCE IS ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES, AND ONLY RESIDENTS OF THESE CERTAIN 
STATES CAN ACCESS BY DIALING DIRECT.  THIS, HOWEVER, WILL BE DISCUSSED IN A 
LATER CHAPTER.  THE NUMBERS FOR ALLIANCE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

        0-700-456-1000 (CHICAGO)
                 -1001 (LOS ANGELES)
                 -1002 (CHICAGO)
                 -1003 (HOUSTON)
                 -2000 (?)
                 -2001 (?)
                 -2002 (?)
                 -2003 (?)
                 -3000 (?)
                 -3001 (?)
                 -3002 (?)
                 -3003 (?)

THE LOCATIONS OF THE FIRST 4 NUMBERS ARE KNOWN AND I HAVE STATED THEM.  HOWEVER, 
THE NUMBERS IN THE 200X AND 300X ARE NOT DEFINATELY KNOWN.  RUMOR HAS IT THAT 
THE PATTERN REPEATS ITSELF FUT THIS HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN.

DIALING:
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AS STATED BEFORE, ALLIANCE IS ONLY IN CERTAIN STATED AND ONLY THESE STATES CAN 
ACCESS THEM VIA DIALING DIRECT.  HOWEVER, DIALING DIRECT CAUSES YOUR RESIDENCE 
TO BE CHARGED FOR THE CONFERENCE AND CONFERENCE BILLS ARE NOT LOW!!! THEREFORE, 
MANY WAYS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED TO START A CONFERENCE WITHOUT HAVING IT BILLED 
TO ONES HOUSE.  THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

     1) DIALING THROUGH A PBX
     2) INCORPORATING A BLUE BOX
     3) BILLING TO A LOOP
     4) BILLING TO A FORWARDED CALL

I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE BUT THESE ARE THE FOUR I WILL DEAL WITH.

DIALING THROUGH A PBX:
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     PROBABLY THE EASIEST METHOD OF CREATING A FREE CONFERENCE IS THROUGH A PBX.  
SIMPLY CALL ONE IN A STATE THAT HAS ALLIANCE, INPUT THE PBX'S CODE, DIAL 9 FOR 
AN OUTSIDE LINE AND THEN DIAL ALLIANCE.

     AN EXAMPLE OF THIS WOULD FE:

PBX: 800-241-4911

WHEN IT ANSWERS IT WILL GIVE YOU A TONE.  AT THIS TONE INPUT YOUR CODE.

CODE: 1234

AFTER THIS YOU WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER TONE, NOW DIAL 9 FOR AN OUTSIDE LINE.  
YOU WILL NOW HEAR A DIAL TONE.  SIMPLY DIAL ALLIANCE FROM THIS POINT AND THE 
CONFERENCE WILL BE BILLED TO THE PBX.

USING A BLUE BOX:
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     ANOTHER RATHER SIMPLE WAY OF STARTING A CONFERENCE IS WITH A BLUE BOX.  
THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE IS HOW TO FOX A CONFERENCE:

DIAL A NUMBER TO BOX OFF OF.  IN THIS EXAMPLE WE WILL USM 609-609-6099

WHEN THE PARTY ANSWERS HIT 2600HZ.  THIS WILL CAUSE THE FONE COMPANY'S 
EQUIPMENT TO THINK THAT YOU HAVE HUNG UP.  YOU WILL HEAR A <BEEP><KERCHUNK> 
YOU HAVE NOW 'SEIZED' A TRUNK.  AFTER THIS, SWITCH TO MULTI-FREQUENCY AND DIAL:

KP-0-700-456-X00XZSt

KP=KP TONE ON BLUE BOX
X=VARIABLE BETWEEN 1 AND 3
ST=ST TONE ON BLUE BOX

THE EQUIPMENT NW THINKS THAT THE OPERAP<R HAS DIALED ALLIANCE FROM HER 
SWITCHBOARD AND THE CONFERENCE SHALL BE BILLED THERE.  SINCE BLUE BOXING IS 
SUCH A LARGE TOPIC, THIS IS AS FAR AS I WILL GO INTO IT'S USES.

BILLING TO A LOOP:
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     A THIRD METHOD OF RECEIVING A FREE CONFERENCE IS BY BILLING IT TO A 
LOOP.  A LOOP IS 2 NUMBERS THAT WHEN TWO PEOPLE CALL, THEY CAN TALK TO EACH 
OTHER.  YOU'RE SAYING WOOP-TEE-DO RIGHT? WRONG! LOOPS CAN BE <VERY> USEFULL TO 
PHREAKS.  FIRST, DIAL ALLIANCE DIRECT.  AFTER GOING THROUGH THE BEGINNING 
PROCEDURE, WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER IN THIS TUTORIAL, DIAL 0 AND WAIT FOR 
AN ALLIANCE OPERATOR.  WHEN SHE ANSWERS TELL HER YOU WOULD LIKE TO BILL THE 
CONFERENCE TO SUCH AND SUCH A NUMBER. (A LOOP WHERE YOUR PHRIEND IS ON THE 
OTHER SIDE) SHE WILL THEN CALL THAT NUMBER TO RECEIVE VOICE VERIFICATION.  
OFCOURSE YOUR PHRIEND WILL BE WAITING AND WILL ACCEPT THE CHARGES.  THUS, 
THE CONFERENCE IS BILLED TO THE LOOP.

BILLING TO CALL FORWARDING:
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     WHEN YOU DIAL A NUMBER THAT IS CALL FORWARDED, IT IS FIRST ANSWERED BY 
THE ORIGINAL LOCATION, THEN FORWARDED.  THE ORIGINAL LOCATION WILL HANG UP 
IF 2600HZ IS RECEIVED FROM ONLY ONE END OF THE LINE.  THEREFORE, IF YOU WERE 
TO WAIT AFTER THE FORWARDED RESIDENCE ANSWERED, YOU WOULD RECEIVE THE ORIGINAL 
LOCATION'S DIAL TONE.

EXAMPLE: DIAL 800-325-4067.  THE ORIGINAL RESIDENCE WOULD ANSWER, THEN FORWARD 
THE CALL, A SECOND TYPE OF RINGING WOULD BE HEARD.  WHEN THIS SECOND RESIDENCE 
ANSWERS SIMPLY WAIT UNTIL THEY HANG UP.  AFTER ABOUT TWENTY SECONDS YOU WILL 
THEN RECEIVE THE ORIGINAL RESIDENCE'S DIAL TONE SINCE IT HEARD 2600HZ FROM ONE 
END OF THE LINE.  SIMPLY DIAL ALLIANCE FROM THIS POINT AND THE CONFERENCE WILL 
BE BILLED TO THE ORIGINAL RESIDENCE.

     THESE ARE THE FOUR MAIN WAYS TO RECEIVE A FREE CONFERENCE.  I AM SURE 
MANY MORE EXIST, BUT THESE FOUR ARE QUITE HANDY THEMSELVES.

LOGON PROCEDURE:
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ONCE ALLIANCE ANSWERS YOU WILL HEAR A TWO-TONE COMBINATION.  THIS IS THEIR WAY 
OF SAYING 'HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU WANT ON THE CONFERENCE DUDE?' SIMPLY TYPE 
IN A 2-DIGIT COMBINATION, DEPENDING ON WHAT BRIDGE OF ALLIANCE YOU ARE ON, 
BETWEEN 10 AND 59.  AFTER THIS EITHER HIT '*' TO CANCEL THE CONFERENCE SIZE 
AND INOUT ANOTHER OR HIT '#' TO CONTINUE.

YOU ARE NOW IN ALLIANCE TELECONFERENCING AND ARE ONLY SECONDS AWAY FROM HAVING 
YOUR OWN ROARING CONFERENCE GOING STRONG!!!

DIALING IN CONFEREES:
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TO DIAL YOUR FIRST CONF
EREE, DIAL 1+NPA+PRE+SUFF AND AWAIT HIS/HER ANSWER.

NPA=AREA CODE
PRE=PREFIX
SUFF=SUFFIX

     IF THE NUMBER IS BUSY, OR IF NO ONE ANSWERS SIMPLY HIT '*' AND YOUR CALL 
WILL BE ABORTED.  BUT, IF THEY DO ANSWER, HIT THE '#' KEY.  THIS WILL ADD THEM 
TO THE CONFERENCE.
     NOW COMMENCE DIALING OTHER CONFEREES.

JOINING YOUR CONFERENCE:
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TO JOIN YOUR CONFERENCE FROM CONTROL MODE SIMPLY HIT THE '#' KEY.  WITHIN A 
SECOND OR TWO YOU WILL BE CHATTING WITH ALL YOUR BUDDIES.  TO GO BACK INTO 
CONTROL MODE, SIMPLY HIT THE '#' KEY AGAIN.

TRANSFERRING CONTROL:
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TO TRANSFER CONTROL TO AN OTHER CONFEREE, GO INTO CONTROL MODE, 
IT THE # 6+1+NPA+PRE+SUFF OF THE CONFEREE YOU WISH TO GIVE CONTROL TO. 
IF AFTER, YOU WISH TO ABORT THIS TRANSFER HIT THE '*' KEY.

<NOTE>:TRANSFER OF CONTROL IS OFTEN NOT AVAILABLE.  WHEN YOU RECEIVE A 
MESSAGE STATING THIS, YOU SIMPLY CANNOT TRANSFER CONTROL.

MUTED CONFERENCES:
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TO REQUEST A MUTED CONFERENCE SIMPLY HIT THE 9 KEY.  I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE 
WHAT A MUTED CONFERENCE IS BUT IT IS PROBABLY A WAY TO KEEP UNWANTED 
EAVESDROPPERS FROM LISTENING IN.

DIALING ALLIANCE OPERATORS:
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SIMPLY DIAL 0 AS YOU WOULD FROM ANY FONE AND WAIT FOR THE OPERATOR TO ANSWER.

ENDING YOUR CONFERENCE:
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TO END YOUR CONFERENCE ALL TOGETHER, THAT IS KICK EVERYONE INCLUDING YOURSELF 
OFF, GO INTO CONTROL MODE AND HIT '*'...AFTER A FEW SECONDS SIMPLY HANG UP.  
YOUR CONFERENCE IS OVER.

ARE ALLIANCE OPERATORS DANGEROUS?
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NO.  NOT IN THE LEAST.  THE WORST THEY CAN DO TO YOU WHILE YOU ARE HAVING A 
CONFERENCE IS DROP ALL CONFEREES INCLUDING YOURSELF.  THIS IS IN NO WAY 
HARMFUL, JUST A LITTLE AGGRAVATING. (Skeleton Crue Sysop note -- This is 
probably either not true anymore, was never true, or this guy was 
living in FairyLand. Operators can do all kinds of unfun stuff, like 
call their managers, record the conversation (including whatever 
board numbers to bust or codes to alert to respective companies), 
trace your buddies (if possible)... Operators aren't nearly as 
stupid as they were, and it's always healthier to be paranoid... (TBA) 

ALLIANCE AND TRACING:
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ALLIANCE CAN TRACE, AS ALL CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES CAN.  BUT 
THIS HAS TO ALL BE PRE-MEDITATED AND AT&T HAS TO BE CALLED AND IT'S 
REALLY A LARGE HASTLE (Note: AT&T's middle name is Hassle!), 
THEREFORE, IT IS ALMOST NEVER DONE.  ALLIANCE SIMPLY DOES NOT WANT 
IT KNOWN THAT TEENAGERS ARE PHUCKING THEM OVER.  THE ONLY SORT OF 
SAFETY EQUIPMENT ALLIANCE HAS ON-LINE IS A SIMPLE PEN REGISTER.  
THIS LITTLE DEVICE SIMPLY RECORDS ALL THE NUMBERS OF THE CONFEREES 
DIALED.  NO BIG DEAL.  ALL ALLIANCE CAN DO IS CALL UP THAT PERSONS 
NUMBER, THREATEN AND QUESTION.  HOWEVER, LEGALLY, THEY CAN DO 
NOTHING BECAUSE ALL YOU DID WAS ANSWER YOUR FONE. (And pass illegal 
information, but hey! that's beside the point!)

<NOTE>:ALMOST ALL INSTRUCTIONS ARE TOLD TO THE PERSON IN COMMAND BY 
ALLIANCE RECORDINGS.  A LOT OF THIS TUTORIAL IS JUST A LISTING OF 
THOSE COMMANDS PLUS INFORMATION GATHERED BY EITHER MYSELF OR THE 
PHELLOW PHREAKS OF THE WORLD!!!


THIS TUTORIAL BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION BY: << THE TROOPER >>

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE TROOPER GUARENTEED BY THE PHREAK'S 
CONSTITUTION OF THE WORLD. (C)APRIL 13TH, 1985

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