=->The Copper<-=  =->Box<-=
                                                                                                                                                                     Genocide 2600

Disclaimer (I know...): This file is for informational purposes only. No use
of this technique is recommended for one of many reasons:
1) It makes other Phreaks & hacks very upset,

2) It makes the Telco VERY upset, and you could be put away for a LONG time if you dont
know what youre doing.
     Telco employees could learn something from the Copper
Box. Well, anyway, off we go....

Purpose: This box can destroy a phone company, no matter how big. You could bring AT&T down to their knees! Only to be used by the most irate of Phracks, it is intended
for informational purposes only. History: This is really not a Box, but if you consider a
Cheese Box a Box, then it is. It was first concieved back in 1986 when a
Phriend and I came up with the idea while using a Copper-coloured fone,
hence, a Copper Box.

Instructions: You must obtain
[1] extender, or phone company port, like an MCI or SPRINT access number.
[2] A hell of a lot of nerve, and vendetta towards the phone company (phriend gets busted, rates increase, etc.)
[3] a computer & modem capable of autodialing [tone.]

Dial the number of the L/D service, then enter the code. Dial the number of the
service again, through the outdial number you are still on, enter code, then
dial again and again. You should hear, after a while (it will take a long
time for BIG companies) a slight high-pitched, unstable tone, that grows
louder and louder w/every dial. Once it gets so loud that it refuses to let
in any more sounds, you have just completed the first cycle of the Copper
Box. Leave line off-hook for about 10 minutes or until the tone seems to
calm down, or stop completely. Then, dial again and repeat over and over
again until when you dial a last time, it [the port] doesnt answer. You have
just killed a telephone company, extender, etc. Theory of Operation: What
happens is that when the tone begins to rise, it is a result of cross- talk
feedback. The more you dial, the more it grows. In systems like these, the
small, sensitive equipment such as amplifiers, etc. begin to burn out as a
result of the feedback, damaging the equipment, and possibly starting a fire
at the location of the equipment.

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