The Beige Box
A Beige box is a very simple box to make. All you need are:
| A landline phone | |
|---|---|
| A modular cord | |
| 2 alligator clips | |
| A switch of some sort | |
| Electrical tape |
One thing that isn't necessary is a Soldering Iron and Solder (Well, two things actually, but they go together)
Building the Beige Box
- Step 1
- Cut one end off of the Modular cord, this will expose four wires. Don't worry, we only need to work with two.
- Step 2
- Peel the main insulation back about 6 inches and cut it off
- Step 3
- Strip the insulation off of the two inner wires (the red and green ones) this will expose the inner wire.
- Step 4
- Cut the red (Ring) wire off about two and a half inches from the end
- Step 5
- Solder the Switch on the ends of the red wire. Wrap the solder points in Electrical Tape
- Step 6
- Attach the Alligator clips to the end of the wires [the red(ring) and green(tip)] Wrap in electrical tape.
- Step 7
- Pat yourself on the back. You Just made a Beige Box
Using the Beige Box
Go outside to your telephone box. Open it up with a screwdriver of a wrench or what ever you need to. You should see four bolts or posts that have wires leading to them.
Connect the modified end of the cord to the appropriate posts (Red to red, Green to green). Plug the unmodified end into the phone and pick up the receiver. If you hear a dial tone, mark the end of the switch that it is at "on". If you don't flip it the other way. If you still don't hear a dial tone you have made a mistake somewhere. Make sure you have done all the steps correctly. You can now go to a neighbors box and make calls to China at their expense. just do it at night and don't get caught.