South Carolina Phone Losers : Local Info

South Carolina Phone Losers
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Last Updated: 07/07/2002

RBOC Payphones to Vanish?
July 7, 2002

I've heard rumors that Bellsouth may be removing its payphones from the state. Actually, I heard them a while ago, but as near as I can tell, they are still here. Hopefully they won't be phased out, since the cellular phones which have supposedly made them obsolete are really a lame replacement. Of course, Bellsouth charges 50¢ for local calls now, and I've seen a lot of COCOTS at new businesses such as the new Lowe's in Florence. I've noticed phones around the state have better security than they used to, but they can be quite annoying at times. For example, calling 611 (repair) from a payphone locks out the keypad during the call, and it's a totally automated system. So, if your home phone dies, don't bother going to a payphone to report it like you may have done in the past. You would think that they would think of these things, but then again, the phone company has never been accused of having any sense.

I also noticed there's another state site for SC now back at the PLA. Someone must have gotten tired of waiting for me to update this site. I know, I'm such a loser.

Other Phreaks In South Carolina?
July 5, 2002

For a long time, I thought I was an island in this state. Now I know better. "alsmith" writes:

LOVE your site. Seems that we live in the same part of the state.
I live three miles from Clemson University. I don't know if you
add numbers that people email you but I have a number that you
just have to call! The guy that works at this number gets A LOT OF
UNUSUAL PRANK CALLS for no reason. As a result, he usually responds
to a prank call by making strange noises, voices, etc. WHATEVER YOU
CAN THINK OF HE WILL DO!!! His number is 864-656-0310. Give it a call
several times. He gets more and more silly with each call. So far he is convenced that it is his coworkers that is making the calls. YOU WILL LAUGH YOUR ASS OFF!

It took me a while to get around to checking my mail and getting this up here (I got it March 11th), but I thought I'd like to share this with you other phreaks.

I checked on that number, and it's a number on Clemson University's business exchange of 656. I understand that some business lines there have ANI, so you may want to take this into consideration before calling.

Bellsouth Prefix Scanning
August 24, 2001

As you may or may not know, Bellsouth has its own prefix for telco-related purposes. This prefix is 780, and can be used anywhere in Bellsouth territory. Even the "ordinary" phone user can make use of 780-2500, which is the RightTouch(tm) automated customer service line. There are some other useful numbers also available on that prefix. 780-2471, for example, offers a suite of tests, including ANAC (think ANI), fax & voice ringback, and keypad tests in a Stephen Hawking voice. You can use that number in Bellsouth land to lighten the load on toll free ANI numbers. Another number is 780-6321, which is a simple ringback service you can use to test your line or annoy your friends. This line features the friendly Bellsouth voice you've come to love -- you know, the one who lets you know you forgot to dial 1, your call did not go through, the number you called was disconnected, etc. Definitely a nice number to have.

There are also other numbers within the 780 prefix which include everything from service operators to employee VMBS. Calling some of these numbers will get you into trouble. Finding said numbers is left as an exercise to the reader. (You've got nothing better to do....)

Bellsouth Trunked Radio Frequencies
July 17, 2001

In South Carolina, Bellsouth's linemen usually use a trunked radio system with frequencies in the 937-940 MHz range. The frequencies vary from place to place, but they have been added to the frequency list where I have located them. Activity on this system is light nowadays, so you could add it to your regular scanning pattern to have the best chance of hearing anything. Some of the conversations are interesting, as linemen now use automated systems rather than operators much of the time.

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