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Child Sites

asterisk.phreaknet.org — PhreakNet Asterisk Documentation
doxygen.phreaknet.org — Asterisk Developer Documentation
w2k.phreaknet.org — chock full of retrocomputing resources!
analog.phreaknet.org — a site built for dial-up, slow, terminal, text-based, etc. access!
bell.phreaknet.org — check out this fantastic mock Bell System website!
addl.phreaknet.org — the official website of the Anti-Digit Dialing League!
doc.phreaknet.org — repository of miscellaneous telephony documents
wiki.phreaknet.org — wiki of various telephony articles

Subpages

Transit Communications Accessibility — public phone availability at rail and transit stations
Public Change Log — changes to major open-source projects that PhreakNet has effected
TouchTone Tunes — play music on your TouchTone telephone!
TouchTone Odds & Ends — ever wish your phone had more buttons?
Phone Phreaking — an overview of phone phreaking and historical resources about the hobby
Payphone Directory — a directory of all the known-working payphones we've encountered
Magazine Advertisements & Articles — magazine ads and articles featuring the Bell System and other phone companies
Telephones in Media — telephones have been appearing in media for the better part of a century
Telephone Quiz — a short 10-question quiz to see how well you know your phones

Articles

Landlines vs. VoIP: Myths & Facts
The Bell System — a quick history on the the conglomerate of companies that made up the Bell System
Public Telephones — a brief history of public telephones in America
Landlines — why landlines are critical infrastructure and important to keep around
Intro to Telegraphy — a brief intro for newbies to telegraphy

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