What Did the Old Telephone Network Sound Like? Overview of the Recordings

In the 1970s phone phreaks Ben Decibell and Evan Doorbell made many recordings of the sounds of the old analog telephone network. This program is an overview of what those recordings are about.

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How I Became a Phone Phreak, part 1
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How I Became a Phone Phreak, part 1

Vintage Telephone Network Sounds part 1, 1971-81
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Vintage Telephone Network Sounds part 1, 1971-81

My Introduction to Shortwave Radio pgm. 1, 1968-70
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My Introduction to Shortwave Radio pgm. 1, 1968-70

What Did the Old Telephone Network Sound Like? (Old version; See description for the current one)
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What Did the Old Telephone Network Sound Like? (Old version; See description for the current one)

The Secret Life of the Telephone Remastered
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The Secret Life of the Telephone Remastered

”THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE” 1982 BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOCUMENTARY MONDIAL HOUSE XD47854
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”THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE” 1982 BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOCUMENTARY MONDIAL HOUSE XD47854

Being A Telephone Operator in 1979
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Being A Telephone Operator in 1979

AT&T Archives: The Far Sound, a History of Long and Longer Distance Communications, from 1961
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AT&T Archives: The Far Sound, a History of Long and Longer Distance Communications, from 1961

The Professor Who Taught People How To Think (1962)
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The Professor Who Taught People How To Think (1962)

Dialing Those Mysterious "1xx" and "0xx" Codes, 1974-1980
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Dialing Those Mysterious "1xx" and "0xx" Codes, 1974-1980

The Dial Comes To Town
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The Dial Comes To Town

How I Became a Phone Phreak, part 6
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How I Became a Phone Phreak, part 6

BUILDING THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC TELEPHONE CABLE "VOICE BENEATH THE SEA" MD46164
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BUILDING THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC TELEPHONE CABLE "VOICE BENEATH THE SEA" MD46164

How Speech Synthesizers Work
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How Speech Synthesizers Work

Please Hang Up. Permanent Signal Recordings 1971-1983
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Please Hang Up. Permanent Signal Recordings 1971-1983

2600? How Phreaking Really Worked
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2600? How Phreaking Really Worked

A tour of AT&T's Network Operations Center (1979) - AT&T Archives
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A tour of AT&T's Network Operations Center (1979) - AT&T Archives

The Sounds of Long Distance pgm 8: DDD from Panel, 4M Dialpulsing, 1977 [re-upload corrects audio]
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The Sounds of Long Distance pgm 8: DDD from Panel, 4M Dialpulsing, 1977 [re-upload corrects audio]

Why Phone Numbers Look the Way They Do
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Why Phone Numbers Look the Way They Do

Please Hang Up... (Permanent Signal Recordings 1971-1983)
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Please Hang Up... (Permanent Signal Recordings 1971-1983)