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phone phreak

[ fohn--freek ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a person who uses computers or other electronic devices to place long-distance telephone calls without paying toll charges.


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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of phone phreak1

First recorded in 1975–80
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“The captain” was Cap’n Crunch, and “the whistle” was the famous toy plastic whistle of phone phreak lore.

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Everyone is his own cognitive hacker, his own potential phone phreak.

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Woz adopted the phone phreak handle “Berkeley Blue” while Jobs became “Oaf Tobar.”

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But the phone phreak prank that generated the most publicity and consternation occurred on November 10, 1974.

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At some point the remote tandem would route a call back to the phone phreak, who could then prank the hapless caller.

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