// Phreaking O'ahu // // by dual // // http://www.oldskoolphreak.com Introduction ------------ O'ahu, The Gathering Place, is one of the eight islands that comprise the 50th state of Hawai'i. O'ahu is home to Hawai'i's capital, Honolulu, and Waikiki Beach, the corporate-ridden tourist destination. To enjoy O'ahu sans conglomorates, explore the island and enjoy uncrowded beaches and avoid restaurants that can be found in the continental U.S. Doing these things will also expose you to some unique phreaking, like the back-to-back Verizon pay phones you'll find in Hali'ewa on the way to the North Shore. Here are a few other notable phreak topics unique to the 808 state's island of O'ahu. Pay Phones ---------- Verizon pay telephones are everywhere. And people use them! They're usually found in groups of two or more and the booths are adorned with beautiful, flower decorated panels. Most still have Hawaiian Tel panels on the front of the booths. It should be noted that COCOTs are rare and Milleniums have a Japanese text button. Let's start at the west end of the island with some pay phones at the Ko Olina Beach Club. 679-0116 679-0117 679-9810 679-9811 679-9812 679-9813 The last four are found along the walk from the Beach Club north to the Ihilani Resort. Along the walk, wild (but not feral) cats eat with mongoose, and the pay-off is pools of hammerheads and rays at the Ihilani. By the way, going to an ANAC through AT&T reads back 916, a center in Sacramento. Moving east to Waikiki, the Ala Moana Shopping Center is a definite destination, and not for the type of consumption you're thinking. Ala Moana has a dark and lively food court with tons of tasty udon, katsu and curry cheap. The following Milleniums are actually in the parking garage where the air is warm with exhaust. Restaurants and stores reside in the garage as well, neon and flourescent signs giving the source of light. It has a wonderful underground feel. 949-9043 949-9046 949-9085 949-9169 949-9214 949-9231 949-9248 949-9324 949-9345 949-9347 949-9365 949-9712 949-9787 949-9811 949-9821 949-9915 They all accept incoming calls and ring fairly loudly. And there's always people around - lots of Japanese nationals who love to shop. Although COCOTs are rare, Chinatown has quite a concentration. Many are 35 cents per call and all of them are dirty. They accept incoming calls, but the modems pick up pretty quick. 528-4603 533-2367 545-5984 599-5866 The 528 phone is right next to Urumi Noodles. The waiter at Urumi has a mole on his neck complete with 4" whisker. Try the deep fried fish cake balls with sweet rice vinegar dipping sauce. The 533 COCOT has a unique feature: The TNI for the phone is at head level just to the right of it. After Chinatown, one thing that must be done by any visitor of O'ahu is to leave the leeward side and head to the windward side of the island via H3. The scenery of the green cliffs and bright tunnels is spectacular. At the end of your road trip you may find the Aikahi Safeway and it's rusted GTE Automatic Electric. 254-9638 For completeness, here are some numbers from Honolulu International Airport. 423-6925 423-6926 423-6927 423-6929 423-6930 423-6937 423-6938 423-6962 423-6963 (TTY) 423-6964 423-6965 You can find a pictorial of the Pay Phones section at: http://www.oldskoolphreak.com/p_gallery/hi_pp.html Qwest Prepaid Phone Cards at ABC Stores --------------------------------------- ABC Stores (http://www.abcstores.com) combine the worst of two worlds: convenience stores and Chinese manufactured tourist junk. Among the postcards, novelty t-shirts and Pepsico products, you can also purchase Qwest Prepaid Phone Cards "Sold Exclusively at ABC Stores." These cards are available in $10 and $20 denominations and have the following per minute rates: Australia .39 Canada .29 China .25 Germany .19 Hong Kong .25 Japan .24 Korea .29 Taiwan .21 United Kingdom .15 United States .15 The cards are marketed towards international callers, with the brochures printed in English, Japanese and Korean, and an impressive list of access numbers. Cantonese 800-781-6169 English 800-447-6806 German 800-781-6173 Japanese 800-632-9212 Korean 800-632-9213 Mandarin 800-632-9214 Spanish 800-579-0648 Other Interesting Numbers ------------------------- O'ahu is fascinating for any phreak. Included below are just a few interesting numbers found in O'ahu exchanges. To show that the rest of Hawai'i is at least as interesting as O'ahu, if not more so, a carrier from a DMS10S on the Big Island has been included. The 434 exchange is pretty interesting as it's dedicated to Iridium satellite phones and filled with silent lines. Actually, there are a few exchanges that hold numerous silent lines. Even the error messages from O'ahu are worth the scan. Some have chunks of static, while others start out quiet and get progressively louder. Many are just plain interesting in what they say. Enjoy these numbers and do some exploring yourself. 237-9901 milliwatt 237-9902 milliwatt 257-9901 nis; "This is the Kaneohe multi-function switch." 259-9902 milliwatt 472-9000 nis; "This is the Ford Island end office switch." 473-9000 Base Access Hotline for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and IMS Employees 473-9935 nis; "This is the Pearl Harbor 2 end office switch." 474-9901 nis; "This is the Pearl Harbor 1 multi-function switch." 540-9935 sweep tone 541-1912 U.S. Secret Service 597-9935 silent 643-2632 Selective or Complete Blocking test number 643-3456 Verizon Hawai'i 655-9935 long pause then "Please enter your conference code." 655-9902 nis; "This is a Schofield multi-function switch." 656-9902 nis; "Aloha. This is the Wheeler end office switch." 924-9901 silent 926-9902 milliwatt 930-0003 CONNECT 31200/ARQ/V34/LAPM/V42BIS login: 973-4381 weather 983-3211 time Conclusion ---------- A couple of interesting notes to close, Verizon subscribers get 10 free calls to Directory Assitance for local and interisland numbers, and the white pages directory has a yellow "Disaster Preparedness Info" section. Phreak with aloha and mahalo for reading!