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Title : Skytel Paging and Voicemail
Author : pbxPhreak
.oO Phrack 50 Oo.
Volume Seven, Issue Fifty
10 of 16
- Skytel Paging and Voicemail -
The PBXPhreak
<pbx@crackhouse.com>
If you weren't aware, Skytel is the largest nationwide paging and wireless
messaging service in the United States. If you want to use this to your
advantage, keep reading...
Table of Contents
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Important SkyTel Numbers
2. History of SkyTel
3. SkyPager
4. SkyWord Pagers
5. SkyTel 2-Way Pagers
6. SkyTel Extras . The SkyNews and SkyQuote
7. SkyTel SkyFax Option.
8. SkyTalk Option
9. Sending a Message
10. SkyTel Coverage
11. International Access numbers to the SkyTel system.
12. SkyTel accessible by Land, Sea or Air.
13. Overview of SkyTel
14. Getting Phree SkyTel Pagers
15. Taking over a SkyTel Mailbox
16. Prefixes for SkyTel Pagers and Voicemail
17. Conclusion
1. Important SkyTel Numbers.
800-456-3333 - Skytel Nationwide Sales Center
800-SKY-USER - Skytel Customer Service
800-SKY-PAGE - Skytel Numeric Paging
800-SKY-GRAM - Skytel Alpha-Numeric Paging
800-SKY-TALK - Skytel Voice Mail
800-SKY-FAXE - Skytel Faxing
800-SKY-8888 - Skytel System Access
2. History of SkyTel.
1987:
- SkyTel founded; first nationwide paging and wireless messaging
service.
1988:
- SkyTel offers first integrated voice messaging service: SkyTalk;
provides instant notification of voice messages.
1991:
- Mtel, the parent company of SkyTel, presents the concept of two-way
paging to the FCC.
- SkyTel launches SkyWord - the first nationwide alphanumeric messaging
service; subscribers can now receive text messages nationwide.
- SkyTel goes international, offering service in Canada and Mexico.
1992:
- SkyTel develops an X.400 gateway; subscribers can now integrate email
services with paging.
- Mtel awarded a Pioneer's Preference by the FCC guaranteeing a license
to deploy a two-way wireless communications network.
1993:
- SkyTel offers the first integrated information services - SkyNews,
news headlines broadcast to a SkyWord pager; and SkyQuote, stock
quotes broadcast to a SkyWord pager.
- SkyTel expands its range of integrated email services announcing
connectivity to Lotus cc:mail, Microsoft Mail, MCI Mail, and AT&T
PersonaLink.
- SkyTel expands international services to Asia Pacific and South
America.
1994:
- Mtel announces an alliance with Microsoft to co-develop products and
services for the Mtel two-way paging network.
- SkyTel collaborates with Toshiba to offer the first PC Card for
wireless messaging, the Noteworthy NewsCard, and offers the first
integrated wireless messaging solution for notebook computers,
SkyCard(r).
- SkyTel offers SkyFax, providing a toll-free fax-mailbox with instant
notification of incoming faxes for subscribers.
- Mtel purchases two nationwide licenses in FCC narrowband PCS auctions.
- Mtel acquires U.S. Paging Corp., a reseller of paging services to
major corporations nationwide.
- SkyTel provides an Internet gateway; subscribers can now send messages
to SkyTel pagers through the Internet.
1995:
- SkyTel announces that MCI will resell SkyTel paging services as part
of networkMCI products.
- SkyTel announces agreement with SONY Electronics Inc. whereby SONY
will distribute SkyTel pagers through retail network; this
announcement marks the entry of SkyTel into the retail market.
- SkyTel announces SkyTel 2-Way, the first two-way paging and wireless
messaging service; subscribers can automatically confirm receipt of
messages and respond directly from their pager.
3. SkyPager.
The SkyTel System keeps you in touch with clients, colleagues and family
members when you're on the road. Now you can receive important information
quickly and accurately where you do business. People who need to reach you
dial one toll-free phone number. You'll never have to leave a trail of
telephone numbers or play another round of phone tag.
SkyPager Features
- SkyPager can receive numeric messages up to 20 digits long.
This can be the telephone number of someone who needs you or a
code (e.g., "911" if the office needs you to call in immediately).
- Page Recall provides quick message retrieval for times when you've
been out of coverage range or the pager has been turned off.
- Message senders can broadcast one message to multiple subscribers,
prioritize urgent messages and program messages for future delivery
for time-zone differences.
- Only SkyTel provides 24-hour a day, seven-day a week Customer Service,
and all calls are always toll-free. Or, use SkyTel Customer Service
Online to contact SkyTel.
Hardware Features:
- New FLEX technology means longer battery life -- up to 5 months on
one AAA battery.
- Choice of several musical tones or silent vibration alert.
- Holds up to sixteen 20-digit messages.
4. SkyWord Pagers:
With SkyWord, you can receive text messages accurately and quickly. You
know what's needed immediately, without picking up the phone to return the
call.
Skyword Features
- Receive text messages up to 240 characters in a hand-held unit.
- Receive notification of e-mail messages while you're on the road.
SkyTel e-mail integration is compatible with various e-mail systems.
Ask your SkyTel sales rep for details.
- SkyNews(r) news headlines are provided twice daily. Stay up to date,
even while traveling, on the economic, political, international and
financial news of the day.
- Page Recall provides quick message retrieval for times when you've
been out of range or the pager has been turned off.
Sending Messages Is EASY!
- Use SkyWord Access or QuickAccess software. All you need is a
modem-equipped PC or Macintosh computer to easily send messages.
- Your callers can dictate a text message to a SkyTel Customer Messaging
Agent, toll-free 24-hours a day.
Hardware Features:
- New FLEX technology means longer battery life -- up to 5 months on
one AA battery.
- Choice of several musical tones or silent vibration alert.
- Receive up to forty, 240-character messages.
5. SkyTel 2-Way Pagers.
Imagine the freedom of getting a question and pushing one button to
answer... from a pager small enough to fit in your hand. Your callers
get answers quickly and easily by telephone, computer, e-mail or even
on their SkyTel pager. And you reduce long-distance and cellular phone
expenses!
SkyTel 2-Way is the first and only service that allows you to respond to
a message from a pager.
The SkyTel 2-Way System acts as the clearinghouse for all outgoing and
incoming messages.
Messages to you:
People sending you messages (senders) can do so by:
- phone (numeric, voice messages, or operator-assisted text messages)
- computer (SkyTel Access or QuickAccess software, e-mail, or palmtop
computer connection)
Messages from you:
And senders can get your response via:
- phone
- computer
- SkyWord or SkyTel 2-Way pagers
Works with Other SkyTel Services:
SkyTalk: Full-featured voice mail lets senders leave a detailed message
and then you call back to hear the reply.
SkyNews: Headline news provided twice daily.
The answer is in the palm of your hand With SkyTel 2-Way, your senders
become your partners in communications. They compose messages with
multiple-choice responses for you to choose from, such as:
- CLIENT WILL SIGN $80K CONTRACT IF WE CAN DELIVER BY 4/7
- PROCEED
- DO NOT PROCEED
- AWAIT MY CALL
Or if your sender does not define responses, select from one of your SkyTel
2-Way pager's 16 pre-programmed responses:
- YES/OK
- NO
- WILL CALL LATER
- CALL ME
- RUNNING LATE
- NEED MORE INFO
- SEND # TO CALL
- WHERE ARE YOU?
- WILL ARRIVE 15M
- WILL ARRIVE 30M
- TRAFFIC DELAY
- PICK ME UP
- BUSY
- FINISHED
- CALL HOME
Senders can receive your response at their convenience, 24 hours a day by
phone, PC or SkyTel pager.
Unit Features And Operations
- weighs about 5-1/2 ounces
- runs for several weeks on single AAA-size alkaline battery
- flip-top cover protects the unit and houses the transmitter used to
send and receive messages
- messages can be up to 500 characters long, including customized reply
choices
- "Personal Folder" stores messages in the 100 kilobyte memory; message
length determines how many messages you can store
Sending Messages
With SkyTel 2-Way, anyone can send a message directly to SkyTel 2-Way
subscribers and receive their replies.
Message Sending Options:
- Telephone keypad: Call toll-free from any touch-tone telephone to send
a numeric message.
- Voice messaging: Leave a detailed message (for SkyTalk subscribers).
- Operator-assisted text messaging: Dial the SkyTel toll-free number and
speak to a Customer Messaging Agent who will type and send your
message.
- Personal computer and modem: Use SkyTel AccessTM or QuickAccess
software to compose and transmit messages on a modem-equipped
computer.
- E-mail: SkyTel 2-Way messages can be created and sent through any
Internet-based e-mail system. Replies will be directed back to the
e-mail address.
- Palmtop computer connections: SkyTel 2-Way subscribers can link their
Hewlett-Packard 100 or 200LXTM or OmniGo 100 palmtop computer to a
SkyTel 2-Way pager. Subscribers can then compose, transmit, receive,
relay, store and reply to SkyTel 2-Way messages.
Receiving Replies
With SkyTel 2-Way, senders know for certain whether their message was
received and can easily check for their reply. Check each message sent over
The SkyTel 2-Way System using these convenient options:
Message Tracking and Reply Options
- Telephone: Whenever you send a message (by telephone or otherwise),
SkyTel assigns a unique confirmation number to that message. Senders
can call The SkyTel 2-Way System later and use the confirmation number
to check the status of the message and/or get their reply.
- Personal computer and a modem: Use SkyTel Access software to compose
and transmit messages. Then use the confirmation number to check the
status of messages and/or get your reply.
- E-mail: When you send a message via e-mail to a SkyTel 2-Way
subscriber, you'll receive your reply at your e-mail address.
- Pagers: Replies can be forwarded to a SkyWord (alphanumeric) or
SkyTel 2-Way pager.
6. SkyTel Extra Features.
SkyNews Features:
- Four headlines are broadcast twice each day - 12:30pm and
5:00pm ET Monday Friday, 2:00 and 7:00pm ET Saturday and
Sunday.
- Headlines are transmitted FREE to all SkyWord and SkyTel 2-Way
pagers.
- Headline topics include: U.S. politics, U.S. business and economic
news, international events, Dow Jones industrial average updates and
the performance of leading stocks.
- In addition to the regular broadcasts, news alerts are sent as crucial
events occur in the U.S. or abroad.
SkyNews Special Editions:
If you need news about your specific industry, subscribe to SkyNews Special
Editions. Headlines are available about the following industries:
Finance
Telecommunications
Information Highway
Media
There is an additional charge for SkyTel special editions.
SkyQuote Features:
Keep tabs on Wall Street with SkyQuote-the personalized financial
news service on SkyTel text messaging units. With SkyQuote, you'll
be alerted twice each business day with pricing updates on four stocks or
exchange indexes. You provide us with the stocks, choose the timing of your
updates, and SkyTel will do the rest.
Your messaging unit will alert you with the price of the most recent trade
for each of the four companies you have selected. You will also receive Dow
Jones headline alerts when significant news breaks on your selected
companies.
7. SkyTel SkyFax Option.
Whoever invented the fax machine apparently didn't know much about doing
business on the road. After all, you can't take the machine with you. It
has very little interest in your schedule. And critical faxes have a way of
arriving at the wrong place, and the wrong time.
SkyFax Features:
- You are assigned a personal toll-free number that people use to send
you faxes.
- Notification on your SkyPager or SkyWord pager that a fax has
arrived in your mailbox.
- Dial a toll-free number to download the fax to fax machine of your
choice.
- SkyFax even works with your portable computer's send/receive fax
software.
SkyFax Benefits:
SkyFax offers total control over how and where people reach you with
important fax messages.
- Toll-free number reduces long-distance charges.
- Download faxes at YOUR convenience.
- Senders don't have to know your travel schedule in order to send you
faxes -- you'll never miss an important fax.
- Your documents remain confidential, because you're in control.
8. SkyTel SkyTalk Option.
Now, when you travel, The SkyTel System will let you give the people who
need to stay in touch with you one toll-free phone number where you can
always be reached. Even if they don't know exactly where you are, they'll
be able to call a single number and leave a voice message in your SkyTalk(r)
voice mailbox. You'll be notified quickly that a message is waiting. Then
you can retrieve it whenever you want.
SkyTalk can also be used to send information to a whole group of people
simultaneously with one phone call. Even if they're spread across Phoenix,
Los Angeles, Boston and Miami, everyone will be notified in minutes.
SkyTalk Features
- SkyTalk is an easily-accessible toll-free voice mail system that
notifies you when you have a message on your SkyPager, SkyWord or
SkyTel 2-Way pager.
- Personal toll-free access numbers are available to provide callers
with easy access to your voice mail. You can even forward your office
number to your toll-free Personal Access Number when you're traveling
so every caller can leave a message for you.
- You can access other parts of The SkyTel System easily, without
hanging up the phone. For example, you can reply directly to messages
from other subscribers, broadcast messages to a subscriber list and
redirect messages to other subscribers.
Additional SkyTalk Features
- Personalized voice mail greeting -- your own words in your own voice.
- Security code to prevent unauthorized access.
- Spanish and Japanese language prompts available.
- Messages up to 5 minutes in length.
- Stores up to 20 messages for up to 14 days.
- Unretrieved messages stored for 72 hours.
- Toll-free access to your messages from over 40 countries around the
world (surcharge may apply).
9. Sending a Message.
Make it simple for your clients and colleagues to remember how to
send you a message. Just include the instructions on your
business card! On the front, list the SkyTel 800 number and your
PIN along with all your other numbers. For more detailed
instructions, use the back of your card. These instructions can
be pre-printed on the card or printed on a sticker for attachment
later. To get started, please see the SkyWord example below.
Sending Me A Page
Dial 1-800-759-8888
Enter PIN, press #
Numeric message--press 1, then #
Voice message--press 2, then #
Dictated message--press 3
Press # to end
10. SkyTel Coverage.
SkyTel is the best single source for all of your messaging needs. For
locally, nationally and internationally. People everywhere are taking
advantage of SkyTel coverage flexibility. Whatever your lifestyle requires,
SkyTel will easily provide a coverage plan that works for you.
SkyPager and SkyWord Coverage Plans Include:
Metro Service:
If your business is conducted primarily in one metro area or state, but
requires occasional travel to other parts of the country, The SkyTel System
with Metro Service and Nationwide Now is your cost-effective messaging
solution.
Metro Plus:
A broader 2- to 6-state zone. There are 21 pre-defined Metro Plus zones,
each with nationwide access through Nationwide Now.
Regional/Region Plus:
East, West, Central, Southeast, Southwest or Midwest. Two regions can be
combined (Region Plus service) for maximum coverage. Each can include
Nationwide Now (Region Plus service is available for SkyPager only).
Nationwide:
Coverage in thousands of cities and towns across the United States.
(SkyPager only)
Nationwide Now:
Nationwide Now is an exclusive SkyTel coverage feature that allows you to
access our nationwide network when you travel out of your home coverage
area.
International:
SkyTel International Service can be used in conjunction with any U.S.-based
coverage plan:
- Simulcast service: Messages are always transmitted to U.S. and the
country(ies) of your choice.
- Follow-Me: Allows you to activate coverage (with a quick call into The
SkyTel System) to receive messages while traveling abroad. You choose
the country(ies) and length of time for international coverage.
- International coverage is available in the following countries:
Argentina
Bahamas
Bermuda
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Ecuador
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Malaysia
Mexico
Peru
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Singapore
Uruguay (coming soon)
Venezuela
In the places you travel most, SkyTel goes along with you, giving
you reliable, efficient communications. Here's just a partial
listing of the United States and international coverage areas.
Skytel has a wide coverage area. I only listed U.S. cities with
a population of 75,000 or more.
ALABAMA
Birmingham
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
ARIZONA
Chandler
Glendale
Mesa
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Tempe
Tucson
ARKANSAS
Little Rock
CALIFORNIA
Alameda
Alhambra
Anaheim
Arden-Arcade
Bakersfield
Berkeley
Burbank
Carson
Chula Vista
Citrus Heights
Compton
Concord
Corona
Costa Mesa
Daly City
Downey
E. Los Angeles
El Cajon
El Monte
Escondido
Fairfield
Fremont
Fresno
Fullerton
Garden Grove
Glendade
Hayward
Huntington Beach
Inglewood
Irvine
Lancaster
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Modesto
Moreno Valley
Norwalk
Oakland
Oceanside
Ontario
Orange
Oxnard
Pasadena
Pomona
Rancho Cucamonga
Richmond
Riverside
Sacramento
Salinas
San Bernadino
San Buenaventura
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
San Mateo
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Clarita
Santa Monica
Santa Rosa
Simi Valley
South Gate
Stockton
Sunnyvale
Thousand Oaks
Torrance
West Covina
Westminster
Whittier
COLORADO
Arvada
Aurora
Boulder
Colorado Springs
Denver
Ft. Collins
Lakewood
Pueblo
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
Hartford
New Britain
New Haven
Norwalk
Stamford
Waterbury
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Metro Area
FLORIDA
Clearwater
Coral Springs
Ft. Lauderdale
Gainesville
Hialeah
Hollywood
Jacksonville
Kendall
Miami
Miami Beach
Orlando
St. Petersburg
Tallahassee
Tampa
GEORGIA
Albany
Atlanta
Columbus
Macon
Savannah
HAWAII
Honolulu
IDAHO
Boise City
ILLINOIS
Arlington Heights
Aurora
Chicago
Decatur
Elgin
Joliet
Naperville
Peoria
Rockford
Springfield
INDIANA
Evansville
Ft. Wayne
Gary
Hammond
Indianapolis
South Bend
IOWA
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Sioux City
KANSAS
Kansas City
Overland Park
Topeka
Wichita
KENTUCKY
Lexington
Louisville
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge
Lafayette
Metairie
New Orleans
Shreveport
MARYLAND
Baltimore
Columbia
Silver Spring
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Brockton
Cambridge
Fall River
Lowell
Lynn
New Bedford
Newton
Quincy
Somerville
Springfield
Worcester
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor
Clinton
Dearborn
Detroit
Worcester
Flint
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Livonia
Southfield
Sterling Heights
Warren
Westland
MINNESOTA
Bloomington
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson
MISSOURI
Independence
Kansas City
St. Louis
Springfield
MONTANA
Billings
NEBRASKA
Lincoln
Omaha
NEVADA
Las Vegas
Paradise
Reno
Sunrise Manor
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester
Nashua
NEW JERSEY
Camden
Edison
Elizabeth
Jersey City
Newark
Paterson
Trenton
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
NEW YORK
Albany
Buffalo
Cheektowaga
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Yonkers
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Durham
Fayetteville
Greensboro
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
OHIO
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Parma
Toledo
Youngstown
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
OREGON
Eugene
Portland
Salem
PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown
Erie
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Reading
Scranton
RHODE ISLAND
Cranston
Providence
Warwick
SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sioux Falls
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
Clarksville
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville-Davidson
TEXAS
Abilene
Amarillo
Arlington
Austin
Beaumont
Carrollton
Corpus Christi
Dallas
El Paso
Ft. Worth
Garland
Grand Prairie
Houston
Irving
Laredo
Lubbock
McAllen
Mesquite
Midland
Odessa
Pasadena
Plano
San Angelo
San Antonio
Tyler
Waco
Wichita Falls
UTAH
Provo
Salt Lake City
West Valley City
VIRGIN ISLANDS
St. Croix
St. Thomas
VIRGINIA
Alexandria
Arlington
Chesapeake
Hampton
Newport News
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Richmond
Roanoke
Virginia Beach
WASHINGTON
Bellevue
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
WISCONSIN
Green Bay
Kenosha
Madison
Milwaukee
Racine
11. International Access numbers to the SkyTel system.
SkyTel US Customers can access the SkyTel System from 44 countries around
the world! Use the chart below to find the access numbers you need.
Legend for notes:
* a: Pay phones may require a coin or card
* b: Not available from pay phones
* c: Not available from all phones
* d: Local or in-country charges may apply
Country Access Number Notes
Australia 1-800-12-8078
Bahamas 1-800-934-6451 a
Bahamas 1-800-934-6451 a
Barbados 1-800-534-2170 b
Belgium 0800-1-4389 a
Bermuda 1-800-825-0311
Canada 800-759-8255 c
Chile 1230-020-3220 b
China 10-800-524-4624 c
Colombia 980-1-52547 a, c
Costa Rica 001800-234-4793 b
Denmark 8001-8671 a
El Salvador 0-1-800-234-9578 b, c
Finland 9-800-1-59402 a
France 05-90-3223
Germany 0130-8-18414
Greece 00800-12-2613 a, c,d
Guam 1-800-671-0150 a
Guatemala 099-0082 a
Hong Kong 800-5688 a
Hungary 00-800-11144
Indonesia 001-800-011-0277
Ireland 1-800-55-5523
Israel 177-150-1572 a
Italy 1678-77100 a
Japan 0031-12-3373 a, c
Luxembourg 0800-6170
Malaysia 800-2652 a, d
Mexico 95-800-759-8255 c, d
Netherlands 06-022-7548 a, c
Netherlands Antilles 0031-12-3373 b, d
New Zealand 0800-447036
Norway 800-15617
Panama 001-800-507-0089
Portugal 0501-12-707 a, c
Singapore 800-1200-457 a
South Africa 080-09-92588 a
Sweden 020-79-3976 a
Switzerland 155-2154 a
Taiwan 0080-13-8341 a
Thailand 001-800-12-066-0249 a, c
United Kingdom 0800-89-3648
Uraguay 000-413-598-0371 a, c,d
Venezuela 8001-2458
12. SkyTel accessible by Land, Sea or Air.
Accessibility is important in any business, but when you provide
mobile satellite communications to maritime, aeronautical and
land mobile customers, it's your main selling point.
The folks at COMSAT Mobile Communications sell communications
that know no bounds, so they need to keep in constant contact
with all their customers and prospects. That's why they rely on
SkyTel.
Robert Katz, director of Mobile Data for COMSAT, says, "It's not
just SkyTel paging that's so valuable to us. It's the whole
spectrum of SkyTel services." As a matter of fact, the company
depends on more than 160 SkyTel pagers, especially in the sales,
engineering and operations divisions, as well as a variety of
SkyTel services.
Serving as much-needed administrative support, a SkyTel Corporate
Access Number gives customers or employees toll-free access to
sending pages - with just one easy number and without having to
carry or remember PlNs. With a list of key COMSAT employees and
their PlNs, the SkyTel operator sends messages like a personal
assistant. Katz uses this service to send out important meeting
notices or project reminders, either to individuals or an entire
group. "It's even better than voice mail or e-mail," says Katz.
SkyTel service even works with COMSAT's office systems to keep
communications transparent to the caller. For example, when Katz
receives a call at his desk, his office voice mail system pages
him immediately. Wherever he is, his SkyTel pager alerts him that
a call is waiting. Within minutes, he phones in an access code to
be connected instantly. When he picks up the call, the caller
doesn't know if Katz is in a meeting, driving down the highway or
relaxing at home. All he knows is that Katz is available for him.
A loyal SkyTel customer since 1990, COMSAT is currently
integrating SkyTel 2-Way messaging into their day-to-day
operations. Of course, you would fully expect these experts in
satellite communications to take advantage of the best in
satellite messaging technology. With SkyTel they're moving full
speed ahead.
13. Overview of SkyTel.
Don't sit by the phone and wait for important calls. Carry your SkyTel
pager and stay in touch. Let your messages find you.
Anyone - from customer service reps, medical personnel and sales executives
to busy parents and teenagers - can take advantage of the easiest
communications solution today.
SkyTel has paging services and coverage options to meet your requirements.
In town or out, SkyTel is the only service you'll need.
Only The SkyTel System includes these advances:
- Always Toll-free - no fumbling for spare change; no cost for calls,
from anywhere in the United States
- Personalized Greetings - just like an answering machine, change your
greeting as often as you like ... easier for callers to use and
understand
- Page Recall - stop worrying about missed messages; call in to review
messages from the last three days, even if your pager was turned off
If you need ... Then try ...
To be notified with a SkyPager for short, simple communications.
number (phone number or
special code) that someone
is trying to reach you.
Full written messages in SkyWord for receiving numeric and
the palm of your hand. alphanumeric messages.
SkyTel 2-Way for revolutionary two-way
To answer questions
immediately. Without using communications. With SkyTel 2-Way you can
a phone. respond immediately to messages you receive,
right from your pager.
SkyTalk, giving you full-featured voice
To know you have a voice mail and notification on your pager every
message. time a message is left, available with all
paging services.
SkyFax so your callers can fax easily to
Easy access to all of the your unique toll-free number. You're
faxes that come in while notified via your pager and can download,
you're out. save, store and forward faxes from wherever
you are (not available with SkyTel 2-Way).
To know what's going on in SkyNews and SkyQuote, providing you with
the world and on Wall news or stock quotes twice daily, available
Street. to SkyWord subscribers.
14. Getting Phree SkyTel Pagers
To get phree SkyTel pagers you will need to get a pin. To do this
you will have to do some scanning. Use the prefixes in section 16 of
this article. Each pin is seven digits. If an account has a personal
800 number, then that is the pin. For example 800-759-9826. The pin
is 7599826.
Hint: If you find a pin with option 3# on it. Which is alpha-numeric
paging. Call it up. The SkyTel operator will read you the name
of the owner of the pager. Now you have the owner. All you have
to do is goto a payphone and page the owner of the pager to the
payphone and bull shit him into something stupid like "This is
Michael Donaldson from SkyTel. We have lost some information on
your SkyTel account. We need it for billing purposes." He will
almost 99.99% of the time give it up. Your next step is to CNA
his number and get all the information on the number. Now you
have all the information on his SkyTel account. The best accounts
to get phree pagers with are corporate accounts because they
usually have many pagers under the account and will let you ship
a large quantity of pagers out at one time.
Typical Conversation with Skytel to get Phree Pagers:
(if you have a UPS bin number all the better. BIN = billing identification
number. AKA bill shipping to another company).
SB=Skytel Bitch
ME=PBXPhreak
Call 800-SKY-USER
ME: "Hi, I was wondering if you can help me?"
SB: "Sure, what do you need help with"
ME: "I would like to add a pager to my SkyTel account"
SB: "Ok, sir. Whats your pin on your account"
ME: (give her the pin you have info on)
SB: (will ask for info on the account)
ME: (give her the info)
SB: "Ok, what type of pager and service would you like"
ME: "A SkyTel Tango 2 Way Pager " -- $400 each
SB: "Ok, I am filling an order for a Tango, would you like any extra
options on this pager"
ME: "Yes, the SkyTalk, SkyNews, SkyFax, SkyQuote and with nationwide and
international coverage please" (one fuckin loaded pager)
SB: "Ok, that will be shipped out tomorrow"
ME: "Miss, one thing.. I am in Canada right now at a Business conference
can you ship it over here."
SB: "Sure. Whats the address you want it delivered to."
ME: (give her the dropsite)
SB: "Is there anything else."
ME: "No thanks. You have yourself a good day and a Merry Christmas!!!"
15. Taking over a SkyTel Mailbox
Hint: If you find a pin with option 3# on it. Which is alpha-numeric
paging. Call it up. The SkyTel operator will read you the name
of the owner of the pager. Now you have the owner. All you have
to do is goto a payphone and page the owner of the pager like
a million times and if he doesn't respond do it every day for
a week. This usually means the pager isn't in use. So this will
be a good SkyTel to take over.
Typical Conversation with Skytel to takeover a SkyTel Mailbox:
SB=Skytel Bitch
ME=PBXPhreak
Call 800-SKY-USER
ME: "Hi, this is Michael Donaldson from AirTouch Paging"
SB: "How can I help you"
ME: "A customer was getting some options moved around when
our computers crashed over on our system and I need to make
some changes quickly, and our technician won't be here for
awhile. He verified all the information correctly before the
system crashed.
SB: "What is the pin number on the account"
ME: "7599823"
SB: "OK.. What needed to be changed"
ME: "He wanted to add SkyTalk and SkyFax and change his code to 9172"
SB: "Ok i will do that now.."
ME: "Who am I speaking too. So I can tell my manager." (just bullshit)
SB: (some stupid name)
ME: "Ok, Thank You."
SB: "Is there anything else."
ME: "No that is fine"
SB: "Have a good day"
That is a basic conversation that will get them to change the password,
and add options to the account.
16. Prefixes for SkyTel Pagers and Voicemail
800-203-xxxx
800-213-xxxx
800-436-45xx
800-436-78xx
800-757-xxxx
800-759-xxxx (original region 759=SKY)
Ways of scanning:
- Scan by Hand. I would try using Substance's Random Scan program to
generate numbers in the prefixes mentioned above.
- Toneloc is available at ftp.fc.net /pub/defcon/TONELOC
17. Conclusion
That should give you tons of infoz about Skytel and how to acquire an
account on the Skytel system.
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