Phreaking or phone freaking has been the begining of the hacking culture. "The term first referred to groups who had reverse engineered
the system of tones used to route long-distance calls. By re-creating
these tones, phreaks could switch calls from the phone handset, allowing
free calls to be made around the world." (Wikipedia)
OK, you cannot phone for free by whisteling in your android device. But try this:
Type *#*#4636#*#* in your smartphone and you find a secret menu.
There are many other secret codes, including functions to reset the entire device in fabrique state.
Even more spooky: Some webpages simulate the dialing of these numbers. So surfing the web with your smartphone may cause seriouse trouble.
OK, you cannot phone for free by whisteling in your android device. But try this:
Type *#*#4636#*#* in your smartphone and you find a secret menu.
There are many other secret codes, including functions to reset the entire device in fabrique state.
Even more spooky: Some webpages simulate the dialing of these numbers. So surfing the web with your smartphone may cause seriouse trouble.
Taken from Wizzywig.
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