Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 1 May 91 07:52:27 GMT From: Robert J Woodhead Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: RJ-11 Jacks in Hotel Rooms Message-ID: Organization: Foretune Co., Ltd. Tokyo Japan Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 325, Message 6 of 8 Lines: 29 forrette@cory.berkeley.edu (Steve Forrette) writes: > The problem was that the little release clips were broken of the male > end of the RJ11 connector on each end (as if this is going to prevent > someone from taking the phone!). This is commonly done in hotel rooms. Any dedicated travelling modemer carries a small screwdriver for impromptu ECO'ing of hotel phones. In a pinch, you can use a paperclip or the tang on the end of a Bic pen to worm the jack out. I always travel with a two way splitter and install it as soon as I get into the room. Inveterate Motel-6 Modemer's can be recognised by dialing scripts in their terminal programs that look like this: ATDT 6,1XXXYYYZZZZ,,,,,,,AAABBBCCCCDDDD This gets the outside line, dials the long distance number, waits long enough to get the bong (varies between five and seven seconds depending on the Motel 6), and dials a credit card number. I wish all Hotel telephone systems were as simple and straightforward (and fair!) as the big 6's are... ;^) Robert J. Woodhead, Biar Games / AnimEigo, Incs. trebor@foretune.co.jp