Magenta box
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A magenta box is a device used to simulate an incoming call by applying the AC ringing signal voltage to a POTS
line to make the telephones on that line ring. A magenta box in conjunction with an orange box
(which emulates the caller ID
signal to create falsified Caller ID data) is called a vermilion box
.
The magenta box was designed by a phone phreak using the pseudonym Street Fighter.
Plain old telephone service
Plain old telephone service is the voice-grade telephone service that remains the basic form of residential and small business service connection to the telephone network in many parts of the world....
line to make the telephones on that line ring. A magenta box in conjunction with an orange box
Orange box
An orange box is a piece of hardware or software that emulates caller ID FSK signals to spoof caller ID information on the target's caller ID terminal. It takes advantage of call waiting caller ID by mimicking the phone company's central office equipment and sending the call waiting tone followed...
(which emulates the caller ID
Caller ID
Caller ID , also called calling line identification or calling number identification or Calling Line Identification Presentation , is a telephone service, available in analog and digital phone systems and most Voice over Internet Protocol applications, that transmits a caller's number to...
signal to create falsified Caller ID data) is called a vermilion box
Vermilion box
The vermilion box is a hypothetical portable improvised line emulator.Its function is to spoof not only caller ID but every other aspect of an incoming telephone call, including ringing and DC line voltage...
.
The magenta box was designed by a phone phreak using the pseudonym Street Fighter.