Have you even been in a central office lately? All it takes is a time when the CO manager is off for the day and an AT&T badge and you can have your hands on any piece of hardware you want. The techs are clueless and there's no "security" to speak of at any CO outside of a major city. As long as your badge swipes clean at the door, there's nothing stopping you from doing whatever the hell you want once you get inside. And as long as you're not messing with 911 service or anything like that, the NOC will never be the wiser.
I worked in SBC central offices for over five years on an expired identification card. All I did was stick my ESD cert sticker over the date and no one ever bothered to check.
No kidding. I was wondering how exactly this was news. I've been using my fingerprint for months now. Although the ladies at Jewel tell me I'm one of the only people they ever see using it.
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And those locations are usually monitored 24/7.
Have you even been in a central office lately? All it takes is a time when the CO manager is off for the day and an AT&T badge and you can have your hands on any piece of hardware you want. The techs are clueless and there's no "security" to speak of at any CO outside of a major city. As long as your badge swipes clean at the door, there's nothing stopping you from doing whatever the hell you want once you get inside. And as long as you're not messing with 911 service or anything like that, the NOC will never be the wiser.
I worked in SBC central offices for over five years on an expired identification card. All I did was stick my ESD cert sticker over the date and no one ever bothered to check.
...about as often as they wash off the bills before giving you your change. *sigh*
No kidding. I was wondering how exactly this was news. I've been using my fingerprint for months now. Although the ladies at Jewel tell me I'm one of the only people they ever see using it.
Don't give them any ideas.
Wait, there's still Woolworths? Do they still have the diner and the exotic pets?