Phreak.ing is an anonymous internet phone switch with dial codes for calls and conference rooms
Phreak.ing is a single page that documents an anonymous PBX, an internet phone switch, through its list of dial codes. The page states the terms in one line: this is an anonymous PBX, it does not keep logs, and it does not want users' personal information. Users are told not to use their real phone number for signup, and extensions can be any 3-10 digit number.
The codes are grouped by function. Under calls, dialing an extension rings that person's phone and browser. 600 or *43 reaches an echo test, *69 calls back whoever last called you, and *67 followed by an extension places a call with your caller ID hidden. Voicemail is *97 for your own box and *98 for any mailbox, which asks for the box number and its PIN.
Call parking uses a short code set. Dialing ** and an extension answers that extension's ringing phone. Transferring a call to 70 parks it and the slot is read out; 71-79 picks up a parked call, which rings back if nobody collects it within 5 minutes.
The intercom group has *80 plus an extension, which makes the target's desk phone answer on speaker, two-way, and *81 plus an extension for the one-way version. *500 pages every opted-in desk phone. The page labels *67 and *500 with 'admin'. Settings from a phone are *78 and *79 for do not disturb on and off, *72 plus an extension to forward your calls, and *73 to stop forwarding.
Rooms and radio cover *801 through *899 as conference rooms anyone can join, *3501250 for a hardchats.com voice room, and *49 for acid-radio live. Texts and extras list 742735 as the number to text from a phone to post in #phreak, 411 as the number to text to get the list of codes, *#06# to toggle party mode, and *#101# to show the list.
Key facts
- Phreak.ing documents an anonymous PBX (internet phone switch) through a page of dial codes.
- The page says the service keeps no logs, does not want personal information, and asks users not to use their real phone number for signup.
- Features include calling extensions (3-10 digit numbers), voicemail, call parking in slots 70-79 with a 5 minute ring-back, intercom and paging.
- Conference rooms sit at *801-*899 and anyone can join; there is also a hardchats.com voice room at *3501250 and acid-radio live at *49.
- Texting 742735 from a phone posts to #phreak, and texting 411 returns the list of codes.
Why it matters
This is a small curiosity rather than an industry event, and it has nothing to do with AI. What it shows is a working internet phone service that reproduces familiar phone-system features (echo test, voicemail, call parking, intercom, paging, conference rooms) behind short star codes, and pairs them with an explicit privacy pitch: no logs and no personal information.
Who it affects
The audience is people who want to use an anonymous PBX and are comfortable with dial codes, in practice hobbyists and tinkerers. The page itself points to a hardchats.com voice room, acid-radio live and a #phreak text channel, which suggests a community around the service, but it gives no user numbers.
How to use it
The page works as a cheat sheet. Pick an extension of 3-10 digits, call others by dialing their extension, and use the star codes for the rest: *97 for your voicemail, 70 then 71-79 to park and pick up a call, *78 and *79 for do not disturb, *72 to forward calls, *801-*899 to join a conference room. Texting 411 from a phone returns the list of codes, and *#101# shows it as well. The page says to avoid your real phone number at signup.
How solid is it
The service is described only by its own page, which lists codes and a short statement of terms. The no-logs and no-personal-information claims are the site's own statements. The page names no operators, authors or organisation behind the service, and it does not explain how anonymity is enforced beyond saying it keeps no logs.
Risks and caveats
The anonymity claim cannot be checked from the page, and no legal status, jurisdiction or hosting location is stated. Conference rooms are open to anyone, so the other people in a room are unknown. The page does not say how to sign up or how to reach the service from an outside phone network, and it does not explain what the 'admin' labels next to the *67 and *500 entries mean. No launch date or pricing is given.
“This is an anonymous PBX, we do not keep logs & we do not want your personal information.”
— phreak.ing