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Citizen Engineer is an online video series about open source hardware, electronics, art and hacking by Limor (`Ladyada') Fried of Adafruit Industries & Phillip (`pt') Torrone of MAKE magazine.

In part one of this episode dedicated to phone hacks, you'll learn how a how to build your own SIM, or Subscriber Identification Module, card reader and receive tips on viewing deleted contacts and text messages.

In part two, you'll learn how to modify a "retired" payphone so it can be used as a home phone and/or for VoIP (Skype). You'll then learn how to modify the hacked payphone so it accepts quarters. And, lastly, you'll see how to use a Redbox to make "free phone" calls from the modified coin-accepting payphone.

For more information on any or all of the above hints and hacks, take a look!

Hack payphones and SIM cards A 30:02
Curated 10/10/08
Creator's Site www.citizenengineer.com
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Bryan Crow (82) 10/27/08 5:09 PM
This is an incredibly interesting video... Well worth watching the whole way through.
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ryan (10) 6/13/09 8:51 AM
goood
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sven d (1) 10/28/08 2:54 AM
this was fun, but i cant find an old payphone thats not still in use...
so i havnt gotten to try it yet...
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kenyweb (1) 11/9/08 12:44 PM
i love this video
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WOLFGUTTS (-5) 11/30/08 5:02 PM
GOOD TO KNOW
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guzzer (-2) 12/6/08 5:03 AM
by the look of ya dp kenyweb. thats not all that you love
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Kiwi Kid 12/16/08 5:29 AM
Excellent A+ very well explained. Cheers keep up the good work
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jolive1530 12/25/08 12:15 PM
now instead od building your own, can you use a standard SD reader with a SIM card port? im wondering cause thats what i have. please let me kno. thanks. and excellent video.
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Denny Ristie 12/29/08 6:41 PM
I cannot build that equipment but is the SD reader good to use ?
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Xrds 2/14/09 11:12 PM
You are fantastic. IF i got a hold of a phone could you modify it for me?
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tarantula12 2/26/09 9:25 AM
very interesting!
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henry_nguyen (2) 3/23/09 1:12 AM
HD video!
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jon4321 5/17/09 3:44 PM
I like it!!!
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faimax 6/14/09 8:33 AM
That was a great video.
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mishka007 7/19/09 1:46 PM
Awsome lol i wish i could do that 2.
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jex_18 8/1/09 6:21 AM
that's fantastic! nice, pls send me copy of the circuit diagram u used. here's my e-add nextmonth_052806@yahoo.com
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xxXMUSTOXxx 8/20/09 11:29 AM
wow good video :)
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quangsang (1) 9/25/09 9:38 AM
Nice work keep up..
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rubyvalentine45 10/4/09 11:19 AM
great video, but I still have questions concerning the "cloning."
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grogtgs 10/10/09 6:03 AM
You can buy a simcard reader for like 99cents on ebay
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Kei-kun 10/29/09 12:22 AM
so..um....your center lip piercing isn't centered. there, I said it.
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Maujanja 11/19/09 9:22 PM
Can any1 plz help me how to hack nokia n70 for free internet?!
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yazidnizam (1) 12/21/09 7:15 PM
why is ur face weird

lol
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lennygee 1/16/10 11:27 AM
how do i download on this site pls
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xcaliber 5/7/10 4:36 PM
pls give me a copy of sim hacking circuit diagram.. here's my email.. gerald_valguna1990@yahoo.com.. thanks!!
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Joshon Koh 7/28/10 11:38 AM
good
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