// The Monroe Switch // // by dual // // http://www.oldskoolphreak.com Get to Know the Switch ---------------------- This experimental text file goes beyond a fairly interesting scan and gives additional resources and insight into a particular switch - the Monroe Switch. The Monroe Switch is located at 211 W. Monroe St., Phoenix, Arizona (85003). Situated two blocks west of Central, and just north of Washington, the Monroe Switch is almost literally in the center of Phoenix. The glass and concrete building is clean, and except for slightly unique architecture, relatively featureless. As one would assume, the building is pretty well locked down - one main, understated entrance on the north side, a smaller entrance on the south, and a small "truck yard" with impressive fencing and gates on the northwest corner. Each corner of the building houses, about 12' up, CCTV security cameras (probably PTZ). Monroe is an AT&T regional center. Considering that, it's rather surprising that there are so many windows that can be seen through, as most smaller switches and COs have no windows at all. To be sure, there's not much to see. (The only switch I've personally been able to look inside and see everththing is in downtown Amarillo. It's an old building with bars on the first story windows and you can see right inside the beautiful, clear windows.) Pictures of the switch's exterior can be found here: http://www.oldskoolphreak.com/p_gallery/monroe_switch.html The scan is of AT&T Direct Inward Dial (DID) lines on their PBX served by Qwest's 5E (S. Carlson, 2004). It may seem like standard telco fare, but it's friendlier than most. In fact, the voice mail greetings are a veritable soap opera, with characters moving, retiring and whole departments leaving, sucking the scanner in to see who's going to do what next. One of the gentlemen that answered during the scan was so friendly that I was tempted to call back, spill my guts and hope for understanding and subsequent information. Erring on the side of caution, I moved on. You'll find lots of PBX reorders, a couple of extenders, a couple of carriers, and a milliwatt no less. It was enjoyable to say the least. The Appendix summarizes Monroe. If you want specifics, head to telcodata.us, where the summary was gleaned. 602-271-58xx Scan ----------------- 5800 - PBX reorder 5801 - PBX reorder 5802 - Audix vm for extension 5802 5803 - extender 5804 - PBX reorder 5805 - PBX reorder 5806 - Randy's going away message 5807 - fax 5808 - Audix vm for Jim 5809 - answered! 5810 - extender 5811 - PBX reorder 5812 - PBX reorder 5813 - PBX reorder 5814 - ring out 5815 - fax 5816 - ring out 5817 - Craig or Greg's vm 5818 - PBX reorder 5819 - Audix vm for Pamela 5820 - Randy informing us that Patricia has retired 5821 - PBX reorder 5822 - PBX reorder 5823 - Angelo's vm 5824 - PBX reorder 5825 - PBX reorder 5826 - PBX reorder 5827 - PBX reorder 5828 - PBX reorder 5829 - PBX reorder 5830 - Mike's vm 5831 - PBX reorder 5832 - PBX reorder 5833 - PBX reorder 5834 - PBX reorder 5835 - ring out 5836 - ring out 5837 - PBX reorder 5838 - carrier 5839 - carrier 5840 - Audix vm for Dave 5841 - ring out 5842 - ring out 5843 - PBX reorder 5844 - Joe's retirement message 5845 - PBX reorder 5846 - ring out 5847 - PBX reorder 5848 - PBX reorder 5849 - PBX reorder 5850 - PBX reorder 5851 - fax 5852 - Johnny's going away message 5853 - PBX reorder 5854 - PBX reorder 5855 - PBX reorder 5856 - ring out 5857 - ring out 5858 - answered and quite friendly 5859 - ring out 5860 - "Please listen carefully..." 5861 - Audix vm for Linda 5862 - vm 5863 - Audix vm for Pete of Lucent Technologies 5864 - PBX reorder 5865 - ring out 5866 - PBX reorder 5867 - PBX reorder 5868 - PBX reorder 5869 - ring out 5870 - PBX reorder 5871 - PBX reorder 5872 - Audix vm for extension 5872 5873 - PBX reorder 5874 - PBX reorder 5875 - PBX reorder 5876 - Donna is no longer at this number 5877 - PBX reorder 5878 - ring out 5879 - milliwatt 5880 - Audix vm for Richard 5881 - PBX reorder 5882 - Audix vm for extension for 5882 5883 - busy 5884 - PBX reorder 5885 - PBX reorder 5886 - "Welcome to Audix..." 5887 - ring out 5888 - ring out 5889 - PBX reorder 5890 - ring out 5891 - ring out 5892 - ring out 5893 - ring out 5894 - ring out 5895 - PBX reorder 5896 - PBX reorder 5897 - PBX reorder 5898 - ring out 5899 - ring out Appendix - Monroe Summary ------------------------- Building CLLI: PHNXAZMA Switches in Building: Lucent 5ESS (Digital) Lucent 4ESS Nortel DMS100 (Digital) Total Exchanges Served at PHNXAZMA: 120