// 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. 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
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5800 - PBX reorder
5801 - PBX reorder
5802 - Audix vm for extension 5802
5803 - rings once, then dial tone (extender?)
5804 - PBX reorder
5805 - PBX reorder
5806 - Randy's going away message
5807 - fax
5808 - Audix vm for Jim
5809 - answered!
5810 - rings once, then dial tone (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 - Summary of Monroe
------------------------------------
Building CLLI:
PHNXAZMA

Switches in Building:
Lucent 5ESS (Digital)
Lucent 4ESS
Nortel DMS100 (Digital)

Total Exchanges Served at PHNXAZMA:
120


Thanks
--------
Strom, decoder, nuero and the rest of BinRev Forums crew 
