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[bobdamnit]

MOD appears to be back!

[bambusar]

thx bob, appreciated

[bobdamnit]

No problem.

Here are the codes I used and what was given from each. I apologize for the lack of Vocaroo's, but I had shut down my main computer and my wife was bitching at me to leave it alone for the night.

36: I gave the MD guy the number 36, and while waiting, I asked a few questions. I asked about the beeps/boops. It seems to be 8 beeps, followed by a boop, rinse and repeat until MD answers or isn't going to answer. You can tell when MD guy isn't going to answer because then it just boops until disconnect. (Previously this has been 9 beeps, followed by a boop.) He had no idea about the beeps/boops, but did say that the number for where he is is NOT the number we are calling. He suspects that the main PBX for his location is switching to his VoIP extension, and what we are hearing is nothing but a ringing indicator. I asked for the number he knows and he replied that he would lose his job over giving that number out. I asked about his slow system, and he said its a very old version of Windows and a terminal emulator that resembles OS/400 "but is very different in large ways" is how he put it. I asked which version of Windows, and he said it is older than Windows 98, but it has no official version number because it is a modified Version of Windows that was modified by his "client". I asked what that meant, and he said he doesn't have an employer, but has many "clients" and thats who pays him. He said he is basically an over qualified and heavily overpaid glorified secretary. Very shortly after this (seconds), he came back with "Ok, 36 is Bethseda" and hung up.

F17#: As soon as I asked this code and he repeated it and typed it in, he put the phone down and started background chat with someone. He very distinctly said "That command is no longer working. I think that client disabled it". Came back very quickly after that and said F17# is 0.

0004: Sounded annoyed when saying "Message Desk". I said that if I am bothering him with my calls, to let me know and I can decrease the quickness in which I am calling. He said no, its not that. "I'm one of the only people here answering calls tonight, and the calls are coming non-stop. Besides, its my job to answer the phones". I said that it was odd that everytime I call, I ONLY get him to answer and he replied that it was indeed odd. I said that it'd be nice to get paid to do nothing, and he replied with "The phones are ringing too much and to constant for that to happen". I said that you could just not answer the phones and take a break, and he very quickly responded (Sounding slightly nervous) "Too much is logged to do that" and gave a nervous laugh. He said 4 is Zero, and hung up. (I will admit, during these conversations I heard background phones ringing constantly.)

Message Desk stopped answering after this. I would hear one sequence of 8 beeps, followed by the boop, and then constant boops until disconnect. (Constant boops seem to signify that MD guy isn't going to answer.)

It also seems that if you can keep MD guy talking, he disregards his "background talk" script and will communicate with you instead. He seems to be opening up and willing to talk about anything that doesn't give too much away.

Hope this helps, and next time I'll try and get Vocaroo's.

[bobdamnit]

AS36

[bobdamnit]

AS36

[morningcoffee]

As bobdamnit noticed, yesterday the agent system was playing "robot song" or "robot step" again on dialling.
This song originally showed up on the agent system in June.
http://otp22.referata.com/wiki/June_22_robot_dance_song

aquinas and Ha'Navi both made attempts to transcribe the notes of this song a few pages back in the thread.
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1023499#1023499

Today this has changed. The agent system is now a conference call. When initially dialling, if no-one else is connected you will get hold music, which is Twilio's default hold music from the Classical collection.
When someone else connects, the music will be interrupted with a "bee-beep!" noise that sounds like someone signing in on an instant messaging program. You can talk to the other person or people while they are there. If they hang up or disconnect, you will hear a slightly different "sign off" noise.
Otherwise, if someone is already on the line when you connect, you will hear a static-y silence, and any noises the other person is making.

You can hear a recording of some hold music followed by the "bee-beep!" noise of someone else connecting, here: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0J1BRKamcvG

We discovered that this was a conference call after I stayed on the line recording for a long time, hearing several sign in/off noises without realising what they meant, lots of sounds of phone keys being pressed, and muffled voices... I attempted to "communicate" by pressing phone keys myself and was startled to get a "reply" with phone key tones... after long discussion in IRC of what this "clue" meant and what to do, we finally realised it was a conference call when one of us who'd dialled actually said "hello?"... turned out we'd been sitting pressing phone keys at each other like idiots without realising it and assuming it was some kind of cryptic message for us to decipher Sometimes we're too clever for our own good!


As of a couple of days ago until yesterday, there was also a recorded message on the Material Order Desk phone number (where Robby used to work), which was also noticed by bobdamnit.
The recorded message said:

[grgisme]

I just read all 42 pages of this thing, and I've got to say it's the craziest thing I've ever heard.

Halfway through I was *convinced* that you were intercepting real drops meant for a legitimate agent, but the references to the plushy and the sometimes poorly protected drops prove otherwise.

I love how they're reusing some drop positions.

EDIT: Answered my own question about the component. Surprised you guys haven't gotten all the pieces in the same place yet though.

Also, I'm flying into the Fort Lauderdale airport in March. If no one has visited the location by that point (if it's even necessary), I'll try to convince my wife to let me check it out.

[morningcoffee]

Extension 107 on Material Order Desk number yesterday gave an error ("the network is currently unavailable right now, please try your call again later") however, today on dialling 107 there was a burst of data.

http://vocaroo.com/i/s19aCw1jD0Um

Ymgve was able to decode this...

[Xkeeper]

It's a damn shame you can't call MOD from Google Voice. It just rings forever.

[bobdamnit]

I can call MOD from Google Voice with no problem.

Also, I called AS36 last night and after the conference call disaster, I got Message Desk Guy (who I am calling Guy, for lack of having a name) that answered with a load of static. It was difficult to hear him.

He asked to be connected to "Transport". The following is a transcript of what happened:

Guy: This is 16043. Please connect me to Transport
Me: (Long pause like Guy does) Ok, at this time, Transport cannot be reached.
Guy: What does that mean?
Me: Try back later.
Guy: OK, thanks.

Disconnect noise, but not disconnected. About 3-5 minutes pass and Guy comes back on.

Guy: This is 16043. Please connect me to Transport.
Me: Ok, give me a minute. (Long pause, again.) Ok, that's a return call request.
Guy: No, that is not how that works. Who the fuck is this?
Me: Message Desk
Guy: I need to be connected to Transport. I need to give them authorization codes.
Me: Ok, what are the codes?
Guy: Try 1009, 1015, 1023. I'm just reading them from a list. One of them should work.
Me: Transport isn't answering.
Guy: What the hell? Who the fuck is this?
Me: This is "J".
Guy: No its not. I know J's voice, and you are not fucking J. Who the fuck is this?
Me: No answer.
Guy: Ok, I dont know who the fuck this is. What time does your shift get over?
Me: (Random time.) 1400GMT
Guy: Good to know, thank you.

Disconnect noise, but not disconnected.

Recorded woman voice (sounded ghetto) comes on and screams the following:

"CF DENIED, CF DENIED, CF DENIED. MTM7." Repeats this 4 times, followed by recorded busy signal sound. Still not disconnected. A few minutes pass.

Male voice comes on with the following:

"All circuits 70730" followed by the recorded busy signal sound again. A few minutes pass.

Same male voice as before comes back with:

"Thank you for choosing IDT for your long distance service."

Finally disconnected.

[morningcoffee]

Agent system is now playing "Hawaii song" / Theme of WORM on dialling, followed by tones and the word "nine" with weird static.

Recording: http://vocaroo.com/i/s12uGNpE2xUI


This exact same recording complete with tones and "nine" was previously found on the AS almost a year ago in February 2013.

http://dialer.otp22.com/2013-02-13%2022-26%20UTC%20-%20202-999-3335%20-%2026037183.wav

"Hawaii song" was then used again in the instructional video from the Bulgaria drop in September 2013.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyHZvvqth3Q


Since "robot song" has also been used on the agent system in the past few days, it seems like we've having a nostalgia phase

[bobdamnit]

I'm glad you brought that up, because I was wondering if we needed to get L0j1k to call with Cleveland Direct and get the victory tones and we will get AS36 back?

Maybe playing that recording is their way of letting us know AS36 is ready, we just have to reset it.

Also, is it "nine" or "nein"? (German for not yet, further translated to "no")

[grgisme]

One of the agent system numbers (202)-999-3335 is giving me something different after a short amount of hold music. I have no idea if it's significant though:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0s2pMX0j5QD

[bobdamnit]

That is the same thing morningcoffee posted, grgisme.

The "hold music" is the "Hawaii" song. If you listen, you can hear "nine" after some tones and static.

But as this is the same music from the September Bulgaria drop instructional video about Cleveland Direct, it makes me wonder if they are telling us that agent system is ready and we have to use the calling card to bring it back. Unfortunately, I don't have (or want) the calling card, so I can't try.

Also, hope to see you back in the IRC grgisme!

[grgisme]

Gotchya, thanks. I didn't make the connection before. Sorry for the duplicate vocaroo/post.