Long before the internet, some phone networks were hackable by playing a single tone at 2600Hz.

Whistled into a phone, it could grant you unrestricted access. Do you have the vocal chops to be an old-school phone phreak?

I built a web app to test your ability to produce the legendary frequency. You won't get free long distance calls but you will get some honor in the knowledge that you could have been a cool hacker. 😎

I am sad to say that I can only whistle up to 1100Hz... But my wife (a long time woodwind player) is able to consistently get it.

Give it a try: https://phreak.kmcd.dev/

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Phone Phreak Emulator

Test your phreaking skills by hacking this phone line.

@sudorandom could only whistle to 2400ish.

I recall discovering 'phreaking' by accident in about 1980 - I had built an audio oscillator and was talking to my brother who'd left home to go to college. I played it over the phone to him - and it made weird clicks back and went to dial tone. lol

@ottaross @sudorandom same. we could phreak in the UK, tho... :)