Comments on: The cruel, cruel Demon Dialer http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Dave http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/comment-page-1/#comment-527076 Dave Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:51:17 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/#comment-527076 Actually, demon dialers were not used for this purpose. I ran a DOS-based BBS for five years back in the day and I had to deal with (and even think like) a hacker, just to keep my board running, so I ran into a lot of different people. Demon dialers were software programs used to dial a sequence of telephone numbers in order to search for modems. Back then, if you found a modem it was usually attached to something to hack. The software would dial a number and listen for a modem connection. If it found a modem, the software would mark the number and move on. If someone answered the phone, a voice would be detected, the program would hang up and move to the next number. If you've ever seen the movie War Games, you've seen a demon dialer in action. I'm totally unaware of the software being used to repeatedly dial the same number but I guess it could be done if all you wanted to do was create a nuisance. Actually, demon dialers were not used for this purpose. I ran a DOS-based BBS for five years back in the day and I had to deal with (and even think like) a hacker, just to keep my board running, so I ran into a lot of different people. Demon dialers were software programs used to dial a sequence of telephone numbers in order to search for modems. Back then, if you found a modem it was usually attached to something to hack. The software would dial a number and listen for a modem connection. If it found a modem, the software would mark the number and move on. If someone answered the phone, a voice would be detected, the program would hang up and move to the next number. If you’ve ever seen the movie War Games, you’ve seen a demon dialer in action. I’m totally unaware of the software being used to repeatedly dial the same number but I guess it could be done if all you wanted to do was create a nuisance.

]]> By: Reba http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/comment-page-1/#comment-500657 Reba Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:29:11 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/#comment-500657 I have had two Model 176 Demon Dialers since the 80's and they have NEVER dialed 25 times a minute. It dialed differently depending whether you were redialing a "Not At Home" or a "Busy" number. It is every 10 minutes for up to ten hours for a "Not At Home" call, and for "Busy" numbers it is 10 times the first minute, then once every two minutes for ten minutes, and finally, every ten minutes for up to two hours. Pulse dialing was slower than the times given. I have had two Model 176 Demon Dialers since the 80′s and they have NEVER dialed 25 times a minute. It dialed differently depending whether you were redialing a “Not At Home” or a “Busy” number. It is every 10 minutes for up to ten hours for a “Not At Home” call, and for “Busy” numbers it is 10 times the first minute, then once every two minutes for ten minutes, and finally, every ten minutes for up to two hours. Pulse dialing was slower than the times given.

]]> By: tommy http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/comment-page-1/#comment-489703 tommy Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:44:24 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/#comment-489703 I was the king of radio contest in calif from 1980 to 1996, for years i dialed the phone by hand one after the other, when i was accused of using one of these by rick dees thats when i went out and bought 2. Well worth the money and the aggravation is taken away as the phones just do there thing and i sit back and watch woohooo..... I was the king of radio contest in calif from 1980 to 1996, for years i dialed the phone by hand one after the other, when i was accused of using one of these by rick dees thats when i went out and bought 2. Well worth the money and the aggravation is taken away as the phones just do there thing and i sit back and watch woohooo…..

]]> By: BlackDog http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/comment-page-1/#comment-413988 BlackDog Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:54:54 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/#comment-413988 I had the original Demon Dialer. They were ABSOLUTELY GREAT for telemarketers and bill collectors! Back in the day (sorry, horrible phrase), I used it mostly to continuously dial radio stations to win prizes. I had the original Demon Dialer. They were ABSOLUTELY GREAT for telemarketers and bill collectors! Back in the day (sorry, horrible phrase), I used it mostly to continuously dial radio stations to win prizes.

]]> By: Mike http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/comment-page-1/#comment-390506 Mike Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:29:59 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070714/the-cruel-cruel-demon-dialer/#comment-390506 What Crap that comment is! Sure, your telco wants you to PAY for their redial service "CCBS". Once you buy one of thses machines it is FREE. What Crap that comment is!

Sure, your telco wants you to PAY for their redial service “CCBS”. Once you buy one of thses machines it is FREE.

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