Secret Phone Man Tools

Mike Sandman... Chicago's Telecom Expert 630-980-7710

SECRET PHONE MAN TOOLS™

Would you know this is the Phone Man?

If you want to do what's on your ticket, and you don't want to be asked to fix 10 more phones while you're there, our Secret Phone Man Tools™ will help you get you out of there as fast as possible!

If you're a Repairman, you probably don't need many tools to fix what's on your ticket. In One Pouch that fits neatly on your belt, you have a...

66 and 110 Punch Tool
Screwdrivers
Pliers
Wire Cutter and Stripper
Scissors
Knife
Flashlight
Cordura Pouch with
Police Style Belt Clip

Police Style Belt Clip... It won't fall off your belt!

I hate lugging a lot of tools in and out of buildings to do a simple repair!

If you do need more tools, our Secret BackPack Tool Case will hold just about everything a Repairman will ever need!

SECRET BACKPACK TOOL CASE™

BackPack Back Compartment            BackPack Front Compartment

Perfect Size for a Repairman!

Over 25 Pockets!
Cell Phone Pocket
Padded, Heavy Duty Shoulder Strap
Comfortable Handle on Top
Pockets for Paperwork
Lots of Easy-to-Use Zippers with Pulls
Adjustable Front Compartment Buckle
Light and comfortable to Carry!

Part Number: TLS2S   Price: $59.95

SECRET PHONE MAN'S TOOL KIT™

With Police Style Belt Clip

Punching Down a 66 Block

The Perfect Set of Tools for a Repairman!

66 & 110 Punch Tool
Storage Pouches for Punch Blades
Beanie Crimper
Reversible #1 Phillips & 3/16" Slotted Screwdriver
Screwdrivers Built-into Multi-Tool
High Quality Pliers with Precise Jaws
Wire Cutter & Stripper
Scissors
Knife
File
AAA Mini-Maglite Flashlight
Cordura Pouch with Police Style Belt Clip, and Velcro Closure
Quality Multi-Tool

Every blade Locks safely into place
Pliers snaps out and locks with a Flick of the Wrist
High Quality Scissors
Can & Bottle Opener
Sharp Awl
Half Serrated Super Sharp Knife Blade

NOTE: This Kit is made for a repairman. Fix the problem and get out. It would be painful to punch a lot of blocks with this tool!

Part Number: TLS2F   Price: $155.95

Replacement Cordura Pouch for Secret Tool Kit™

Part Number: TLS2G   Price: $19.95

Replacement Multi-Tool

Part Number: TLS2H   Price: $79.95

Replacement 66 BLADE for Secret Tool Kit™

Part Number: TLS2I   Price: $25.95

Replacement 110 BLADE for Secret Tool Kit™

Part Number: TLS2J   Price: $25.95

RED AAA Mini-Maglite with Batteries

Part Number: TLS2L   Price: $10.49

BLACK AAA Mini-Maglite with Batteries

Part Number: TLS2K   Price: $10.49

AAA Alkaline Battery

Part Number: MIS1K   Price: $0.59    |||    10+ Price: $0.49

SHIRT POCKET REVERSIBLE SCREWDRIVER - #1 Phillips and 3/16" Slotted

Part Number: HND7J   Price: $3.99

CORDURA MINI TOOL POUCH with POLICE STYLE CLIP

Carry Your Tools Your Way...

Police Style Belt Clip... It won't fall off your belt!

Designed for the Phone Man!

Just the right pockets to:

Pull Cable...
- Dikes and Scissors Pockets

Tape Cables to Fish...
- Clip-on Tape Thong

Mark Cables and Jacks...
- Sharpie Pockets

Terminate Cables on Frames...
- Punch Tool and Stripper Pockets

Terminate Jacks on Cables...
- Maglite Pocket so you can see!

... and Go to Lunch!

Easy On... Easy Off!

Police Style Belt Clip means it won't fall off your belt, but you can remove it easily when you're done with the job or getting into your truck.

Clip-on Metal Tape Thong Only $3.99 with Pouch!

Part Number: KIT3T   Price: $18.99    |||    3+ Price: $15.99

TALLER CORDURA MINI TOOL POUCH with POLICE STYLE CLIP

TALLER
Version of Our
Cordura Mini Tool Pouch
with Police Style Clip

It's about 1.25 inches Taller than our regular pouch
to hold longer screwdrivers, pliers and even
the new longer LED AA Mini-Maglite.

Everything else is the same as our regular
Cordra Mini Tool Pouch (above), including the
grommets for the Clip-On Metal Tape Thong (below).

Part Number: KIT4R   Price: $19.99    |||    3+ Price: $16.99

CLIP-ON METAL TAPE THONG

Only Carry it When You Need Tape!

Phone Men mainly need tape today to tie a wire to the fish!

Clip it on your Tool Pouch when you run wire, then unclip it when you terminate the jacks so you don't have to drag the tape around with you.

Part Number: KIT3R   Price: $5.95    |||   3+ Price: $3.99

SCISSORS with STRIPPING NOTCHES

Scissors

with Stripping Notches

The highest quality Phone Man's Scissors we've found!

The edge of the blade is serrated, which keeps the cable or wire(s) from slipping forward out of the Scissors as you try to cut it.

It has two Stripping Notches. One for 24 gauge wire, and one for 22 gauge wire.
The Stripping Notch is the safest way to strip the insulation from telephone wire. It won't put a notch in the wire (like a set of Dikes would), which would cause the wire to break after it was flexed a few times.

To strip a wire, hold your finger over the wire in the notch, and pull the insulation off by moving the Scissors, which holds the insulation - allowing it to slide off the wire.

Part Number: HND1A   Price: $15.95    |||    2+ Price: $13.49

SMALL SCISSORS POUCH

NEW!

Small Scissors Pouch
with Police Style Belt Clip

Small Scissors Pouch holds just the blade. You can grab the
Scissors quickly by the handles.

Won't fall off your belt! This is much easier than threading
your belt through a Pouch!

Genuine Leather with Riveted Construction. This pouch will last for many years!

Part Number: HND1B   Price: $11.95

LONG NOSE PLIERS with STRIPPING NOTCH

Long Nose Pliers
with Stripping Notch

Stripping Notch allows you to strip 24 gauge wire without nicking it!

Includes Cutter!

Yellow Handled Top Quality Tool!

Part Number: HND7R   Price: $21.95

DIKES with STRIPPING NOTCHES

Dikes (Side Cutters)
with Stripping Notches

Two Stripping Notches allow you to strip 22 and 24 gauge wire without nicking it!

Red Handled Top Quality Tool!

Part Number: HND7S   Price: $18.95

ECONOMY LONG NOSE PLIERS with STRIPPING NOTCH

Economy Long Nose Pliers
with Stripping Notch

Stripping Notch allows you to strip 24 gauge wire without nicking it!

Includes Cutter!

A very nice Heavy Duty Tool, at a great price.

Part Number: TLS1J   Price: $12.95    |||    3+ Price: $11.95

ECONOMY DIKES with STRIPPING NOTCHES

Economy Dikes (Side Cutters)
with Stripping Notches

Stripping Notches allow you to strip 22 and 24 gauge wire without nicking it!

A very nice Heavy Duty Tool, at a great price.

Part Number: TLS1I   Price: $12.95    |||    3+ Price: $11.95
BUTT SET BELT CLIP

Save Your Belt Loops!
Click to see bigger picture

Butt-Set Belt Clip

Even if you carry your Butt-Set in your case, this clip works great while you're at the customer's site, and it saves your belt loops!

Slides on a 2" or smaller belt.

SPECIAL: Only $3.95 with purchase of a Butt-Set!

Part Number: TOO2A   Price: $8.95

SMALL PARTS POUCH WITH CLIP

Just like the Phone Company Issued!

Black Leather Small Parts Pouch

Small Parts Pouch, snapped on Butt-Set Belt Clip (click for bigger picture)

Installers and Repairmen have been using these for years - usually carrying a couple!

Load them with different small parts you might need quickly, like screws, anchors, fuses etc.

Snap them on your belt loop, tool belt, or Butt-Set Belt Clip

Part Number: TOO4A   Price: $9.95
KOREAN BUTT-SET

Click for Bigger Picture, Comparing Korean Butt-Set to Old Rotary WE Butt-Set

It's the World's Cheapest Butt-Set... But it's GREAT!

Used since the late 1980's by the Korean Phone Company!

Knock-off of both the TS-21 and the old Rotary WE Butt-Sets. Nice!

NEW Speaker Version has an amplified speaker, at an incredible price!

Buttons for Speaker (with LED Indicator), Mute and Redial

This is the World's Best Value in a Butt-Set!

Korean Butt-Sets Feature:

Ringer
Polarity Test
Last Number Redial
Tone and Rotary Dialing
Mic Mute - Great for Noisy Phone Rooms!
Cloth Cordset
Bent Nose Clips with Spike
Butt-Set Snap Hook
1 Year Warranty
30 Day Moneyback Guarantee!

Believe it or not, we get fewer of these Butt-Sets back for repair than any other Butt-Set around!

Butt-Set Belt Clip (slides on your belt - like the Phone Company issued!)

Only $3.95 with Butt-Set purchase... Saves your pants belt loops!

KOREAN BUTT-SET

Part Number: TOH4R   Price: $89.95    |||   3+ Price: $79.95

KOREAN SPEAKER BUTT-SET

This is an Incredible Deal on a Speaker Butt-Set!

Amplified Speaker makes it very convenient to dial a number over the speaker, and then talk to the person on the handset when they answer. Also great for looking for a particular conversation or test tone among many lines

This Butt-Set is not a full 2-way speakerphone.

Powered by a 9V battery (included), it has a timeout circuit that powers down the amplifier when the Butt-Set has been disconnected from the line for a few minutes.

Speaker works in both Monitor and Talk Modes. LED indicates when Speaker is on.

Part Number: TOH4S   Price: $109.95    |||   3+ Price: $99.95

WORLD'S BEST BUTT-SET MODULAR ADAPTER (BANJO)

4 Pair Modular

Butt-Set Adapter (Banjo)

The World's Most Flexible Butt-Set Adapter!

Breaks out all 8 pins (4 Pairs) of any Modular Jack

Using this tool is a lot easier than removing the cover on a Modular Jack, to clip your Butt-Set to the screws!

Because it has a Jack, if you can't get to the jack on the wall because it's behind a piece of furniture, you can just remove the Modular Cord from the back of the phone, and plug it into the Modular Butt-Set Adapter.

Comes with a short Modular Cord with special Universal 2-4-6 and 8 Pin Mod Plugs. These 8 Pin Plugs are shaved on the sides to allow them to go into any Modular jack (except a handset jack).

Pinout Chart printed on the Modular Butt-Set Adapter for USOC, 568B (WECO) and 568A wiring. Just clip your Butt-Set or Tester to the correct clips (4 and 5 is the middle pair of any jack), and you're ready to go!

Two Modular Jacks with a Short Modular Cord allows you to insert the Butt-Set Adapter in-series with a Modular phone or other device.

Part Number: TOO6G   Price: $16.95

110 BLOCK 1 PAIR BUTT-SET ADAPTER

110 Block
Butt-Set Adapter

This specially made Adapter clips onto a C-Clip that already has a pair punched down to it.

Spring Loaded Metal Clips grab the C-Clip, and keep the Adapter in-place until you remove it.

Clip your Butt-Set or Tester on the two Ring Terminals.

Part Number: HND4M   Price: $54.95

KRONE SPLITTING BUTT-SET ADAPTER

KRONE
Splitting Butt-Set Adapter

The KRONE Splitting Butt-Set Adapter is made to be used on KRONE Disconnect Blocks, used for an RJ-21X (primarily in Nynex areas).

KRONE Disconnect Blocks are specially made so that when you insert this Adapter, it disconnects the CPE equipment automatically - which is like opening the Bridging Clips on a 66 Block.

No other Adapter should be used on the KRONE Disconnect Blocks, since it will NOT open the pair to the equipment, which could cause you to think the phone line is bad when it isn't.

The KRONE Splitting Butt-Set Adapter has four Banana plugs. Two are labeled To Equipment, and the other two are labeled To Telephone Company. You simply clip your Butt-Set on the appropriate pair to look OUT (towards the CO), or IN (towards the CPE).

The telephone line is automatically reconnected to the CPE as soon as the Adapter Plug is removed.

Part Number: HND5K   Price: $32.95
WORLD'S BEST TONER and PROBE KIT (Includes Pouch)

Our World's Best Toner & Probe makes finding unmarked cables FAST!

Finding unmarked cables is a fact of life!

Our Toner is MUCH louder than any others. It's loud enough to make finding CAT-5 cables easy.

This is the same Toner and Probe issued by Phone Companies

Toner Features:

Easy to see Orange Case
Red and Black Rubber Cords
Butt-set type Bent Nose Bed-of-Nails Clips (with spike)
Red and Black Boots
Modular Cord with Snag-free Mod Plug
Lanyard to hang the toner on the frame (instead of from the clips!)
Water resistant construction
Continuity Test LED
Polarity LED
LED to indicate the Toner is on
Push-Button Steady and Warble Tone selector buttons on front of Toner
Push and hold the Tone selector button for 2 seconds to get a much higher frequency
Trace Coax by clipping from local (building) ground to the Shield of the coax cable
Non-conductive Tip is impregnated with silver particles, so touching the Probe to a wire will give you a scratch sound and louder tone
Includes standard jack for radio type headset if the tone through the speaker would disturb the office
Standard 9V battery included

Probe Features:

Easy to see Orange Case
Lanyard
Water resistant construction
Press and hold the High or Low (volume) buttons to hear the tone through the built-in speaker
If the Toner is clipped to local (building) ground and the Shield of a coax cable, you'll hear the tone on the coax with the Probe
Standard 9V battery included

Pouch Features:

Velcro Flap keeps Toner & Probe safely in the Pouch
Unique adjustable Belt Loop uses Velcro to wrap around a belt

The World's Best Toner has professional Bed of Nails Clips. The Bed of Nails Clip has lots of tiny pins that go through insulation easily. The tiny holes in the insulation then "HEAL" themselves when the Clip is removed!

The modular plug on the mod cord has a special plug whose clip won't break off!

These are the same tools used by RBOCs for years.

Separate Toner, Probe and Pouch available (below).

Part Number: TOO5B   Price: $99.50    |||    3+ Price: $96.50
ECONOMY TONER and PROBE KIT (Includes Pouch)

Our Economy Toner & Probe makes finding unmarked cables FAST!

Has Standard Alligator Clips on the Toner... NOT Butt-set Type Clips with Bed-of-Nails

Finding unmarked cables is a fact of life!

Our Toner is MUCH louder than any others. It's loud enough to make finding CAT-5 cables easy.

Toner Features:

Easy to see Orange Case
Red and Black Rubber Cords with Standard Alligator Clips
Modular Cord with Snag-free Mod Plug
Lanyard to hang the toner on the frame (instead of from the clips!)
Water resistant construction
Continuity Test LED
Polarity LED
LED to indicate the Toner is on
Push-Button Steady and Warble Tone selector buttons on front of Toner
Push and hold the Tone selector button for 2 seconds to get a much higher frequency
Trace Coax by clipping from local (building) ground to the Shield of the coax cable
Non-conductive Tip is impregnated with silver particles, so touching the Probe to a wire will give you a scratch sound and louder tone
Includes standard jack for radio type headset if the tone through the speaker would disturb the office
Standard 9V battery included

Probe Features:

Easy to see Orange Case
Lanyard
Water resistant construction
Press and hold the High or Low (volume) buttons to hear the tone through the built-in speaker
If the Toner is clipped to local (building) ground and the Shield of a coax cable, you'll hear the tone on the coax with the Probe
Standard 9V battery included

Pouch Features:

Velcro Flap keeps Toner & Probe safely in the Pouch
Unique adjustable Belt Loop uses Velcro to wrap around a belt

The modular plug on the mod cord has a special plug whose clip won't break off!

Part Number: TOO5K   Price: $89.95    |||    3+ Price: $85.50
WORLD'S BEST TONER with Butt-Set Type Clips

World's Best Toner
with Butt-Set Type Clips

Our World's Best Toner makes finding
unmarked cables FAST!

Finding unmarked cables is a fact of life!

Our Toner is MUCH louder than any others. It's loud enough to make finding CAT-5 cables easy.

This is the same Toner issued by Phone Companies

Toner Features:

Easy to see Orange Case
Red and Black Rubber Cords
Butt-set type Bent Nose Bed-of-Nails Clips (with spike)
Red and Black Boots
Modular Cord with Snag-free Mod Plug
Lanyard to hang the Toner on the frame (instead of from the clips!)
Water resistant construction
Continuity Test LED
Polarity LED
LED to indicate the Toner is on
Push-Button Steady and Warble Tone selector buttons on front of Toner
Push and hold the Tone selector button for 2 seconds to get a much higher frequency
Trace Coax by clipping from local (building) ground to the Shield of the coax cable
Non-conductive Tip is impregnated with silver particles, so touching the Probe to a wire will give you a scratch sound and louder tone
Includes standard jack for radio type headset if the tone through the speaker would disturb the office
Standard 9V battery included

The World's Best Toner has professional Bed of Nails Clips. The Bed of Nails Clip has lots of tiny pins that go through insulation easily. The tiny holes in the insulation then "HEAL" themselves when the Clip is removed!

The modular plug on the mod cord has a special plug whose clip won't break off!

This is the same Toner used by RBOCs for years.

Part Number: TOO5D   Price: $57.95    |||    3+ Price: $54.95
ECONOMY WORLD'S BEST TONER with Standard Alligator Clips

World's Best Toner
with Standard Alligator Clips

Our World's Best Toner makes finding
unmarked cables FAST!

Finding unmarked cables is a fact of life!

Our Toner is MUCH louder than any others. It's loud enough to make finding CAT-5 cables easy.

Toner Features:

Easy to see Orange Case
Red and Black Rubber Cords with Standard Alligator Clips
Modular Cord with Snag-free Mod Plug
Lanyard to hang the Toner on the frame (instead of from the clips!)
Water resistant construction
Continuity Test LED
Polarity LED
LED to indicate the Toner is on
Push-Button Steady and Warble Tone selector buttons on front of Toner
Push and hold the Tone selector button for 2 seconds to get a much higher frequency
Trace Coax by clipping from local (building) ground to the Shield of the coax cable
Non-conductive Tip is impregnated with silver particles, so touching the Probe to a wire will give you a scratch sound and louder tone
Includes standard jack for radio type headset if the tone through the speaker would disturb the office
Standard 9V battery included

The modular plug on the mod cord has a special plug whose clip won't break off!

Part Number: TOO5C   Price: $47.95    |||    3+ Price: $44.95
WORLD'S BEST SPEAKERPROBE

Our World's Best Speakerprobe
makes finding unmarked cables
FAST!

This is the same Probe issued by
Phone Companies

Probe Features:

Easy to see Orange Case
Lanyard
Water resistant construction
Press and hold the High or Low (volume) buttons to hear the tone through the built-in speaker
If the Toner is clipped to local (building) ground and the Shield of a coax cable, you'll hear the tone on the coax with the Probe
Standard 9V battery included

This is the same Speakerprobe used by RBOCs for years.

Part Number: TOO5E   Price: $44.95    |||    3+ Price: $42.95

TONER & PROBE POUCH (Only)

Toner & Probe Pouch

Pouch Features:

Velcro Flap keeps Toner & Probe safely in the Pouch
Unique adjustable Belt Loop uses Velcro to wrap around a belt

Part Number: TOO5F   Price: $9.95

CORDURA TONER and PROBE POUCH with POLICE STYLE BELT CLIP

Holds most brands of Toners and Probes.

Has Velcro Flap, and Police Style Belt Clip

      Police Style Belt Clip

Part Number: TOO7S   Price: $16.95

YELLOW SPUDGER

Yellow Spudger

All of our Spudgers have a bent metal hook on one end.

The other side is a blunt end.

Part Number: TOO1H   Price: $1.35

BLACK SPUDGER

Black Spudger

Part Number: TOO1I   Price: $1.35

RED SPUDGER

Red Spudger

Part Number: TOO1J   Price: $1.35

RED SPUDGER with INSULATED METAL HOOK

Red Spudger with INSULATED Metal Hook

Part Number: TOO1K   Price: $1.99

WHITE SPUDGER with SHARP POINT

White Spudger with SHARP POINT

This Spudger is smooth, and the blunt end doesn't have the hook shape.

The Metal Hook has a sharpened point.

Part Number: TOO1C   Price: $3.49

METAL CLIP for SPUDGER

Metal Pocket Clip for Spudger

The Metal Pocket Clip will slide on to any of our Spudgers
without a molded pocket clip, and will also fit most pencils and stick pens.

Don't lose your Spudger!

Part Number: TOO1D   Price: $0.29

WHITE SPUDGER with CLIP and CAP

White Spudger with Pocket Clip and Cap

This Spudger is smooth, the blunt end doesn't have the hook shape, and the pocket clip is molded in.

Part Number: TOO1L   Price: $3.59

ROTARY DIAL SPUDGER with POCKET CLIP and CAPS

Rotary Dial Spudger

The straight end is used to release the plastic fingerwheel from a rotary dial.

Includes a molded pocket clip and caps.

Part Number: TOO2D   Price: $4.79
OUT-ON-JOB TAGS

STOP FORGETTING YOUR TOOLS ON THE JOB!

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1) Clip an Out-On-Job Tag on your tool, while it's in your case.

2) When you take the tool out of your case, remove the Tag.

3) Place the Tag on the handle of your case, so you'll remember to retrieve your tool, and put it back in the case...

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE JOB!

ORANGE TONER OUT-ON-JOB TAG

Part Number: TLS3A   Price: $2.99

RED TOOL OUT-ON-JOB TAG

Part Number: TLS3B   Price: $2.99

BLUE TOOL OUT-ON-JOB TAG

Part Number: TLS3C   Price: $2.99

ID BADGE CLIP ONLY

Part Number: TLS3G   Price: $1.29    |||   10+ Price: $0.99
MAGNETIC TELEPHONE COMPANY TRUCK SIGNS

Sometimes you don't want to keep your car or truck a Secret!

Like when you need to park in a Loading Dock, Alley, or No-Parking Zone, to unload your car or truck.

Putting these signs on your car or truck could save you from an expensive parking ticket,
and it lets everybody know you're The Phone Man!

These are official looking signs! The round sign uses the familiar bell (the copyright has expired), and the type style on all the signs is the same as the original from many years ago. Really neat!

Be sure to check the sizes of your doors or tailgate, and choose a size that will fit. All signs have a white background, with a strong magnetic backing. Place the sign on a clean surface.

ROUND MAGNETIC BELL STYLE
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE SIGN

9.75" Diameter. Dark Blue on White Background.

Part Number: TLS4F   Price: $24.95    |||   2+ Price: $22.95

LONG MAGNETIC EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE SIGN

3" Tall by 37" Long.

Red on White Background.

Part Number: TLS4G   Price: $22.95    |||   2+ Price: $20.95

SHORT MAGNETIC EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE SIGN

6" Tall by 12.5" Long.
Red on White Background.

Part Number: TLS4H   Price: $21.95    |||   2+ Price: $19.95

TELEPHONE SERVICE IRON-ON 3 inch PATCH

So maybe you want everybody to know you're the Phone Man?

Iron or Sew them onto your Shirt, Jacket, Hat, and even your Tool Bag!

The 3 inch size fits perfectly almost anywhere!

These are official looking patches!

They have the familiar bell (the copyright has expired), and the type style is the same as the original from many years ago. Really neat!

Part Number: TLS4E   Price: $3.99    |||    10+ Price: $2.99

25 CUSTOM PATCHES with YOUR NAME in the OUTER RING!

25 Patches with your company name in the outer ring.

Up to 19 characters (including spaces) at the top, and 19 characters (including spaces) at the bottom. No other changes.

Takes about 3 weeks. You'll be faxed or emailed a scan for approval.

Part Number: TLS4I   Price: $99.95

50 CUSTOM PATCHES with YOUR NAME in the OUTER RING!

50 Patches with your company name in the outer ring.

Up to 19 characters (including spaces) at the top, and 19 characters (including spaces) at the bottom. No other changes.

Takes about 3 weeks. You'll be faxed or emailed a scan for approval.

Part Number: TLS4J   Price: $159.95

Low Voltage Mounting Plates and Template / Levels

Click here to see them!

Need to know what kind of Central Office the Phone Company is using?

How about the address of the Central Office?

Click Here
to do a CO Lookup!

Use our CO Lookup to find out which Phone Company owns the CO,
where the CO is, and how far it is from your customer's premise
using our Map It! feature.

You'll also find all of the exchanges in that Central Office (the actual CO switch could have many exchanges, allowing it to go over 10,000 phone numbers), and find all of the other COs (colocated) at that address (there could be several).

Keep in mind that with the advent of Portability, there is no way to tell whether a particular phone number has been ported to another Phone Company without asking your customer (if they know!). You could try dialing 0 for the Operator, but it seems like most are now in India, and don't know who they're answering the line for (they just say they're the Operator).

If you use the local Phone Company's 1KC Tone on a phone number that's been ported to another Phone Company's switch, the readings probably won't be accurate. You'll need the 1KC Tone phone number in the CLEC's switch.

We need your local Test Numbers!

Our databse will now list Test Numbers for each switch (1KC Tone and Silent Termination), when we have that information. If you know the test numbers for some of the COs in your area, you can look up that CO, and then enter the information into a form. We'll test them (we don't want to keep calling someone's Grandmother!), and put them in the list within a day or two.

Since the database lists each CO individually, we need the information on specific COs. Although we can try to put general notes in the listing that will apply to an entire city, state or area code, the most useful information is specific test numbers for a particular CO. At this point, we don't have a lot of test numbers, but we're hoping that will change quickly!

At most COs, the 1KC Tone is always the exchange code plus a particular last four digits. In the Chicago area, 9996 and 9940 are popular for the 1KC tone, and 9939 or 9995 for Silent Termination. 9997 or some other number is used to open a circuit automatically for a few minutes from the CO for testing in the field (to remove talk battery so you can test with a Kick Meter or Sidekick).

If you know the common four digit station numbers that a particular Phone Company uses, you may be able to figure out the test number you need by trying those four digits with all the exchanges shown for that CO in CO Lookup (like XXX-9996). Since there are usually several exchanges working out of larger COs, the test numbers will only be on one of the exchanges.

As an example, if you do a CO Lookup on the 630-295 exchange, you'll find that there are quite a few exchanges working out of that CO (they all have the same CLLI code). Neither 630-295-9996 or 630-295-9940 give you a 1KC Tone, but if you try each of the exchange codes in that CO, when you get to 630-980 you'll find that 630-980-9940 gives your a 1KC Tone.

Note that on the list of exchanges working out of the same CO, there can be more than one area code in a Central Office. In the case of the CO that has the 630-295 exchange, there are several 847 area code exchanges. This is usually the result of area code splits, where the line between the two area codes went right through the area where a single Central Office served several cities.

When you need to do a CO Lookup, you'll find it right at the top of our main page at www.sandman.com

Click HERE to give it a try on your own CO right now!

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