WHAT DIVERTERS ARE
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   DIVERTERS, ORIGIONALLY KNOWN AS
'CHEESE BOXES' WERE USED IN THE SIXTIES
BY BOOKIES AND OTHER ILLEGAL BUISNESSES
TO FORWARD THERE CALLS. DIVERTERS PRE-
DATE CALL FORWARDING AND SIMULATE THIS
CUSTOM CALLING FEATURE WITH ONE MAJOR
ADVANTAGE. UNLIKE CALL FORWARDING A
DIVERTED CALL MAY BE INTERCEPTED WHILE
THE PHONE RINGS OR DURING CONVERSATION
JUST BY PICKING UP THE PHONE AT THE
DIVERTER LOCATION. AFTER DIVERTERS
BECAME POPULAR IN THE CRIME SECTAR
THEY BECAME A GOOD WAY FOR PROFESIONALS
TO RECIEVE NIGHT TIME OFFICE CALLS AT
HOME. FOR THIS REASON MAY DIVERTERS
ARE ONLY UP AT NIGHT.

LOCATING DIVERTERS

1. YOU CAN RECOGNIZE A DIVERTER FAIRLY
EASILY. A DIVERTER WILL RING USUALLY
ONE OR TWO TIMES THEN YOU MAY HEAR A
TONE, A MOMENT OF SILENCE OR A VOICE
SAYING SOMETHING LIKE 'PLEASE HOLD
YOUR CALL IS BEING TRANSFERD' ON SOME
DIVERTERS THERE IS NO TIME LAPS BEFORE
THE SECOND SYMPTOM. THE SECOND SYMPTOM
IS ANOTHER RING... SOMETIMES OF A DIF-
FERANT