sreekanth@rgb.dec.com (Jon Sreekanth) (07/18/90)
I have a Panasonic Answering Machine, KX-T1460, with the feature that
you can call from a touch tone phone, and after punching a two digit
code, read your messages, erase, re-record, etc.
My problem is that a two digit code does not really feel secure, and
it's no protection against even a casual snooper. I don't think the
machine even hangs up after an unsuccessful code, so how long does it
take to break in ...
I called Panasonic, and after some minutes of being put on hold, and
being passed from hand to hand, I was told that all current Panasonic
machines have the remote access feature, none of them can be disabled,
and all except one (a few ?) use two digit passwords. (They have some
units with three digit passwords). The only way to disable the
feature is to pay $40 to an authorized service center to open the
machine and rip it out.
So ... does anyone know a simple way to hack up a Panasonic 1460 to
kill the remote access feature ? A photocopy of a schematic or pcb
layout with a "cut this wire" would be most appreciated. A cleaner
solution is to have some way of conditionally disabling the feature,
or having a longer password, but that's probably asking too much ...
Thanks,
Jon Sreekanth
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