Wal+Mart Phreaking

Free Calls
To make free calls from your Wal+Mart, head to the service desk and ask to use their phone. Now, if you try to dial a local number, it will go right through. But if you try to make a long distance call, it will prompt you, "Please enter passcode." There is a workaround. Simply call information - 1-411. You will then be greeted by Darth Vader, or your respective telco, and when asked to press "1" to place the call, do it. Your call will go through, gratis.

Inter-store Calling
Inter-store calling is relatively simple at your favorite Wal+Mart. Find a secluded phone, most likely hanging on a column, and grab a line by pressing an extension button or "9" on a 2554-type phone. Then dial 1-700-701-XXXX where XXXX is the store number. For example, for Store #1 in Rogers, AR, dial 1-700-701-0001.

The first documented long distance call using Wal+Mart inter-store calling was completed Sunday, February 13, 2005. dual_parallel, calling from the southwestern United States, paged ArchAngel in a Wal+Mart on the east coast.

New information has surfaced regarding inter-store and international inter-store calling from Canada. Please reference the attached image:

Phonebook Tie Line

Paging System
Using the paging system at your local Wal+Mart is as easy as pushing the clearly marked button on any of the phones hanging throughout the store. There is a slight delay between pressing the Paging button and getting a hot mic, so be patient. And make sure you use the opportunity to pass on a meaningful message to everyone in the store:

"Attention consumers. The products you buy here at Wal+Mart are made with sweatshop labor. Thank you."

"Attention associates. You are underpaid and overworked by design."

"Attention Wal+Mart shoppers. We destroy family-owned businesses so you can have low prices. Always."

Speak slowly and clearly and use an extra-cheery voice. You can also have Customer Service make an announcement over the PA system. Although you'll probably only get a "Name-to-Department" page out of the Associate, you can still use this opportunity for jamming. Having Lee Scott meet his party in Layaway is much more creative and entertaining coming from one of his own employees.

The following video documents Wal+Mart paging system utilization:



Updates:
- Phone without Paging buttons are reported to use codes #03 or #96.
- Phones at cash registers or phones without a screen use #9693.
- Pager codes in Canada are #96355 and #963#.
- Inter-store calling as described does not work in Canada.