Introduction
A beige box is a tool used to connect to a TNI can. It's basicly a ghetto version of a butt-set. The device is simple, and with this little walk through, you should have one constructed and be ready to wiretipe like the NSA in no time!
First Step: Gather Your Materials
Yep, you'll need some stuff you can find real easy around your house, and if you can't, well, don't worry, you can get all this at your local dollar store.
You'll need to find a phone cord coupler, like the one in the image. Once you have the coupler, you can then get a 2 inch phone cord, like the kind used when you have a phone mounted on the wall. All that is left is two alligator clips, and some solder, if your clips need it.
Step Two: Construction Time!
Alright, you've got your stuff ready, so pop your knuckes, take a sip of soda, and get ready to build your beige box. First thing you need to do is break the coupler in half. You heard me, BREAK IT! Look at the coupler, it's got a line in the middle, see it? That's what your "breaking". Once you break it, you'll see four wires- red, green, yellow, and black. Now, cut one end of the coupler off, just make sure you cut the wires so that you have as much lenth as possible left on the other half.
So, right now, you've cut through a new coupler hoping I know what I'm talking about, correct? Good. Right on track. Now, you can cut off the yellow and black wires since those are used for a second line that you don't need. After your done doing that, you need to strip the red and green wires back some so that you can attach them to your clips. To do this, I always use a cigerrete lighter because it does the job quick. Just strip a half an inch or so, not too much, though.
If you got some cool alligator clips, you just have to screw in the cord to the clip, but if you don't have these cool clips, then just solder them on, you can even hot glue them on use tape like I have because I'm poor, but this doesn't always last that long, so use solder.
Step Three: Putting it to Use
Well my friend, you've done it, you've made a beige box. See, the red and green cords are connected to the TNI can's terminals that just happen to be the same color! Once your clips make contact with the terminals like the one in the image, you have a connection to that line.
But wait, you still don't have a phone hooked up yet, now do you? Well, that's what the two inch cord is for! Just plug one end of the cord into your beige box, and then plug the other into one of those cheap phones like your grandma uses.
I like to put my beige box in an Altoids case so I can carry it around without anyone even knowing what it is and I don't have to worry about it being damaged. My beige box design is very light and efficiant considering you don't have to waste a phone on this project.
That's all, no disclaimers here cause this isn't illegal unless you use this handly little device on someone elses line, and you wouldn't do that, now would you? - Jeremy