Contrary to widespread misconception,
phreaking is
not dead (and never was!) There's been an explosion in
PCS, smart-phones and both commercial as well as open-source VoIP software and services.
Phone Phreaking is the hobbyist exploration of telephony-based technology (not necessarily "ripping off the phone company" as is often misconstrued by mainstream literature, although there are plenty of legal
and illegal ways to save money on long distance fees, international rates, etc.) My recent telephonic tinkering has been centered around open-source VoIP software like the
Asterisk PBX,
FreeSWITCH,
FreePBX,
OpenSIPS, and others.. My modern telephony interest areas are enumerated below: