But of course, I was continuing to hack. I had been playing cat-and-mouse games with Pacific Bell, as the former Pacific Telephone had restyled itself. Every time I figured out a new way of getting into the company’s switches, somebody there would eventually figure out a way of blocking my access. I’d use the dial-up numbers that RCMAC was using to connect to various switches to process service orders and they’d catch on, then change the dial-up numbers or restrict them so I couldn’t dial in. And then I would remove the restriction when they weren’t paying attention. It went back and forth for months. Their constant interference had gotten to the point where hacking into Pacific Bell switches was getting to be more like work.