# My co-worker's phone bill and how it might relate to her computer.

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**Created:** [December 6, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-co-workers-phone-bill-and-how-it-might-relate-to-her-computer/278418 "2004-12-06T21:37:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-co-workers-phone-bill-and-how-it-might-relate-to-her-computer/278418/21 "2004-12-08T20:13:38Z")

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> [@Mynn](#):
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> Forget rural - I’ve been in Sublurbia a long dang time and I’ve never had a secured phone box. As soon as my home warranty expires, I’m putting a padlock on it and taping my phone number to the box for the phone company to “request access” if they need it. Even if they fine me or cut the damn thing off once a month, I’m not leaving that open out there.

Put a lock on it and don’t worry about the phone company or the home warranty.

If you look at that box carefully, you’ll probably see that the “box half” (as opposed to the lid half) of the locking point is screwed onto the box with a recessed and/or odd-headed screw. Rest assured that the phone guys have the corresponding tool.

Also, unless there’s a problem that you report with the line, odds of anyone opening that box on any sort of schedule are never to none.

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