Phones & Cable TV

Information for Students

Telephones

  • Students must provide their own telephones to access land line phone service.
  • A calling card is required to call long distance.
    • Dial 8 before the number to get an outside line for calling long distance from campus.

Cellphones

Cable TV


Information for Faculty and Staff

Telephones

Calling an On-Campus Number

  • Lift handset.
  • Listen for dial tone.
  • Dial the 4-digit number (extension).

Placing a Call on Hold

  • Press the HOLD button.
  • Held Line button will flash.
  • Press Held Line button to return to call.

Transferring a Call

  • Ask party to hold.
  • Press Transfer button and listen for special dial tone.
  • Dial extension to receive call, announce transfer and hang up.
  • If station is busy, no awnser, or declines transfer, press Transfer button again to return to caller.

To Conference a Three-Way Call

  • Dial the first number
  • PressTransfer button and listen for special dial tone.
  • Dial second party; when party answers, announce the conference and press Conf button.
  • See also: Conference Call Request Form
Call Forwarding-All Calls

  • Lift handset.
  • Dial *1, listen for 3 beeps.
  • Dial the number call will be forwarded to, listen for 3 beeps.
  • Hang up.
  • To cancel call forwarding, lift handset, dial #1, listen for 3 beeps.

Call Forwarding-Busy

  • Lift handset.
  • Dial *2, listen for 3 beeps.
  • Dial the number call will be forwarded to, listen for 3 beeps.
  • Hang up.
  • To cancel call forwarding, lift handset, dial #2, listen for 3 beeps.

Call Forwarding-No Answer

  • Lift handset.
  • Dial *3, listen for 3 beeps.
  • Dial the number call will be forwarded to, listen for 3 beeps.
  • Hang up.
  • To cancel call forwarding, lift handset, dial #3, listen for 3 beeps.

Voicemail

Cable TV