Telephone for Students
Local Phone Service
NOTE: Local phone rates are $67 per room, per semester. More information can be found on our Rates and Billing page.
NC State students living on campus can receive local telephone service by applying for the service at the links below.
Phone service for students living in a residence hall or Greek Court is $67 per room, per semester. The charge is split only if both roommates sign up for the service through our Web page. Students can expect service 3-5 business days after signing up for the service.Phone service includes free calling within the extended local area, which includes Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill as well as other areas of the Triangle, voice mail, call waiting, call return, three-way calling and Caller ID.
Having problems with your phone service? Look at the “Troubleshooting” section on our Web site. If you still have problems you can visit our offices in the West Dunn Building, email ComTech Student Services at student_telecommunications@ncsu.edu, call us at (919) 515 7099, option 1, between 8AM-5PM Monday – Friday, or use the AOL IM screen name: NCSUCmTch.
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Phone Features
The Office of Information Technology strives to offer the highest quality phone features to meet the needs of the students at NC State. The following phone features are included in the local phone service package:
- Call Return - you can return a call to the last person who called your number.
- Three-Way Calling - you can add a third party to an existing call. You may exclude a party on your existing call, dial another party and speak privately and then add on your original (excluded) party to form a three-way call.
- Caller-ID - Caller ID is new to NC State students starting Fall 2001. With a Caller ID box or Caller ID-ready phone (both provided by the student) students can view the number of the person calling them provided that the number is not blocked by the calling party.
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Getting Started
Here is a quick guide to get you started on your way to using your campus telephone at NC State. For additional information, please go to the help section or the voicemail section.
- Residents must supply their own touch tone telephone for effective voice mail and long distance use.
- On-campus Dialing:
- To call a student, faculty, or staff number - Dial 2, 3 or 5 + last four digits of phone number.
- Off-campus local calling:
- Dial 9 + seven-digit number
- For some cities included in the Triangle-Wide toll free area, you will need to first dial 9 + 1 + 919 + seven-digit number.
- Toll-Free calls (800, 888, 866, and 877):
- Dial 9 + 1 + toll-free code + seven-digit number.
- Using a Calling Card:
- Dial 9 + 1 + toll free number on back of card.
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