Local
Calling Area
Your
unlimited local calling area includes calls to all University
numbers and to Advance, Cooleemee, Courtney, Danbury, East Bend,
Forbush, Hillsdale, IJames, Kernersville, King, Lewisville, Mocksville,
Oldtown, Quaker Gap, Rural Hall, Stanleyville, Walkertown, Walnut
Cove, and Winston-Salem.
The extended
local calling area, which is not free but carries the same rate
as long distance, includes Asheboro, Beulah, Boonville, Brooks,
Churchland, Dobson, Eden, Elkin, Farmer, Gibsonville, Greensboro,
High Point, Jackson Creek, Julian, Kimesville, Level Cross, Lexington,
Madison, Monticello, Mt. Airy, Pilot Mountain, Randleman, Red Bush,
Reeds, Reidsville, Sandy Ridge, Shoals, Southmont, State Road, Stoneville,
Summerfield, Thomasville, Welcome, Westfield, Yadkinville, and Zephyr.
These calls will not be itemized on your monthly bill.
Service
Features
Call
Waiting
Call waiting informs you, while you are on a call, that another party
is trying to reach you. The party trying to reach you hears ringing
and you hear the call waiting tone.
Call-waiting is
available on all university phones.
Call Waiting
Instructions
1. Listen for the call waiting tone.
2. Inform the party with whom you are speaking that you are going
to answer a waiting call.
3. Press & hold down the switchhook for one second, then release it.
4. Speak with the calling party.
5. To return to the original caller, press the switchhook again.
The call waiting
tone is one short tone followed ten seconds later by a short reminder
tone. No further notification is given. If you do not answer the call
waiting tone, the calling party continues to hear ringing until he
or she hangs up.
Caller
ID
Caller
ID is a system that displays the number of a person who is calling
you. Caller ID is standard on all university phones. For you to take
advantage of Caller ID, you will need a Caller ID-equipped telephone.
If you have a traditional telephone, you can purchase separately a
Caller ID information unit to use with any phone.
The information
of the caller will appear on your caller ID screen.
Basic Dialing Instructions
Here you will find a basic list of dialing instructions for the Meridian phone system. If you have any further questions, contact the Service Desk
at 758-HELP.
Nortel CallPilot Voice Mail System
Nortel CallPilot is Wake Forest's faculty Voice Mail system.
On most office phones, a message waiting light will alert you to incoming
messages. Here you will find a basic list of commands for the Nortel CallPilot System. If you have any further questions, contact the Service Desk
at 758-HELP.
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