To:      Telephone & Network Coordinators

 

From: ITC – Telephone Services

 

Date:   April 28, 2006

 

Re:      Telephone Coordinators Newsletter – April 2006

 

Did You Know

 

*      We can come to your office and provide you hands-on training for your telephone sets, features, and voicemail? Call Chris at extension 1010 to set up an appointment.

 

*      ITC – Telephone Services has its own website? Please visit us at http://www.montana.edu/telephone.

 

*      ITC – Telephone Services provides speakerphone rentals and cell phone rentals? Please reserve in advance by calling the campus operator at extension 0.

 

Campus Online Directory Changes

 

Please let us know if you have any changes to the campus directory online. As the academic year comes to a close, there tends to be more faculty and staff leaving or changing positions in the University.

 

Please visit the online directory at http://gemini.msu.montana.edu/msuinfo/dplist.html. Print out your department’s listing and make any necessary changes. You may then fax it to extension 1955 or send it through campus mail to ITC-Telephone Services, RN 58. Any changes to the online directory will also be reflected when the campus directory is printed, which occurs in August.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Chris at extension 1010.

 

MSU BlackBerry Service

 

Do you travel frequently? Do you need access to your montana.edu account no matter where you are? Would direct access to your calendar, tasks, and contacts make it easier for you when you are not at your desk? Well, MSU BlackBerry Service is available!

 

BlackBerries are the latest in cellular technology, which allows you access to your desktop email no matter where you are. If you have a montana.edu account, BlackBerry service is available to you.  A BlackBerry may have voice and data service, or just one or the other. Prices do vary according to plan services.

 

If you are interested in BlackBerry service or any other cellular telephone services on campus, please call Chris Bauer at 994-1010. You can also email Chris at cbauer@montana.edu. All purchases of cellular telephone services are required to be authorized through ITC-Telephone Services.

 

Caller ID Blocking

 

You may be aware that, when you call off-campus, your telephone number will display if the number you call has caller-ID.  Did you know that you can block your number from displaying on a call, if you want to?  Just dial “*67” before dialing the “8” or “9” to call out, and your phone number will be blocked as “Private” for that call.

 

One thing to remember, though, is that some people have “Anonymous Call Blocking” enabled on their phone, which will reject your call if your number is blocked and marked as private.