Student Intro Halls Telephony - Introduction Phone points were installed by ntl in all of the University's Halls of Residence during 1999. Please refer to the Accommodation Office website for details. Maps of the locations of the residences and a diagram showing how the components of the telephone system are interconnected are also available.
Every phone has a voice mailbox to receive unanswered calls.
Data service by modem is available at all of the phone points and ntl are providing internet service for all students free of rental with free email ids and web space and low call charge rates. Calls to the public network are charged at low rates and calls to telephones on the academic campuses are free of charge. Payment for charged calls is by a PIN account which allows calls to be made from any phone. The PIN account can be topped up by a freephone call using a credit or debit card. Alternatively disposable PIN cards can be purchased at retail outlets around the University.