In order to reduce telecommunication costs on the Davidson campus, as well as prepare for an integration of phone, e-mail, and voicemail systems, Davidson College has installed a new phone service. Part of this process has been the reservation of all 894 phone numbers in the 704 area code for students, faculty, and staff. The new system is different from the old, so there have been some changes to how certain tasks were once performed.
Students can continue to use their existing phones.
Since there will now be one phone line per students, each student will probably want to bring their own phone. However, you could choose to keep only one phone in a room and have both lines forwarded to the single-line phone. Multi-line phones will not be supported. To take advantage of all the new features, you should purchase a Class compatible phone. This will give you caller ID, distinctive rings, and a message waiting light.