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ResNet Telephone Service
University Residence Halls
Resident Room Phones
Phone lines are not installed in individual resident rooms by default. If you would like to have a phone line installed in your room, please send an email to resnet@housing.wisc.edu with your name, campus ID number, room number, residence hall and UW email address requesting that a line be installed.
The cost for a land line is $142 for a semester or $220 for the entire academic year. Charges will be posted to your quarterly Housing bill. Phone requests should be submitted by August 1st for fall semester and by January 2nd for spring semester in order to insure that the phone line is installed by the time you move in. Phone requests submitted after these dates may take up to 14 days to complete.
Emergency 911 service and unlimited local area dialing (campus and Madison) is provided on these phones. Direct dialed long distance calls cannot be placed using these phones, however prepaid calling cards can be used.
Residence Hall Phone Dialing Instructions
Emergency Calls (911)
Dial 911# to place an emergency call to UW Police. Dialing # after 911 will quickly clear your call through the Centrex system.
Campus Numbers
Campus telephone lines are part of the State of Wisconsin Centrex telephone system. Centrex numbers will have a prefix of 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267 or 890. Dial the last 5 digits of the number. (For example, to call 262-5555, dial 2-5555).
Off-Campus Local Numbers
This would include numbers in the local Madison area. Dial 9 + 7-digit number.
Campus Directory Assistance
Dial 2-1234 or online at the campus Directory Search page
Pre-Paid Calling Card
Dial 9 + 1 + 800 number on your pre-paid calling card.
Toll Free Calls
Dial 9 + 1 + 800 + seven digit number
Collect Calls
You cannot make direct dialed collect calls from a common area phone. You can use a toll free service like 1 + 800 + COLLECT.
University Apartments
ResNet does not provide telephone service to residents of University Apartments. To establish telephone service please contact one of the following companies:
Telephone Service Providers
| AT&T | (800) 288-2020 | www.att.com |
| TDS Metrocom | (866) 571-6662 | www.tdsmetrocom.com |
Cellular Service Providers
Here is a list of providers that offer cell phone service in the Madison area:| AT&T | (800) 331-0500 |
| U.S. Cellular | (888) 289-8722 |
| Sprint | (800) 480-4727 |
| Verizon Wireless | (800) 256-4646 or 611 from a Verizon phone |
| T-Mobile | Not currently in Madison area. |