A number of years ago, Dartmouth
College decided to become a provider of Ethernet, telephone and cable
television services for the entire campus rather than continuing to use
local service providers. These services are now provided through the Network
Services Department.
As a result, the Office of Residential Life (ORL) is not a provider of
Ethernet, telephone or television services. Similar to your experience at
home where these services must be purchased through a local telephone company
or cable television provider, ORL purchases these services for resident
students from Network Services. The cost to provide these services is
part of the room rent fee structure. ORL does provide the wiring
infrastructure within our facilities to support these services, and as
buildings are remodeled the infrastructure is modernized to meet the new
technology requirements.
Telephone Information:
If you are assigned to live in one of the following buildings, you should
not bring your own telephone to campus. These buildings provide telephone
service over the Ethernet in the building and use special VoIP telephones.
These telephones are supplied by the College and should be waiting for you when
you arrive. There is one telephone per single, double, triple, or quad. The
assigned telephone number and voice mail box is shared by all of the
students living in the room. These VoIP telephones are installed in a
dedicated Ethernet jack in each room. In rooms with multiple Ethernet
jacks, the phone will not work in any other jack.
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Alpha Chi Alpha
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Cohen
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Kappa Kappa Gamma
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Berry
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Delta Delta Delta
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Ledyard Apartments
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Bildner
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Epsilon Kappa Theta
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Little
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Bissell
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Fahey
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McLane
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Brown
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Goldstein
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Rauner
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Byrne II
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Kappa Delta Epsilon
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Thomas
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If you have questions about telephone service, call Network Services at
603-646-2300. To report problems, please contact help@dartmouth.edu.
Cellular Telephones
Dartmouth College does not provide cellular telephone services. Many
students choose to use cellular telephones to communicate with individuals on
campus as well as with family and friends who may reside many miles
away. If you desire cellular telephone service, your choices are to come
to campus with a cellular program from your home area or purchase a program in
the Hanover area from a local cellular service provider.
Television and DarTV Information:
As Network Services announced in Fall 2006, and beginning with the 2007
Fall term, Dartmouth College made the decision to switch the cable television
system from an aging coaxial cable system to one that provides a digital signal
over the College's broadband Ethernet system (DarTV). The two cable
options available to Dartmouth students are:
- The first option is to log onto the DarTV web site at http://www.dartmouth.edu/dartv/
(only while on the Dartmouth Network). This will launch VideoFurnace, a small
application that will allow you to watch the College's DarTV network on your
computer screen. You can size the picture to be full screen or very small,
depending on what else you are doing on your computer.
- The second option has a price tag. It is possible to bring a normal
television to campus (initial cost) and to rent a digital converter box from
the Computer Store (ongoing cost at $10/month), which allows you to convert the
VideoFurnace digital signal into your television. While this option is
possible, we encourage you to come to campus and try out the VideoFurnace
option first, saving yourself lugging a large television to campus and the
added expense of leasing a digital converter box.
If you have further questions about the College's DarTV system go to http://www.dartmouth.edu/comp/support/library/software/video/dartv/
or contact the Help Desk at Help@Dartmouth.EDU. You may also
wish to visit our page containing Frequently Asked
Questions about Digital Converter Boxes.
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