<p>do the common rooms have any lighting at all in them? or does that vary by dorm?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure all rooms have some lighting. It's not always very bright, though, so you may want to supplement.</p>
<p>Too bad halogen lamps aren't allowed. I have one halogen lamp at home and it lights up the entire living room.</p>
<p>another thing...i'm in a 4 person suite so that means that the 4 of us share one phone number right?</p>
<p>Yes, but you have separate voice mailboxes. Frankly, landline phones aren't much used, it's all cells and IM.</p>
<p>litho-why aren't landlines popular? I heard that in the USA, you pay even when you receive a call on your cell phone, which is why im not buying one. (its not like that in Europe). Ill be getting a lot of international calls, so it'll cost too much</p>
<p>You'll have to be in your room to take the call.</p>
<p>and you have to pay to make outgoing calls, while on your cell phone most minutes are "free" as in they are already paid for. Also its a pain to remember your pac number </p>
<p>I did use my landline talk to my parents last year- id call them on the cell phone and theyd call me back on the land line that way i didnt have to worry about reception</p>
<p>Oh yes, bloody PAC numbers. Had to look it up every single time.</p>
<p>I was thinking of the typical American student. If you're international, you're probably more likely to use the landline, with a calling card, at least to call home. A lot of the plans here have free nights & weekends, or free calls to family phones on the same account, or more minutes for calling people using the same carrier, or other perks. Add the fact that it's not <em>that</em> expensive to the fact that most people spend quite a lot of time outside the room, and you've got almost everybody using cells.</p>
<p>That's not to say don't have a landline, but I only used mine the way ec mentioned -- to have my parents call me back. Sometimes also to call school offices and place delivery orders. If I were trying to reach a friend on campus, I'd definitely use the cell.</p>
<p>Never used my PAC... rechargeable Safeway calling card I've had forever was cheaper.</p>
<p>i was thinking of getting a prepaid cell phone that i wouldnt be using too much. just so that i can be contactable. how does that sound?</p>