Our most popular calling features
You can customize your FairPoint phone services with our huge selection of convenient calling features.
- Home Voice Mail – Multiple Mailboxes
With Home Voice Mail from FairPoint, there's no reason to ever miss a phone call again. Calls are answered whether you're on the phone, online, away from home or simply too busy to pick up. You can check your messages using a touchtone or wireless phone.
FairPoint Home Voice Mail starts as low as $7.95.
- Inside Wire Maintenance
Inside Wire Maintenance is a simple way to address problems with the inside wiring and jacks for your home telephone. The plan covers diagnosis and repair of the inside telephone wiring and jacks that provide your dial-tone service.
Inside Wire Maintenance from FairPoint starts as low as $4.99.
- Anonymous Call Rejection
- Reject calls from callers who have blocked the display of their phone numbers from a Caller ID device.
- Call Waiting ID
- With Call Waiting ID, you'll be alerted to an incoming call when you're already on the line, and you'll also be able to see the name and number1 of the person trying to reach you.
- Call Forwarding
- Easily send your incoming calls to another phone number.
- Call Intercept
- Screen unidentified calls and handle them however you like.
- Call Trace
- Call Trace will trace a bothersome call, record your number and the number of the caller, then forward the information to FairPoint's Unlawful Call Center.2
- Busy Redial
- Busy Redial will automatically dial a busy number for you for up to 30 minutes.
- Distinctive Ring
- Distinctive Ring lets you give out two different phone numbers for the same phone line, each of which will have a different ring pattern.
- Per-Call Blocking
- Per-Call Blocking allows you, for each individual outgoing call, to prevent your name and number from appearing on Caller ID display units.3
- Per-Line Blocking
- Prevent your name and number from appearing on Caller ID display units for all outgoing calls.3
- *69
- Lets you hear the phone number and, in some areas, the date and time associated with your last incoming call.
- Additional Listings
- List other members of your household on your main number, or list additional phone numbers separately in the FairPoint phone book.
- Speed dial
- Speed Dialing places a call to 8 assigned local or long distance numbers by dialing just one digit.
- Speed dial 30
- Speed Dialing places a call to 30 assigned local or long distance numbers by dialing just two digits.
- 3 Way Calling
- Adds a third person, local or long distance, to your phone conversation at any time.
- Call Waiting
- Alerts you to an incoming call when you are already talking on your telephone.
- Caller ID
- Shows the name and number of the person calling you. Caller information will appear between the first and second rings on a customer-provided display device or display telephone, giving you the opportunity to screen your calls before you answer.
To order any FairPoint calling features call 1.866.984.2001 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday.
1The name and number of your caller may not be displayed for every incoming call. In some cases, you will see a message on your Caller ID display unit instead of the name and number of the caller. The exact wording of the message may vary depending upon your display unit. “Out of Area” or “Unavailable” messages are from calls made outside specially equipped areas and calls made through an operator. “Private” or “Anonymous” messages are from calls made by people who have blocked the display of their phone information.
2Call Trace information is only available to law enforcement.
3Per-Call Blocking and Per-Line Blocking may inhibit your ability to place certain types of calls, such as toll-free calls and pay-per-call services, where the caller's identification is required by the recipient.
Ranges of prices are offered for some products, and additional charges may apply. Pricing may not reflect current promotional pricing. In the event of a discrepancy between the information contained here and the applicable tariff, the tariff terms shall prevail. If pricing information is not available, contact FairPoint for more details. Detailed pricing information will be available when you place your order.
Not all services available in all areas. Services subject to change.