Telephone Service in Jersey County, IL
Our team here at Grafton Technologies has been providing the local community of Jersey County, IL with telephone and long-distance services for over 100 years! Although many new technologies have emerged since we first started our company, the benefits of a landline are still as relevant as ever. These include:
New GTI Unlimited
Long distance packages
We offer a collection of long distance packages that will allow you to speak to anyone you want across the continental United states. Here are the options you have when signing up for long distance service.
- Accessibility
A landline is accessible to anyone in the home who needs it. In an emergency, 911 calls made from landline phones are immediately traced to a specific address, which can save time in a crisis.
- Reliability
Because transmitting calls via fiber optic cable is more reliable than through a cell phone’s radio waves, a landline offers a more stable connection and clearer calls. Power outages rarely affect a landline, and users don’t have to worry as much about not getting a strong signal or running out of battery when you need it most.
- Security
While cell phone calls can be intercepted, listening in on a landline requires access to the cable itself. Thus, landlines are more secure for discussing private information like financial accounts and medical records.
- Comfort
Ergonomically speaking, a landline handset can be more comfortable to hold and talk on. Its larger size and design make it easier to hold between the ear and shoulder for those times when you need two hands but still want to chat. Most landlines also come with wireless capabilities.
- Low Cost
Landlines can be less expensive to own than cell phones, including equipment and monthly bills, depending on your plan and usage.
With all these benefits still alive and well, isn’t it time that you installed a landline at your home here in Illinois?
Phone Book Information
In November of this year, Grafton Telephone Company will be providing all of its customers a copy of the residential (white pages) listings. This will be last annual copy of the residential white pages that Grafton will deliver in paper to all customers. In future years, the directory will be updated on our website at www.gtec.com. But, if you would like a paper copy of that updated residential listing in later years, you may request one by calling our business office at 618-786-3311 and a paper copy will be mailed to you at no cost.
You will also be able to find at www.gtec.com
standard educational material(s) about the requirements for Grafton to install, repair, and meet appointments within the specified amount of time, the availability and issuance of customer credits and alternative telephone service, and any applicable exemptions. You will also be able to find information about telephone relay services for people with hearing disabilities or for older customers.
GTI 250
GTI 750
$ 5.95 per month
250 Minutes anywhere in the continental U.S.
250 Minutes anywhere in the continental U.S.
$ 15.95 per month
750 minutes anywhere in the continental U.S.
750 minutes anywhere in the continental U.S.
New GTI Unlimited
$ 29.95 per month
Unlimited minutes anywhere in the continental U.S.
GTI Digital
$ 39.95 month
Local phone service as well as unlimited long distance minutes in the continental U.S.
All packages have taxes added on additionally.
Additional calling features
Basic Service - $25.00
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Monthly Rates Feature A Choices
Automatic Recall — $1.95
Redials last incoming call even if you do not answer.
Automatic Callback – $1.95
Redials last outgoing call
Anonymous Call Rejection - $2.25
Allows subscribers to reject calls when caller has intentionally blocked calling name/number information.
Call Forwarding, Remote Access — $1.50
Allows change of forwarding number from remote location.
Call Forward Busy or No Answer — $1.95
Incoming calls encountering busy or not answered after a number of rings transferred to another number.
Call Waiting/Cancel Call Waiting — $1.50
A tone will alert you that another caller is trying to reach you. Call waiting can be cancelled when desired.
Caller ID on Call Waiting — $1.05
Displays caller name and number of incoming call while on the phone with another caller.
Speed Call — 8 numbers - $1.85; 30 numbers - $2.25
Dials up to 8 or 30 preprogrammed numbers.
3-Way Calling - $1.95
Allows third party to be added to phone conversation.
Call Transfer $1.00
Allows transfer of call to a third party and drop off or 3-way calling. Requires 3-way calling service to function.
Per-Call ID Blocking (*69) – Free
Blocks your name and number from being displayed to others
Selective Call Acceptance - $2.25
Decide which calls you will take.
Selective Call Rejection - $2.25
Decide which calls you will reject.
Selective Call Forwarding - $2.25
Decide which calls will be forwarded to you.
Teen Line - $3.95
(Distinctive Ring-All Calls) Separate number assigned on same line with distinctive ring pattern (counts as 2 features for packages).
Distinctive Ring/Call Waiting - $2.25 Calls frorn predetermined numbers will be received with a distinctive ring or tone.
Monthly Rates Feature B Choices
Caller ID - $5.95 (Caller Name & Number)
Displays caller name and number before you answer the phone.
Voice Mail - $5.95
An automated answering system takes messages for you when you are on the phone or unable to answer.
Super Saver Packs!
Caller ID Pack — $7.95
Caller ID plus 2 Feature A Choices
Premium Caller ID Pack #1 - $10.95
Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Waiting, Caller ID on Call Waiting
Premium Caller ID Pack #2 - $11.95
Premium Caller ID Pack #1 plus 2 Feature A Choices
Add Additional Feature A Choices to Caller ID Packs - $0.85 Per Feature
Custom Call Packs
#1 Any three Feature A Choices - $3.75
#2 Any four Feature A Choices - $4.50
#3 Any six Feature A Choices $5.25
Line Maintenance - $2.95
Lifeline link-up
The Lifeline program in Illinois was created to ensure low income individuals and households can have access to local telephone service by providing them with partial subsidies on their phone bills. It can also discount the initial installation cost of a landline. You may be eligible for greatly reduced local phone line installation and a credit each month to lower the cost of your local phone service. Consumers enrolled in one or more of the following assistance programs may qualify for the Lifeline benefit:
- Medicaid
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – formerly Food Stamps
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Federal Housing Assistance
- Veterans Survivors Pension Benefit Program
Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation (ITAC)
On behalf of Illinois telephone companies, ITAC has been serving people with hearing loss for over 30 years. Illinois law requires that free equipment is available for residents who are unable to use the standard phone system. We are funded by a small charge on all phone lines in Illinois.
All ITAC Equipment is FREE!
ITAC EQUIPMENT:
Amplified Phones
Captioned Phones
Speech Amplifier
Electrolarynx
TTY
SERVING ILLINOIS RESIDENTS WHO ARE:
Deaf
Hard of Hearing
Late Deafened
Low Speech
Laryngectomy Patients
DeafBlind
National Do Not Call Registry
By registering on the National Do Not Call Registry, you can be free of unwanted and uninvited calls from telemarketers and spammers. Once registered, you will remain on the list for 5 years unless you specifically ask to be removed. To register your number, go to www.donotcall.gov, or call (888) 382-1222 from the telephone number you want registered.