Local Phone Service:

Readlyn Telephone Company has provided the quality, reliable telephone service that you expect, at the lowest possible prices for over 100 years. And, of course, we provide the very latest telephone features to help you manage your home, business and home office.

Readlyn Telephone also offers low-income telephone assistance programs. For more information,
please click here.

For our current rates, browse the features below: (if you click on the feature, it will take you to a the explanation of the feature)

There is a one-time $14.00 charge to install calling features.

Lifeline and Link-up Programs:

If you receive assistance from one of the following entities, you may be eligible for a credit each month on your phone bill and for reduced connection charges:

• Food Stamps
• Medicaid/SSI
• Local Home Energy Assistance Program (LHEAP)
• Federal Public Housing Assistance

Link-up:

The Link-up Program helps qualified low-income Iowans to obtain basic telephone service by providing:

• Reducing connection charges for basic phone service by 50% or $30, whichever is less.
• Deferring payment of connection charges without interest.

Lifeline:

The Lifeline Program helps qualified low-income Iowans by providing:

• An $8.25 monthly credit on your telephone bill.

To sign-up for either or both of these programs, please call Readlyn Telephone at 279-3375.

Call Waiting/Cancel Call Waiting:

With Call Waiting, you’ll never miss another call just because you’re on the phone. With Cancel Call Waiting, you can cancel your call waiting before an important call, or before you get on the Internet so you won’t be interrupted. Great for busy families and businesses.

Call Forwarding

With Call Forwarding, you can forward your calls to another phone or your wireless phone when you’ve got to go, or when your line is busy and you can’t answer. And, you can forward your calls to another phone when you’re on vacation or away from home. This protects you, because no one will ever know that you’re not at home. Great for businesses, people with wireless phones and people who travel or who are away from home often.

Speed Calling [8 or 30 numbers]

Quickly dial up to 8 of your most frequently called phone numbers by dialing just one number, or dial up to 30 phone numbers by dialing just 2 numbers. Great for households with children or elderly residents who need a simple way to make a call in an emergency. It’s also great for businesses and busy families needing to save time on frequently dialed numbers.

Three-way Calling

With three-way calling, you can conference call for only 50¢ per month! Talk to two people on one call, even if one is long distance. Great for businesses needing to conference call, and families who want to save time!

Inside Wire Maintenance

Readlyn customers are responsible for the repair and maintenance of inside wiring–the wiring located on your premises. If you subscribe to our Inside Wire Maintenance, if there is ever trouble with your inside wiring that disturbs your Readlyn telephone service we will repair the damage at no additional cost to you. If you do not subscribe to inside wire maintenance, Readlyn Telephone will charge you $40.00 per visit to repair and/or maintain your inside wiring.

Caller ID Name & Number

See the name and number of the person calling before you answer the phone. This is great for screening calls from callers with whom you don’t wish to speak, and it allows you to customize your greeting to customers, friends and family.

Caller ID Name & Number Block

With Caller ID Name & Number Block, your number will never be displayed on the Caller ID units of the people you call.

Anonymous Call Rejection

With Anonymous Call Rejection, you’ll automatically reject all those calls designated as anonymous. You know the ones–those calls that always seem to interrupt your dinner. In fact, with Anonymous Call Rejection, your phone won’t even ring!

Call Forwarding- Busy

With Call Forwarding-Busy, you can forward calls to another phone or your wireless phone only when your line is busy. All other calls will ring at your phone number normally. Great for businesses or people with wireless phones who don’t want to miss calls while they are on the phone or online.

Call Forwarding- No Answer

With Call Forwarding-No Answer, you can forward calls to another phone or your wireless phone only when you don’t answer your phone. All other calls will ring at your phone number normally. Great for businesses or people with wireless phones who don’t want to miss calls while they are away from their phone.

Selective Call Forwarding

With Selective Call Forwarding, you can create a list of phone numbers which will be forwarded to another phone number. All other phone numbers will ring at your phone number normally

*69 Automatic Recall

Miss a call? Just dial *69 and the last person who called you will be called back.

*66 Automatic Callback

Tired of redialing busy numbers? Just dial *66 and the number will be redialed for you until it becomes available.

Selective Call Rejection

This feature allows you to create a list of numbers you don’t want to accept calls from. (This feature works for local calls only). These callers receive a message that says you aren’t taking calls at this time. This feature shields your business and your family from undesirable phone calls.

Special Call Acceptance

Only want to receive calls from certain people? With Special Call Acceptance you can screen your incoming calls by creating a list of phone numbers from which you are willing to accept calls. Calls from phone numbers not on your list are sent to an announcement that tells them you are not receiving calls at this time. This feature shields your business and your family from undesirable phone calls.

Teen Line/Distinctive Ring

Want to add another line without the cost of adding another line? With Distinctive Ring, it’s like having two phone lines in one. You’ll get another phone number, which rings differently than your home phone number, so you’ll always know when the phone is for your teen!

This feature is also great for home-based businesses, because your business phone number rings differently than your home phone number, so you’ll always know when you’re receiving business calls. It’s also great for fax lines. Great for families with teens and home-based businesses.

Distinctive Ring Call Waiting

With Distinctive Ring Call Waiting, you’ll hear a different call waiting tone for numbers that you’ve programmed into a list. This way, you’ll always know when it’s one of your "special" callers–even when you’re on the phone!

Warm Line

When you lift the handset, if you haven’t dialed within 30 seconds, you telephone will automatically dial an emergency number. This is a very inexpensive way to keep senior citizens, and children safe. If there’s an emergency, they can simply knock the phone off the hook, and help will be on its way.