Buzzers in Vancouver
What an Enterphone, a strata building and a 604, 778 or 236 number add up to: why your Vancouver buzzer rings one phone, what to ask your building, and how to get everyone in the suite on it.
Burnaby apartment buzzers: Metrotown, Brentwood, Edmonds, Lougheed and SFU
Renting near Metrotown, Brentwood or SFU? Who changes the Burnaby Enterphone number, why roommates share one line, and how to ring every phone in the suite.
9 min readThe Enterphone request form: what to write in each box
BC stratas update your lobby buzzer through an Enterphone form. What each box asks for, which number to give when several people share a suite, and how to test.
9 min readHow to use an Enterphone: the visitor side and the resident side
Using a BC Enterphone from both ends: how a visitor finds your suite and calls up, how you answer and open the door, and what to do if it never rings.
8 min readVancouver apartment buzzers: why the Enterphone rings one phone, and how to ring the whole suite
In Vancouver the lobby buzzer is usually called the Enterphone, and it stores one number per suite. Why it rings one phone and how to get the whole suite on it.
10 min readBuzzers in Vancouver student rentals: one Enterphone, four students
Students near UBC, SFU, Langara or BCIT share one Enterphone number per suite, often from another province or country. Who to ask, and how to ring every phone.
9 min readBuzzers in the West End, Downtown, Yaletown and Coal Harbour
Older West End rental towers and downtown condos rented out by owners handle the lobby buzzer differently. Who changes your number, and which numbers work.
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