Dialing In? Here's a Way Around the Busy Signals

If you've dialed into the campus modem pool only to be greeted by a busy signal, you may be happy to know that you do have other options. Those who desire fewer busy signals and higher connection speeds may contract with a private Internet Service Provider on a fee-for-service basis.

To facilitate this process, Information Technology has negotiated a non-exclusive service agreement with CalWeb, one of many private companies that provides Internet service. CalWeb is waiving start-up fees for campus subscribers.

Further information on dial-in access to the campus network is found on the Web at http://netstat.ucdavis.edu/.

Please Note: You may contract with any Internet Service Provider of your choice. If you do contract with a commercial service provider, you will still need to log in to a campus system before accessing password-protected resources, such as MELVYL specialized databases and Usenet Newsgroups.