Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Discontinuation of FAS Modem Pool: Wednesday, September 30
As part of an overall effort to
recover costs from lesser-used services, FAS IT will discontinue its dial-up
modem pool as of September 30th 2009.
Usage on the modem pool has dwindled to an average of two users a day, a level
at which we can no longer justify the large expense of maintaining this
service.
There are several options for
those who have relied on modem access. DSL, FIOS, and cable modem
providers such as Verizon and Comcast offer significantly faster Internet
access speeds than the current service. Alternatively, third-party
providers such as www.netzero.net and www.earthlink.net are available for
those who wish to continue to connect to the network from off campus using a
modem.