Verizon ESG - has a policy to disconnect after 30 minutes of undetected activity. The Penn-ISC modem pool is limited to 1 hour of connection time between 6 PM and 12 o clock, midnight, and 4 hours of connection time between 12 o clock midnight and 6 PM the following day. The Penn-Express modem pool is limited to a 15 minute session. The Qwest plan includes 5 per minute all day, every day long distance savings with this Internet plan. Toll-free nationwide access is available for Qwest and UUNet plans.
Additional charges apply.
The concept of trading no cost Internet access for advertising space is rapidly growing in popularity. For more information on free ISPs, try reading the free internet acces guide first. DSL is often the fastest connection available to University customers. However, it can not beinstalled in all locations in the tri-state area, is not portable, and is much more expensive than the other two remote access connectivity options. Please note however that high-speed services, such as DSL, are still in their relative infancy and not the ideal choice for everyone.