Reminders About Telephone Lines
A modem can be used with most standard voice telephone lines.
Home Phone Lines
There are a few things you need to know if you use your home phone line to connect to the campus network:
- While you are using a phone line with your modem, no one else can use it for a voice call.
- If someone picks up a phone on the same line as your active modem, it could disconnect your modem.
- IMPORTANT: When you use the phone line to connect to a computer, you must disable any phone service (i.e., call waiting) that causes an audible signal during a phone call. Otherwise the signal will disrupt your computer connection. In most cases, you can dial *70 to turn off call waiting before you dial the modem number. If this does not work, contact your phone company for information.
You might consider getting a second telephone line for your modem if you plan to connect often.
Campus Phone Lines
On-campus use of the dial-in modem pools is discouraged in buildings where direct connections to the campus network are an option. Instead, you can arrange for a campus network connection by contacting UW Technology Network Installation at install@u.washington.edu or 206-543-5068.
Hotel Phone Lines
If you want to connect to the campus network from the phone in your hotel, you should inquire when you reserve your room whether or not the hotel offers an "RJ-11 analog data port" in the room. Verify this information again when you check in.
WARNING! Many hotels use digital telephone systems, and if you plug your modem into a jack intended for the digital phone, it may cause damage to your modem. If you are not sure whether or not to use your modem, ask at your hotel.
