Discount Internet Access for Allegheny Students and Employees:
Off Campus Students & Employees

Allegheny College in conjunction with Windstream Internet offers discounted Internet for Allegheny students and employees. For $15.95 per month you can have unlimited dialup graphical access to the Internet, allowing you to access your campus email and web pages, and transfer files to and from your home. Microsoft Internet Explorer is supported for Usenet news, Email and Web browsing. Employees and off-campus students who have their own phone bill should follow the procedure below. Contact the Telephone and ID Coordinator in Bentley Hall at 332-2748 with any questions about signing up for the service.

Off-campus students & employees - instructions for getting an Internet connection:

1. Download the Windstream Internet Access form, complete the form, and email it to the Telephone and ID Coordinator in Bentley Hall.

2. By registering for the Allegheny/Windstream Internet Service you agree to abide by the College and Windstream Internet policies on computing and its uses. These policies can be viewed online at:

   http://www.allegheny.edu/resources/computing/computingpolicies.php (Allegheny College)
   http://www.alltel.net/customersupport/usersguide/accept/accept.html(Windstream Internet)

3. The account representative will contact you when your account has been created and tell you which Log-in ID was used. If you have not heard from Windstream within a week, call them at 1-800-225-8358.

4. Information about setting up your computer to use the Windstream Internet Service can be found on Windstream's website at http://www.alltel.net/customersupport/dialup_support.html. The default information is listed below. Contact the Windstream Help Desk at 1-800-990-4449 or support@alltel.net if you have any problems with the Windstream Internet Service.

   Summary Setup information for connecting to Allegheny/Windstream Internet Services

   Phone Number		332-3600
   DNS Server		166.102.165.13 (primary)
   DNS Server		166.102.165.11 (secondary)
   POP Mail Server**		pop.windstream.net
   SMTP Outgoing Mail Server		smtp.windstream.net
   News Server		news.windstream.net
   Windstream Internet Home Page		www.windstream.net
   Windstream Help Desk		1-866-445-3402

   **To read your Allegheny email from home, please see our off-campus email tutorials.

    

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