Hi Eric.
I'm new to this forum but not new to uv. I've had a bit of experience using telnet with uv. Although it's a quick solution when your away from your PC, you would be doing yourself a favor by using a terminal emulator. The two that come to mind are ProComm and AccuTerm. Both give you dial-up cabalities, are quite easy to use and are packed with some cool features.
You can find information about ProComm at
www.symantec.com/procomm/ and you can check out AccuTerm at
http://www.asent.com/
Good Luck