Blackberry Services
UTMB offers the BlackBerry device through AT&T (formerly Cingular Wireless), Sprint, T-Mobile or Verizon Wireless. The BlackBerry
device provides wireless access to email, data, phone, web, and organizer
features which assists in quicker responses and faster decision making.
BlackBerry devices are available to UTMB departments with rate plans and
service fees billed monthly to the department’s authorized account. To receive BlackBerry access on campus, the department must submit the
Blackberry Services Form and complete an
IRAM Request (requires UTMB intranet access).
Pricing:
BlackBerry devices connecting to the BES will
require a support fee of $9 per month to cover server license and server
support costs.
The voice plans for the Blackberry are the same as with cellular phones. UTMB
offers the unlimited data plan with different pricing for those with a voice
plan and those with data only.
Messaging:
Pin-to-Pin:
BlackBerry devices support direct PIN to PIN emailing; if you know the PIN of your recipient's BlackBerry,
you can compose an email message using the PIN instead of the email address.
BlackBerry Messenger: Use BlackBerry Messenger
to chat with other BlackBerry smartphone users in an easy-to-use instant messaging format.
Please be aware that PIN to PIN and Blackberry messenger does not provide the security and encryption that you get with sending regular e-mails.
They are transmitted in plain text, which allows anyone who intercepts a message to read it.
**COMING IN SEPTEMBER - The BlackBerry Bold