Cellular Services
UTMB offers cellular wireless phone service through agreements with AT&T (formerly Cingular Wireless), Sprint,
T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless. The services are offered at a discount
available to UTMB departments through arrangements provided by the Texas
Department of Information Resources (provided by the TEXAN 2000 contract).
Cellular phones are sold directly to UTMB departments and rate plans are billed
monthly to authorized UTMB accounts. To obtain this service, the department must
complete the Cellular Services Form.
The cellular service providers have a continual assortment of new cell devices and services available for your selection.
View the chart to compare offerings including rate plans and employee discounts from the four carriers:
Compare Services
ActiveSync:
ActiveSync is a program that allows mobile device, such as PDA's and smart phones to be synchronized with the
Microsoft Exchange Server.
Blackberry Services:
BlackBerry device provides wireless access to email, data, phone, web,
and organizer features which assists in quicker responses and faster decision making.
International Travel:
Check to see if you will have coverage based on your device and itinerary.
UTMB Employee discounts:
Discounts for personal cell phones are also
available through select providers for state employees. Information regarding the employee cellular discounts is also
available in Pager & Cellular Services in 1.115 Administration Building.
Wireless Data Cards:
Data Cards operate through the cell networks and provide high speed, wide area, wireless communication to your laptop computer.