UTMB
offers wireless PC (Data) Cards through agreements with AT&T Wireless (formerly Cingular Wireless),
Sprint Wireless, and Verizon Wireless. Data Cards operate through the cell networks and
provide the high speed, wide area, wireless connectivity to your laptop computer and convenient access to the
UTMB network, e-mail server and Internet. No cable or cellular phone is needed for internet connection. This service is sold directly to UTMB departments at a discount and rate plans
are billed monthly to authorized UTMB accounts. To obtain this service the
department must complete the Data Card Services Form.
Browse data card options and compare offerings from the four carriers:
View Data Card Services
Pricing:
Price for devices and plans vary according to vendor promotions. One
time charges range from free to $49.99 with monthly charges ranging from $49.99
to $59.99.
Notice on Data Cards:
We are no longer able to obtain unlimited data packages on data cards from any of the carriers. The largest data package offered for data cards
is 5 Gigabytes (5 GB).
What most people want to know is, "What Does 5 Gigabytes Get Me?"
To help answer the question, here are some examples of what typical 'downloads' eat up in bandwidth:
Activity/Download |
File Size |
X* |
1 email |
10KB |
500,000 |
1 webpage visit to EVDOinfo.com |
150KB |
33,333 |
1 downloaded song from iTunes |
4MB |
1,250 |
1 typical 3 minute video on YouTube/Google |
5MB |
1,000 |
1 hour of 56k audio stream |
25MB |
200 hrs |
1 typical 5 minute video on iTunes |
30MB |
167 |
1 hour of video stream or 2-way video chat |
52MB |
97 hrs |
1 hour of World of Warcraft online gaming |
32MB |
156 hrs |
1 typical 45-minute TV show from iTunes |
200MB |
25 |
1 Full-length (2 hours) movie download |
1.5GB |
3 |
1 entire DVD disk image |
4.5GB |
1 |
*number of times you have to do to get to 5 gigabytes.
From these charts, it is obvious that the activities which consume the most bandwidth involve music and video downloads.
Also, don’t forget about major software updates for your computer. They don't happen daily, but could easily be over 100 MB and have been
known to happen a couple times a month. For the majority of account holders, 5 GB of bandwidth is hard to consume and you should not have
to worry about exceeding 5 gigabytes in a month.
We suggest not using your data card if you plan to travel internationally.
The 5 GB is for domestic use only. You can purchase 100 MB Data usage within 90 countries for $119.99 and 200 MB Data usage within 90 countries
for $199.99. This is not much and you will still incur roaming charge. Contact Pager & Cellular before you leave so that we can help you
investigate the best options. Below is the AT&T international link that explains roaming charges.
AT&T International Link