Vodafone Mobile Telephone Agreement
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has approved Vodafone as a partner for the provision of mobile communications to the Government and has been given supplier status by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) under the Government Telecommunications Mobile (Catalist) agreement.
One of the major benefits of this scheme is that we now have four providers of mobile telephones to the University and will be able to accommodate most requests.
The University of St Andrews has chosen to become a partner in this agreement and the Telephone Office can now offer substantial savings for business users of mobile telephones within the University.
If you already use a University owned mobile phone your existing number can be migrated to another provider, although we would prefer that new numbers are sought to avoid problems in the future. We are aware that some numbers are advertised extensively and cannot easily be changed. The Telephone Office will be able to give you more information on this aspect of the deal. Personal numbers can be migrated to Vodafone. However, once this has been achieved the number then becomes University property and CANNOT be migrated back to personal use
A new agreement was signed in December 2008 and the new Tariffs are shown below. This offer includes a £50 handset discount except SIM ONLY or a £50 airtime credit. No connection charge.
NB: There is a minimum 24 month contract when renting a mobile telephone/SIM card under this contract.
Full details of available handsets are available on these web pages but can be discussed with the telephone system administrator on extn 2100 or via email.
To view available handsets select the link at the foot of the page. To order a mobile handset pleases complete the online order form.
End Users may now contact the Vodafone Helpdesk direct by dialling 03333 044444 to discuss issues with their mobiles. However, Vodafone will not accept requests for replacement handsets or extra services on this number. Those requests should be directed to the telephone Office on extn 2100.
Vodafone iPad now available - see Device Pricing
iPhone Data Tariff (with Voice)
Monthly Access Fee - £10.51 per month 1Gb data + 1Gb wi-fi download limit.
Additional UK Data Usage Charge per 500Mb £4.25
iPhone Europe - £1.75 per day up to 25Mb - or part thereof (midnight to midnight)
iPhone ROW - £5 per day up to 25Mb - or part thereof (midnight to midnight)
Optional Data Roaming Bundle - Any Network Worldwide 10Mb - £15 (Not iPhone)
Optional (non iPhone) Data Roaming Bundle - Any Network Worldwide 25Mb - £50 (Not iPhone)
Optional (non iPhone) Data EU Roaming Bundle:
European data charges - £1.66 per day for the first 25Mb
Bundles: 50Mb @ £50
10Mb @ £15
Can be applied at any time during the month, rather than just the calendar month.
Tariffs
| Monthly Access (Line rental) | £2.00 |
| Insurance | £3.50 |
| Call charges to UK National number including "03"/0800/0845 | 2.7p |
Please note that International roaming, either Data or Voice, MUST be pre-ordered through the Telephone Office Ext 2100 before departure
iPad2
iPad data tariff is either:
- 2Gb + 1Gb wifi @ £12.50 plus VAT per month
- 5Gb + 2Gb wifi @ £21.50 plus VAT per month
Other call tariffs
Calls to 0870 - 6p. Calls to 0871 - 10p
Calls to UK Vodafone Mobiles - 3p
Calls to Vodafone Voicemail - Unlimited
Calls to other networks (not "3") - 9.4p
Standard SMS within the UK - 3.5p per message
Itemised Billing (On demand from the Telephone Office only)
Data bundles (UK)
Data can be downloaded at a rate of £1 per Megabyte (MB) or users can elect to have this "bundled":
CAT DATA 10 is 10MB download @ £6.75 per month
CAT DATA 500 is 500MB download @ £7.50 per month
Mobile Internet Unlimited (5Gb) @ £18 per month
Mobile Broadband -No voice - 5Gb @ £18 per month
Basic Download Cost is £5 per Mb for EU countries.
Roaming
For International data roaming charges contact the Telephone Office
Mobile broadband devices are subject to the same rules as normal handsets (i.e. £50 discount for new connections or contract expiry (2 years).
While driving
Those University staff that use a contract mobile telephone are reminded that use of such hand held devices while driving is illegal and will now attract a £60 fine and 3 penalty points.
If called, whilst driving, and it is safe to do so, pull over at the next convenient stopping point, switch off your engine, and take the call. If you do not wish to take a call whilst driving either switch of the hand held mobile or divert to voicemail.
Vodafone Devices (PDF, 5,048 KB)