T-Mobile telephone agreement
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has now approved T-Mobile 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 4 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 T-Mobile, 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.
A new agreement was signed in February 2007 and the new Tariffs are shown below. All include a free handset to the value of £55 (except SIM Only deals) or a discount to that value if the handset is over £55. No monthly line rental, no connection charge and no Peak or Off Peak rates. There is a minimum 24 month contract when renting a mobile telephone under this contract.GPRS charges on application.
Full details of available handsets are available on these web pages but can be discussed with the telephone office on extn 2100 or via email.
Please note that numbers allocated to University issued mobile handsets are NOT transferrable for private use
Should you subsequently wish to order a mobile telephone please use the online order form.
To view available handsets click here.
T-Mobile tariffs
Monthly line rental: £2.50
Connection fee: £0
Call charges
| To a fixed line | T Mobile same account | Other T Mobiles | Other UK networks | Text message to T Mobile/Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.00p | FOC | FOC | 11p | FOC/3p |
| Geographic Zones | Receiving calls whilst roaming | Making calls whilst roaming |
|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 (Eire/IOM) | 10.21p | 28p |
| Zone 1b (Jersey/Guernsey) | 12p | 32.90p |
| Zone 2a (EU and EEA)) | 13p | 28p |
| Zone 2b (Adsditonal EU countries) | 15.28p | 32.90p |
| Zone 3 (Other Europe) | 16p | 44p |
| Zone 4 (USA/Canada) | 40p | 44p |
| Zone 5 (Australia/New Zealand) | 24p | 60p |
| Zone 6 (Rest of World) | 80p | £1.12p |
DATA Tariffs on appliction to the telephone office.
Those University staff that use a contract mobile telephone are reminded that use of such hand held devices whilst 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.