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Direct all telephone and wireless device correspondence to telephoneadmin@uwaterloo.ca.

UW Purchasing and Pricing (departmental and research accounts only)

Order a New BlackBerry
Upgrade an Existing BlackBerry
Lost or Stolen BlackBerry
Rogers Monthly Invoice Access

Travel Add-on Plans (you will be forwarded to another web page)

To order a new wireless device:

The person authorizing the purchase should email request@uwaterloo.ca with the following information:

  • model (Torch, Bold, Curve, etc.)
  • name of user, employee number, and UW userid
  • building, room number, and department
  • email address
  • extension number
  • city where you want it to be activated
  • an account number for the charges
  • voice plan ($20)
  • data plan ($30) BES - BlackBerry only

* BES synchronizes wirelessly in real time from your Exchange (connect) account to email, contacts and calendar on your BlackBerry.

Rogers New & Upgrade UW Prices (April 2012):

Prices are subject to change without notice and periodically there are special offers. Email telephoneadmin@uwaterloo.ca for the current information.

BlackBerry Phones with a 3 year Voice and Data Plan

  • BlackBerry 9900 - $99.99 (3G High Speed-GPS,WiFi)
  • BlackBerry 9810 - $79.99 (3G High Speed-GPS,WiFi)
  • BlackBerry Bold 9790 - $74.99 (3G, High Speed-GPS, WiFi)
  • BlackBerry Curve 9360 - $0 (3G, High Speed-GPS, WiFi)
  • Blackberry Curve 9300 - $0 (3G High Speed-GPS, WiFi); can be purchased with voice-only on corporate plan.

For one and two year plan prices, please contact telephoneadmin@uwaterloo.ca

Comparison of models (blackberry.com)

Cell Phones Available for $0 with a 3 year Voice Plan

  • Nokia 7020
  • Samsung Corby Pro
  • BlackBerry Curve 9300
  • Nokia X7

Accessories
Each BlackBerry and Cell Phone comes with a free case and a home charger.

  • Car Charger ----$19.99
  • Home Charger --$19.99
  • Bluetooth ------$99.99
  • Battery --------$69.99

Rogers UW Corporate Plans (only for permanent staff and faculty, billed through departmental accounts)


Voice Plan ($20/month)

  • 250 anytime local minutes + Unlimited Evenings + Weekends 6pm-8am
  • Each user contributes 250 minutes each to total UW voice pool
  • 250 Incoming minutes
  • Call Display
  • Basic Voicemail
  • Call Forwarding
  • Call Waiting
  • Conference Calling
  • Pooling Voice
  • Data Pooling
  • Company Calling  unlimited local calling between UW Rogers users
  • 125 Sent + Unlimited Incoming Text Messages

BlackBerry BES Data Plan ($30/month)

  • 1GB/month (each user contributes 1GB each to the total UW data pool).

Long Distance Plan Rates

  • US Long Distance Calls (Canada to US) $0.15/min.
  • Canada Long Distance Calls (Canada to Canada) $0.10/min.

Rogers UW Employee Personal Plans (only for permanent staff and faculty, billed personally)- Please contact doconnor@amlnet.com

Voice Plan ($20/month)

  • 250  anytime local minutes + Unlimited Evenings + Weekends 6pm-8am
  • 250 Incoming minutes
  • Call Display
  • Basic Voicemail
  • Call Forwarding
  • Call Waiting
  • Conference Calling

BlackBerry BES Data Plan ($30/month)

  • To request this service, send a separate email to request@uwaterloo.ca asking for a BES server license. (Cost for BES license on a personal account is $90)
  • 1GB/month

Upgrade an existing BlackBerry:

  • Upgrading your device can only be done 24 months from initial activation date or previous upgrade.
  • The person authorizing the upgrade should email request@uwaterloo.ca and include the model required, the person’s name and cell number and also the account number to be charged.
  • Direct questions by email to telephoneadmin@uwaterloo.ca.

Lost/Stolen BlackBerry?

  • Contact Rogers Tech Support (1-866-931-3282) immediately and they will put a block on the phone. 
  • Then email telephoneadmin@uwaterloo.ca regarding a replacement.

Rogers Monthly Invoice Access

IST has given everyone initial access to their Rogers invoice online. Everyone should have been contacted by Rogers with instructions on how to gain access to their online invoice.

  • Go to https://winonline.rogers.com 
  • User Name: usually the same as your WatIAM user id or if not, first initial then surname (no spaces).
  • Password: either the password Rogers sent you by email or one you have chosen yourself. If you have forgotten your password, click the link on the login screen to request Rogers to send a new one.

New customers will automatically be given access to their online invoice and receive an email from Rogers with instructions. If you need further assistance please email telephoneadmin@uwaterloo.ca.

This page was updated in April 2012.