Cellular Phone Rental

For the convenience of University departments, the UW Technology Service Center has purchased several cellular telephones and made them available as rental units.

The rental charges are $5.00 per month, or a fraction thereof, plus $.24 cents per minute for airtime (both incoming and outgoing calls). Additionally, the renting department is responsible for the cost of any long distance calls and roaming charges that is, charges incurred when the telephone is used to make or receive calls outside of the state of Washington. The renting department is also responsible for any damage or loss to the phone or its accessories.

Departments are encouraged to purchase cellular phones if the planned rental period is longer than two or three months, particularly if the phones will be used extensively.

Reservations for these phones should be made in advance by sending e-mail to help@u.washington.edu or by calling 206-221-5000. A completed Cellular Telephone Rental Agreement (Adobe Acrobat PDF format) will need to be brought with you when picking up your phone. The following information is required for cellular phone rental:

Department name, phone number, and mailstop
Name and number of person responsible for the phone
Name and number of person using the phone (if different)
Budget number
Name, number, and mailstop of person responsible for budget

Once the reservations have been made, cellular rental telephones may be picked up and dropped off at:

University of Washington
UW Technology Service Center Cellular
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE, Box:359540
UW Tower C2
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: 206-221-5000 Fax: 206-685-8457
help@u.washington.edu

Remember to bring a completed Cellular Telephone Rental Agreement (Adobe Acrobat format) when picking up your phone. You may also fax the Cellular Telephone Rental Agreement form to 206-685-4321 in advance.

Questions about the cellular rental program may be directed to UW Technology Service Center Cellular, 206-221-5000.