Apple iPhone™ at Stanford
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Ordering an iPhone
Models and Pricing
iPhone 3G S
| 16GB | New activation $199.00 | Upgrade $399 |
| 32GB | New activation $299.00 | Upgrade $499.00 |
| Please select Black or White. | ||
iPhone 3G
The iPhone 3G is still available in 8GB (black).
3G 8GB iPhone—New activation $99.00; upgrade $299.00
Terms
If you have had your current AT&T phone for less than 21 months, you are not eligible for the lower pricing.
Buyer's Remorse: If you have purchased a phone within 30 days, you can return it by calling 5-HELP, Option 4 (650-725-4357).
iPhones are not eligible for phone insurance.
Costs and Service Plans
The iPhone 3G S and 3G require both a qualified voice plan and a data plan. All iPhone data plans are $45.
Voice Plans
All Voice plans will show an additional 20% credit on your monthly billing statement from IT Services.
With AT&T Nation GSM Rate Plans, you never pay Domestic roaming or long distance charges. Select plans include Unlimited Nationwide Mobile to Mobile Minutes, Unlimited Night & Weekend Minutes, and include hundreds of Anytime Rollover Minutes.
| Plan Name | Monthly Service Charge |
Anytime Minutes |
Nights/Wk Minutes |
Mobile to Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nation 450 w/Rollover | $39.99 |
450 | 5000 | Unlimited |
| Nation 900 w/Rollover | $59.99 |
900 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Nation 1350 w/Rollover |
$79.99 |
1350 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Nation 2000 w/Rollover |
$99.99 |
2000 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Unlimited Minutes This plan is not eligible for the additional IT Services 20% discount. |
$99.99 |
Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Data Plans
| Enterprise Domestic Data Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Data | Unlimited (does not include text messaging) | $45/month |
| Data Global International Add-On for iPhone | |
|---|---|
| 20MB | $24.99/month |
| 50MB | $59.99/month |
| International and Domestic (3G and 3G S only) | |
| Unlimited Text messaging is not included in data plans. This plan is not available on original iPhone. Plans do not support tethering and should not be used by tethering customers. |
$64.99/month |
Text Messaging Plans
| SMS Text Messaging | |
|---|---|
| 200 text messages | $5/month |
| 1500 text messages | $15/month |
| Unlimited text messages | $20/month |
Note: 20% IT Services discount does not apply to International Data or Text Messaging plans.
Ordering and Activation
Give your selected iPhone and plan information to your Department Contact, who will submit your order via the Order IT web site.
Activation:
- Subscribers cannot purchase or activate new 3G or 3G S iPhones at the Apple /AT&T Stores
- iPhone devices are delivered pre-activated. The subscriber must call 5-HELP, Option 4, (650-725-4357) 24/7 to finalize the process, and then sync to iTunes.
- Tethering to iTunes is required to complete activation; however, you are not required to set up an iTunes account with credit card information.
Security
When your iPhone is set up, it will contain your personal email, text messaging, phone, and even some Web cookies and authentication credentials. This allows quick access to all of these services. If your iPhone is lost or stolen, a user would still be able to access all of these features.
To help prevent unauthorized use, IT Services recommends setting the Passcode feature on the iPhone. To set a passcode:
- Tap the Home button and then tap the Settings icon.
- Tap General.
- Tap Passcode Lock.
- Enter a 4-digit passcode. Enter it again to confirm.
- Tap Require Passcode and select a time from Immediately to 1
hour.
Note: Shorter times are more secure.
- Tap the Home button to return to the Home screen.
Without the Passcode, an unauthorized user would be unable to make calls, access email, send text messages, or visit web sites.
It is not possible to require an email password each time you check mail using the iPhone email application. Anyone with access to your iPhone would be able to check your email and send messages from your account.
Note: Stanford webauthed web sites, or other web pages that use a login ID and password, will retain your login credentials. The time your credentials remain valid varies. Safari does not "quit" (and cancel your credentials) when you leave the program on the iPhone. To manually quit Safari, hold down the "Home" button for five seconds. This will cancel any Stanford webauth credentials.
Support
When the iPhone was released, IT Services tested and documented compatibility with centrally-provided resources such as Stanford's wireless network, email systems, and web authentication system. Our findings are listed below, and are updated as we learn more. Note that IT Services can provide only limited support for other systems and applications.
Software and Security Updates
Apple will occasionally provide software updates for the iPhone. These may contain critical security patches, bug fixes, and new software features.
To check for an update, connect your iPhone to your computer and open iTunes.
Testing indicates that the iPhone's email client is fully compatible with Stanford's email system. We have developed some basic, preliminary information you will need to configure the email program.
Group IMAP Accounts
Group IMAP accounts are configured slightly differently from the iPhone email client. Instructions are available to configure the iPhone for a Group IMAP account.
Calendar
The iPhone's built-in calendar application does not automatically sync with Sundial. However, you can access the Sundial web client (http://sundial.stanford.edu) using the Safari browser.
Stanford Library Proxy
Some references, journals, and sites at the Stanford Library require a Stanford IP address to allow access. If you are off campus, you may not arrive at the library via a Stanford IP address. These settings will allow you to authenticate as a valid Stanford student, faculty, or staff member and access library resources from off campus locations. Instructions are located here.
Administrative Applications
The Safari web browser included with the iPhone does not include support for Java, so administrative applications like Kronos that require Java will not work. Other HTML-based applications may work but this has not been tested by Administrative Systems and will likely not be certified by the application vendors.
- The iPhone includes a VPN client, which is compatible with the Stanford VPN service.
- Already an iPass subscriber? Download the iPassConnect software for free from the iTunes AppStore by searching for iPassConnect and then clicking "GET APP" by the iPass icon.
iPhone Apps
The University Registrar has contracted with TerriblyClever Design, a student-owned development company, to develop and deploy several iPhone applications that may be useful to Stanford students. For more information you can visit: iapps.stanford.edu; for application support, please see: stanford.terriblyclever.com/forums.
