Wireless Bandwidth

Student Bandwidth Options

Students will receive 1GB per week at no additional cost. More bandwidth is available at the announced lower rates (starting at $4.00 per semester).

Note:  Those exceeding their allocation will be moved to a slower network (250 Kbps) which will still meet basic academic needs. At the end of the week, students will be reallocated their bandwidth, and moved back to the primary network.

Bandwidth usage is reset once a week on your reset day, which is when you receive your weekly bandwidth allocation.

Restrictions to external bandwidth consumption are in place to ensure that bandwidth is distributed fairly among users of the university network. Exceeding your external bandwidth allocation will cause you to be moved to the slower second-class network for up to one week, until your reset day.  However, there are no bandwidth restrictions for on-campus usage. For example, you can download/upload as much information as you need to/from internal University websites (ie www.utexas.edu, UT Direct).

Note:  Students may also have a valid appointment (TA, GRA, etc) with their department, therefore obtaining a dual role such a Full-Time Staff or Part-Time Staff (for example).

To find out how much bandwidth you are allocated per week, please visit the External Bandwidth Allocation page at External Bandwidth Allocation Page (UT EID or Guest ID required).

For more detailed information on role-based bandwidth allocations, please refer to the ServiceNow article at http://links.utexas.edu/cbsdkil

Students will continue to receive 25 GB during the finals period, and the General Libraries desktop computers will remain available for use by all students without bandwidth limits or purchases.

Monitoring Bandwidth

You can monitor your external bandwidth usage by visiting the External Bandwidth Allocation Page (UT EID or Guest ID required). This page shows your current usage, your reset day, and your bandwidth notification options.

Purchase Bandwidth