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TELUS: “Milestone is not available in Manitoba or Saskatchewan”

By on February 3, 2010 at 3:24pm in Asides, Mobile News, Various News

Remember when TELUS launched the iPhone back in November, all were incredibly excited that another carrier was getting the beloved device… all those except the people located in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The reason for the delay for those clients is because their HSPA network was still being built-out.

It seems as though the same will go for anticipated Android Milestone. On Moto’s website there is a small box at the very bottom of the page that states: “Motorola Milestone Coming soon to TELUS. The Motorola Milestone is not available in Manitoba or Saskatchewan.”

Rest assured for all other Canadians… the device is coming very soon!

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13 comments for “TELUS: “Milestone is not available in Manitoba or Saskatchewan””

  1. Of course it won’t be available. Give a big thanks to the Peoples Republic!!!

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    Posted by Ken Armstrong | February 3, 2010, 3:37 pm
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  2. Of course it isn’t available. Telus doesn’t care about Manitoba or Saskatchewan. Elsewise, they’d have better service out there.

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    Posted by Oliver | February 3, 2010, 3:57 pm
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  3. Telus is dependent on Sasktel for their coverage in Saskatchewan since they have a roaming agreement. And from what I understand, it won’t be until the end of 2010 when Sasktel finishes their HSPA rollout.

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    Posted by McCoy | February 3, 2010, 4:28 pm
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  4. Well that just sucks. Can not say I am surprised though.

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    Posted by Lee | February 3, 2010, 7:31 pm
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  5. This has nothing to do with TELUS- blame SaskTel and MTS.

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    Posted by Some Devil | February 3, 2010, 7:40 pm
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  6. So do the phones just stop working when I am in through Sask/Man? I regularly travel from Calgary to Regina and Winnipeg. Would like one of these phones but if I can’t get any service on the road then they are pretty much useless.

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    Posted by John | February 3, 2010, 8:35 pm
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  7. Sasktel will have HSPA starting this summer fully compleated by 2011.MTS is a different story they chose Rogers to build there HSPA network,MTS still haze no clue to when they will even start.Telus has there own towers in Winnipeg,But only in the city.

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    Posted by Larry | February 4, 2010, 12:04 am
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  8. why is it mts and sasktel’s fault telus didn’t build their own towers?

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    Posted by Sid | February 4, 2010, 12:55 am
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  9. @Sid

    MTS and Sasktel are very protective of their markets. Historically they have not cooperated with either Bell or Telus to enter those markets (eg tower sharing or attractive roaming agreements). This has made it uneconomical for Bell or Telus to enter those markets in a meaningful way.

    Now, in 2010, Sasktel and MTS have finally realized that they need to partner with others in order to build out large HSPA+ networks at a reasonable cost. Finally, there are signs that they will cooperate with others and bring competition.

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    Posted by TNSF | February 4, 2010, 10:48 am
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  10. Telus and Bell claim to have the largest HSPA+ network in Canada, good luck driving through Sask and Manitoba with NO reception at all. I love the deceptive advertising they use. Only a very small portion of customers can even use HSPA+ as only mobile 3G USB devices can currently support HSPA+ and Bell, Telus and Rogers only carry one model each.There are currently NO HSPA+ handsets available on the market. For a true comparison Rogers HSPA (not +)network is as big or larger since they actually cover Manitoba and Sask, but they will never admit to that.

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    Posted by Nerds 2 You | February 17, 2010, 2:44 pm
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  11. I recentley found out that the Milestone will not be available in Manitoba or Saskatchewan. My question is : would it be possible to straight up buy a Telus Milestone in Ontario or something, bring it to Manitoba and then activate it through Telus that way?

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    Posted by Justin Wood | December 6, 2010, 4:57 am
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  12. HSPA network NOW available in Winnipeg Manitoba via Virgin mobile and partnership with Bell mobility.

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    Posted by mikie2011 | March 2, 2011, 11:50 pm
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  13. Rogers was the only carrier of iphone4 in manitoba till now, virgin mobility and bell mobility have teamed together to bring the HSPA network to manioba to compete with rogers. Sorry MTS for being the last local carrier to ever get iphone4′s hahaha

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    Posted by mikie2011 | March 2, 2011, 11:53 pm
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