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TELUS and Koodo release the LG Optimus Chat

By on July 28, 2011 at 8:05am in Koodo Mobile News, Mobile News, Telus Mobility News


A low-end entry level Android slider is now available at both TELUS and Koodo. Depending on which carrier you go with the LG Optimus Chat can be yours for the ripe price of $200 outright and slips all the way to $0.00 on a 3-year. The Chat runs Android 2.2, has a 3 megapixel camera and a 2.8-inch touchscreen (plus full slide out QWERTY keyboard). The Chat is upgradable to OS 2.3 Gingerbread but no word of when this will be available… one of the best features of the Chat is its Wi-FI hotspot capability.

More here at Koodo and TELUS

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12 comments for “TELUS and Koodo release the LG Optimus Chat”

  1. I can understand Kodoo. But why, Telus?

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    Posted by Xer | July 28, 2011, 8:07 am
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    • Why not Telus? They do cater to more than just the top end smartphone market.

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      Posted by MXM4K | July 28, 2011, 8:10 am

  2. nice ! next should be Nothing SII closly followed by Youwish HD. both triple cores ( 1 active and 2 spares ), other specs undisclosed rite now. so Future is Friendly at Telus !…Go Telus, Go !…maybe you get lost…

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    Posted by danion | July 28, 2011, 8:13 am
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  3. Optimus chat

    $200 outright
    0 on a three year.

    therefore the 3 year contract is a 200 phone subsidy

    SGS (on bell)

    $600 outright
    170 on a three year (less with sasktel)

    the SGS is a $400 subsidy over 3 years?

    moral of the story?

    the big telcos can offer every phone in there lineup for free or pay you to take them off there hands and still make a ton of money

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    Posted by Andy C | July 28, 2011, 9:30 am
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    • Unfair comparison.
      The SGS2 costs $40 a month for 36 months, plus 170$. So $1610.
      The Chat is $0 on a Telus three-year. So only $720.

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      Posted by Alex Perrier | July 28, 2011, 12:08 pm

  4. Saw a the samsung rep at telus holding a massive screen phone yesterday – any clues on what it is?

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    Posted by Shamu | July 28, 2011, 9:49 am
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  5. It’s a little annoying to see phones locked and sold by providers, especially outright. What if i want the Galaxy 551 on Telus? What if my friend has a Solo contract?

    USA is worse because each national provider has an unique technology. But in Canada, thumbs up to RAZR, Sony TM??? (Mobilicity), Nexus S, iPhone 4, and Nokia Something for being unlocked phones sold at Zellers (Sony) and FS/BB (others)! And congrats to WIND for a simple and straightforward unlocking policy!

    Now for the Optimus Chat itself, it shows that Telus and Koodo are targeting value-conscious customers. Let’s just hope that their plans become a better value too!

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    Posted by Alex Perrier | July 28, 2011, 10:24 am
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  6. The lower-end smartphones with Telus work on any voice plan, so $20 × 36 months = $720.

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    Posted by Alex Perrier | July 28, 2011, 3:09 pm
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  7. Well hello KIN Two keyboard :)

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    Posted by Zachary Tg | July 28, 2011, 7:38 pm
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  8. I played with one today. It’s not a bad phone. The keyboard actually feels really nice. My optimus one just crapped out on me. I may get this one now.

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    Posted by j. | July 29, 2011, 3:01 am
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    • Not sure about phones, but TELUS had a very good one-year warranty for my Huawei USB mobile Internet modem. They also have a minor bug fix and my Optimus One’s still strong after months of use so far. So have you tried getting your Optimus One repaired?

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      Posted by Alex Perrier | July 29, 2011, 10:55 am

  9. really good phone, depending on which plan you get, it could be of great use to people who like touches but would like a full keyboard to text.

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    Posted by spongebob | December 22, 2011, 7:06 pm
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