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TELUS 72-hour sale has the Nexus S for $0 on a 1-year

The 72-hour TELUS sale is back in fine fashion. This time they’ve placed a couple BlackBerry and Android devices the list for the ripe price of free ($0.00) on a 1-year contract: Curve 9380, Torch 9800, Samsung Nexus S and the HTC Desire HD. The Nexus S is probably the best bet out of the [...]

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TELUS “My Account” iPhone, Android and BlackBerry app now available

TELUS customers who have an iOS device can now use their new “My Account” app. This is now available and compatible with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and the iPod Touch. As stated before the app will allow you to monitoring your voice, text and data usage, check your account balance, make payments, [...]

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TELUS upgrade schedule shows Optimus LTE possibly getting ICS on August 20th

TELUS has once again updated the “Device OS Upgrade schedule” and there are a few items to speak of. Officially vanished from this is the HTC Desire HD, which confirms the device is staying put at Gingerbread. However, it looks like the LG Optimus LTE is pegged in for an upgrade on August 20th, which [...]

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TELUS investing $3.8 million into Halifax to expand LTE coverage

TELUS is keeping the money flowing across Canada. The carrier recently announced plans to unload $3 billion into B.C., $650 million in Ontario, and $840 million into Quebec, and now they have promised $8.4 million in Atlantic Canada over the next 3-years. According to their press release TELUS will hire 65 new employees in the [...]

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TELUS LG Optimus LTE shown off running OS 4.0.4, official upgrade imminent

The LG Optimus LTE was one of the first LTE-enabled devices to hit both Bell and TELUS’ lineup. This launched with OS 2.3 Gingerbread and is patiently waiting for the OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. According to TELUS’s website they note we can expect this around August 7th, plus Bell says it should arrive [...]

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TELUS discontinues the BlackBerry Curve 9360 and the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray

You can count on a few more devices in TELUS’ lineup hitting the history books. This time it’s a couple entry-level smartphone to be placed on the discontinued list: Sony Ericsson Xperia ray and the BlackBerry Curve 9360. Both of these are less than a year old, but both have been decent handsets. Of course, [...]

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Additional details on TELUS’ upcoming “My Account” app for iOS, Android and BlackBerry

A couple weeks back we let you know of a new app that TELUS was going to release called the “Your Account” app. More details have now surfaced on TELUS’ own site, which now says it’s “coming soon.” The app is actually called the “My Account” app and it’ll be available on iOS, Android and [...]

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HTC says the Desire HD will not officially experience ICS

There was initially some confusion regarding the HTC Desire HD upgrade to Android OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Both HTC and TELUS – the carrier who has the device available in Canada – both stated this Android is scheduled to receive an update later this month. Then unexpectedly it was “cancelled,” then “suspended.” In an [...]

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TELUS comes out with 6GB data promo, costs $65/month and includes Caller ID, Voice Mail

TELUS has now joined the 6GB party! Their plan just went live and it too includes all the fixings: 6GB data, 200 anytime minutes, unlimited Nationwide Family Calling, unlimited evenings and weekends starting at 6pm, unlimited texts messages, unlimited nationwide talk and text messaging with 10 numbers, plus they are throwing in Caller ID, Voice [...]

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Official statement from TELUS on the now “suspended” HTC Desire HD ICS upgrade

Last week TELUS updated their “Device OS Upgrade schedule” and informed HTC Desire HD users that the upgrade to OS 4.0 was unfortunately cancelled “due to poor device performance during testing.” Certainly not the best news and we reached out to both TELUS and HTC for the reason why. While we’re still waiting from an [...]