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TELUS will be releasing the Galaxy Nexus for $99.99 on a 3-year

TELUS is launching the Galaxy Nexus this Friday and it seems they’ll be celebrating its availability by a special introductory offer of $99.99 on a 3-year term. Still no word on the no-term contract price, probably between $599.99 and $649.99. More soon! (Thanks tipster!) Tweet

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TELUS says the Samsung Galaxy Note is “coming soon”

Well, well, well. This is a turn of events. I just received a very welcome email from TELUS. The Samsung Galaxy Note will be heading towards TELUS. Yes, TELUS! This will be launching on their HSPA+ network, but will be available when their LTE network launches “later this quarter”. No word on price points, or [...]

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Galaxy Nexus available at TELUS January 13th

Here’s the official word from TELUS on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus: “Coming to TELUS on January 13th, the Android 4.0 powered Galaxy Nexus!”. No word on price points, but Bell and Virgin are selling the Nexus for $159.99 on a 3-year, or $649.99 outright. In addition, Rogers and Fido will be releasing the Galaxy Nexus [...]

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TELUS offering “up to $350 off BlackBerry PlayBook Sale”, 32GB will be $250

For those of you who didn’t notice, RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook went up in price to where it was when it launched back on April 19th – now ranging from $499.99 to $699.99 outright. There is still the 2 for 1 business offer available, but rest assured, the low prices of days past will be coming [...]

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TELUS says the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE is “coming soon”

TELUS set their 2012 financial targets yesterday and for wireless they expect to bring in between $5.75 to $5.9 billion, up 5.5 to 8% – mainly driven by a “growth in data and roaming revenues” and “healthy additions of wireless smartphones”. In addition, TELUS is expecting to launch their LTE (Long Term Evolution) network in [...]

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TELUS expands 4G coverage in Manitoba, now available in Selkirk, Victoria Beach and Steinbach

Good news for residents in Manitoba as TELUS has installed new HSPA+ dual-cell towers in Selkirk, Victoria Beach and Steinbach – this brings the total coverage to reach 66% of Manitobans. Peak download speeds could see up to 42 Mbps, but TELUS notes realistic speeds are actually between 7-14 Mbps. TELUS noted in the press [...]

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TELUS starts selling select “high-tier” smartphones for $0 on a 2-year, iPhone 3GS and Android

Could it really be happening? 3-year contracts on the way out? Probably not, but TELUS has started to sell select smartphones on a 2-year contract for $0. It’s part of a promo they have going on now for the big Q4 holiday push and although it’s not the latest and greatest iPhone or Android handsets, [...]

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“In direct response to Bell and Rogers”, TELUS comes out with new unlimited 6pm local calling promo

Doesn’t is seem that all the “competing” carriers roll out the same monthly plans with the same features at the same time? Well, “In direct response to Bell and Rogers, TELUS is introducing free local calling after 6pm included with all price plans on all new activations and renewals.” This promo is on until the [...]

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BlackBerry Bold 9790 officially launching at TELUS on December 2nd

This just about sums up the Canadian release of the Bold 9790 – the mid-range Berry that comes with a physical QWERTY keyboard and a touchscreen. Most carriers will officially release this on December 2nd, TELUS will now join Bell and Virgin. However, their sub-brand Koodo Mobile put this new smartphone online today for sale, [...]

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TELUS offers Eastern Canada customers free long distance, must be “porting in from Bell”

Earlier today we posted that Bell re-launched a promo for new customers in Alberta and B.C. that gave free Canadian long distance. Well, “in direct response to Bell extending their Canadian Long distance promotion in Western Canada to December 31, TELUS is introducing a new promotional voice and data rate plans in Eastern Canada with [...]