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Update: TELUS, Bell and SaskTel reduce iPhone 5 pricing by $100 (must sign 3-year contract)

TELUS is also jumping on the 16GB iPhone 5 price drop. Their promo is now available online and sees all models of the iPhone drop by $100, so here’s the new pricing until December 27th: 16GB: $79 32GB: $179 64GB: $279 To score this deal you’ll have to sign a 3-year and spend $50/month or [...]

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Update: Mobilicity declares “a colossal victory” against TELUS, BC Supreme Court says they can continue to run TV ad

Last week TELUS initiated a lawsuit with the BC Supreme Court against newer wireless carrier Mobilicity (DAVE Wireless) that pegged their latest advertisement as being damaging, plus “false and misleading.” The TV spot honed in on Mobilicity’s no-contract and unlimited monthly talk, text and data offering, compared to their competitors (not singling out TELUS) unlimited [...]

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Get your “refreshed” iPhone 5 today at TELUS for $599

TELUS has posted a “refreshed” iPhone 5 on their site. This is also known as used, refurbished, or has for some reason been returned by a customer, but is part of TELUS’ new “Certified Pre-Owned” program. Apparently TELUS will only sell the 16GB version (black or white) online today and the price: $0 on a [...]

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TELUS expands LTE coverage into Jasper, Hinton and Moncton

TELUS continues their LTE rollout today and announced coverage has expanded into Hinton and Jasper, AB, plus Moncton, NB. Coverage is in the core of these locations and if you’re unfamiliar with LTE (Long Term Evolution), this new network will bring your faster download and upload speeds (average download speeds are between 12 to 25 [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Camera finds a home at TELUS

The Samsung Galaxy Camera was released in Canada on December for $599.99. This hefty gem has a 16MP shooter and runs Android OS 4.1 Jelly Bean – it basically can do everything for you except make a call and comes pre-loaded with the popular photo app Instagram (not sure if that’s a benefit these days). [...]

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Bell and TELUS expand LTE coverage into various locations (St. Catharines, Moncton, Blue Mountain)

Quick update: Carrier LTE (Long Term Evolution) network rollouts continue to happen and now Bell has expanded their coverage to include Moncton, NB, Blue Mountain, ON, and St.Catherines, ON. In addition, TELUS customers will also find LTE in St. Catharines ON and Lloydminister, AB Both carriers now reach approximately 65% of the Canadian population – [...]

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TELUS will also release the Samsung ATIV S on December 14th, but “quantities are limited”

Last night we posted news that Bell was on tap to release the elusive Windows Phone 8 Samsung ATIV S on Friday, December 14th. Now, according to this internal TELUS doc, it seems it’ll shed the “coming soon” label on the same date. In addition, there will also be a limited number of ATIV S [...]

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TELUS goes after Mobilicity in court, says their ads are “false and misleading”

TELUS, Canada’s third largest wireless carrier, has asked the Supreme Court of British Columbia to step in and immediately stop Mobilicity from running their latest ad (TV, radio, print, online). The ad in question apparently takes direct aim at their competitors unlimited offerings, not specifically noting TELUS, and that “what you see isn’t always what [...]

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TELUS expands LTE coverage into Brantford, now reaches 65% of the Canadian population

Yesterday TELUS (and Bell) went live with their LTE network in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Today, TELUS has expanded once again and added another location in their quest for LTE dominance. If you live or visit the Brantford, Ontario area – home of The Great One – then you’ll be greeted with LTE speeds (average of [...]

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TELUS and Bell reportedly turn on LTE in Newfoundland

LTE (Long Term Evolution) has reportedly arrived in Newfoundland this morning. We’ve received several emails from both Bell and TELUS customers that they have turned on the LTE switch in St. John’s and stretches out to Mount Pearl. Both carriers have yet to update their coverage map so we’re not sure how large the coverage [...]