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LG Optimus G coming to Bell, TELUS and Rogers “early November”

LG held a few media events today, one in New York City and one in Toronto. You can check out our full hands-on of the 4.7-inch quad-core LTE device here. The Optimus G runs Android OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but LG promises to bring an upgrade to OS 4.1 Jelly Bean “in early Q2 [...]

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TELUS Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE upgrade to ICS officially “delayed”

If you have the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE and have been patiently waiting for an official upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich, you might be waiting a long time. This tablet – on all carriers – has witness a consistent delay in getting the desired OS update. It was first expected in July, then August, [...]

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TELUS users in Kelowna reporting LTE service is live

TELUS has steadily been investing money into expanding their LTE coverage in Vancouver. Since launching the service last February they’ve committed a cool billion dollars into the region and bring LTE speeds to several areas including Abbotsford, Victoria, Whistler, Nanaimo, Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon and Dawson Creek. We’ve been getting reports over the past few days [...]

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Canadian carriers on iPhone 5 pre-orders: Great, Strong, and “one of the best releases to date”

Apple opened up pre-orders last Friday at 12:01 PST and in 24-short hours they crossed the 2 million milestone mark. Canada is among the initial countries that will launch the new iPhone on September 21st, along with the US, Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK. Unfortunately Apple didn’t give any specific [...]

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TELUS launches the “easy device pre-ordering” option

New devices are inevitable. Some manufacturers are pushing out several handsets every month, while others release one per year. Some of the hottest smartphones have already been released, namely the HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III, Sony Xperia ion, and the Galaxy Note, but Apple is on deck to announce their next-generation iPhone in [...]

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TELUS signs five-year partnership with “We Day,” will give $25 for every Samsung Galaxy SIII or Ace Q sold

TELUS has always had a mission to give back and raise money for various charities. Over the years they’ve been huge supporters of breast cancer research, and now they’ve extended their relationship with the Free The Children organization by becoming a a National Co-Title of the “We Day” initiatives. TELUS and Free The Children have [...]

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TELUS and Telehop sign $25 million deal to offer customers #100 dial around long distance service

TELUS has about 7.5 million wireless subscribers and a new five-year $25 million deal with Telehop offers customers cheaper long distance rates. You probably know Telehop as the company with the dial-around long distance 10-10-100, but this agreement with TELUS’ mobile business is the “first of its kind” in Canada. All you need to do [...]

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TELUS wins $300,000 wireless contract with the City of Timmins

TELUS has outbid NorthernTel Mobility (division of Bell Aliant) and Rogers to win a 5-year wireless contract with the City of Timmins. The city was originally working with NortherTel, spending about $74,000 per year, but TELUS came in with most cost effective rates during the RFP process. According to a report Rogers submitted plans at [...]

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Contest: Win a TELUS Nokia Lumia 800!

ANOTHER contest here! This time we have the TELUS Nokia Lumia 800 in Black up for the taking. You can check out our full review of this Windows Phone device here, but a refresh of the specs has it coming with a 3.7-inch AMOLED display (resolution of 480 x 800), 1.4 GHz Snapdragon Processor, 8MP [...]

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TELUS offers up 5 free movies when you activate or renew your contract

TELUS is offering up 5 free movies when sign up or renew your contract with them. This is similar to the promo they ran a few years ago and just might come in handy to those who are movie buffs. The fine print says a 3-year contract needs to be signed… so you’ll have to [...]