Sometime this week, Apple and the Canadian wireless carriers increased the 3G file size limit for App Store downloads up to 20MB.

Previously, when users were connected to 3G, they could only download apps that were up to 10MB in size. Anything greater than 10MB needed a WiFi connection.

The new limit is now 20MB and anything greater than 20MB will need WiFi.

However, unless you have the Rogers/Fido 6GB data plan, we … Read More

Effective this week, Telus has increased the number of bonus minutes customers receive when signing up on a Clear Choice iPhone plan. The promotion has no clear expiration date.

Previously, the iPhone plans offered 50 bonus minutes alongside a regular bucket of minutes. That amount has now been moved to 100 minutes. The promotion is available on 1, 2, and 3-year terms.

This is an interesting move by Telus as Rogers Wireless … Read More

Effective December 11, 2009, Telus is waiving the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account.

Eligibility & Restrictions

The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the following rate plans:

iPhone Clear Choice $50
iPhone Clear Choice $65
iPhone Clear Choice $80
iPhone Clear Choice $100

A $35 bill credit for 100% of the activation fee will appear on the customer’s first bill.

Effective December 11, 2009, new Telus customers that sign up on any Clear Choice iPhone plan will receive 6PM evenings for free ($7 value). The promotion expires January 1, 2010.

The bonus is available on the following 3-year term iPhone plans:

Clear Choice $50
Clear Choice $65
Clear Choice $80
Clear Choice $100

All new activations will have the 6PM Early Evening Calling bonus automatically added upon activation.

Existing Telus Customers

The promotion is also available to existing … Read More

Below you find the latest Telus Mobility plans for iPhone 3G/3GS for December 2009.

Please note that these plans will be reflective of Telus Mobility and there are four sections below detailing individual regions (prices vary between regions):

1.) BC/ALBERTA REGION

2.) ONTARIO REGION

3.) QUEBEC REGION

4.) ATLANTIC REGION

Note: The plans and changes below affect new customers signing up for Telus Service. They also affect existing customers changing their price plans.

Summary of … Read More

31 days left…

As many have read our article regarding the Tethering policies for Rogers and Fido, one of the most talked about points is that Rogers/Fido plan to offer Tethering access for free to accounts that have 1GB or higher data plans (using your data bucket) up until December 31, 2009…but what then?

Well, lets refresh our memories by reading the Rogers and Fido tethering policies:

Rogers Tethering … Read More

TELUS officially launched their HSPA (3G+) network back on November 5th and they have expanded to reach residents in Kelowna, B.C. TELUS reps say they now cover an additional 1.1 million square kilometres.

Steve Jenkins, general manager of Customer Solutions Delivery for the Interior South said:

“Thanks to the tremendous efforts of our 144 employees here in Kelowna our local TELUS customers can go big on Canada’s largest 3G+ network and … Read More

These two are like brothers fighting over toys.

This morning, Telus filed legal action against Rogers for misleading advertisements claiming that Rogers is “Canada’s fastest network”. Rogers has been running these ads, along with another one whose slogan is “Canada’s fastest network: two times faster than any other” since 2007. We have seen them all over television and billboards, but now Telus says they are false!

With the launch of … Read More

Oh Telus customers, you will not like this.

If you picked up the iPhone on Telus and purchased Visual Voicemail as part of your Telus iPhone plan, you have probably already realized that you do not have true Apple Visual Voicemail. If you have not realized this, try accessing your Voicemail service from your iPhone. Tada!…FAIL!

Telus + iPhone + Visual Voicemail = FAIL!

While Telus is offering “Visual … Read More

As of November 5, 2009, the four major Canadian wireless carriers consisting of Rogers, Fido, Bell, and Telus are all finally running HSPA+ with network speeds of up to 21Mbps.

For a country that is traditionally viewed as behind the technology curve, I feel pretty good about this. Not only do our four main carriers all have HSPA+ with 21Mbps speeds, but they … Read More