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...
In the USA right now, Verizon Wireless is on a full front assault right now on the iPhone and AT&T. They are pumping millions into a marketing campaign that is exploiting the "weaknesses" of the iPhone, but more importantly the lackluster 3G network of AT&T (oh, and also promoting the Motorola DROID). Verizon's Clever Attack...
With the recent release of the iPhone on Telus, customers should be made aware of the cancellation policies for their carrier. In this case, we will take a closer look at Telus. Below are five sections: 1.) Telus Cancellation Policy 2.) If you are cancelling a Voice Plan before contract maturity 3.) If you are...
Just this past Wednesday, Bell launched their HSPA network. On Thursday, Telus followed suit and officially entered the 3G HSPA+ game too. With three networks in Canada now offering the iPhone, which one should you go with? On Thursday I had a chance to speak with reporter Ted Chernecki once again, regarding the iPhone in...
With the recent release of the iPhone on Telus and Bell, customers should be made aware of the exchanges and returns policies for the carriers. Let's take a closer look. Buyers' Preference Buyers Preference is a device exchange policy. When you want to exchange your Telus/Bell device, you are not able to just simply walk...
Remember when Rogers "eliminated" their System Access Fee, only to replace it with the Government Regulated Recovery Fee (GRRF), which has nothing to do with the government whatsoever? Well, today Virgin Mobile's Chairman, Sir Richard Branson pulled out his guns to attack Rogers over this questionable and unjustified fee. I think he hit the nail...
It seems that the folks over at BGR have heard whispers of a possible 8GB iPhone 3GS to emerge on AT&T. While many would say that it won't happen, it very well could considering Apple's current pricing schemes. This could also mean interesting news for Canada as many devices that are planned and released on...
Just as Apple did yesterday with the launch of the Bell iPhone in Canada, Apple has now acknowledged Telus to be an official carrier of the iPhone. Back on October 6 2009 Telus announced that they were bringing the iPhone to Canada. Telus announced this almost a month before their official launch on November 5,...
It is November 5, 2009 and the day that Telus customers have been waiting for has arrived. The Telus iPhone has officially launched in Canada! Head down to your local Telus or Apple Store for all the launch day awesomeness. If you want to ensure you get an iPhone 3GS, book an appointment online at...
More carriers of the iPhone are a good thing for Canadians. Yet, looking at our exclusive leaked Bell and Telus iPhone plans, one might think otherwise. Yesterday Bell issued a press release confirming their scheduled November 4th debut of their highly anticipated HSPA+ GSM network. The following excerpts are from their press release: "In two...
What a crazy week! First Telus announces the iPhone, followed shortly by Bell. Then we reported about the new plans coming out and for all the latest price plan information, you can check out this consolidated post here. With four carriers supporting the iPhone in Canada, there is now more choice than ever in terms...
With the upcoming iPhone release from both Telus and Bell, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the network coverage provided by all the carriers in Canada. As many know, Telus and Bell are launching HSPA+ networks, a complete departure from their existing CDMA networks. The new network technology also puts...
