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Telus Offers 100 Bonus Minutes On iPhone Plans

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...

Telus Offers No Activation Fee Until January 1 2010

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...

Telus Offers Free 6PM Evenings On iPhone Clear Choice Plans

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...

Update: Telus December Voice and Data Plans for iPhone 3G/3GS

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...

Clarifications On Rogers/Fido iPhone Tethering

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,...

New TELUS HPSA wireless network opens a world of possibilities for Kelowna

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...

Telus Sues Rogers Over False Advertising

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...

Telus iPhone Visual Voicemail Is Not Visual Voicemail

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....

Canada has 21Mbps, AT&T building 7.2Mbps

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...

Verizon’s Attack Ad on the iPhone and AT&T

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...

Telus iPhone 3G/3GS Cancellation Fees

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...

iPhoneinCanada.ca Featured on Global BC’s News Hour

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...