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TELUS is increasing texting rates to the US made from Canada as of May 1st. The rate will increase to $0.40 per message sent, as noted on their website: As of May 1st, the rate for text messages sent from Canada to international locations (now including Canada to US) will be increasing to $0.40/message. Text...

TELUS has announced a $100,000 investment to bring 4G LTE networks to interior British Columbia's largest destination ski resort, Sun Peaks, located northeast of Kamloops. “TELUS’ investment to expand our 4G LTE network to Sun Peaks will give area residents and tourists faster wireless Internet while around town, on the slopes in the winter or...

TELUS has announced this morning its 4G LTE network has launched in Bowmanville in the Durham region and Cornwall, again expanding its network in Ontario, part of an ongoing $650 million investment that started last year. The company says LTE coverage now serves 70 per cent of the Canadian population in roughly 170 markets. Coverage maps...

TELUS has announced its 4G LTE network has gone live in Saskatchewan, in Regina and Saskatoon: “Already enjoying Saskatchewan’s largest 4G network, we are pleased to welcome residents of Regina and Saskatoon to our 4G LTE wireless network service, which now covers more than 24 million Canadians across the country,” said Brent Johnston, vice-president, TELUS...

Blacks Photography has announced it now carries cellphones from Koodo, and as part of the launch celebration they are offering a $150 VISA gift card to any new TELUS/Koodo tab activations or 2-3 year term contracts. Prepaid is not eligible for this promo. Blacks confirmed with us the iPhone 5 is eligible on this offer...

TELUS this morning has announced the expansion of its 4G LTE network in Summerside, PEI and a separate launch in North Bay, Ontario. The company notes its 4G LTE network now "covers more than 70 per cent of the Canadian population across approximately 170 markets," which works out to roughly 24 million people. Below are...

Last month Koodo offered a promo where we saw double the voice minutes and data on most plans. For this month, a similar promo now offers double the minutes only until the 30th. As you can see below their Canada-wide data plans and Canada-wide talk and text plans are showing twice as many minutes than...

TELUS announced yesterday it had launched its 4G LTE network in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, part of a $100,000 investment. “TELUS is committed to providing the best service to our customers, and that includes offering people in Qualicum Beach the fastest wireless technology available in the world today,” said Ray Lawson, TELUS general manager...

TELUS has announced the rollout of its 4G LTE network in Woodstock, bringing further coverage to customers in Southwestern Ontario, to go along with other recent launches in Windsor, Leamington and Brantford. Coverage maps have not been updated on the TELUS website, but you can see below the addition of Woodstock extends LTE coverage for those...

TELUS has announced its 4G LTE network is now officially live in Saint John, part of its ongoing rollout in Atlantic Canada. The launch comes as other areas such as St. John's, Moncton, Charlottetown and Halifax all have their LTE networks up and running as well. The company notes 70 per cent of the Canadian...

TELUS says it has recently completed its implementation of Wireless Video Experience Optimization for its 4G network (Koodo included), which aims to reduce network congestion, lower data usage, increase video load speeds and lowers the chances for stalls while loading video on your smartphone. Similar network optimizations for video have also been implemented by Verizon...

For iPhone users on Koodo, the company has introduced a promo until March 18th where anytime minutes and data have doubled (via MobileSyrup). We last saw a similar promo from Koodo last November. The $45 plan has improved since then, as it formerly only had 150 minutes and 250MB of data to start. As you...