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Telus-owned Public Mobile has just dropped new 5G plans that include Canada-US-Mexico talk, text and data. On Tuesday, Public Mobile updated its website to add new 80GB and 100GB plans, priced at $50 and $60 per month, respectively. These plans let you use your text, talk and data while you are travelling in the US...

We’re into a new month so let’s compare bring your own device 5G+ plans from Rogers, Telus, Bell and Quebecor's Freedom Mobile. It will be interesting to track pricing from now into the busy holiday period, which includes Black Friday and Boxing Day. Bring your own device plans include autopay discounts when you set up...

Telus is launching a new email protection service in Canada aimed at stopping phishing attacks and other threats before they hit business inboxes. The cloud-based system, built with technology from Israel-based Check Point, blocks malicious emails in real time instead of scanning after delivery. Its API integrates directly with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, while...

Opensignal has released its 2025 Global Mobile Network Experience Awards, and Canada’s major wireless players are standing out on the world stage. Telus and Bell were named Global Leaders for 5G coverage, ranking just behind global winner T-Mobile. All three of our major telecoms—Rogers, Telus, and Bell—also earned Global Leader status for 5G reliability, putting...

Public Mobile is implementing price hikes, in what appears to be a practice we’ve normally seen for postpaid customers on Koodo and Telus. So what’s happening? Some customers such as those on $15 and $20 per month plans have been notified that a price increase is coming at $3/month. This is coming as a surprise...

Telus has opened what it claims is Canada’s first sovereign AI factory in Rimouski, Quebec—a secure facility built to handle advanced artificial intelligence while keeping all data under Canadian control. Powered by NVIDIA’s latest GPUs and HPE infrastructure, the centre is designed for everything from training new AI models to customizing them and running them...

Public Mobile says the RCS activation issue affecting some of its customers has now been resolved. The problem began after the launch of Apple’s iPhone 17 and iPhone Air, when many users switched to eSIMs. Some Android customers were also impacted. In an update posted today, September 24, Telus-owned Public Mobile said the issue is...

Public Mobile says some of its customers are having trouble activating RCS (Rich Communication Services) after switching devices or SIMs/eSIMs. The problems started the day after Apple’s iPhone 17 and iPhone Air launch, with many customers switching to eSIMs as the new devices no longer have physical SIM slots. It also affected some Android users...

This year’s iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air only have an eSIM this time around in Canada, finally killing off the physical SIM card. If you’re a Telus-owned Public Mobile customer with a physical SIM card, here’s a quick guide on how to switch over to an eSIM on...

The CRTC has ruled that smaller cellphone providers must get access to the entire network that Bell and Telus share, instead of being stuck with only half of it. Until now, when regional carriers like Freedom Mobile, Videotron, or Eastlink signed roaming agreements with either Bell or Telus, they were limited to that company’s portion...

Telus is teaming up with Samsung to roll out Canada’s first commercial Radio Access Network Intelligent Controller (RIC). Simply put, this means Telus will start using AI-powered software to manage and improve its wireless network. Instead of relying only on physical hardware, the RIC is a software system that uses artificial intelligence to spot problems,...

Most homes and businesses in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, will soon have access to Telus PureFibre internet, following a $40 million investment by F3 Networks. The project, expected to take two years, will connect about 95% of the community with fibre-to-the-premise service. Construction is set to begin in the coming weeks, with over 150,000 metres of...