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Telus Releases iPhone 4 Pricing
The iPhone 4 launch is happening LIVE in Canada as we speak. Here in Vancouver, the line up is about 300 deep and Pacific Centre will open its doors at 6AM PST.
Rogers released their iPhone 4 prices, then Bell, and now Telus. Here are the prices–which aren’t a big surprise:
3 year contract pricing:
16GB iPhone 4: $159
32GB iPhone 4: $269
Outright pricing, locked:
16GB iPhone 4: $649
32GB iPhone 4: $749
No iPad sharing plans that I can find.
More to come…
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Wonder if 6GB for $30 is offered by Telus too
are offering anything for current iphone users like roger or fido??? like a upgrade?
I can't believe no other carrier has announced competitive data plans — I am contract free and may need to switch to Rogers as Telus hasn't stepped-up with any real information – was offered 1GB for $60!
Telus online is showing iPhone4 32 GB OOS
No ONLY Rogers customers get upgrades. People who were foolish to go with Telus/Bell myself included(Bell) get the shaft.
When did they offer you 1GB for $60? And second, have you considered Bell as well?
I called Telus yesterday and they offered me a pretty decent plan for about $85 if i switched from Rogers, then I called Rogers and told them i was going to switch and they offered me an even better plan for around the same price. They even offered me a plan with unlimited airtime and text and 6 gigs data for $97, but i didn't take it because it didn't include my5.
And now i'm waiting in the damn lineup at the ferry terminal to go from Victoria to Vancouver.. Might not make it for the 7am sailing even though i was here at 6. Hope there's still phones at 10:30 which is when I'll get there if I miss the 7 (9:30 if i make the 7)… any thoughts? Gary thought my chances were good, but I'm not so sure about that if there's already 300 people in line outside Pacific Centre.. Hope I'm not wasting my money on the ferry
Nope.
good luck hope you get one for the efforts..i am going to wait a few more months for the white version and hopefully miss all this madness today.
It should be noted that Virgin has followed suit and is offering the same pricing and plans as everyone else.
If you have unlimited talk and text what do you need my5 for?
Long distance. Most of my calls are to my my5 people anyway and I travel a lot
That's a bummer. It seems that Rogers customers effectively get to sign a new contract every 2 years in order to get upgrade pricing… that's a big plus. I tend to have better reception with Bell, but Rogers still looks like the best option to me.
Yeah when people see unlimited talk they think that includes long distance but infact it's only unlimited local talk. It sucks because most of the time I use the phone for talk is when I'm traveling.
How is Virgin's service? Do they share a network with Bell/Telus?
Bell has an Ipad sharing add on for thir Iphone plans for only $10 more
i am also wondering if Telus will be offering 6gb for $30 – if not i'm switching !
hmm question… if i do not currently own an iphone, (so i have a normal, old, voice phone only) am i still eligible to upgrade to the iphone 4 for only $159 considering that my contract meets the minimum term requirements?
There's a disclaimer at the bottom of the iPhone 4 32GB product page:
“‡ Available until August 3, 2010, for clients who activate or renew on a 3 year term with a Voice and Data rate plan of $50 or greater. TELUS reserves the right to modify eligible rate plans with this offer at any time without advance notice.”
Seems to be the same idea as Rogers' 6GB deal but I can't find where it denotes to……
I asked my regular Telus dealer the same question yesterday. If you have the 3 year term optional upgrade pricing offered on your account, you can upgrade. Usually kicks in about 6 months before the end of your current term. I have 5 months left on mine & he said it will be fine.
Line at Ottawa's Rideau Centre is around the corner, past Sears, up to the parking garage, down the ramp and to the street….
whooo hoooo… got my 1st Iphone… pretty excited.. now just have to make it through the work-day!
Just avoid Telus at all costs.. They're the worst carrier right now out of Rogers/Bell/Fido. The worst by far.
Went to Rogers at 6AM and was first in line! They only had 11 iphone in stock and DID NOT offer me the 6GB plan for $30. They said there won't be any over data charges for the first 2 months anyways and they were so busy I didn't want to fight it. I can always call in tomorrow for the 6GB plan. I'm so happy to have it in my hands, totally worth lining up at 6 to be the first one in!
Yes, it's Bell's network. I've heard they're very inflexible when it comes to retention plans, however.
What makes them that much worse than the others?
Just thought I would mention, regardless of when you signed your last 3 yr contract, the new 3 yr discounted contract price only applies to current Iphone users.
I have an Iphone 2g unlock and the cost for me with a new 3 yr contract (because mine expired in Jan10) is $649! Guess I'll have to wait a while before I can get the discounted price. 🙁
Yea Rogers is twice as good as Telus or more.. Better plans and promotions, Telus just want to shaft you any way they can.
Not with Rogers! I have a blackberry and my contract expired in 2008! I would have to pay 649. The 159 deal is only for existing Iphone users.
Lmao, I went to the telus store 20 mins before it opened, no lines, got the first iphone 4 in 20 mins 🙂
Yeah I fully agree with you Bell has amazing reception and I really like that but Rogers has the MUCH better deals. I wish I went with them to begin with, looks like it's going to be a yearly ting with them allowing people to upgrade early, I am definitely switching to Rogers as soon as I can. Bell pushed this customer away.
It seems Canadian's are a little less “obsessed” with the phone than our neighbors to the South. Glad to hear you got your phone without trouble.
The rogers in st-laurent at Ottawa was having issues where anyone who was 159/269 eligible was only eligible for 399/499. Anyone who was eligible for 399/499 pricing was only eligible for 649/779. They say “sales centre” (there upgrade tool?) is having issues. I was there at 6 A.M and was 3rd in line. I was told that the problem is going to be rectified by 12 P.M and I can go there on my lunch break to pick it up… So skeptical about this whole thing. Customer service has gone down so much, the only thing a representative cares about is how much commision is in it for them… Very dissapointed in my carrier…
I haven't been with the others, but I was with Telus on a dumb phone and they screwed me over whenever they could. After my “minutes expired” (ughh), I just said screw this and stopped buying any more minutes. They sent me messages for months, but I was too sick of them. Every little thing has a fee, an additional charge, a small hidden payment… I was sick of dealing with crooks, and I told them so.
I think you'll be fine going to PAC centre at that time. As for me I can't go till 5pm today and I'm hoping to get a 32gb
I know this is a general question, but who is the cheapest provider to go with? I don't need long-distance, texting, or any of that junk.
same
Was the 6GB data plan being offered by Telus? No one seems to have any information on that for those of us who want to pick up an iPhone4 on the Telus network…
With the bad plans Telus offers, no wonder nobody got there.
(Current Telus customer no-contract, only found Telus iPhone today at FS-BB-Telus, did not take it, waiting for serious offers for plans).
First iphone, so got to the mall at 6am, expecting a tone of people, and i was right there was…at rogers, but telus had nobody! so i was first!
Did you get the 16GB? The rumour is that none of the Telus stores will have the 32GB today. 🙁
Anyone try and add a data package to an existing corporate plan with their new iphone? I was told by several ppl at bell and in store that I could add 500mb of data to my existing regular phone plan. I just called bell yesterday and was told no way! I have to get an iphone plan so i cannot use my corporate plan….which is an amazing plan!
Virgin Mobile.
That doesn't make any sense. The $159/269 offer is for anyone as far as I know. Who told you otherwise?
i love it how i went to a telus store, and they didnt have any phones….in the entire city i live in
With Telus you can share your microSIM with your iPad, they are the same.
I have been waiting in line for 2.5 hours at Montreal's flagship Fido store, before I have been told that they are sold out. This is very frustrating since that could have done a better job at managing expectations. Since they got their shipment yesterday, they should at least put a note saying how many they have. They had around 50 overall (16 and 32 GB). Fido’s customer service is becoming as bad as Bell’s.
Just picked it up. The $65 voice and data plan which used to come with 1GB now comes 6GB.