This week, Telus has officially fired up its HSPA+ network in Saskatchewan. Residents of Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Lloydminster, Yorkton, Weyburn, and Estevan now have access to the Telus HSPA+ network. As seen by the previous Telus HSPA+ coverage map in Saskatchewan, the roll out is not completely finished...
Saskatchewan customers have some more good news this week, this time from Telus. With SaskTel launching their new 3G+ network and opening up access to the iPhone on SaskTel, Telus now seems to want a piece of the action. While there has been no official announcement yet, it seems that Telus will soon be launching...
Over the last year or so, the Canadian wireless carriers have been making the move to online or email billing in an attempt to reduce paper waste. Fido was one of the first carriers to offer online billing and customers that wanted a paper bill could receive the option for a $2.00/month cost. This was...
As the summer comes to a close and the back-to-school seasons arrives, the Canadian wireless carriers have started to release their Student Plans. This week, Telus has finalized their student plans with two offers, both iPhone compatible. Telus Student Plans This summer, students have, among the other Telus plans, two specific student plans available to...
Even though Canada seems to get technology last, we are definitely ahead of the curve when it comes to North American wireless speeds. Back in September 2009, Rogers (and Fido) was the first North American wireless network to launch an HSPA+ 21Mpbs network. At that time, AT&T, the exclusive iPhone provider in the USA, was...
To coincide with the iPhone 4 launch, and to match Rogers/Fido and Bell, Telus has also launched their own 6GB data plan. The Telus 6GB data plan is similar to the other carrier 6GB data offers in that it requires a 3-year agreement, however it is different by not being a standalone $30 feature like...
At WWDC 2010, Apple announced that the next iPhone, iPhone 4, is coming to Canada by the end of July. Apple also announced that the existing iPhone 3GS would be reduced in capacity to 8GB and offered for $99 on contract ($549 without contract). This week, Future Shop has made a series of price drops...
Way back in November 2009, Rogers and Fido launched two account management iPhone apps called "My Account". The “My Account†app allows Rogers/Fido customers to view the amount of minutes, data and messages that they have used so far in the month, the amount of remaining usage for the month and how many minutes/data/messages their...
Bringing themselves on par with Rogers, Telus has now increased the prices on a series of their services. This week, the company has increased pricing on the following standalone feature add-ons: Caller Display: $8.00/month (was $7) Call Forwarding: $3.00/month (was $2) Local Five Favorite Numbers (Talk/Text to five numbers): $15.00/month (was $10) Nationwide Five Favorite...
Over the last few months, Telus launched two promotions that gave customers six months of unlimited local calling and free 6PM early evenings ($7 value). The Canadian wireless carriers usually provide one month or no months of unlimited local calling, so to come out with six months is definitely a Canadian first. Six Months Unlimited...
Effective May 12 2010, Rogers/Telus have extended their activation fee waiver promotion and are continuing to waive the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. The promotion is expiring on May 31, 2010. Eligibility & Restrictions Rogers The offer is applicable to new 3-year term activations on the...
Effective April 12 2010, all new Telus customers that activate an iPhone on the Telus iPhone price plans will now receive Visual Voicemail for free as part of their price plan. The following iPhone plans are eligible: Clear Choice Smartphone $50 Clear Choice Smartphone $65 Clear Choice Smartphone $80 Clear Choice Smartphone $100 Prior to...
