Amidst the iPhone 5 hoopla yesterday, Telus announced the launch of its 4G LTE network in Medicine Hat, Alberta, with expansion to additional communities in the coming months, part of the company’s $2.8 million investment in the city. By the end of 2012, Telus aims to have 80 percent of Alberta's population covered with 4G...
With iPhone 5 pre-orders set to take place tomorrow from Apple at 12:01AM PDT, it looks like the LTE-supported carriers in Canada are preparing themselves for their own pre-orders. Rogers and Bell previously confirmed pre-orders starting this Friday the 14th as well (look for Telus to do the same), and now some iPhone 5 landing...
With the announcement of the iPhone 5, Apple noted pre-orders would start on September 14th on Apple.com. They also confirmed Rogers, Telus, Bell, Fido, Koodo and Virgin would also be the LTE carriers in Canada for the new thinner and lighter iPhone. After contacting Rogers and Bell (Telus has yet to confirm), they confirmed iPhone...
Rogers/Fido and Telus/Koodo offer official iPhone unlocking for those at the end of their contracts with accounts in good standing, for a fee of $50. These are permanent factory unlocks for your iPhone, to enable you to pop in any microSIM card from around the world. Now, according to Will Strafach, also known as @chronic...
Telus has launched an online and in-store pre-ordering system to allow customers pre-order their 'latest iconic device. Here are the details: Pre-ordering from TELUS will allow you to be the first amongst your friends to have the latest device without having to wait in any line! Get your device delivered straight to your doorstep. Pre-order...
Future Shop has a V.I.P. sale for today only that includes the Telus iPhone 4S for $0 on a 3 year term. If you are a first time iPhone adopter and don't care for the upcoming 'iPhone 5', then you have the chance to get a the current 16GB iPhone 4S for 'free'. The regular...
Back in mid-April, the Toronto Police urged Canadian wireless carriers to create a registry to disable stolen cellphones, after U.S. carriers banded together with their government to form a central database. We've read numerous times of users resorting to Find my iPhone to locate their stolen iPhones and iPads. Ottawa Police recently noted the use...
Most likely in anticipation of the upcoming 'iPhone 5', Rogers, Bell and Telus have simultaneously reduced the price of the 16GB iPhone 4S to $99 on a 3 year term (regularly priced at $159), available in either black or white. The Rogers website just lists both black and white entry model iPhone 4S units as...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, (or perhaps, are simply not an Apple geek,) you’ve no doubt heard that September 12th is the day Apple will launch the eagerly anticipated “iPhone 5”. As the perennial iPhone expert amongst my friends and family, the question I get asked most is “What can we expect from...
Telus has just announced the debut of their 4G LTE network in Metro Vancouver, after previewing the announcement earlier this year. As of today, Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, West Vancouver, North Vancouver and South Delta now have access to the "fastest wireless technology in the world." Telus will also expand its 4G LTE network in...
Telus announced their 2012 Q2 earnings on Friday and revenues were up thanks in part to their wireless division, which generated 112,000 postpaid customers (a 22% increase from a year ago) and also saw a 27% rise in wireless data revenue. For the quarter, Telus generated $2.7 billion in revenue. Telus leads the wireless industry's...
Telus a while back noted on their website the imminent launch of their My Account iPhone app, and a few days ago it entered the App Store. The much anticipated app allows customers to monitor their data, text or voice usage (such as modifying your favourite numbers) along with checking account balances and more. Here's...
